Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-10
STATE BOARD Of
HEALTH TO ATTACK
SOCIAL EVILS
STRINGENT RULES ARE ADOPTED
TO STAMP OUT DISEASE AMONG
SOLDIERS NOW IN THE ARMY
CAMPS.

Springfield. Nov. 10 Characters
ing the social evil as the creates, pub
lie menace to American soldiers. I'M
Illinois state department of health
has inaugurated a war N immora
diseases. New and more stringea
rules tending to safeguard the healtl
CT the Sammies encamped in lllinOi,
military establishments have been is
sued. These regulations have beer
passed on by a medical authority at
tached to the National Council OF De
Tense. The council has declared them
the most comprehensive and the most
practicable OF any yet promulgated
by any state.
Incidentally, this is the first attempt
in Illinois al state control of these
diseases and while primarily aimed
at protection Of the assembled troops,
! the health interests of the civilian
population is equally conserved. the
department says In a report issued
today on the subject. the board points
out that within the confines of this
state there are four large military
establishments in which are Assem-,
bled many thousands Of young men
in training 10 meet the enemy abroad.
1t is obviously the states first duty 10
see that these men are safeglarded
against a virulent enemy at home, it
says.
The provisions of the new re3ula-
tions follow:
All cases of low infections must be
promptly reported to local health
authorities and by them to the state
department of health. Ply sicians,
druggists, hospital superintendent, or
any other person having knowledge
of a case or suspected case, including
the infected person. are held respcr =
iblo for making these reports.
Reports of this character are to De
treated as confidential and. under GER
tain circumstances. the name of the
patient or other identifying fact need
not be revealed in the report. When
the identity of the infected person is
not revealed to the health author
tiles, the attending physician is held
responsible for the conduct of the pa
tient and in the event of misconduct
the identity of the infected party /;
to be made known to health author
tiles in order that proper control ma!
be enforced.
All cases must be under the are o
reputable physicians and so far a.
practicable they shall be h0spitalized
Premises suspected of being use(
for immoral purposes and occupied
by an infected person of a disreput
able or irresponsible character who
refuses to be removed to a hospita.
for control and treatment, shall be
conspicuously placarded with a large
red sign bearing the words Disease
Here-keep Out
Proper medical care for INDECENT in
fected persons must be provided by
the county in which such person re
sides.
Persons having an active Infection.
disease are prohibited from engaging
IN any occupation the nature Of which
Is such that the infection may BIZ
borne to others. This includes mill
and food handling, nursing or carinl
for children and the sick, barbering
etc.
As a material contribution to tn,
campaign to minimize the menace
the Illinois department Of public
health has extended its laboratory ia
cilities aftording free diagnosis for al
veneral diseases, has established a bu
reau of information open free to thos,
afflicted with any OF these diseases
and has published in popular form
pamphlet of advice and information
on the infections, copies Of which can
be had on request.
The department anticipates tn,
hearty cooperation of the medica
profession and of local health author
tiles in the enforcement Of these rec
ulations. There Is evidence Jon al
sides that the profession and the pull
lie are fully awake TO the necessit
of Immediately controlling the mer
ace as a measure for preserving tn
health Of our troops and the very eA
istence Of the nation. Illinois pledge
her part.
FIR OIIJCK RESULTS TRY TyjI