Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-06
DISEASE DUE: TO LACK
OF RURAL SANITATION
DIR. Stiles Makes Address Before
House and Senate Com
mittceS.
MORE MONEY FOR HEALTH
Miss Agnes Randolph Urges En-
larsei:sat OF Catawba Sanatorium
for Treatment of tuberculosis.
Some Striking Figures Cited.

At an open session of the Appropria-
lions Committee OF the House Of Dele
gates and the Finance Committee Of
the Senate. DIR. Charles w. stiles. the
! sanitarian who discovered and through
whose efforts was checked the preva-
lcnce Of hoolworm in the South. gave
in detail last night statistics showing
the lack OF sanitation measures in Viz
& mia.
What Is the great problem for Nir-
Sinia to face? That of the alien race"
he said. "Onc-t third Of our population
comes from Africa and two-thirds from
Europe. The population Of our North
ern States are four-tcnths Of per cent
negroes, and the average annual per-
centage of diseases 2o u. The Middle
States percentage OF negro citizens Is
2is, and their disease percentage 39A.
In the South. which has percentage of
II other words. the greater the negro
population the greater the rate OF
disease.
Then. to what do we owe the high
index Of disease in the South? To tho
diseases Of negroes transmitted by bad
sanitation. Fifty-onc per cent of our
Southern homes have no toilet of any
sort. What is the percentage In our
rural schools? Eighty per cent had no
sanitation when the last statistics were
compiled. We were sending children to
school whose conditions were tho same
as those of Middle Africa.
1T Is our duty to support to keep
fed and keep armed the troops in tho
training camps. We must also have as
mach sanitation as possible in order to
maintain our labor at he present time"
SEEK iNCaEk Sled FUND
FOR PUBLIC HEALTH WORK
Tho primary ooject OF the meeting
nriation with which TO carry on the
health work OF the State. Ex-senator
a. +. Thomas. OF Lynchhurg. suggested
that this appropriation be raised from
levy OF cents on every 800 of tax
able property in Virginia. BY this
means $4,000 per annum might be
raised An increased annuity from
$4,000 to $4,000 was also asked to
carry on tho general health work. the
increase being necessary on account of
war conditions.
Miss Agnes Randolph, the executive
secretary of the Virginia Antitubercu
losis Association spoke in behalf OF
a proposed appropriation for the Ca
tawba Sanatorium in order to increase
the capacity by 100 beds.
In the introduction to her address,
Miss Randolph gave n resume OF the
work now being carried on by her as
ISOLATION TO make an intensive educa-
tional campaign and to enlist public
sentiment in lighting the spread of tu-
berculosis. She also described the con-
d!tions which II was necessary 20 com
bat. In three districts OF one county,
there were discovered 200 cases OF
tuberculosis while the free chest e1-
aminations were in progress
DRAFT MADE KNOWN
WEAKNESS OF MANY MEN
Tho first draft" she said. made
known our young men in Virginia be-
tween the ages Of twcnty-one and thir-
tyone, who were unfit for military SER
Vice on account OF tuberculosis There
Is TO machinery for the care and in
struction OF these young men, hut we
must take measures TO provide for
them.
Smallpox is swift and horrible. but
tuberculosis is slow. insidous and pro-
longed. We lose 1000 every year on it's
account We should have 1000 beds
We have $50"
The other speakers before the session
were Robert c. IIillmont. of Washing
ton. eS-Senators Brock and Thomas and
DR.. Henry r. Carter, the latter being
unable TO prolong his remarks on &C
count OF an attack of Isrynsitis. Chiet
Health Officer Flanagan. OF Richmond.
was highly conplimcnted upon the
thorough work accomplished by his de-
part nent when he was connected with
the State Health Board