The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-03-08
NEW MEXICO PEOPLE
WANT AN EFFICIENT
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Secretary John Tombs Addresses
Suffrage League on Subject of
Paramount Importance to Ev-
cry Resident of the State.

cry Resident OF the state,
Tho people ~ Nrw Mexico WuEt an
a~dcquatei, iu1u. cd and efficiently
managed state department ui Health
This IL the gist 81 the rCmarbs made
by the executive secretary Of the NrH
Mexico Public Health Association a
Yesterday afternoons messing Of tic
suffrage ieague.
Mr. Tomhs mad been asked 10 ud
dress the meeting uu the subject OF
Or. Crumblno's purpose tu Ni~'llnS
New Mexico. and was requested To- Out
line to the meeting what success Ia.
Cuus1ine had met with and what MAJ
chinery there h in The state for carry
in6 out the things he required ot a..
The executive secretary stated that br.
Crumbiuc's mission had been success
ful insofar az the uruusiuB of "a desire
ON the part of New McNicans To- Co-up-
crate vas concerned. but that the work
was going to be infinitely more diffi-
cunt than 1t should be and would lack
something of the efficiency that might
otherwise have been assured owing to
the entire lack OF public health ma
chinery In the state.
4 report prepared 10y Charles T.
Chaplin. NJ. -, commissioner uf health
tor Rhode Island was referred To Tor
authoritative cN idence ot % Ne"
Mexico IN looked upon In national pun
Die health circles This report when
was prepared uudor the direction 90
the American Medical Association b. a
classic among works OF IT. kind, and IL
an unusually comprehensive documcn.
OF New MeNlcu the report says ice
part
III Is unfortunate tina - state that
now numbers nearly half % million
mould do nothing whatever for puhl'c
health"
NhHo In santa Re recently the eA.
ccuiiye secretary h1d % long confer
encc with Dr. J. \. MaSsie. president
cot the New Mexico Board of h'alth
and Medical Examiners who heartily
endorsed the program Of the Ncw
Mexico Public Health Association as
outlined 1t that time and was par
ticular,} enthusiastic concerning the
plan tor the securing TOT New Mexico
of an adequate state department oi
health.
some idea of the concrete offers oi
assistance that atc lcug made IN per
son and uy letter may BOT" gathered
IRON a., communication quo,od here
with.
Ncw Nrvico Board az Health
ana
Medical tNam,ucrs
Al.cc. New MoNi'u, Mstryh D. II.
Mr.. Iahn Tumhs. Executive 'ccr"iar},
. Sew Mexico Public Health alton,
! Albuquerque, Sew Mexico.
My Dear Sir
received your letter relative q" an
itcm iu the Morning journal 90 the ci-
feet that I was preparing q health hil
to Introduce ia the next legislature
mad intended to assist In The SEE
curing for Ncw Mexico an ade lG
financed and efficient mauu-
department of health
However. 1 have NOT uud'rith'I
neither has IL been suggrstod 10y ANY
one. that assume the 81 epat'i.'u .'
a hill ana attempt To- secure us pa-s
age, single handed and alone
aIn AFRAID that my plans Tor the
coming year viii prevent uc lron S.'
ing this matter the time ana attention
its Importance demands. have read
the articles IN the newspapers setiinS
forth the purpose Of the Sew MeNico
Pu1lic Health Association and what II
has accomplished since IL o%rEhnizd-
ton. wan 20 congratulate you upon
what YOU have done and propose To
do.
am ready Co cooperate with your
association la ANY way possible ana !
believe hat physicians generally ne
state board Of health, county health o.
ficers. aud public spirited citizens, VIII
unite In an effort to secure this lesls'
lation.
Very respectively,
tSignod) NJ. -. Taylor CA %
The meeting was held az the home
Of Mrs. \. g.. Stroup and two very DEL
mite things aside from tho p.edsing
Of those present Of their support 20
the association In IT. work were hc'
complished. a committee was FORMED
which has undertaken TO secure u
furnish under the direction ~ the as
ISOLATION a model tuberculosis eNhlbli
10 be placed ON view during the teach'
,rs convention ln Albuquerque ln 'h-