The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-07-02

COnuhttVhS uuu0a W~sS Wv bSSRs
are living, to take q new census. This
census II not . mere enumeration Of
the people but includes valuable in
formation concerning the general
health and the sanitary environment
Of each individual. Special attention
is directed to the study Of the caus-
es Of infant mortality with view to
their removal.
It is q well known fact that GER
tain Of the respiratory diseases. not
ably tuberculosis. are favored in their |
spread by overcrowding and lack Of
ventilation in the home. Bearing
this fact in mind the question Of
housing is carefully studied in each
Of the towns surveyed with q view TO
remedying existing conditions. In
order to remedy present housing con
ditions the Health Service has, after
two years Of experimenting, designed
q house constructed with . wooden
frame, roof and sides Of thin slabs
Of concrete REINFORCED with bamboo.
This IL strong, durable. sanitary and
cheap. A number have been built
and seem to be we'll adapted to the
needs Of the Filipino, people.
An important feature Of the work
Of the commissions is the investiga
ton of the water supplies Of the
towns surveyed. Ever since the
Health Service inaugurated its cam
paign to improve the water supply in
, the islands in 1906 the number Of ar
: tisian wells. which are practically the
: only sources Of safe water in the pro-
( vinces. has been gradually increasing.
8 The commissions found IS per cent
Of the population Of the towns sur.
I veyed used safe water obtained from
: artesian wells, 0.3 per cent used rain
I water. a. per cent used water Of
q Questionable purity obtained from
. springs. while the remaining 22.'
Q per cent used water dangerous Il
/ health. Of which 14.9 per cent wal
l. obtained from surface wells and q;
8 per cent from rivers.
ri After the commissions have col
y llected their data they often aid tn
II municipal councils by drafting law
70 looking to the eradication Of existing
n evils and malpractices in sanitation
70 As q result Of their duty Of the econ
y omics Of the town they have beef
n able in many instances to sugges
. means by which the food supply ma,
d be augmented. This has been &C
~ complished by industrial and asricul
le tural development.
se Smallpox has practically been elm
D. mated from the Philippines by mean
" Of Wholesale vaccination made posi-
Ia BILE by a compulsory vaccination Law
.. The last death from smallpox Of
81 citizen Of Manila occurred in July
" 1903. Over eight years have passe
p without death in q city where fol
p merly the annual toll Of victims wa
Or counted by Thousands.
Among the things the health con
ne missions have accomplished are th
re following.
~ They have taken q census Of til
u towns surveyed In which they hay
% obtained valuable information r.
O. sarding the nationality. age. sex. CT,
" II condition, occupation and literac
NJ Of each Individual, the diseases }
Do has experienced, the sources Of \
90 drinking water and the number ,
y rooms and construction material ,
Mt his dwelling.
es In the collection Of vital statistic
IL they have taken special pains to s.
ny cure q complete record of infanti
10 morbidity and mortality.
Ia They have made bacterolog ical st,
" dies Of the water supply Of eas
mt town; Of soft drinks. ice-cream ar
milk sold In the markets and of Il
to mothers milk. They have studit
ir- the disinfection of open wells and 9
I'm amined n considerahlo DrODOrtiOn