Arizona republican., 1918-03-01
CANP PA|GN. FOR
 HEALTH STARTS
 BR|SKLY TO-DAY

What is declared to be the most inn portant movement ever begun for the welfare of the army and the country in general is to be officially inaugurated today when Arizona, in common with every other state, joins hands with the federal government in a determined eff fort to stamp out Venereal disease from the country.
 The movement has behind it the whole strength of the federal govern ment and the United States army, and 1t has been announced that the most stringent rules will be carried out to the very letter. Through the Public Health Service of the United States, the health department of each state has been endowed with arbitrary powers that are declared to be unlimited in scope and authority.
 The campaign in Arizona is in the charge of Dr. W. O. Sweek, state super intendent of public health, who has at his call to assist him and to enforce the regulations, the police force of every city, county and also that of the state. The big drive is slated to con- tinue until venereal diseases, which heretofore have had little concerted op- position, are fully under control.
 With the knowledge that the splendid work of stamping out venereal diseases in the army will fail largely of it's suc- cess if the vice is not controlled among the civilian population, the surgeon general of the army has co-operated with the state health officers in the campaign which opens in full force today.
 Stringent rules which will place this vice under control have been prepared by the government health authorities and transmitted to pr. w. o. Sweek, state health officer, with complete in structions as to their enforcement Dr. Sweek and his assistants already have given these rules much publicity, but beginning today every public place in the state will be placarded and the civilian population warned as to what is expected of them in aiding the off clals to control Venereal diseases.
 Every person knowingly afflicted with venereal disease who does not re- port to a physician will, after today be placed in a class with criminals. He must also report the source of infection Likewise, the doctor who attends that person must report the course of treat ment and the result. If the person un- der treatment moves to another local ity, that change must be reported SC that treatment can continue until the afflicted one is diascharged as cured.
 
 and there will be no publicity unless the person attempts to disregard tho rules, in which case he will be hunted down as a man fleeing from the law Individuals afflicted will not be per mitted to care for themselves, and tC prevent such practice the following rule has been promulgated:
 Any druggist, pharmacist or othel person except a licensed physician selling any medicine except by order ol prescription of a licensed physician, ad vising. giving prescriptions or copies O prescriptions to any person with Vene real disease shall be guilty of a mis demeanor and subject to the penalties of paragraph 37 of the Public Healtl Act, to wit: Paragraph 4403, Revised Statues of Arizona.
 Startled by the statistics regarding venereal disease in the army of th' United States, the people are giving hearty cooperation in the efforts O the state medical authorities from tn, many statements received since tn campaign which starts today first wa given publicity.