El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-26
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Health Service
TOHebNatiOn
Fight Diseases
Surgeon General Blue Tc
Ask Congress For Funds
To Prevent Disease.


Washington. D. C., May 2s.-sur-
gean general Victor Blue. of the pub
lie health service. is preparing 10
present TO congress big comprehen-
siFe plan % improve the national
health, which, II is believed. II car
ried out by congress and the serv-
ice VIII greatly better the average
health condition of the country
Some congressman say that it is
time the public health service is do
ing something 10 improve the health
Of the country general. inasmuch as
the service let the Influenza epidemic
into the United states. a plague that
has killed hundreds OF thousands Of
persons in the last year and injured
the health Of hundreds OF thousands
or others who contracted the disease
but escaped death
The public health service IS ready
with program for the extension OF
its work in all parts OF the country.
and II this program is adopted and
receives the necessary support from
congress the health Of the people OF
the United states should improve
wants sz.oOo.ooo.
Surgeon general Blue viii make a
request for appropriations OF au-
proMmatelv S20l0.oQ0 10 get this
health program under way. The ap-
proDriations for the public health
service are carried in the sundrv civil
appropriation bill. one Of the supply
measures which failed along with five
others in the legislative Jam last
March 4. II he can find an entering
wedge, # is his purpose when the new
congress meets 10 get the program
approved and have the apprqpria-
tons inserted IN the bin
Take the case Of malarial fever
alone. tt is estimated that there are
between 100000 and 100000 cases
OF malarial fever a year in this coun-
try. Malaria is a preventable dis
ease. It has been clearly demon
strated that II is. Placing the aver
age number OF cases az 1000. 900 a
year and figuring that 90 per cent
OF the cases take producing men and
women from their work for an aver
age OF 10 days each. il Will be easy
TO see what a loss the country sus-
tains from an ecopomical standpoint
because malaria. a preVentable dis
ease, is allowed TO continue. The
total number OF days Of labor lost
would be 21.000.00Q. a tremendous toll
taken by malaria from the productive
powers OF the American people
With the coming Of peace q Is
more than ever necessary TO provide
for adequate sanitation.
To Save Children-
One Of the principal features OF the
public health service program is
child conservation In this country
20 per cent OF ali the deaths are OF
infants under two years OF age A
very large percentage OF these chill
dren deaths are preTentable il there
is proper sanitary care Of the babies
clean food and the proper education
OF the parents in the care OF chill
drer. The public health officials have
figured which shows that due to sno-
radio efforts made Ia this country 20
improve the conditions for babies
from 1910 10 1915 there was q reduc-
ton in the death rate OF children
under five years Of age amounting 20
1919 per 100000 in other words, in
a population OF 100.000.o00 people.
children saved from death from pre-
ventable diseases. including typhoid. +
tuberculosis, diphtheria- Group and
diarrheal diseases, totaled 17f500 a I
year.
Must Organize.
Il is not the purpose OF the public