Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-09
DELAWARE STATE
HEALTH PROGRAM
Outlined by Authorities at Cham
Der Of Commerce Luncheon
Today.

The program OF State fcafth actfVftleS
was outlined, in connection with the
Chamber of Commerce luncheon today by
Chester II Wells, secretary of the State
Board of Health.
other officers of the Board of Health
spoke.
The program follows:
The appointment of competent and
s,otive local boards of health IN every
community throughout the State.
The appointment Of local regis strar =
of vital statistics IN every town so that q
certificate of every birth, death or mar
rage may be obtained
3 Every effort 10 be made 10 secure tho
admission of Delaware To the Birth Regis
tration area of the United States during
1920.
( 4 campaign for pure milk 10 be
wacpd IN every community with especial
emphasis on the elimination OF tuber-
culous cows from the herds.
= Every effort to be made 10 reduce the
deaths from all causes so that they will
not exceed the average for the country.
d The attempt will I've made to secure
the adjustment of every open surface
vault IN tho state
!. The Board expects 10 pass regulations
that will control the midwife situation
and 81 reduce tho large number OF un-
necessary deaths of infants and mothers.
= The communicable disease reguia-
mons Will ne revised aud brought up TO
late IN every respect
q II Is expected that detail pure food
regulations viii bc adopted 10y the Board
~ conformity with the Government
standards
10 Every effort Will be made to secure
prompt reports Of communicable diseases
and secure proper isolation OF existing
eases
II Ii Is planned 70 inaug,Iratc a system
of medical inspection of schools.
Il. Cooperation with the State 'Fufer-
,lIlosis Commission and with the Anti
tuberculosis Society II is expected that
IN ~ the tuberculosis prevention work IN
tho state can hc done through one head
representing tho three organizations.
l3 The State Board of Health will work
aand N hand with the Reconstruction
Commission in its Child Welfare work
fi Il Is the purpose OF tho Board 10
work M IN detail AL records pertaining
,a births and deaths during the last five
,,sr~ - that the information viii be
available "a all welfare agencies
I5 II IS the intention Of the Board 10
prepare graphical charts showing existing
conditions IN Delaware compared with
ho~c IN other communities, such charts
Til available for the use Of any orCaniza-
non m lecture or demonstration work.
Is. Every reasonable steT will he
taken to make Delaware the heaithlcst
state IN the l mon. and the Board earnest
II requests hearty cooperation Of 81
Interested persons in tins work
The following IS an outline Of some Of
hr different achievements of the board /
since its reorganization IN April Of this
wear
l. The r7lloe and regulations oi the /
Board concerning the reporting Of births
and deaths have been thoroughly revised
and tho records are now being received at
the State office monthly
= Delaware has hccn admitted to the
Death Registration Area Of tho United 4
States 50 that delaware death records
arc now heing published in The bulletins
ssued by the Census Bureau
4 card index system of births,
deaths and marriages has been established .
\Cw regulations concerning the
puhhc milk supply Of thc State have been
adopted and branch laboratory has been
established in the City Of Wilmington 70
assist that city in the control Of its milk
supply
olthuildings have been adopted, as wpli
a. regulations for the protection OF food
supplies, sanitation Al soda wster foun-
tains. etc
6. The State Board Of Health has put
into effect the vencrcal disease control
campaign and has passed detailed reg
rIlatlons governing the care and treat
ment Of infected persons
= a monthly bulletin IS now issued
regularly by the State Board Of Health
Free serum for the treatment Of any
communicable disease Is now offered for
all persons VINO are unable TO pay for il
g. A representative Of the board has
been appointed collaborating epIderniolo-
glst with the Government franking
so that II Is no expense 10 the
Board for reports and correspondence
concerning communicable disease
10 The death records for 1918 and 1919
have been worked up according 10 the
government standard. SO that
reliable figures are now available for
these years.
II When the offices were moved to
Dover II April no records OF births, deaths
and marriages for 1919 had at that time
been filed with the State Registrar They
are now filed by the tenth Of each month
for the preceding month
Alfred d. Warner president OF the
presided
DR.. l.. : Conwen. secretary Chester
Fl. Wells, DIR. RItchie Dr. Bullock, Lieu
tenant Hart and Or. Watson represented
the Board Of Health al the luncheon,