Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-12-08
STATE SENDS MAN
HERE TO LEAD FIGHT
.0N SOCIAL DISEASES
CiSTS ASKED TO JOIN CAV
'PAIGN AND HELP ERADICATE
MOST LOATHSOME or Al
HUMAN ILLS.

Leading a campaign to eradicate SO
cial diseases IN Ottawa, Howard u.
Porn Of the division Of social hygiene
of the state department of public
forces for tireless fight against whai
little Of the dread contapion prevails
here. M. Zorn arrived in Ottawa this
morning from La Sale and spent the
day lining up doctors and druggists in
the ligh again these most lOathsomr
forms OF human Ills.
TIE first step in his campaign will
b" TO call Il meeting of the doctors
In tho committee ro en- Of the Central
life uilding, a which inc plans fer
conducting the crusade will be tho
Uuehly discussed and arranged for
Under the law it is compulsory tn.
physicians and surgeons, as well a.
diueSi $. report al cases Of venereai
diseases 10 the state health deuart
ment.
The campaign to eradicate. control
and suppress these diseases was IN
s,ituted By The United States govern
mcnt Az the res all Of heir alarminS
prey alence as revealed Dy the cXami-
nations Ct men for military duty undo
tlc selectivc service act.
The rules and regulations Of tn"
state department Of health place them
II q class with other iufec, ions and
contagious diseases. such as small
pox, scarlet fever etc, except in re
porting a ease the physician Is not re-
CURED to reveal the identity Of the H.,
fectcd persons 50 long as the patient
follows the doctors instructions to
prevent spread of ne disease and re
mains under treatment until they ar"
nc longer menace to the public.
The physicians in reporting u.s.
code numbers. thus safeguarding a per
sons name, providing they show good
faith in following the inaiructioNs o.
{; e doctor and do not violate he 17lle-
and regulations OF the department.
If. however. the patients refuse 10
rlacc Themselves in the hands of q
physician Tor treatment or violate tn"
rlles his or her name must be 10
ported to the local health authorities.
and they are then required 20 submit
to trea lmenl or ~ placed under quar-
antine
The quarantine is exactly similar to
that maintained for smallpox ana
other infectious and contagious DIS
eases. the nlacard used being a larS
red card with the word ''Nencral Ih*
case Here, printed in bold black let
GERS
The state health deartment state&
that cures can be affected if treatcI
by competent physicians, but cannot
be cured by self-ireatment, Tn"
lnitcn government has caused IN"
manufacturers of the so called cures
and nostrnms TO change the labels and
circulars on theil good. These nos
t,um" were s1ld I'M violation Of the
pure food and dru2 act, a. tncir state
ments on label and circulars were no
in accord With the Facts. in that the
cannot and viii not cure.
Druggists throughout the state arc
being urged to voluntarily discontinu2
the sale of noStrums Tor seli-treai.
mcnt. and while this Worh has beoA
under way only comparatively shoT'
time in Illinois over 2,fo0 druggi Il
have signed cards piedging their CO
operation with he state and nationa.
health departments.
Mr. Zorn hopes to be able to yet IN"
Ottawa physicians ana druggists
Jointly interested in car.yin" on AZ
active and efficient campaign to stamp
ont this menace to public health in
Ottawa along the lines now in effect
in La Sale, Peru and Oglesby. wnerc
the doctors and druggists have agreed
to work together in the control, sup
preston and eradication of the dis
eases in the Tri-CitieS.
A melting OF the druggists will ne al
ranged later. at which time the rules
and regulations will be explained auf
their active cooperation solicited.