The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-04
State To Join Nation in Social
Disease War.
Fund for Work VIII Be Sought
From Legislature.
CRuMBINE OUTLINES PLANS
Men Returning From Army
Must Be Kept Clean.
Federal Government Gives the
State $1S,3S5.42 for Work.

Kansas Is to cooperate with the
nation in monster drive against So
ciai disease. Probably one of the Big
gest questions before the state legis-
1ature this winter will be the estab
lishment of a, sufficient fund to per-
nit the state board of health to direct
a campaign against tuberculosis and
social diseases without the hampering
hand of politics and niggardly appro-
priations Appeals are being sent to
thousands of women in the state in an
effort to make certain the creation of
a fund necessary to meet demands.
zone of the compensations to the
people of Kansas for the great war;"
declares DR.. S. J. Crum bine, secretary
of the state board of health" declares
DIR. S. J. Crumbine, secretary of the
state board of health, lis the progress
made in combating venerea1 disease"
State regulations now require these dis
eases reported to health authorities.
Quarantine of infected persons is pro-
vided.
Have Social Service Workers.
Social service workers have been
provided by the state board and in
structiop of young men and young
women IN -he high schools will be I'M
dertaken. The states most effective
has been the establishment of the in
dustrial farm for women onNthe prop
erty of the state prison at Lansing.
In order that the work may be con-
tinued, the state legislature will be
asked to appropriate a fund equal to
that given in kansas by the federal
government. The government ap-
propria ton for the year just ended
was SIS, 3S5.42. With the support of
many members of the legislature and
%E11 L.
women, adequate funds are expected.
In review of the work undertaken,
Doctor Crumbine's outline of the cam
paign is in part as follows:
Crumbine OutlincstCampaisn.
"Venereal disease control was first
undertaken as a war measure in order
to maintain the efficiency of the army
That the army was efficient is attested
by its glorious achievements. Now
attention must be turned to the civil
population. Measures against venereal
disease must be more vigorous than
ever in order to protect the army of
industrial workers and the women and
children at home.
when the men are mustered out,
they will be free from military disci-
pine which has protected them dur
| ing their period of service They will
return to civil life where venerea1 di-
sease is much more prevalent than in
the army.
about five-sixths of the cases of
Yenereal diseases in the army were
among men just entering the army
from civil life; in only one sixth of the
! total number of ceases has the dis
ease developed after entering the
| army.
Army Men Now Clean.
1.-THE men in the army are now
clean-it is up to the civil communi-
| ties to provide conditions that will
keep them clean until they reach their
homes.
The Kansas state board of health
| has received an allotment of funds
| from the government amounting to
$1S,SS5.42. with which to conduct the
campaign against venereal diseases
during the present year. A like sum
viii be available next year provided
the state legislature appropriates an
equal amount for the work
I'm addition to this special appro-
priation, it will be necessary also to
| provide for better supervision of
health work in local communities.
Venereal disease control constitutes
| only part of health protective 40
! tivities. 1t is necessary to have an
| adequate organization for the whole
| of health work if any part of it is
! to be we'll done. For this reason it is
! important to provide full time health
| service for all communities, even ex-
/ tending into rural sections. 1t is pro-
posed to do this by dividing the state
! into a number of sanitary districts
| for health administration, with a full
| time health officer and such help as
! ne may need in each district
| Quarantine is Costly.
! Furthermore. it will be necessary
! to have ample funds provided for the
state board of administration to main
! tain institutions for quartering We
nereally infected persons. In fact,
the cost of adequate quarantine ia
Ill
expense in the whole program
! In addition to the appropria ton
asked for the social disease campaign,
!. The state board will seek adequate APP
propriations for prosecution of the
/ tuberculosis fight in Kansas. 1t is
probable that an emergency fund may
also be asked to meet conditions such
as faced the state during the recent
F. influenza epidemics. ,
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