Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-04-24
these problems. the speaker said, is ed

these problems, the speaker said, is ed
ucation.
"A Survey OF Public Health Admin
ject, the speaker being DR.. II. d.
Worth. district health officer, Bangor.
He stated that the municipal authori-
ties in Maine do only what they are
obliged to by law in regard to health
work. as a rule. He commented upon
the matter of milk inspection in the city
OF Bangor. He stated that there were
in Bangor last year II cases of typhoid
1eVer with seven deaths, a big death
rate for the number of cases, the infer
ence be1g that the doctors reported
the cases only when they thought the
patients were going to die. He spoke
OF the Bangor water supply. and in
closing his talk spoke about the inspec-
tion of the 'chool children in Bangor.
eight physicians being employed in this
work at a salary of $125 each annually.
These doctors. however, do not exam
Inc for heart trouble, lung trouble,
curvature of the spine; they are not
allowed to touch the children. The
speaker felt that in Bangor they were
not getting proper control of health
conditions.
L. :. Kingsley, scientific assistant.
United States Public Health Service
Bath. was next upon the program.
his address being upon the subject,
"Co-operative Health Work in Bath"
He spoke about the increase of the
city of Bath during the wartime from
n city Of about 1000 people to one of
between $4,000 and 1900 population.
The city is about a mile wide and
six miles long. A number of new
buildings were constructed through
government agencies. Mr. Kingsley
had been chosen as resident SANTA
rian and he said that it would be
hard to conceive of a city being in
worce condition than Bath was before
the health work was begun there.
'-'~~ovements were made in the sew
erage. free clinics were established,
the Bath Health Center has been or
ganized, and a branch laboratory
equipped by the State has done lot
Of work at Bath. The speaker spoke
Of the valuable aid given by the State
Health Department through State
Health Commissioner Bristol and DR..
Young, and the assistance of the
State Department of Agriculture
through A. NJ. G. Soule, and the fine
cooperation Of the mayor of Bath
in the work there.
A.. p. Pratt. district health officer
at Portland, then gave a talk upon
49, subject, Lessons for the Civilian
Health Official from the Work of the
Sanitary Corps Of the U. S. Army"
He gave description Of the work
carried on ~ the army sanitary corps
and spoke of the importance Ct that
work.
The last speaker at the session was
Hiram w. Kicker Of South Poland,
a member of the Public Health Coun-
Gil. whose subject was THE History
of Plumbing" In a most interesting
developments along that line from
the time of the old Roman aqueducts
to the present day system of plumb
ing. He spoke Of the introduction of
the bathtub in 1912 and of the out
cry against its use, even members of
the medical profession speaking
against it. And in closing, Mr.. Kicker
exhibited the plan Of a modern
plumbing system for dwelling
house. and explained it. Mr.. Kicker
was given q rising vote Of thanks by
the health officials for his carefully
prepared and mastery address.
Following the addresses there was
a general discussion of the subjects
treated. after which Health Commits
sioner Bristol answered a good num-
Der of questions regarding the power
and authority of local boards of
health and the manner in which GER
tain parts of the work should be
conducted. DR.. Bristol then thanked
the delegates for attending the con-
ference which both In size aud inter.