Milford chronicle., 1919-07-18
VICE DISEASES TO BE
DRIVEN FROM THE STATE


fare against venereal diseases. The
public will be educated as to the nee
essity for the suppression OF these
diseases by means of lectures, which
will be illustrated by moving pictures
and by lantern slides. Lectures will
be given by Lieutenant c. d. Hart, who
had had considerable experience in
the army on this subject, and who has
lust been employed TO take charge OF
the venereal disease campaign for the
State Board OF Health in conjunction
with the United States Public Health
Service and the United States Inter-
departmental Social Hygiene Board. |
Circulars OF instruction will be dis
tributed at each meeting and informa- I
ton will be furnished as to the places /
where free treatment can be secured. /
1t is hoped that every citizen Of the I
State may have an opportunity to see
the moving picture films which show, /
in a striking manner, the results Of ne
elected treatment of these diseases. /
l. is the desire OF the State Board Of
Health to hold meetings in the city of .
Wilmington almost daily during July
and to hold meetings at the various
towns throughout the State during the
month of August. Persons or organi-
cations desiring to have these educa-
tiOnal films shown should communi
cate with the State Board of Health,
Dover, Delaware, or with Lieutenant
c. d. Hart, Public Building, Whining
ton, Delaware.
Clinics for free treatment of these
diseases will be established by the
State Board of Health in different sec
tions of the State and the necessary
medicines viii be furnished for all
INDECENT cases. 1t. will, therefore, be
unnecessary for any person to con-
tinue to suffer from these diseases or
to paronize a quack.
While the campaign will be begun
in Wilmington it will be extended
throughout the State as rapidly as :
possible. Statistics recently furnish
ed by the Federal authorities show
that out of the second million men
that were drafted for service in the
army only nine States had a higher
venereal disease rate. n
Owing to the tremendous importance |;
of these diseases to the country as a
whole, Federal appropriations have T
been made to assist State Boards of [
Health in the eradication of these dis
eases, and approximately $4,000 was c
granted to Delaware for this purpose a
and the last session of the State Leg
slature made an additional appropria- D
lion of $2.500.
1t should be borne in mind that any il
person having these diseases and who
exposes other persons to infection or HI
who refuses to obey the rules of the W
State Board of Health may be i'm
DrisOned, fined, or have his house
llacarded. si
Percentage Of Yenereal Diseases In da
Second Million Drafted Men
Examinations at mobilization camps W.
howed that "a per cent of these men u
lad a venereal disease at the time of
examination upon arrival in camp. va
This percentage includes only obvious OF
ases of syphilis and gonorrhea and
hancroid Wasserman examinations %
Tere not given. Furthermore, this bt
does NOT include tboea Who an
ad been previously cured or who may
ave become infected later The rec az
I'd for each State follows: ne
1. Vermont, 1.3O per cent.
2. South Dakota, 153. no
8. Porto Rico, 167. tu
4. Utah, 1.S3. me
5. North Dakota, 1S5.
6. New Hampshire, 1.S5. sll
Z. Hawaii, 1.96. IOl
S. Wisconsin, 2.O1.
8. Alaska, 2.13. Eo
10. Oregon, PIG. e.,
IL. Idaho, 221. -
II. Wyoming, 2.25.
13. Massachusetts, 2.31.
IA. Minnesota, 2.31. h
Is. Maine, 2.35. lllll
16. Colorado, 2.29. lllIl
II. Connecticut, 2.59. It'll
is. Rhode Island. 2.67. lIll
10. California, 2.67. llllI
20. Washington, 2.S2. llllI
81. Iowa, 2.SS. lllll
%. New York, 2.91. HIN
%. Kansas, 2.92 I|ID
"a. Nebraska. 300. lUlI
25. Nevada 309 IIII
26. Montana, 331 NlllI
p. New Jersey, 3.41. IlllI
2S. Pennsylvania, 3.5S. IlIll
49, Kentucky, 3.S1. HIN
80 Ohio, 401. llIll
81. Michigan, 4.34. Illlll
80. Indiana, 4.53. llllll
33. Arizona, 459. Hill
"a. Illinois, 4.96. IllIll
35. West Virginia, 5.15. HIN
So. Missouri, 610 lIllll
81. Maryland, 6.23. Hill
3S. Tennessee, 6.26. Hill
80. New Mexico, 6.71. lllIll
40. North Carolina, 6.75. INlIl
Al. Virginia, 6.91. llllll
AZ. Delaware, 7.24 lIllII
4S. District of Columbia, 753. llInl
A. Oklahoma, 7.79. llIlll
45. Arkansas, 9.93. lllIll
46. Alabama, 1892. iiiiii
AZ. Texas, HOP. lIlIll
4S Louisiana, 1121 lllIIl
40. Mississippi, 12.4S. Hill
so. South Carolina, 1856. Hill
81. Georgia, 1903. lIlll
50. Florida. 1853 llIlI