Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-29

Ill When one. considers the frequency
with which physical defects in later life are
traceable to an earlier attack of some COM
municable disease. it will be clear that the
prevention and control Of such diseases should
have large share of attention. SO far as the
public health service is concerned its admins
trative control over these diseases is largely
confined to maritime and interstate quarantine
measures In addition to this. however our
program provides for the PRONUNCIATION, by the
public health service of minimum standards
for the control Of communicable diseases. The
establishment of such standards will greatly
assist state and local health authorities in deal
ing with these diseases.
" and v. The next two items are closely
related-namely, the provision Of pure water
supplies and the safe disposal of excreta The
public health service plans to extend Its work
Of making sanitary surveys of existing water
supplies and of aiding communities to obtain
safe supplies. So far as the disposal of excreta
is concerned it is planned to continue the
scientific studies which aim to devise simple
and effective means of sewage disposal, and to
establish minimum standards of permissible
pollution of streams. lakes and rivers used for
water supplies. Proper sewage disposal will
control Intestinal diseases, such as typhoid
fever. dysentery, diarrhea and hookworm. In
this country these diseases are responsible FOR
an enormous amount of sickness and for at
least so, 900 deaths annually.
. vi The public health service would take an
active part in improving this country's milk
supplies by assisting in the general adoption
of pasteurization, adequate system of admin
istrative supervision of the production and
handling of milk supplies.
VII. An important part of the program of
the public health service is that relating to
industrial hygiene. This >provides for the con-
ffnuation and extension. of health surveys in
industry with view to determining precisely
the nature of the health hazards and the meas
ures needed to correct them.
1t also includes:
Securing adequate reports of the. prev
aence of disease among employees. and the
sanitary conditions in Industrial establishments
and communities.
Establishment Of minimum standards of. in
dustrial hygiene and the prevention of occupa-
tional diseases. ,
Improvement Of the sanitation Of Industrial
communities, the work being undertaken in CO.
operation with state and local health authori-
ties.
this country lives in what are generally cassed
rural communities. large part Of the pro-
gram of the public health service relates to
rural sanitation. 1t embraces studies to deter
mine improved methods Of rural sanitation,
and the widespread dissemination of simple
rules for rural sanitation through various gov
ernmental and civil agencies, such as the bu-
reaus and divisions Of the Department of Agri-
culture. the Farm Loan Board, agricultural COL
leges public school boards. farmers associa-
tions, women's clubs and the like.
The program also seeks to provide federal
aid extension for the establishment and main
tenance Of adequate county health organizations