The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-04-08
c. OF c. LUNCHEON

A1eliiOcI VI commerce lunch
con Tuesday noon. ''The health of a
city," she said, ideals not only with
the city as whole, but with each in
d1vldual who goes to make up the cos
mopolitan group. Our environment
IS or is not conducive to a healthy
body, mind and soul. The things we
come in contact with, the food we eat,
the clothing we wear, the houses we
live in, and in fact our entire environ
ment, influences directly either for
good health or against it. Another
thing we must remember is. that the
limits of the city do not limit the en-
vironment so far as it influences
health, but all of the influences, not
only of the city, but of he surround
ing country, and extending clear
around the boundaries of the county,
have to do with the health of the in
dividuals of this city and all of the
people around it. An influence for
health or against health is like a peb-
BILE dropped into a pool from which
the widening circles extend out and
out beyond the limits of the town, in
to the rural community and farther
into the rural community.
"Now, shall we not drop a pebble
for better health here in Hays and see
the circle as it passes out over the
broad country and envelops other cir
cles until no city, like Ogden, Utah,
may no longer boast of being the most
healthful city of the universe. We
viii not have fountain of youth but
we will have place where people
forget to grow old. We will look
down Chestnut street and see Old
Man Rheumatism, Aunt Kidney Trou-
BILE, in company with Uncle Heart Dis
ease, ad Niece venereal disease, and
old tuberculosis, who plays with our
neighbor, Pneumonia, yes and Cancer,
with Mrs. Typhoid Fever and then
shall we not unite and drive this
White Elephant, together with the So
called necessary children's diseases,
out of Hays.
Now, for the concrete facts. In
the last four years there have been
$50 deaths in Hays. This is in Hays
alone. 70 a year. About 1-3
deaths a month. From pneumonia,
A, or II per year. Nephritis, 13.
Toxemia, 5; Heart Disease, %; Acct
dents, II; Cancer, 10; Diabetes, 10;
PorifODitic IN. A11o-d;o;+;- CL:1J
birth, 8; Flu, IS; tuberculosis, 8
Typhoid, 4; Diptheria, 1; Measles, i
Still-born, 80. Of these, 81 ,exclus-
i've of Still-born, were under one year
of age. From to 5, 10. From 5 to
20, so. Above 20, lat. 81 of these,
in addition to the 33 stilI-born, died
under one year of age and each of
them, as well as all of the others, re-
present all of the possibilities that are
bound up in the human life.
GA large per cent of child mortal
ity is due to conditions that could be
removed. Some of them-many of
them, are conditions for which the
community, this city, is responsible.
Every child should have in its food
every day from 1 II pints to a quart
of milk-minus tea and coffee. Now,
this city should see to it that the milk
supply for its children and for it's
citizens is absolutely good. That the
milk is under inspection from the
time it is drawn from the cow until it
is put into the kiddies' stomachs. A
large number of children are lost be-
cause of bad milk supply and the con-
ditions of the milk supply can be con-
trolled. It is the business of the city
to do this. Proper dairy inspection
and proper inspection of grocery
stores and meat markets furnishing
the materials that make up the food
of children and of our gxown-ups as
well, is imperative and the respons-
Utility for having it properly done lies
with the city.
among the things that every city
needs, and Hays along with them, is q
clean city government, free from pol
tiles, in order that we may have the
most efficient administration of the
government There should be fol-
this city a full-time health officer
This individual need not be a phys
ician but should be person trained
for this service and should be on the
pay of the city to give his or her full
time to the supervision of the many
things that effect the health of the
community. It is not a waste Of
money in taxation but it is saving
of money to the community to protec
health. 1t is saving in dollars am
cents but it is also a saving in human
life and human possibilities agains
which we can't pile up enough none!
to count We need dental clinic fol
the city and one which extends int,
the entire county.
H95 % of the resident portion o.
the town has sewer connections AM
it should be the business of an organ
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