The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-10

Two little babes in Topeka. one one
year old and the other three, are in
nocent victims of a father's-or
mother's-sins; they are infected with
social disease, according to the
venereal report of the city health de-
partment for the first six months OF
1920, made public today. They have
been started in the race of life with
the greatest and most unfortunate
handicap possible.
And these are but the most pitiful
examples of the punishment WhlCh
God metes out-unjustly, it seems at
times-to the children Of transgress-
ing parents There are DINERS Ile l.le
youngsters, not yet in their teens, VINO
have paid the penalty for parental
sins The 1-year-old and 3-year-oIn
babies are both boys. Then there is
a little girl. age >. who was examiner
by the health department and found
to be infected. Two more girls. one
s and the other 9, were found 10 re
in a like plight. From these ages on
the number of venereally infected
BOYS and girls increases There was
girl of 10. boy and girl OF -, t"o
I5-vear-ofd girls. one girl of IS, a
how and girl of II, two boys and three
girls of IS, and a boy and three slrls
Of 10.
Many Under Suspicion.
There were many more boys and
Girls under the age of twenty exam
ined by the health authorities. under
suspicion of having social diseases, put
examination showed they were not IN
fected.
From twenty years on the number
of persons found to have social dis
eases in Topeka in the past six months
were as follows. according TO age: ~
three males and five females; T. three
males and three females; %, Two
males. one female; "a. two males; 70,
one male; &c. one male, two females;
q. one female; %, one male. four 1e-
males: %, one MALE 80. one male; 81
two males: 80. one male; a. one Ie-
male; 50 to 40. four males, two Re
males; 40 to As, five males; 40 TO o.
two males.
Examine 1877 in six Months.
In the first six months of 1920 to-
tai Of 1877 persons were examined in
the municipal clinic, according 10 the
report and of this number ~ persons
were found to be infected with social
disease. OF those infected, "a were
males and Sc females. Seventeen
cases were carried over from 1919,
making a total of 81 persons VINO nave
been infected or treated In the ehnlc-
OF the seventy persons found TO De
infected. fifteen We're reported by the
DoIce, six were picked up on request,
twenty went to the clinic voluntarily
for examination, seven were referred
by physicians since they were without
sufficient funds 70 pay a private
physician, eighteen were reported by
the special nurse and four by the static
board of health.
A total of $50 treatments were given
during the six months. according to
the report. Eleven males and twenty
three females were sent to the state
farm for quarantine and treatment.
Three males and one female went
voluntarily. Two patients had two
social diseases.
F'ifty-eight patients were discharged
during the SIX months, leaving bal
ance of twenty-nine carried forward
into July. Eight were released as
cured, six as noninfectious, but not
cured one man left without permits
sion, three patients went to private
physicians and two were discharged
with permission.
The persons taking treatment in
the clinic have shown a willingness to
abide by the regulations as laid down
by the city ordinances" the report
reads. Five husbands and their
wives are taking treatment in the
clinic at present"