Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-07-08
HEALTH WORK TO
Get STATE HELP
Legislature Provides Fund of
$4,000 Per Year for Ad-
ministration of Service.
SHELL SHOCKED TO GET CARE
New Hospital to Be Erected to Give
Special Attention to Afflicted Sol
diers-committee Named to
Choose Site.

Madison. - The public health
laws of the state were materially
strengthened as a result of the favor
able attitude toward these problems
shown by the legislative and executive
branches this year.
The legislature provided fund Of
sol, 900 per year for general admins
tration of the state board Of health,
Sal, 250 per year for veneral disease
reau of communicable diseases, S.,
0O0 per year for the supervision Of
comfort station and restroom con-
struction and $31, 100 during the first
year and $21,100 the second year for
the buerau of child welfare and public
health nursing. The former appro-
priation of $7,490 yearly for labora-
tories and 81, 800 for silver nitrate for
the prevention of infant blindness
were renewed. Other funds are re-
ceived under licensing laws.
Other acts affecting the state health
department were as follows:
Providing for a full-time health Of
ficer in all cities of $4,000 or more.
Providing for vaccination Of school
children at expense of the munich
pality, except where parents choose
their own physician for the purpose;
and reducing the exclusion period
when smallpox is present from 20 to
II days.
rTrane,for,.;po +l,n Standardization, of ,.nr
istered nurses from the board of medi
cal examiners to the state board of
health, and providing for committee
on nursing, education and director
Of nursing education.
Providing for furnishing quarantine
signs and placards to local health Of
flcers at cost.
Making pneumonia and sleeping
sickness reportable diseases.
Extending the public comfort sta
ton act to give to governmental units
the option to provide comfort station
and restroom facilities in camp sites
and other places of public assemblage.
Requiring all public health nurses
and public health instructors to regis
ter with and be certified for employ
ment by the state board of health.
Prohibiting the business of slaugh-
tering on the banks of any stream or
in any place where a slaughter house
Is not provided.
Legalizing publications and adver-
tisements by the state, city, village OF
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treatment of venereal diseases.
Permitting the. health officer, attend
ing physician. clergyman or nurse to
enter and leave quarantined premises.
Outlining procedure for legally pla-
carding infected homes.
Amending the BARRIERS and embalm.
ers' licensing laws.
1t will be early in September before
the state will be prepared to open the
woman's reformatOry at Taycheedah.
This. statement was made by M. J.
Tappins, secretary of the state board
of control. The present plans are to
have the institution ready to receive
patients at that time.
There is now every indication that
the Women's reformatory will be
ready early in September for the re-
ception of patients" said Mr.. Tappins.
sThe work at the institution is now
being pushed and with funds now
available the institution will soon be
ready"
Governor Blaine has made his APP
pointments on the board to select a
site for the hospital for the care and
treatment of shell-shocked soldiers.
There is every indication that the
new institution will be started on Gov
ernor's island, near the Mendoza hos
pital. Two other places in the state
have made bids for the institution,
Waupaca and Spring Green.
Governor Blaine has appointed the
following to select the site:
DR.. e. J. Barrett, Wisconsin com
mander Of the American Legion, She
boygan; Henry Town Of the state
board of control, Maj. William F. Lo-
REM of the service recognition board,
DR.. Eldro /. Ridgway, member of the
legislative visiting committee; Senator
Oscar r. Olson, member of the legisla-
tive visiting committee; Assemblyman
Fred Hess, member Of the legislative
visiting committee Asselnblyman Will
liam M. Smith, member of the legsla-
tive visiting committee; Prof. J. G. D.
Mack of the state department of en-
gineering.
just as soon as the legislature adj
journs it is expected that the site will
be selected and building work will be
Immediately started.
Taxes to Be Campaign Issue.
Equalization and readjustment of
taxation is the issue Gov. John J.
Blaine will make his next campaign is
sue. until the fight is settled" said
the governor, II shall not fail to raise
my voice for an equalization of taxa
ton. / do not want to destroy bust
ness and industry in the state but
their prosperity will not continue I'M
less we take the heavy burden of taxa
ton off from the man who earns by
the sweat of his brow. The legislature
has failed and we must carry the issue
to the next campaign"
Detective Agency Bill Disapproved.
Gov. John J. Blaine vetoed the pri-
vate detective license bill. The meas
ure as passed by the legislature does
away, to large extent, with the ex-
listing strict requirements for the Sc