Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-04-22
Friday, April %, 1921.
VENEREAE::. CONTROL
Dr.. George Walker Tells Of Army
Treatment.
ADVOCATES PROPHYLACTIC STATIONS
One of the Most Dangerous scourges
io:f Mankind ls'AIIowed to Flourish
=, Because: the Public Insists on Slut
ino Tbs Ewes Is Facts.

ing, It's, Eyes to Facts.
without a single dissenting vote. the.
South carolinal Medical association, at
it's annual meeting in Columbia Tues
day, went~on record as indorsing the
suggestion that public prophylactic sta
tionis be established in this state for the
control of veneieal diseases. -:
This action taken by the association,
considered generally as one of far
reaching Importance, came at the con-
clusion Of an able and illuminating ad-
dress by DR.. George Walker of Baltl-
more. whose subject was Abolition OF
Venereal Diseases" DR.. Walker, in
his address, gave convincing figures TO
show the effectiveness of the prophy-
tactic station in combating Venereal
disease in the army in France. The
disease was prevalent to surprising
degree, he said, and efforts to hold 1t IN
check by,various means practically
failed until the prophylactic stations
were established. With the establish
ment of these. stations. the. number OF
infections dropped rapidly, the speaker
said. DR.. walker supported all Of his
statements by giving figures and per
ceantages as taken from the records.
in civil life. the disease, too. is far
more prevalent than might be thought
i according {, ding to Bf: walker. OF large
number Of patients examined in hos
pitals, who had come to. be treated for
other disease, i1per cent had venereal
disease; 1s .per.Gcient of white inmates
in a jail were suffering from the same
diseases and ,27 per cent of the negro 1
inmates of the jail were also victims OF
this disease; 6s per cent of a group OF
prostitutes examined had the disease
said DR.. Walker. He quoted DR.. Osler
as having said that 80 per cent OF all
organic heart diseases were due TO
syphilis; from 80 per cent to 50 per
cent Of diseases Of arteries were due 70
syphilis and 20 per gent of nervous dis
eases were straceable toSthe same dis
ease, he quoted. He Ssaid DR.. Osier
placed Syphilis as fourth on the NOR
tality lists.
Tells Of Results.
In giving some figures to sho" the
effectiveness Of the prophylactic treat
ment. DR.. Walker said in one locality
s,S73 soldiers had been treated with -
cases or injection. In another camp
$4,000 men hads been treated with Ia
per cent failures. II another group OF
$1,000 treatments by the prophylactic
stations. there bad been eight failures 70
prevent Infection In another locahtF'
G.524 men had been treated with hve
infections. In the army as wholc
there had been $4,000 treatments with
a failure of l.5 per cent
I'm the prophylactic station we nave
something in which we can talk IN
terms of abolishing venereal diseases
he said. "ShalISwe get control of ven
ereal diseases or shall we continue 10
let them have the upper hand? ne
asked. Il would like to see cstapllsheo
in all the larger cities Of the state pun
lie prophylactic stations, run somewhat
as the stations were operated during
the war;" he said I'm the smaller
towns, drug stores might carry for sale
at a low price a package carrying the
treatment as that given in the stations
There may be objection: to this plan
some will say it interferes with puoac
morals, he concluded.
After the association had given vote
of thanks TO DR.; Walker, expressions
OF opinion as to the pr1lcticabllhy OF
establishing these public stations were
called for.
Doctors Give Opinions.
DR.. E. w. Pressly Of Greenville. for
n1erly head of the hospital atCamp Sc
vier. in discussing the element Of fear
of consequences" as a motive LOT con-
thence among men. said fear OF IN
fection never restrained any man.
Knowledge of possible consequences
stons no man." Continuing, he said,
"Tnere is no reasonable objection in
law ethics or morals to the establish
ment of such stations and their adVan-
tage will be incalculaDle. as has oeeh
demonstrated"
DR.. Robert Wilson, Jr.. of Charleston
said, II am in accord with the sugges-
tion that public stations be establish
ed and am willing for the house OF DEL
egates to go on record as indofsing the
suggestions"
DR.. Jabes r. Young. OF Anderson
amended the suggestion to the erect
that the state board Of health be IN
structed to put the suggestion INTO
practice in so far as is possible.
DR.. Patterson Of Barnweli. SAID:
believe we have the remedy. 1t is now
merely a question Us TO the application
of that! remedy" DR.. Wyman OF Co
lumbia, held that the plan could be put
into operation if the doctors would get
squarely behind it.
Major General John L. Hines, COM
mander of Camp Jackson. who was an
interested listener TO the discussion,
was invited by President w. +. TIM
norman to address the association on
the subject General Hines said that