The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-05

with the working out of system for
forest protection, as well as refor-
esting of cut-over lands.
PUBLIC HEALTH
am sure there is no one subject
of more direct public concern than
the health, physical and mental OF
our people, r., Our progress in the flu
ture will depend very largely upon
the virility of the citizenship of the
state. That section is usually dOmi-
nant and progressive where the indi-
vidual citizen is of strong body and
sound mind In this respect the State
Board Of Health must play very i'm
rortant part Its work must be eduy
ic&tional, teaching the people not only
tho importance Of good health but
likewise instructing them how il is
hest to be secured and maiptaincd
We have a board Of health. Composed
OF three members, who employ Il state
health officer, who is enlarged with
the administration of those policies
means and measures which may be
prescribed by the board | feel that
it's work in the past has been highly
conducive to the best interests of the
people, and that the department
Should lie adequately maintained and
the state health officer paid an ade~
ouate salary. There should be ar
act possed at the present session of
the legislature defining most specially
the authority of the state health OF.
ficer, and such act should provide for
his appointment by the governor. At
ha ie, OfG pio1 o1n
cd by the people, nor enc appointed
by the governor. We should provide
for the examination of the children
OF the public schools. providing suf
ficient funds for such examination, or
for the cooperation of counties and
cities in such examination for the eX
renses thereof A bureau of vital sta
tistics should be very carefully main
tanned, and all physicians should un-
der penalty of law. be required to
make prompt and full reports to such
bureau. We should also require, by
statute, that all diseases, declared
nCtifaE'e by the State Board Of
Health should be promptly reported
thereto. We should also have ade
quate supervision by the Sta'e Board
q Health for quack institutions, as
we'll as the advertisement and sale Of
quack nostrums and remedies, the
use of which undermincS the health
End energies of the people rather
than afford cure.
We should have ii more effective
system for examination and licensing
Of medical practitioners. This is not
only for the protection Of the high
and honorable members of great
profession who, through the outlay OF
much time and expense have prepared
themselves for practice. and who
should be protected against the UNI
scrupulous and unprepared man, but
the protection CT the public against
the unprepared and uniformed prac-
titicner is of primary importance. 1t
is for the protection of the people pri-
marily which causes me to invite
your attention to the necessity for Il
more effective system, looking to the
issuance of licenses to practice
LAW ENFORCEMENT
| am not undertaking to suggest
many varied laws fer your considera..
tiCl, dealing with criminality or
methods for its suppression. Out of
the collective experience of this legis-
iature ] am sure there will be sub
mitted many measures which should
engage your attention and which will
make for the Enforcement OF law My
observation has leen thai we need
more effective cnf0rcc ment of
statutes already in existence. 1t has
been said that I'VE do not need any
more laws, but do need better en-
forcemcn. 1t is true thai the ad-
llinistration of the law in this respect
is. or should be, the main considera
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