The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-12-27
Remarkable Improvement in
Health Shown by Committee
on Waste in Industry.
2,4DO,DOO CONTINUALLY I'LL
Eye Conservation Taken Up by Man.
Observation-Disclosures Of Tubercu-
iosis Shown on Decrease
Survey Of Industries.

5 in America has been increased by fiv,
J, years since 1909, according to the
findings of the committee on elimina
lion Of waste in industry of the Amer
lean Engineering council appointed b,
Herbert Hoover. Morbidity surveys
1t is stated, shown an economic gaiI
TO the nation of many millions through
lessened disability and sickness
Army figures cited bear out esti
mates of industrial loss resulting from
accidents to the eye and defective Wis
ion. OF 1882 men discharged for
physical reasons by the military au-
thorities in Brooklyn and Manhattan,
1852 were rejected because of defec-
tive eyes. Eye conservation has now
become a matter Of organized nation
al concern. The Eye-sight Conserva-
fiOn Council of America and many of
the cOuntry's biggest Industrial en-
leiprises are working to cut down the
enormous annual loss from this form
| of waste.
The report estimates that 100000
| people are continually ILL., Turbercu-
| losis is still the worst epidemic dis
ease, though it's ravages are decreas-
ing.
There is no reason, it is declared, to
believe that the race is physically adj
vancing But that national vitality is
increasing is the general conclusion
reached by the investigators.
Value of Workers. Health.
The section of the waste report deal
ing with the health of industrial work
ers was prepared by DR.. Eugene Ly-
man Fisk and DR.. G. T.. Sharp of New
York. BY health supervision and pc
riodic physical examination, it is as
serted, net margin of economic gain
OF $l,520. 100000 can be accomplished.
in addition to excess dividends in
health, happiness, satisfaction in liv.
ing, prevention Of pain, prevention Of |
SORROW, prevention Of discOntentment |
and industrial unrest"
Improvement in the general condi- |
ton of the population since Roosevelt
was president is recorded in the re-
port, which represents a survey of five
basic industries, which were dis
cussed at a great national forum in
connection with the annual five-day
meeting of the American Society of
Municipal Engineers, which met In
New York city.
"In the report on national vitality
prepared by Prof. Irving Fisher for
the national conservation commission
appointed by President Roosevelt in
1909" says the waste committees re-
port, 1T was estimated that there
were about 100000 persons serious
y Ill at all times in the United States
and that AZ per cent of this illness was
with resultant extern
sion of life of over fifteen years.
Even in the short period Of time ;
since that report was issued a meas
Ire of this reduction has been noted
The estimate Of 10 days annual loss
rom illness must now be reduced to
approximately seven. The duration
# life has actually been extended ,
probably period Of five years.
"A survey of the sickness prevalent {
mong approximately 100000 work. +
rs during 1885 revealed an aver O
ge loss to more than 100000 Amer h
IAN wage earners of about nine days +
er year. A fall in the general death
ate from 1907 to 1917 Of 90 per thou r
and indicated saving of 100000 :
YES In 1917. n
Death Rate in Industry. 4
Dealing with health conditions In ii
ldustry, the report estimates a total
SIS among 42,O0O,OOO workers between
lie ages of fifteen to sixty-fve of 428,- +
70 lives in 1920, and a probable loss !
lis year of 100000. The death rate I
industry is given as 11.46 per L. !
10, while in preferred occupations, !
lch as teachers and graduates of
omen's colleges, it is 1924, as shown
an investigation of mortality among
e graduates of Smith, Wellesley and {
assar.
tuberculosis results in two to three I
aths per 1000 occurring annually
the working ages. Ten years ago
e rate was nearly double that figure {
Pneumonia, influenza and typhoid I
YER are shown to be the most impOr-
ut acute communicable diseases I
iOIS uuultS. 1ypHOlu HIS more lnaD
1000 sick beds annually and takes
out $1,000 lives, mostly in the work !
, ages. Influenza and pneumonia in !
n-epidemic years take about $4,000
es in the working ages and thus
count for at least $4,000 cases of !
less. Hookworm infection is pres
in large industrial area to the
ent Of at least per cent among
laboring population. Intensive
dies show 80 per cent of students
a southern university infected. Ks
special items of loss are Enumerated 8
the report as follows: Tubercu-
$, 5000. 1000, 0O0. annually from death
ne, and $4,000 100000 in this gen
ton from diminished longevity; ty-
i'd, Sla5,000,0O0 annually; hook
IN, s250OO0, 900 annually; malaria. 5,
O0C0,0O0 annually. These losses
all theoretically wholly prevent
A--s't least - per cent practicall,.
ventahte says the reporf 49,