Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-17
STATE LABORATORY
IS IMPORTANT PLACE.
Institution 10 Vital to Welfare
Of Residents OF Della


n tho state, realize the Importance
of tho state Hoard Of Health IAbora-
tory which N located at Newark. There
II hardly another institution OK as
much importance 10 the people of Del
aware and their safety as this one.
A. N there that disease specimens
from all over the state are examined |
and from witch reports are submitted
ss a. whether the reactions are posi- !
tive 90 negative,
The stan ~ composed of n bacter!ol- !
o.lr,, q ncrologist and a chemist. In
the pnsi ten years the work at tho
laboratory has increased ten fold and
The men who are engaged there are
hfpt' hu-N every minute of the day.
The work ~ all OF scientific nature
snd very interesting. Dr. Herbert j.
Watson n in charge and all the work
4. dono under his personal super
,lsiun.
Tho laboratory was established in
ispa on the vnmpus of tho old Della
ware eollcnv This year over $500
spurlWenp viii have been examined
nhd the total specimens from tho time
uf tho rstehlinhmont number over bS.-
600. puilnn the frat eight years Of
ihu lalurntoiN'a existence the apcci.
mems averaged about 1000 a year.
while az the present time they or.
mulp than ala times thia number an
nWnll,
Tho water supply with tho e1cep-
tluh ~ Wilmington. and the milk sup.
ilil w the whole State comcs under
ihp supervision OF this laboratory.
anmplrH ~ the various supplies OF
Walur ana milk are sent 90 pr. Wat
snn ior examination and this year
have hecn higher M purity than Is
srnprall, tho rule
The ras,our treatment il one foa-
tutu ut the lnhufatorys work and
slnre The establishment over 800 cases
haNn Mrn treated and only one was
iuai This was the casc of a boy who
WhH bitten hy mad dog but who
iaued lo arriy for treatment In time
io BE- saved. .
lhlH year about $50 specimens. 20
ln examined tur tuhcrCulosls, have
boon fnnt to the laboratory for ox.
animation ana about 200 of this mum.
hri showed tuhvrcular organism.
the hlkHcnt work az the present
ilmo is tho court work that comes 20
pr Watson, Since prohibition has
some into cncct there have been 40
many persons arrested Tor selling
hlouholiv hefcraacu that HIS offices
Hl times have been Hwampcd with
samples received from every cour, IN
ihr state Il W his dut.. TO examine
tarh ~ these samples aud ascertain
ihr amount ~ alcohol in each sample.
ilfsidsa this the matter Of narcotic
Ntusr " a hlg thlns, IN recent years
Nfesi number ~ drua ptddlors have
hren convicted IN tho states court
ana hli tneso drugs are examined az
ne state Laboratory, Every time
mat ~ Watson makes an cNsmina
ilon ~ orr ~ these article, " mean. q
tflN tu Vuuft a- he ~ called on 20
testify a. 10 the findings he has made.
30 fsr this year Dr Watson has
WsVrlea from one end 81 the state 90
Ihe other ana has testified IN hctworn
500 ana eco drur and LIQUOR case.
THE work together with that needed
un statutory eases I. now consuming
Hhnut onoshaif the time oi the labora.
tory.
h,cry charitable institution in. IN,
state sends epcclments of yariou,
diseases a. tho laboratory and ever,
prisoner that enters the workhousc 4,
e,Nmiucd by the laboratory force
The present building IN which tn,
laboratory n housed was placed a
ihe Disposal of the State by the tru.
ires ~ tho University of Delaware
The main moor In taken up with cx
hlMiinh, WAITING and vaccinatio,
fnoms ana ofnce, The second floor 4
taken up with tho hacteriolosica
loom ana The chemical and vatc
inums hcsldOs these there is a,
vnefsency laboratory IN the Publ
huildins ln thls city. There are sta
uunr ~ al parts OF tho state from
which specimens are mail.d 20 tn
laboratory for examination. Thee
specimens are mailed IN free mailinl
deNices, of which this state was tn
hrHi IN the country 20 pur IN use.
This year about $50 examination
were made un typhoid cases and abou
laN of these turned out positive