San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-30
EMAIL POX ON
INCREASE, SAYS
DOCTOR DUGGAN
4axity in Enforcing Vac
cination Law Is Re-
sponsible.
TELLS ABOUT FOOD
pays Mill Prepared Prod
ucts Has Vitamines
Taken Out.
TELLS ABOUT FOOD

Urging that compulsory vaccination
shall be secured in Texas by means
Pf proper legislation. DR.. Malone Dug
ian, state health officer. stated dur
ng the symposium of the department
IF state health and public hygiene dur
ng the morning session of that branch
Pf the State Medical Association on
Wednesday. that small pox prevention
hould be urged at once because OF
he outbreak of the disease in Texas
turing the last few months. and its
fapid spread. attributed to laxity in
|niorcing vaccination requirements in
he state. DIR. II. Il. Tablet of l.!
'aso. opened the Discussion with a lee
ure on the necessity for vaccination,
nd DR.. Willis Waite of FL Paso
tated that people opposing the pass.
&c of compulsory vaccination law
hould be either in Jail or in asylums,
because the need has recently become
10 urgent.
Other phases of public health were
iscussed at the meeting Of the sec
ion of the State Medical Associa-
ion dealing with public health and
hygiene, Wednesday during the morn
pig meeting. when an attack was
nade by Drs. w. W. Battle of Aus
in and W. NJ. Brumby of Houston,
IN the present status of manufactured,
hill-made and other treated foods.
pr. Brumby, the states first health
fficer under the present system Of
ealth laws, said that all the vita
hines are taken out of manufactured
pod. including corn meal and flour,
y present processes, and that expert
hents have proved the loss of life
living qualities in food that once fed
rowing children without very much
ssistance from other foods.
A Balanced Diet.
Corn meal that once constituted
he chief diet of small children, part
Icularly of negro children, has lost
$ vital qualities in the modern pro-
ess of commercial preparation to the
Xtent that pigeons and little chick
ms fed on the white meal of today,
ill not grow and will die within
short time after their strength is
Exhausted from lack of nourishment, 4"
pr. Brumby said.
when we compare this condition
nth the once-nourishing foods that
reduced strong. healthy adults, we
nm see how greatly the corn meal.
our and molasscs, as well as other
Manufacturing foods, have decreased
food value since the time of our
grandparents. L will state here that
prn meal fresh from the field. milk
.esh from the COW. and fresh apple
day will constitute a balanced and
holesome diet, providing that these
rticles of food are not robbed of
heir vitamines.
There was some discussion follow
hg DR.. Brumby's talk, including
lans to have new food laws sub
tilted to the Legislature at the same
me that the proposed bill reorganiz-
be- the State Health Department is
admitted. The need for such n
easure was stressed by several prom
hent physicians, who stated that mod
I'm food, especially corn meal and
our. has in some manner lost the
bodybuilding power that it once had.
An Urgent Need.
In regard to compulsory vaccina-
on. DIR. Duggan of the State Health
Eoard. stated that during the last
Pur months. smallpox has broken out
many sections Of Texas, and that
lses reported for January, February,
arch and April of 1924. total 663
ises, as compared. with the 669 cases
ported to the State Department for
be entire year of 1923. Inaanucn as
hses of smallpox must be reported
the State Department by telegram
soon as discovered. DIR. Duggan
ated that there could be no mistake
these figures. and that compulsory
iccination at this time is saDlecl
at may of necessity be brought be-
bre the people most forcibiy IN
SIS preventative measures are taken
reduce the spread of the disease.
vaccination should be publicly
reached" DIR. Duggan declared. "The
Try fact that smallpox can be
amped out by vaccination is reason
iough for the medical profession. cs-
.cially TO work for reduction of the
bread Of this terrible plague"
In his discussion of the Importance
vaccination and of re-vaccination.
r. J. W. Tappon of FL Paso. stated
at the power of stamping out small
bx remains with the voters. as the
seasc may be prevented il the people
III see fit to assist in making laws
nd in lending personal cooperation
|nducive to n thorough cleanup of
G state. 4 case Of the remarkable
'evention or spread Of recurrence of
c disease was given in the incident
the German army. which reduced
eases from more than 100000 per
ar to percentage of less than one
nth ne- 100000 during recent years.
~ Of hrc lois al
rises TO the disease was cited as an
ample of possible prevention
rough vaccination.
Spreads Over America
DIR. Tanpan stated that in the re-
|rt of March 90. 1924. in the Amer
an Medical Journal. the spread of
ballpox in America was mentioned.
connection with report from De-
pit Mich. where If 421 eases re-
rted for the month. over 200 were
the citv>of Detroit. In the same
sue of the Journal. DIR. Battle said
at a renort from Switzerland was
zen. stating that in cantons where
ccination had been enforced. no
ses Of the disease had been recorded
snite Of the fact that the major
Of the nation was suffering loss Of
and much financial damage from
plague Of smallpox that was sweep
the country.
The power of state to enact and
force compulsory vaccination laws
been determined in the affirma-
[e by. the Supreme Court of the
lited States several times" DIR. Tap
n stated. SThr spread OF smalnox
nen.ls on the will of the people. SEN
nent preventing compul.1ty VACCINE
N vii cause \ constant srread Of
disease. The medical profession
puld educate its natients in the
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