The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-05-05

in the solution of the goiter problem.
Tetanus or the dreaded lock jaw"
following wounds can be prevented by
injections of tetanus antitoxin The
tetanus bacillus was discovered by
Arthur Nicolaier.
Hydrophobia, or rabies resulting from
mad dog bites or the bites of other
rabid animals, can be prevented by the
so-called 'Pasteur treatmens" or pre-
tentative vaccinations, discovery by
the great and brilliant scientist Louis
PaSteur
The discovery of insulin by Banting
has greatly helped to control diabetes.
Cancer still remains great problem,
but is being constantly studied We
have much scientific knowledge re-
garding it. We will have more as in
vestigationS and studies go on Disease
of the heart and blood vessels also
present serious problem in modern
intensive life.
| Al long list of diseases and the prob
lens of their prevention and treatment
might be added, but those mentioned
forward march of progress in cure of
disease, prevention of disease and the
preservation of health.
The governments recognize the i'm
portance of health.
| Our own United States has its
American Public Health Service" a
great organization which does much
important scientific work and research
in the prevention of diseases. Each
state has it's own State Board of
Health. In our own State of Minnesota
we have a special division called the
Division of Preventable Diseases, which
assists all local Boards of Health In
their work of control and prevention
of disease and preservation of health
The Division of Sanitation, another
most important division, amongst its
many duties exercises supervision over
the water supplies of the state and sees
that they are kept safe for public con-
sumption ~
In our own City of Ely NEGOTIATIONS OF
toxin antitoxin and toxoid for the pre-
vention of diphtheria, vaccinations fol-
the prevention of small pox and iodine
tablets for the prevention of goiter are
given to our school children.
A Detention hospital is provided fol
the care and isolation of all contagious
!! diseases.
A city laboratory is maintained fo
the examination of water and mea
supplies.
A system of municipal cleaning il
maintained by which garbage and al
unsanitary material is removed from
the streets and alleys of the city. 4
sewage disposal system is provided.
Once a month tuberculosis clinic il
held in the city by representatives from
Nopeming Sanatorium, skilled in dag
nosis of lung diseases
Twice a year a clinic is held for TIT
babies of the community at which 6
trained specialist of children's disease!
is present. Christmas seals help in thi.
work.
All of this work and much more il
done for health.
We owe debt of gratitude we car
never pay to Edward Jenner, Bouis
Pasteur, Robert Koch, and all others ir
the long list of great workers who
patiently and laboriously, through the
long hours of the day and night, in the
laboratory and out, sought for the
truth, against great obstacles and ir
spite of many failures and disappoint-
ments, and who finally discovered some
truth or scientific fact to add to oul
knowledge, and thus helped to prevent
and cure disease and add to the health
and happiness, and long life of not only
ourselves, but to untold generations;