Show r TALKS r ON HEALTH BILL BILLI I i Dr John John Tells University University University sity Students What Laws Utah Needs t i PREPARED BY EXPERTS Authorities From Other From Other States Ac i Consulted in Framing Bill ri Introduced by 1 Dr John of ot the University er sity ity It of ot Ut Utah h lectured Saturday on tie the new hOW health bill Intro introduced by Senator S S. 3 J. J M hi hip conception DC or the purpose and the results result of or the thc bill which ho Ito regards as ae of ot great Im Im- Im The liThe now health bills bUls Introduced b by Senator are ae most moat commendable commenda commenda- 1 ble lle 16 and are aro the most Important which tho will consider during the present pension e lon said Dr Sund Sund- wall waIL The bills have been prepared after aCter monthA of ot earnest work worle during which time some somo of ot the most eminent authorities as tho the following have been consulted Dr C. C Pi n. dean 61 Oi t the medical school of the University sity sHy of ot Wi Wisconsin Dr L. L F. F Burker ur r head of or the department of ot medicine at the Johns Hopkins university Professor Pro Pro- t fessor s or A. A H II Christenson of ot tho the department de do- of medicine of Harvard ord Dr John 1 M. M Dodson dean of ot the University Uni varsity of Chicago medical school Dr P. P G. G Heineman of ot tho department of bacteriology at the tho University of C 11 cago and man many other prominent authorities authorities au au- nu- nu on public health Tho bill provides for tor a state board of f health composed of ot nine nino member members 1 0 vo are aro physicians to be chosen from lom various parts of ot tho the state one shall be the tho state veterinarian who is familiar fa Ca- ta- ta with the tho diseases of cattle p throughout tho the state and nd from which r so mon many human diseases originate Th The other members member'S shall bo ho the state 1 bacteriologist tho the state chemist and the tho tato food tood and dairy commissioner All of T these men shall devoto all of ot their time and Interest toward bettering bet tho health of the state Could a more efficient board bo constituted The Tho establishment of ot public health laboratories is another strong point Certain localities in our state o suffered for years rears from epidemics o o or typhoid fever diphtheria and other Infectious diseases which have Vr y- y suited In man many unnecessary deaths Now with well equipped laboratories and with the tho aid of specialist in public pub puh lie lic health affairs wo o are positive In our conclusions that many of ot our In Infectious Infectious infectious In- In diseases will tm bo eradicated I. With tho the services of ot such men as the tho ho hobill bill provides for If it an outbreak should occur In any part of ot the state these theao specialists will go bO to tho the location and ferret out the cause and thus stop the ravages of ot the disease To U Use O Laboratories Tho bills provide that these laboratories labo labo- bo located at the state university uni mit- and Agricultural Ac college The University of at Utah now has well wen equipped laboratories In pathology bacteriology and chemistry r. r These laboratories belon belong to the state and the they should serve 0 th the practical and direct purpose as well as an tho the The Tho bill m IlI provides that the professor protes sor of r veterinary science at tho the state Agricultural college be bo the state veterinarian vet vet- that tile the professor of at chemistry chemistry chem chern at the state university bo ho the i state chemist and the professor of I l bacteriology and pathology be bc the state bacteriologist It Isn't because e I these Institutions wish to gobble up he the offices as has been accuse accused that t we support these bills It Is because I these men mca aro are specialists In their va various various va- va arious a rious lines Again theo institutions 1111 share with the state the salaries of these men so that the Increase in expense to the state IH is veT very small R Re Remember member it is not a new Innovation similar laws the found in othor other states These e states have the best health de departments de de- In America and I belle bellevo that if these hills bills pass the thel Utah legislature legislature legis legis- lature that Utah will have havo the best health laws In America The legislature legis lature cannot afford to allow these tIles laws to slip sUp by as thc they are problems of life Ufo and health to us all |