Show indian office works to eradicate disease the recent trip made by secretary work and indian commissioner burke to survey health conditions among the southwestern indians has produced definite results A crusade to eradicate trachoma among the indians indiana of new mexico and arizona was aras inaugurated on july 1 und under erthe the direction of a special of the indian office domce by surgeons of the united states state public health service indian school buildings will be used as aa temporary trachoma hospitals during the vacation period according to I 1 indian truth three operating units will be maintained in the field each headed by a special physician with a corps of indian employees sufficient clent to carry on the work of and treating efficiently and expect piously indian patients suffering with trachoma similar groups of med leill experts will be organized later by the bureau of indian affairs in an endeavor to eradicate trachoma on any other reservations where that disease exists |