Show A HINT FOR HEALTH OFFICERS fresh air is the great preventive for all contagious diseases urges dr beatty the following bulletin his has been sent out by the state board of health accompanying the death rate for do Dt december cember A remarkable decrease in the total number of deaths and eases cases of communicable diseases for the month of december is noted compared with the tha corresponding month of last year the average reduction amounting tho 33 per cent in the number of deaths and 50 per cent in the number of communicable muni cable SIble diseases reported and deaths the only exception to the favorable showing is 13 that of small pox still continues to spread vaccination is again urged to restrict this most easily and surely preventable of all diseases during the season of cold weather r the gospel of fresh air night end day should every everywhere whre be preached and practiced contrary to the custom of tightly cloned dwellings and by every means possible excluding it dread of fresh air is more largely responsible for the spread of communicable disease than any other one factor in the home and in the school this fact fac t should be recognized and health officers should in every way promote its recognition it is their special duty to ascertain the facilities for ventilation in school buildings and to enforce its efficiency proper ventilation in all d fellings vei vel lings schools and other buildings would prevent 50 per cent of the deaths from pneumonia and other communicable diseases fresh air can harm no one and it is the most economical air that can be breathed whatever may be the price of coal it is also the best bes known health insurance policy T B BEATTY secretary sevier county had but eight deaths in december |