LEGJ Cl. ATI OF F-i OPOS ID (C ont inuc d)
"These laws for the nost part were
enacted from 10 to 20 years ago.
At the ti c of their enactment,
they wore basically sound and
progressive laws. They dealt with
the most pressing health problems
of the day; quarantine and isolati
on of epidemic diseases, particula
rly typhoid, smallpox and dipthcrio
Since then, advances in medicine
have shown us t: at, while epidemics
may bo limited'to some extent by
these measures, the real need is
that of prevention. This can bo
done only through the organized
efforts of an'official Territorial
health agency, which has a staff cf
trained personnel to administer
such a program* It is essential
that preventive moas’iroa arc kept?
constantly in mind. Dr. Thomas
Pnrran, Surgeon General of th..
United States Public Health Service
reported recently that in spite
of the fact that a preventive for
smallpdx is known, the number of
casos has doubled in the past year
to about 14,000 reported casos.
ahy? Because vigilance has boon
relaxed, because the necessity of
prevention has not boon emphasized
as widely as in previous years."
In answer to the question, If such
legislation as suggested is enac
ted, v/ill it increase the cost of
public health scrvic.. to the
Territory?, ho said "Definitely
hot. The enactment of this legis
lation her nothing to do with
appropriations, it is in fact only
legalizing the Territorial Depart
ment of Health as it’is now organ
ized and functioning with. the in
ception of two items.' Those arc
the formation of a three member
Board of Health and the transfer
of the Registration of Vital Stat
istics from the office of the
Territorial Auditor to that of the
Department of Health."
The members of the Board of Health
will serve in an honorary capacity
and with no compensation."
(Continued on top of page)
nEvory state, territory, possession
of the United States r.nd the Diet*
rict of Cdumbis., • assign the duty
of the cbllection, registr Lion and
anal sis of vital statistics to
tho-ir respective health do pertinents •
A1. a ska. is the only exception.
ANCHORAGE SECTION HOST DE'tiELY
SETTLED 0? EITTIEE TEE ilTORY
It is Expected City and Vicinity
.ill Have 12,000 After Air Erse Is
Einished.
Increes ing importance of tT.e Third
Division of-Alas1: , in which Anchor
aye is located, is seen in census
figures released by Jacob ?* Ander
son, supervisor, showing its pop
ulation w:s increased by 2,9 5 dur
ing tho past decade. The Third
Division has long b.on the chief
pvinport of the territorial govern
ment in point of taxes cold acted.
Approximately GO percent of tho
territorial revenue cones fro:-, this
division, the bull: c-f it in the form
of taxes on fish.
■h *h p:
The now census figures chow she
division to have 19,304 residents,
as of lost Oct. 1" . Ten 70err. ago the
population was 10,309* The division
'3 0utctr.nd.in7 for its div ccifio'd
ndvstr ics and potentialit103.
esides fishing', its loaoi 3 indust
* /** *•■ V>r- n ■! n i t O’ •?■**'-» o r- •*» •? - ■ -?
kJ j '.J± UjJj. • -L-i, j n-lilr.,
I Ail: itary lof or.ee s
.me rc.1iroe.din7
hr.vo recently tenon rirso niece
on.org the divisions Industn c end
•promises to alter the ocormic
nictr.ro greatly within the next few
years .
The census supervisor reported 386
farris boihg operated in the entire
territory. Of this numbor 537 are
in the Third Division, making it
tho outstanding agricultural center
of the territory* The remaining
880 farms arc scattered through
the other three divisions 62 Alaska.
Indications point toward a great
increase, in farming in this section
when new- enterprises are launched to
supply the demand for,fresh farm
products. (Continued.on page 4)