Dr. W. H. Chase, of this city, assist
ant health commissioner for the ter
ritory, contributes the following in
teresting article on "Infectious dis
eases" to the initial number of the
Quarterly Bulletin, issued by the Alas
ka Medical Association of the Third
division:
When a communicable disease
makes its appearance, a moral and
positive duty confronts each and every
physician in the community.
The physician’s knowledge and
training places him in a position of
authority whereby, by prompt and ef
fective action, it is within his power,
to confine, suppress and exterminate
an epidemic in its infancy.
Wrhen a physician is called to at
tend the sick and is confronted with
a condition which may be indicative
of a contagious disease and which
might require further observation to
determine the true nature of the ill
ness, it is his positive duty to enforce
a vigilant precautionary measure,
whereby no person should be permit
ted to enter or depart from the prem
ises until such time as a positive diag
nosis shall have been determined.
The physician should employ every
preventive means within his power, to
the end that the public health may
be protected. Precaution should sur
round his every act. This is the time
and opportunity to demonstrate his
worth and establish his professional
prestige in the community where he
may reside.
Fortunately the legislature of the
territory of Alaska has passed legis
lation which provides for an effective
public health service.
Under this act the governor of the
territory was made ex-officio commis
sioner of health to fill the newly
created office with authority to ap
point an assistant commissioner for
each of the four judicial districts of
the territory.
I he act further authorizes the or
ganization of local boards of health
in each school district outside of tha
incorporated towns and cities in the
territory.
These local boards are to be com
posed of three members. The chair
man of the said board shall be the
president of the school board. The
other members are to be elected or
appointed by the school board, one of
which shall be a licensed physician, if
one be available.
When a contagious disease Is dis
covered in a community it is the duty
of any person with knowledge of the
same to immediately notify the proper
authorities and their duty is to take
all precautionary measures possible
until the assistant health commission
er of the district can be notified.
The assistant commissioner has full
authority over all local officials to en
force any and all measures which may
be necessary to confine, suppress and
exterminate the disease.
To disinfect or destroy the germs
of disease a great many effective me
thods may be employed.
The old suphur or brimstone method
is gradually becoming obsolete, this
being due to Its tendency to destroy
fabrics, furnishings, etc.
The ideal disinfectant may never
be discovered, as all disinfectants pos
sess unpleasant odors and require
more or less time to produce the de
sired results. Modern activity de
mands disinfectants which are cheap,
harmless and above all, quick in ac
tion. One of the most simple forms
of disinfectant which may be em
ployed by the physician and give the
desired effective results is the for
maldehyde gas. This may be pro
duced by simply spraying formalin
on a sheet, permitting Its evaporation.
This method may be carried out by
hanging sheets over a line stretched
across a room, fastening the lower
edges, so that the sheets will hang at
an angle of about 45 degrees. To ob
tain the best results the sheets should
be dampened before placing them in
position. The formalin should then
be sprayed on the sheets. An ordinary
sprinkler may be used for this pur
pose,- but should one not be available
grooves may be cut in the stopper of
a bottle, which can be used as a
shaker.
About twelve ounces or tne rorma
lln should be used for each 1,000 feet
of air space. The room should be
closed and all cracks, ete.. acalod aa
tightly as possible, and allowed to
remain so for at least six hours, and
when possible over night.
This is the most convenient and ef
fective means of disinfection and has
the advantage of not leaving any last
ing odor and will not Injure the most
delicate furnishings.
When a more drastic disinfectant Is
necessary, the formalin-permanganate
method is recommended. This is a
.simple procedure, but requires more
attention.
First secure a tin pan and a tin pail.
Place the pan on the floor, with a
very little water in it, not enough to
float the pall. After having every
thing in readiness, place eight ounces
of permanganate of potash in the pail
for each 1,000 feet of air space In the
room to be fumigated. Place the pall
in the pan and then from a wide
mouthed bottle or open receptacle
pour sixteen ounces nr formalin for
each 1,000 feet of air apace In the
room over the contenta of the pall
The pall should be a large one, as the
mixture Is very active and will boi!
and sputter profusely.
In using this method great care
should be taken to guard against fire
and when possible the chemical ac
tion of the mixture should be watched
through a window from time to time
Usually four hours will suffice foi
thorough fumigation by this method
and It is probably the most effective
method known.
The available physical agents, in
eluding sunlight, dry heat, burning,
boiling, steaming, etc., are familiar to
all physicians and we should ever re
member to Impress the importance ot
these agents upon all those whose life
brings them in association with con
tagious and infectious diseases.
Physicians should, at all times,
avail themselves of every opportunity
to improve public sanitary conditions.
By taking the initiative in these mat
ters a great and lasting good may be
accomplished and the physician's pre
sence and worth may be felt and ap
preciated in the community.
(Note — Copies of the Territorial
Health Regulations may be secured
by applying to the governor's office or
to the nearest assistant commis
sioner.)
CLEVELAND HAS
fine pitch;
STAFF
(By United Press)
CLEVELAND, March 12. — Pitch
ing is the big problem that must be
solved by Manager Lee Fohl if he is
to make a winner of the Cleveland
Indians this year. The men today are
spending the first day in their New
Orleans training camp.
His second biggest problem is first
base.. Practically every other posi
tion on his lineup is settled.
He has an outfield that doesn’t have
to take a back seat for any other big
league set of outgardeners. With Tris
Speaker in center, flanked on the right
by Bobby Roth and on the left by Jack
Graney the gardens are well pro
tected.
Terry Turnder will be back at third,
Ray Chapman at Short, and Bill
Wambsganse at second.
There are an even dozen pitchers
on the squad of thirty-one players,
and Fohl is supremely confident he
will get together a classy staff. He is
pulling hard for his big right hander,
Guy Morton, to come back with the
kink gone from his arm. Morton was
leading the American league with ten
victories and only two defeats when
something went wrong with his salary
wing last season. It was largely due
to this disability that Cleveland drop
ped after a good start last season.
Stanley Covelskie, the young Polish
spitballer, and Jim Bagby, fadeaway
artist, are counted on as mainstays of
the hurling corps just as they were
last year. One youngster who Is ex
pected to prove a sensation is Otis
Lambeth, who came from Topeka late
last season. Lambeth displayed a
world of stuff, including a fine side
wheel delivery and cross fire ball, of
which he has remarkable control.
Fohl has two fine southpaws in Fred
Coombs and Joe Boehling, the latter
obtained in a trade with Washington.
Big Ed Klepfer, who was bothered
with tonsilitis last season, has had his
tonsils removed and started south in
the middle of February to get in con
dition by the time his teammates ar
rive.
Popboy Smith, brother in law of
Bagby, and Albert Gould, the little
Iowan, showed good form and ability
with the Indians last season and are
expected to develop.
There are three likely youngsters
getting their first tryout in fast com
pany. Petty, from Texas, Dickerson,
who won eleven straight and lost none
in the. Dixie league, and Deardorff,
from the University of Iowa.
At first base the season may see
the passing oF Chick Gandill as a big
league regular, for young Louis Guisto
from Portland, Ore., is banked upon
to win that place. Guisto didn’t show
much in the batting line when he
reached Cleveland late last season, but
he had a strained back. After the
season he went on a trip to Honolulu,
and Harold Janvrin of the Boston Red
Sox, who took the aameVur, predicts
Guisto will be a star.
Cleveland also has In reserve for
the first base Ivan Howard, Marty
Kavanagh, the ex-Tiger slugger, and
Ray Miller from the Western league.
Behind the bat the veteran Steve
O'Neill is certain to be the mainstay,
while Josh Billings, recalled from
Louisville, is the present tip for sec
ond string catcher. Tom Daly will be
third man.
Pete Allison, from New Orleans, Is
the only extra outfielder on the In
dians' roster, and is considered suf
ficient.
Little Joe Evans, tmrd Backer, is
back from Portland. The Indians are
trying an interesting experiment this
season, and will take south with them
a pair of sandlotters, chosen from the
best players of Cleveland's amateur
ball teams. They are Yaro Krejol,
catcher, and Johnny Leber, third
sacker. The Indians will present a
team of giants. Ten of them are
more than six feet tall.
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♦ (By United Press) ♦
♦ These are authentic quotations ♦
♦ from the pamphlet on babies by ♦
♦ I)r. L. Emmett Holt of Columbia ♦
♦ University and Dr. Henry L. K. ♦
♦ Shaw of Union University. #
♦ Tea, coffee, cider, wine, beer, ♦
♦ soda water and candy should ♦
♦ never be given to a young child. ♦
♦ The Juice of fresh fruits may be ♦
♦ given after twelve months. Cook- ♦
♦ ed fruit, such as baked apple or ♦
♦ apple sauce, should be given ♦
♦ once a day after the child is 18 ♦
♦ months old; and it should at first ♦
♦ be strained. Stale raw fruits are ♦
♦ especially dangerous in the cities ♦
♦ and everywhere In the summer. ♦
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November 7, 1914.174,191.15 B
, February 10, 1915 . 192,265.67 B
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