A STATE LABORATORY OF HYGIENE. We recommend that a laboratory be established at Indianapolis under the charge and direction of the State Board of Health, to be called “The State Laboratory of Hygiene." The laboratory would be used for making sanitary analyses necessary in the work of tracing the cause and origin of diseases, also for making examinations of diphtheria cultures, examinations of sputum, blood, etc., for the purpose of settling diagnoses, that cure and prevention may be promptly applied. Athird use of the laboratory would be to make analyses of foods and drugs, which is the first step necessary in the enforcement of the pure food and drug law. A laboratory devoted to the above purpose should be located at Indianapolis under the charge of the State Board of Health, because the enforcement of the health and food laws is placed upon said Board. The laboratory should be presided over by skilled men, who should give all of their time and energies to their work. All of the States bounding Indiana have State laboratories, and likewise, almost all of the Northern and a few of the Southern States. In this respect, therefore, Indiana is behind. SANITARY SCHOOLHOUSES AND TEACHING HYGIENE IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. We suggest a statute requiring that all schoolhouses hereafter built shall conform to natural sanitary laws; also that the act should contain a clause requiring that hygiene be taught in the public schools. Not less than 10 per cent. of the school moneys are now wasted on account of unsanitary schoolhouses, in which start most of our epidemics and in which are laid the foundations in many for consumption and other diseases in after life. Massachusetts, Michigan and other States have statutes of the character we propose, and better health and progress among the school children has thus been secured. A STATE HOSPITAL FOR INDIGENT CONSUMPTIVES. Massachusetts, New York and Rhode Island have provided State Hospitals for Consumptives, and Ohio, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Michigan and other States are considering the matter. Both hy manity and economy demand such institutions in every State. At present, fully 1,000 indigent consumptives are being cared for at public expense in Indiana, but in such way as to spread the disease and not restore to health a single patient. The proposition to establish a State Hospital for Indigent Consumptives is not one to spend more money, but is clearly a measure to more wisely expend the money now devoted to caring for these unfortunates. We believe that all of these recommendations are wise, and would, if put in force by the State, save money to the people and materially promote the public happiness. [Signed] WILLIAM N. WISHARD, President. FINANCIAL STATEMENT. RECEIPTS. By appropriation $6,000 00 66 66 $50 00 14 00 15 15 10 00 16 50 45 00 45 00 35 00 45 00 15 00 50 00 DISBURSEMENTS. 12. T. Henry Davis, attending Board meeting. 12. Clark Cook, attending Board meeting. Dec. 1. May Stuart, clerical services.. 1. Eva Campbell, clerical services.. 18. Geo. F. McGinnis, Postmaster, stamps. 1. Maude Linn, clerical services. scription 35 00 45 00 45 00 45 00 15 00 10 00 23 15 14 70 17 00 55 23 86 2 25 23 04 115 77 4 10 20 00 66 66 1 00 125 58 7 00 10 00 27 45 1 25 24 65 15 00 50 00 50 00 50 00 45 00 35 00 66 DISBURSEMENTS-Continued. 28. Maud Hoffman, clerical services. $15 00 35 00 45 00 50 00 50 00 50 00 35 00 45 00 20 00 50 00 50 00 15 18 $29 00 26 40 28. May Stuart, clerical services. 1. Maude Linn, clerical services.. 17. Geo. F. McGinnis, Postmaster, stamps. May 1. Maud Hoffman, clerical services. 1. Maude Linn, clerical services.. 1. May Stuart, clerical services. June ·1. Eva Campbell, clerical services. 1. May Stuart, clerical services. ing 2 25 131 13 97 68 10 00 49 95 14 20 19 20 7 00 17 51 30 5 40 10 00 1 04 31 35 24 45 2 50 50 00 35 00 45 00 40 00 50 00) 50 00 50 00 50 00 45 00 40 00 35 00 50 00 10 00 17 00 21 00 1+ 20 50 00 24 50 33 50 20 82 40 00 45 00 35 00 50 00 50 00 16 00 13 70 21 00 3 00 44 18 19 30 175 80 7 20 5 00 1 33 2 25 DISBURSEMENTS-Continued. 26. T. Henry Davis, attending Board meeting. meeting 1. Maude Linn, clerical services... Health 29. D. McA. Williams, Postmaster, stamps. Aug. 1. Maud Hoffman, clerical services... 1. Inez Bonbrake, clerical services. 1. May Stuart, clerical services... Sept. 1. Eva Campbell, clerical services. 1. May Stuart, clerical services.. 30. Maude Linn, clerical services... 12. C. M. Eisenbeiss, attending Board meeting. 10 00 5 00 5 00 5 50 100 00 45 00 45 00 45 00 50 00 50 00 50 00 50 00 45 00 45 00 40 00 17 00 14 20 21 50 50 00 20 00 50 00 50 00 45 00 45 00 50 05 21 50 13 70 |