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BULLETIN OF THE XOKTH CAROLINA BOARD OF HEALTJf. (59 was addressed by Secretary of Agriculture Wilson; vSenator Mason, of Illinois, and several nDeinbers of the House of Representatives, including the Hon. Messrs. Atwater, of our own State; Brosins, of Pennsylvania, author of the Brosin's Pure Food bill; the famous Champ Clark, of Missouri; Latimer, of South Carolina, and others. They all expressed themselves as favorable to le5J:islation of the character desired. It is perhaps well to explain just here that the two principal objects aimed at are the absolute prohibition of the sale of articles containing elements dangerous to health and the proper labeling of all articles exposed for sale in this country—not so much to prevent non-injurious adulterations as to prevent fraud against the consumer, by requiring tiie label on every package to set forth its true character. For example, the sale of oleo margarine is not forbidden, but its sale as butter is. Similar provisions apply to drugs in fceneral, but patent medicines are not even named in either of the proposed bills. This omission we were informed v(ras due to the belief that any attempt to regulate them would insure the defeat of the bill. It is a sad commentary upon the state of public opinion to even intimate that the National Legislature of this great country of ours is practically under the control of the manufacturers of secret nostrums, but there seems to he some foundation for the belief. The principal interest centered around the discussion of the two bills that have been introduced in the House—the Brosins and the Babcock. The essential difference between them is in the administrative feature. In the former the execution of the law is entrusted to the Department of Agriculture* as now constituted, the Chief Chemist of that department being in immediate control under the Secretary. In the latter a separate bureau in the same department is created with a special Food Commissioner at its head, to be appointed by the President, to have a salary of $5,000 a year and the privilege of appointinsc all Lis subordinates of every descri})tion, excepting alone the Chief Chemist. The contest between the advocates of the two bills lasted several hours and developed considerable heat, the remarks at times being decidedly acrimonious. The Brosins bill finally won by a good majority, and was then adopted unanimously as the choice of the Congress. The following morning the Committee on Commerce, Hon. Mr. Hepburn, Chairman, gave us a hearing, at which representatives of the different interests were given five minutes each in which to present their views. In studying the feeling displayed in the discussions of the rival bills, we came to the conclusion that it was probably due to the expectation on the part of some at least, to get office under the one advocated. We hope this supposstioa is true, for to secure legislation of any kind in these days somebody must watch it and push it, and those who get a bill throuarh will have earned a reward. The all-important thing is to make a start—to get some kind of national or interstate ptire food law which can be improved hereafter. Review of Diseases for February, 1900. EIGHTY-EIGHT COUNTIES REPORTING. Ninety-two counties have Superintendents of Health. Except in the case of the more contagious and dangerous diseases, the Superintendent has, as a rule, to rely upon his own information alone, since few physicians can be induced to report cases of non-contagious diseases t^ him. Where the number of cases is not given, or the prevalence of a disease otherwise indicated, its mere presence in the county is to be understood as reported.
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Fixed Title * | NCHH-03: Bulletin of the North Carolina Board of Health [1886-1913] |
Document Title | Bulletin of the North Carolina Board of Health [1886-1913] |
Subject Topical | Public health -- North Carolina -- Periodicals. |
Subject Topical Other | Public Health -- North Carolina -- Periodicals. |
Description | Published: 1886-1913. |
Contributor | North Carolina. State Board of Health. |
Publisher | Wilmington, N.C. : Secretary of the Board, 1886-1913. |
Repository | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Health Sciences Library. |
Host | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Date | 1899-1900 |
Identifier | NCHH-03-014 |
Form General | Periodicals |
Language | English |
Rights | This item is part of the North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection. Some materials in the Collection are protected by U.S. copyright law. This item is presented by the Health Sciences Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for research and educational purposes. It may not be republished or distributed without permission of the Health Sciences Library. |
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Volume Number | 14 |
Health Discipline | Public Health |
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Fixed Title * | Page 143 |
Document Title | Bulletin of the North Carolina Board of Health [1886-1913] |
Subject Topical | Public health -- North Carolina -- Periodicals. |
Subject Topical Other | Public Health -- North Carolina -- Periodicals. |
Description | Published: 1886-1913. |
Contributor | North Carolina. State Board of Health. |
Publisher | Wilmington, N.C. : Secretary of the Board, 1886-1913. |
Repository | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Health Sciences Library. |
Host | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Date | 1900 |
Identifier | NCHH-03-014-0155 |
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Language | English |
Rights | This item is part of the North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection. Some materials in the Collection are protected by U.S. copyright law. This item is presented by the Health Sciences Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for research and educational purposes. It may not be republished or distributed without permission of the Health Sciences Library. |
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Volume Number | 14 |
Issue Number | 12 |
Page Number | 143 |
Health Discipline | Public Health |
Full Text | BULLETIN OF THE XOKTH CAROLINA BOARD OF HEALTJf. (59 was addressed by Secretary of Agriculture Wilson; vSenator Mason, of Illinois, and several nDeinbers of the House of Representatives, including the Hon. Messrs. Atwater, of our own State; Brosins, of Pennsylvania, author of the Brosin's Pure Food bill; the famous Champ Clark, of Missouri; Latimer, of South Carolina, and others. They all expressed themselves as favorable to le5J:islation of the character desired. It is perhaps well to explain just here that the two principal objects aimed at are the absolute prohibition of the sale of articles containing elements dangerous to health and the proper labeling of all articles exposed for sale in this country—not so much to prevent non-injurious adulterations as to prevent fraud against the consumer, by requiring tiie label on every package to set forth its true character. For example, the sale of oleo margarine is not forbidden, but its sale as butter is. Similar provisions apply to drugs in fceneral, but patent medicines are not even named in either of the proposed bills. This omission we were informed v(ras due to the belief that any attempt to regulate them would insure the defeat of the bill. It is a sad commentary upon the state of public opinion to even intimate that the National Legislature of this great country of ours is practically under the control of the manufacturers of secret nostrums, but there seems to he some foundation for the belief. The principal interest centered around the discussion of the two bills that have been introduced in the House—the Brosins and the Babcock. The essential difference between them is in the administrative feature. In the former the execution of the law is entrusted to the Department of Agriculture* as now constituted, the Chief Chemist of that department being in immediate control under the Secretary. In the latter a separate bureau in the same department is created with a special Food Commissioner at its head, to be appointed by the President, to have a salary of $5,000 a year and the privilege of appointinsc all Lis subordinates of every descri})tion, excepting alone the Chief Chemist. The contest between the advocates of the two bills lasted several hours and developed considerable heat, the remarks at times being decidedly acrimonious. The Brosins bill finally won by a good majority, and was then adopted unanimously as the choice of the Congress. The following morning the Committee on Commerce, Hon. Mr. Hepburn, Chairman, gave us a hearing, at which representatives of the different interests were given five minutes each in which to present their views. In studying the feeling displayed in the discussions of the rival bills, we came to the conclusion that it was probably due to the expectation on the part of some at least, to get office under the one advocated. We hope this supposstioa is true, for to secure legislation of any kind in these days somebody must watch it and push it, and those who get a bill throuarh will have earned a reward. The all-important thing is to make a start—to get some kind of national or interstate ptire food law which can be improved hereafter. Review of Diseases for February, 1900. EIGHTY-EIGHT COUNTIES REPORTING. Ninety-two counties have Superintendents of Health. Except in the case of the more contagious and dangerous diseases, the Superintendent has, as a rule, to rely upon his own information alone, since few physicians can be induced to report cases of non-contagious diseases t^ him. Where the number of cases is not given, or the prevalence of a disease otherwise indicated, its mere presence in the county is to be understood as reported. |
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