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THIRTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT

OF THE

Indiana State Board
of Health

For the Fiscal and Board Year Ending September 30, 1915
For the Statistical Year Ending December 31, 1915

TO THE GOVERNOR

FORT WAYNE PRINTING COMPANY
CONTRACTORS FOR STATE PRINTING AND BINDING

REPORT OF THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH.

THE STATE OF INDIANA,

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,

November 30, 1915.

Received by the Governor, examined and referred to the Auditor of State for verification of the financial statement.

OFFICE OF AUDITOR OF STATE,

INDIANAPOLIS, December 28, 1915.

The within report, so far as the same relates to moneys drawn from the State Treasury, has been examined and found correct.

DALE J. CRITTENBERGER,

Auditor of State.

January 4, 1916.

Returned by the Auditor of State, with above certificate, and transmitted to Secretary of State for publication, upon the order of the Board of Commissioners of Public Printing and Binding.

B. B. JOHNSON, Secretary to the Governor.

Filed in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Indiana, January 4, 1916.

HOMER L. COOK,
Secretary of State.

Received the within report and delivered to the printer, January 5, 1916.

ED. D. DONNELL,

Clerk Printing Board.

MEMBERS OF THE INDIANA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH.

JAMES S. BOYERS, M. D., President..

H. H. SUTTON, M. D., Vice-President.
J. L. FREELAND, M. D....

CHAS. B. KERN, M. D...

J. N. HURTY, M. D. Phar. D..

Decatur

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Indianapolis

Lafayette

Indianapolis

LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.

HON. SAMUEL M. RALSTON,

Governor of Indiana.

INDIANAPOLIS, November 30, 1915.

Sir: We have the honor to present herewith the Thirty-fourth Annual Report of the Indiana State Board of Health. The report, according to the law's commands, gives the transactions and expenditures for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1915; also complete report of the work of the two departments of the State Laboratory of Hygiene, which is under the control of the State Board.

The Statistical Report, which according to the law shall be for the calendar year, cannot be compiled until after that date. We shall, therefore, send in said statistical report as soon after January 1st as it can be tabulated and analyzed; and with our present force and facilities it will take three, or perhaps four months, to do the work. We will push this report with all possible speed. Very respectfully,

J. N. HURTY,

Secretary.

By order of the State Board of Health.

THIRTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT

OF THE

INDIANA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH

Hon. Samuel M. Ralston, Governor of Indiana:

Sir:-The Indiana State Board of Health, in accordance with the commands of the statutes, has the honor to present herewith its Thirty-fourth Annual Report, which is for the fiscal year ending September 30 and the statistical year ending December, 31. 1915.

THE PUBLIC HEALTH.

It is unfortunate that we have not at this time the statistics for the calendar year from which to draw conclusions concerning the public health. However, we can say for the year ending September 30, we have had a few epidemics and outbreaks of the so-called epidemic diseases, but really nothing serious. Smallpox is still reported from a number of counties each month but its mortality is so low as to make this one-time feared disease negligible when compared to other diseases. Whooping cough is far more destructive in these days than smallpox, yet it is to be feared more on account of its maiming effects than because of the mortality which attends it.

Public Health Day held October 1 in accordance with the law and the proclamation of the Chief Executive, was a great success. The reports show that fully 60 per cent. of the cities and towns and schools observed the day. In Indianapolis, the day was a very great success. The Mississippi Valley Conference on Tuberculosis was in session and extended its stay one day in order to see the Public Health Procession in Indianapolis and to participate in the work. The reports show that most cities and towns where Public Health Day was celebrated had public health processions which certainly have left a good impression. In the Indianapolis public health procession there were 72 floats besides marchers, automobiles, police and brass bands. Thousands of people viewed the procession.

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