New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 5, 1920, Page 13

MILLIONS LO§S BY DISEASE EACH YEAR' $20,000,000 in Connecticut Alone, Dr. Reeks Says (liy T. Eben Reeks, M. D. Bureau of Preventable Diseases.) Twenty million dollars a year is al conservative estimate of the economic loss to Connecticut through prevent- able disease aud death. Ten million dollars 1 is a low estimate of loss from contagious diseases alone. These figures represent 2! actual, tangible, provable loss to the state which is largely preventable; bui ey do not take into consideration | ho higher loss —the sentimental loss, ! which is immeasurable. Every healthy life value which may be expr and cents. Sut we think of human life in terms of money, so very few of our citizen realize how great this cconomic lo. If fire and other cidents caused o property lo comparable amount, no expense or etfort would be pared in taking preventive measures. t we are accustomed to disease vl untimely death. Many of us still ‘gard them as inevitable. The penditure of money for the protection the public health is still looked tpon with suspicion and skepticism Taxpayers arve generally so bus watching the pennies which might roll out that they overlook.the m lions in health and wealth which mig! be kept in. Twenty thousand Connecticut ple are afflicted with \bout 1,700 of our wr from this discase. ‘Tuberculosis commission by ridiculously inade- is making notable in its effort to combat the* white plague. ' During the year just passed abont 50 children died in this state of diphtheria. IFor less than the amount the cconomic loss which these child deaths represent it would be possible to immunize every p Conmeciicnt who is susceptible diphthe But the same law auihorizes the State Department of Health purchase and distribute | preventive serums and vaccines pro-| vides that the distribution shall be Yimited to people upon whom pay- ment would be a financial hardship. In 1918 nearly 4.000 infanis under <ne year of age died in Connecticut Prenatal vare of mothers and proper feeding would have reduced this amortality by half. 1If the state had 350 visiting nurses to instruct moth- crs and prospective mothers, thou- sands of babies would h fifi Bl -4 goteotes & © i Director | a y our has a definite ed in dol- lars do not like o peo- tuberculosis. people die eaci The State althougit to sfetelototototelc] i 54 5 19 B - & G ! that 38 per but it emphasized the general { children, i ‘in the service if they had received treatment | | vear. We now have.about 175 gen- cral visiting nurses, and of theme, all but 35 are iocated in Fairflold, Hari- ford and New Haven countlos, The great war revealed the value of good health as nothing else ev did. The draft showed what a lar; percentage of us are unfit when th all comes. It was a shock to lcarn cent. of the young men of were urned the. cally unfit for service, | need for a much broader vision in dealifig with matters related to public healti. The following' table, based upou the examination of 2,000,000 school gives the percentage who rious defects the country homes as phy to showed vz | Per Ceni. Teeth Vision Adenoids Tonsils Malnutrition Orthopedic Tuberculosis Heart Weakness . Probably half of rho draft would have Defects men been ject fit fo for desects which inspection in their school days adequate school have revealed. At the beginning of this ii seems to me that the & in public health work is the general education of the public. It is incon- ceivable that the state should go on vear after year piling up a huge eco- nomic loss when so much can be done prevent it. wo:id new atest need 10 vear| | | JANUARY 17-24 18 'Y, M. C. A. and Industrial Coun- CIT Y ITEMS Miss Gl streer has dys Strople returned of Harrison to laselle semi- 2 v T. Crean. state president | of the Ladies’ auxiliary, A. O. H., will be a guest at the banquet to be ten- dered to Eamonn De Valera in the Hotel Oneca, New Haven, tonight. | Don’t forget the dance at Bardeck's new hall. Thursday, Jan 8. Music by | Ricott ncopated orchestra.—advt, iss Kitty Breessingham of Water- has returned to that city after spending the week-end here. The west stairway of the Academic Luilding at the High school which has been under construction for the past several months, has been2 fin- ished. P A birthday party featured by danc- { ceyved throughout the country amd in | New ing and a musical entertainment given by her friends {o Mrs. Wellin vesterday afternoon ai her | residence, 256 I<ensington avenue. Guests from Berlin, Kensington and New Britain were present. Miss Eleanor McCarthy of 3 Stanley street is resting comfortabl at the New Britain General hospital following an operation for appendi- citis Edmund Dillon has transferred land and buildings on Black Rock was | Axel ! T0 BE THRIFT WEEK cil Co- operate in Move NATIONAL THRIFT DAY OR BANK DAY, Saturday, Jan. |7—To emphasize the serv- ice a bank renders com- munity. 2 SHARE WITH OTHERS DAY, Sunday. Jan. 18. 0 empha- size the relation of money to character. NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE DAY. Monday, Jan. 19.—To emphas! the value of protecting loved ones with life insurance. OWN YOUR OW HOME DAY, Tuesday, Jan. 20.—To emphasize the desirability of owning one’s own home. MAKE A\ WILL DAY, Wednes- day, Jan. 21.—To emphasize the importance of making a will. INDUSTRY DAY. Jan. 22.—To em- identical inter- and em- MEIRITXDRIN Thursday, phasize the ests of employer ve. FAMILY day. Jan. the advantage of using budget plan for finances. PAY YOUR BILLS PROMP- 1.Y DAY. Saturday, Jan. 24. -To emphasize the moral obligation to pay vour bills promptly. BUDGTF DAY, To emphasize the * 24, und tair @ cou eco avenue to Charles Ainsworth of the D. Miller company through ihe agen- ayton Humphres. will take members in the following classes 2A Start with $1.00, decrease 2c. eacb week and recelve “ 5A “ $2.50, [ ede] 100 “ $1.00 200 “ $2.00 500 “ $5.00 & 4 & G G > 43 [ 4« [{3 @& 5c. &« [14 “ 50 50 50 [ [14 [ 13 “ & i fi@@&fi@@fi@@@fi@““@@@@@@fi&@fifi@@fi In Order to Take Care of All Who Wish to Jein Our CHRISTMAS SAVINGS CLUB We have ordered and received an additional supply of cards and 154 50 Pay 50c each week for 50 weeks and receive THE ONLY NATIONAL BANK IN THE CITY. Join Tonight. Open7to8p.m. Money Deposited in Our Club Is Under GOVERNMENT SUPERVISION ew Britain National Bank The Only National Bank in the City efedodegefoope getegotetctefefototoRiototeTotototoToto] During through birthday drive thought no more fitting a date this national will serve to the advantages offered by financial institutions, the week of January 17 to XNational Thrift Week, will be ob- Britain this observance will be | will the direction of the New Bri- Industrial Council, working theh agency of the il ier n A at Move Is. 17 is Benjamin nd those in churge of the anuary Franklin's | 1@ be selected to start a special nomic program. The purposes of thrift week are many. to educate communities it will conserve the edu- FEBLY N SRBHBBE BB /] @ $ 2550 63.75 25.00 50.00 100.00 250.00 “ 113 “ @@@@fi@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@fi@@@@@fi@@@@@@@ R 5 B QS e | cumber, ! the ! list, amd Rev | tor of St. Andrew’s Lithuanian church, | | DR. REEKS TO AID ; crnureh debt of SL.500. | Pew rents 275 MAIN | The LONGSHOECO.,Inc STREET ANNOUNCE, COMMENCING TOMORROW AT 9 O’CLOCK THEIR 1st ANNIVERSARY SAL Our carefully planned offerings of New and Wanted Styles are not to be confus with ordinary January Sales of discarded styles and broken lines. UR ENTIRE STOCK Offers unusual opportunities for economy and in the face of such reductions we d not hesitate to say that two pairs of Shoes simply means two savings. We have only GOOD Shoes for Women, Young Women, Men, Boys, Girls and Littl Children. In widths from AA to EE. cational values of Toun in combatting extravagance. banks added trial expansion. doctrines, it will “wild cat schemes.” individual saving. it “own your own home” do much toward character. Special Ieatures. New Britain, the thrift will have many special These will include practical industrial plants, in the schools, sermons on financial creed in the churches, essay contests in schools, group talks at the Y. M. distribution of proper litera- ture, a special exhibit, special ad- vertising and important addresses by financial experts. On Friday, Budget Day, personal account books and houschold budgets wili be distributed to those who' will make use of them. Local Committees. The vavious committees thrift week here are New Britain Industrial council: Carl S. Neumann, H. J. Cook, C. G. Robertson, Walter F. Hart Bankers: Noah Lucas, A. Andrulewicz estate: Herbert Camp, H. ihe various govern- | mpaigns, it will aid American habit of i aid givinz pitai for new indus- will teach economic protect people from it will encourage will stimulate the idea, and it developing the In drive tures. talks in in charge of W. Ma- Real Foiren. Insurance son. Chamber Peter ( Sk R RS of Commerce: H. B.| i Chamberlain Government Saving George W | Troop. Savings and Loan: Howard Stearn Y. M. C. A. Secretarie: C, H. Barnes, Ralph Farrel. T.. W. Bruem- mer. PASTORS REPORT SUCGESSFUL YEAR Fathers Fltzgerald and Grikis Submit Annual Statements Rev. John churcn of J. Fitzgerald. paster ef John the Evange- Edward V. Grikis, pas submitted their annual reports yes- terday at the merning masses. Both | pastors reported a very successful | ¥ear, spiritually and financially, with | payments ackmnowledged on Church debts for hoikh congregations. Pather Fitzgerald reported that pay- meats to the amount ef §$3.100 had beewr made during the vear, makimg a ! grang total of §30. 600 sipce the parish was organ three vears ago. The existimg dcb* is mow $8.400 while the property held is valwed at aboat $40,-~ 600. It is the plan of the congre- gatiom to provide a parochial resi- denee soom.. n St. Andrew’s Fis reported peymemts wpen paristh. Faother Gri- | the reduime that M. The T. M. T. A o b st povish recentily pre- | sapted the pasior with = Bresmsmo | ronEtTamcy, el @ S of swatbems of ile cross hes been endered oo e remeresity @f 4 woomhes of fibe welt to $ .. soctety Fitzgeralds report. s B eiiphts. Seat mmomEr Offertory collections Parisk collections Tntertainnrents Societies Shrimes axd Troma tio s interest Diocesan @evotions callectionms Totul Dis bursenrents. Salarvies . xltar wine, Fuel Water Lights Imterest Printing et ! Sexton Transcript Infirm priests Diocesan collections Church goods shold goods elephone 180.00 9.100.00 Total Balance ¥ on hand ther Grikis® \h‘llt‘"lf‘n( he report of Iather Grikis fol- Receipts. Balance on hand, Dec. 1918 Seat money Offertory Parish collections Eniertainments Rents shrines Vespe Candles Interest on Colle Collection Home Peter's Pence Cathoiic Univers i $540.00 ¢ Liberty bonds for ro mis: for Ag on nes’ on ne St collection H collection 40.00 Totat Toc ,600.00 50.00 | Priests insurance Interest Books and stationery Cathedraticum Infirm priests 2 Diocesan collections ! Church furniture ' Improvements = House improvements Hali improvements - . Building improvemenis . Telephone Payment on debt 10.00% 90.00 105.00 Tata] expenditores . .. Baiance on hand, Dec. 1313 5 During the deaths, minety-five baptisms amd marringes. According to the enumerstion, St. Andrew’s parish h; 2.095 souls. ear there were mine -m | HOSPITAL GROWTH As Chaitman of Bwcstive Sasrd, He Wi Maop Owl Piae of Deveopmuent. Wi 1o W Bzbwem Ms,mmmrr_fl his resigmation s smte epidemiivliogis. Wwitil the state hozrd of health oo Sat- urdzy. e wmde the stefenmemt thet he was mot resgning in eorder to me- wept the posifiir of swperintendent: of b henlth in New Britwim. Swd tiereby ihe d@octor s sikmeed emee and fioe nanimons despe im Tl ety thhe lwerzl v il deprar toroeti D, Reddks expkoims (Hat e willl de wotie Biss @nfime e v This poivate in- | reraests: nd the ool Thespirall, wibere: e i (:flmll:m «ff tflin esa.’.luln\‘!‘ QoD et ln Hivhusizee il i se o e . Samee Dr. ek oo spomsible pasiion of ' chaira: of G | | executive committes of tie T some Bg strides im hospitl devslop- ment ami progress Bave heen matwd. ! The efficiency of tie fostitution Hms imereased. and so Bas its prestige. Bt this Bas been enly the Deginming;, amd . bigger amd better thiltgs are mow ex- pected since the doctor is to giwe it R wery persopal attention. Todey the New PBritzin Geweval Tospital s crowdiedi. Lack: ef space poewents tine admittance @f Moy patierts Wi would etherwise Be cared for there: As an mmedinte meEMITe fr he - | were 11 drunks placed on during ihe September quart o e e nz will be utilized for patients desiring private rooma. MAKES QUARTERLY REPORT ©. Counolly Makes to Judze Meskill—Drunks | ¥all Ot This Quarter. Probation © B the ‘ollowing quarterl: cnding December 31, to Judg: Meski s morning. sted and expanded for families under probation, $2 Company M Team to Corbin Ind The basketball team aof C s te Guard, will meet the dustrial. Leagte team on t Probation Oficer . Report - teams have cla i before and cach has won aj fast game is anticipated ! ning. Dancing will follow ht. Kinkade's string orcl urnish music. Company f tinue these basketball 2,423.92; | dances throuzhout the win! play teams selected from and costs opllected by probation | : < : $484.06. For the quarter end- | . the state. They aim to | tertainment and pleasure fq ing December 31 there 10 drunks . 253 ere were sran e of basketball and fo; placed on probation, 11 cases of theft | PWHE A O and scven boys. Far the quarter end- o g ing September 30, the amount of | wages collected for henefit of fami probation was $2\914.23 and Snes | costs collected cr amounted to made The regular rehearsal of ool orchestra was Theld] chool auditorium this aff 3:45 o’clock. on and office the probation 508.68. There Christma Club is open until Januar- Better Join Now THE MERCIAL TRUST CGO. NEWERITAIN T q & Iy