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President Roosevelt shares a quote from Mayor Edward Robeson Taylor of San Fransisco regarding the spread of the bubonic plague in that city, and tells Surgeon General Wyman to take the suggested action immediately.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-09-05
Newspaper article detailing the proceedings of a meeting of the American Public Health Association. Captain Munson delivered a speech calling for the return of the army canteen and the following general discussion was also favorable. Dr. Greenleaf spoke on sanitary conditions in the Philippines and Ansley Wilcox delivered the official welcome.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09-18
Joseph Gaston Baillie Bulloch returns the check Theodore Roosevelt sent, because his secretary had already sent one for the same amounts. He thanks Roosevelt for paying to subscribe to his publication, which he thinks will lose money. Bulloch reports on the poor health of his son Douglass and comments on the necessity of a National Department of Health, which is being opposed by groups like the Christian Scientists.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-19
Parker H. Sercombe directs Senator Owen that a careful review of his proposal for a Department for Race Preservation shows that it circumvents the attacks against the Department of Health. He argues that those who oppose the Department of Health object to it on the grounds of being a “medical trust.” He argues that if future legislation is to be approved, it must organize educative, not regulative, institutions. Sercombe lists the proposed responsibilities of the commissioner of health, demonstrating why physicians should assist the commissioner, not lead the department.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-04-19
President Roosevelt has received the telegram from Mayor Edward Robeson Taylor of San Fransisco and has asked Surgeon General Walter Wyman to take action immediately.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-09-05