to secure the cooperation of the people in assisting their State boards of health in carrying on the work. This information is given by (1) the distribution of pamphlets; (2) lectures, addresses, and conferences; (3) the showing of card exhibits, lantern slides, and motion-picture films. The material used in the campaign has been carefully prepared and initial publicity has been given by the Division of Venereal Diseases of the United States Public Health Service. The details and follow-up work are being carried out by the various State boards of health cooperating with the Service. The Bureau caused to be distributed a very large number of pamphlets on the subject of venereal diseases, using in this circularization 35 different publications. Reports of 400 lectures and 18 conferences have been received, but these reports are incomplete in that they do not cover all of the work done by the State boards of health. A total of more than 200,000 registrants in the last draft received instruction in regard to the venereal-disease-control campaign. Card exhibits have been prepared for both adults and boys of high-school age, and sets of these exhibits have been lent to the various State boards of health. Wherever they have been shown unanimous approval and comment thereon have been received. The lantern slides referred to are slides made of the exhibit cards of the "Keeping Fit" exhibit for boys. Motion pictures referring to venereal diseases have been shown to 320 audiences. This includes only the free showings for which invitations are issued. Special features of the educational campaign are the work being carried on with the cooperation of the Rotary Clubs; the development of programs to be carried out by large employers of labor; the campaign through ministers of the country, 15,000 of whom have pledged their cooperation; the campaign for elimination of advertisement of venereal nostrums and quack doctors from newspapers and magazines; the appeal to druggists for their cooperation and obtaining the absolutely necessary support of the medical profession in securing proper treatment of venereally infected persons. One phase of the work now being developed, which will be of farreaching importance, is the organization in each of the 710 cities in the United States having a population of 10,000 and over, of a local committee for stimulating venereal disease control work. This committee is selected upon the recommendations of representative citizens and officials and must be approved by the State board of health. Each city will later be graded on the basis of possibly 1,000 points, according to the medical, educational and law-enforcement measures adopted and carried out by its municipal authorities. The results of this educational campaign can be measured in some degree by the number of letters received by the Bureau requesting additional information in regard to the development of the work. During the past eight months, approximately 52,000 such letters have been received. Of these letters, 11,000 have been referred to State boards of health for reply. Prior to April, 1919, 33 State boards of health had provided a supply of pamphlets for distribution. Summary. Number of varieties of pamphlets issued................ 35 Number of lectures, conferences, and motion-picture film showings reported. 738 33 Number of requests for pamphlets received from health officer, physicians, 52, 000 83,000 AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OFFERS COOPERATION IN ANTIVENEREAL DISEASE WORK. At the meeting of the Executive Committee of the American Bar Association in Chicago on April 24, at which meeting a representative of the Public Health Service was present, the following resolution was unanimously adopted: Resolved, That it is the sense of the executive committee that we cordially indorse, and desire to cooperate with efforts of the United States Government and the various State governments and municipal authorities in stamping out venereal diseases throughout the United States. This resolution will be of great service to the various State boards of health in the development of their program for venereal disease control, and shows that not only the general public is interested in this important public health work, but that prominent professional groups are willing to give of their time and effort to develop the program until it is successful. DEATHS DURING WEEK ENDED MAY 17, 1919, IN CITIES. The table following shows the registered deaths from all causes and from pneumonia (all forms) and influenza combined, in certain large cities of the United States during the week ended May 17, 1919. The data are taken from the "Weekly Health Index," May 20, 1919, issued by the Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce. Registered deaths and annual death rates per 1,000 population in certain large cities of the United States, week ended May 17, 1919-Deaths from all causes, and from pneumonia (all forms) and influenza combined. 1 "A" indicates that the rate given is the average annual death rate per 1,000 population for the corre sponding week of the years 1913 to 1917, inclusive. "C" indicates that the rate is the annual death rate per 1,000 population for the corresponding week of 1918. 2 Population estimated as of July 1, 1919. Rate is based on statistics of 1915, 1916, and 1917. |