The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-10-31
INA FIGHT ON D|PHTHER|A

handle This Valuable InnnunizinR and
Curative Medicine at a Price That
Ranges Around Twenty-Five Per Cent of
the Regular Retail Price.
Seeking to place within reach of all the
people a treatment for the prevention and
cure of diDtheria the North Carolina Board
of Health has Just taken an important
step. This IS to provide that for use in
eases Of diphtheria antitoxin may be OBJ
tanned in all parts Of the State at greatly
reduced prices.
Antitoxin, recognized as a most efica-
cious medicine in the treatment of dip
iberia, has heretofore sold at such high
prices that in many cases the high price
has acted as a bar to it's purchase, the
tignres being excessive but the State
Beard OF Health has made arrangements
III price so that this valuable preventive
and curative medicine viii be in the reach
Of all.
laboratory of Hygiene, operated by the
state Board of Health has just completed
arrangements with one Of the leading
manufacturers Of diphtheria antitoxin to
furnish their product to the people of
North Carolina at u greatly reduced rate,
averaglng about IS per cent OF the regu-
lar rate. In closing this contract, DIR.
shore has followed in the footsteps of
the larger States in the Union, and it is
hoped that the same results will be OBJ
tanned, and that the death rate from
creased. Certainly the price Of antitoxin
should no longer prevent its being used
Tor the treatment Of diphtheria. Through
the efforts of the State Board of Health.
it is now within the reach of all. The
aEtitoxin will be furnished throughout the
state through distributors appointed by
the State Board of Health.
The State Board of Health has issued 4
pamphlet as to the distribution Of the
hiphtheria antitoxin, saying that the re-
siuced price Of this valuable immunizing
and curative agent has been secured SO
that all in North Carolina shall profit to
the fullest possible extent from it's use.
1t urges upon county and city officials to
have County. Boards of Commissioners, or
or city councils arrange to provide anti
toxin free to the poor. the special price
having been obtained to place it in the
reach of persons who would find it a hard
ship to pay the regular retail price. The
circular issued by the state Board Of
in almost every community and explains
as to its plan Of distributing antitoxin
under its own direction as follows:
The Cost. Use and Dosage.
gements have beer made accord
ingIy, and the great saving thus effected
on the several diseases selected by this
board. as shown by the following figures,
will certainly place antitoxin within the
reach of all:
zone thousand units (immunizing dose)
complete with syringe SOC. Irregular re-
Three thousand units curative dose)
complete with syringe, $1.a. Irregular re-
tail price, $500
Five thousand units Curative dosel
retail price, $7.5O.)
"rhe price Of the antitoxin is printed
the distributor will not charge more than
this amount. A clear profit of 10 per
cent without risks is assured to the dis
tributor.
All antitoxin is guaranteed for a GER
tain time. and each package is stamped
with a guarantee date after the ex-
~liration of which time the antitoxin must
not be used. This guarantee period is
never less than one year from the time
the antitoxin leaves the Manufacturers
,sof 1ha It is therefore ,he mor sug remote
districts might find it advisable and more
convenient to buy and always carry a
few packages on hand themselves, which
they could easily afford to do at these
ages become .outdated' before being used,
they may be exchanged for fresh STOCK II
returned unopened to the State LaDofa-
tory of Hygiene, Raleigh. n. c.
An letters and inquiries on this SUB
ject should be addressed to the State Lap
oratory of Hygiene. Antitoxin Department.,
Raleigh. \. c. Physicians are urged to
take advantage of this plan and thus CO.
operate with us in our effort to reduce !he
mortality rate from d1phthcrla Al TX
State of North Carolina.
The use of the antitoxin as early IN
each case as possible is essential to pest
results. The State Board recommends the
foloNino doses. ImmuniZing dose
1000 units: curative dose, 5000, 5000 or
900 units.
If Improvement is not manifested
within six hours repeat the initial dose.
If there is no marked Improvement wit n
the next six hours. repeat the dose agar.
eight hours until improvement Is notice,
able. Five thousand units or more shoulo
always be used as the initial dose IN Sc
we're cases and especially where there mas
been delay in giving the antitoXin treat
ment.'
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