The farmer and mechanic., 1913-01-07
Over 135, 600 People Examin-
ed, and Nearly a Third of
These Found infected
424 PEOPLE A DAY AVERAGE
More Examined in North Carolina
by Far Than in Any Other
State. DR.. Ferrall Says
STATES DOCTORS HELPED

Out OF 135.Ss7 persons in North
Carolina who were examined last year.
4z.is1 were infected with the hook
worm disease and 9S,176 treatments |
were given by members Of the staff,
who in no instance made a charge or
accepted pay from the patients. This !
Is the gist Of the annual report OF
State Director John A. FerreIl to the
Rockefeller sanitary commission for
the eradication of the hoSkworm.
The campaign in North Carolina
during the year 1912 was the best re-
ported from any State to the commits
sion For every day in the year, ex-
CePting Sunday. an average Of 424
people have been examined with big
gain over the previous year. In 1910
7.S49 people were examined. In 1911,
1888 were examined and in 1912 the
number was 135.867. During the
three years the campaign has been in
progress 18l.144 examinations have
been made. In nc other state has
there been a third Of this number ex-
amined.
OF the LOO active physicians in
North Carolina. 1907 have treated
during the past year 1859 people.
The State board Of health's staff treat
ed 42.132. making total with the
number treated by the physicians Of
1891 people In 1910 the physicians
treated 5000: in 1911, 1881. To
date treatment has been administered
to 111,S7s people in the State.
Examinations the Basis.
In his report. DR.. Ferrell says, 1.-The
number OF microscopic examinations
made, rather than the number Of peo-
pie treated. affords the best index as Ia
the progress Of the work. because in
lightly infected areas there may be
great enthusiasm and an immense
amount Of work done and yet th<
number actually found infected may
be comparatively small. In YadkiY
county for example, "a per cent OF tht
entire population was examined; il
Lincoln county 80 per cent; in Wilkes
rs per cent and to examine one per
county is not unusual. In lightiu in
fected counties greater effort is re
Quired to get the people to come t
the dispensarieS"
The expenses Of the campaign hav
beer provided and met by the coun
ties in which the examinations an
treatments have been made, by ap
preparation. Between $500 and $50
Is appropriated to pay for advertisin
cine. cost of tin boxes for the speci
mems and the travelling expenses G
the micrScOpistS- Thus far sixty cour
ties have appropriated $15,579.9O, a
average Of $259.66 per county. In tn
work Of fifty-four counties 11.67O.5
OF county funds has been spent, a
average Of $216.ls for each count,
Nothing in excess Of the amount ar
propriated was drawn out of tn
county treasury. Six counties are no
waiting for the campaign to
started, and Wilson and New Hanov<
counties have made second appropris
tiOns to have the work renewed ]
1s11 seventeen counties appropriate
$4.:oO. Of which $3.314.sS was spen
In 1912 forty-three counties appr,
priated $s.5.s.s0. Of which 1854!
was spent.
The work OF the campaign in Nor,
Carolina has been accomplished
six faeld directors and eight micrsco,
lists. The directors were Drs c..
StrOsnider. G. L. Pridgen. p. w. Co
fngton. T. f. Hughes. G. F. Leonal
and w. y. Jacocks. The microscopic
were W. G. Riddick, Mrs e.
Pridgen, Kolbe Curtice. Walter c. Je
kins T.. b. Davis w. 8. Tuttle, II,
Ray and Charles 9. Stephenson. [
Hughes. DR.. Jacocks. Mrs. Pridg
and Charles Stephenson were paid vi
state fuads: the others were paid wi
funds furnished by the hookwo1
commission through the State board
health.
The work Of the North Carolina ol
cials has been the best In the SoA,
ana every other state with q campat