The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-01-15
ANNUAL REPORTS OF
OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES.
(Contiuued from Page Eleven


ers who must be carsl for by the
community We cannot 10 our whole
duty towards them by simply furnish
ing medicines and pa. sleian. What
these people need most IS care and
food. This could oe more economical
~ given II supplied II m 3 common
home. While we would be- extremely
fortunate il We did n0, need poor
houses in the south il is probable
tEat no county can. al the present age.
justly do without one.
Vaccinations, 2lu.
Contagious diseases reported
Smallpox. diphther1 10; scarlet
lever, 2.
Medical school inspection
During the year 1913 the following
children were examined in Glynn ana
puryis schools
Glynn, 3s3 examin II, defective
teeth, 245: defective eye1 eht, "a; ade
no!ds, &C. enlarged tonsiis, "a.
Purvis. examined. 2O4: detective
teeth, 144; defective eyeS.ght, 43; Ad
enoids, Is: enlarged tonsils. II.
Total, examined, ISL; defective
10th. 3sS. defective eyesight. III;
adenoids. 81; enlarged tonsils, 101.
IN cases of defective eyesight and
snoids notices wers gent to the
parents.
Hookworm Examinations.
Glynn, examined. l07; Lumber posi-
t e, q: treatments gwen, n; other
= asites. 3
'urvis, examined. 100; number pos
it.fe. 65; treatments gwen. sc; other
- asites, 10.
Total white examined, 261 number
4. sitve. 90; treatments gwen, 80; 9th
e. parasites. IL.
.sisley, examined. 149; number pos
i've, 9; treatments given. .; other
p, asst Is, ID.
i. Ath.. examined. l12, number
. Jitive. IL: treatments given, 1G; 9th
e. parasites, 10.
Total colored. examined. 25l; mum
b.r positive, Is; Treatments given, 20:
Csaer parasites, %.
Volunteers since April.
White. examined, }5; number posi-
{. o. Is: treatments gwen, Is; other
larasites. 2.
Colored. examined. a number posi-
tive, . other parasites, 0.
Grand total, examiner, 557: number
positive, 1884, Treatments given, 1856;
other parasites, 40
In commenting on the deaths and
death rates 1t should he borne in
mind that a few deaths Influence the
rates very materially N cities with
population less than $4,000, and an
olnormally high or low rate for any
e1ecific disease may not have much
gniticance unless cont!ru ed over two
ar three years. the deaths due to vi.
C.ence during the last year may thus
~ accounted for
From the total NUMBER of deaths,
700, we have tabulated 80 as prevent
nble. This leaves 1876 Cue to other
c.uses. Kidney disea jos, head dis
o SEES and deaths oyHr 80 were not
i, emded in the preven;able list; al
q ough many OF those deaths could
lave been prevented or al least post
ed had the persons known and OBJ
served proper rules OF diet. This
would have given Brunswick "a total
death rate OF 1913.
tuberculosis.
tuberculosis shows the same death
". 10 ms in 1912 While extremely low
Among the whites its presence among
Negroes is high enough to engage
more than passing notice The city
and county should by all means make
provision for unfortunate sufferers
v.th this disease. As the public be
gins To understand thai tuberculosis
IS transmitted by cerla thrown OF
through coughing and splitting they
naturally become more fearful of the
{ 9uble and sometimes victims OF tu,
berculosis are made 20 suffer. The
care of tubercular patents should
not be looked upon as a charity but
IS necessary precaut!on in safe
guarding the public, tuberculosis is
cwn 10 be n preventable disease
aad durable If taken In the early
stages. Education and teaching right
living are the most effective measures
fcs prevention. Proper care and good
food during the early stages are om
most effective measures Tor cure,
Typhoid Fessr
Typhoid fever shows tie same mum
Der Of deaths as in 1872 II is gener
ally very hard to trace he source q
typhoid fever In community unles,
sudden outbreak occurs. Typhoit
can be transmitted through milk, wa
ter, infected oysters. by flies and b,
c, atact, etc. BY contact is meant ii
Il S report cases cause by carriers
NO may infect the food Carrier.
G. especially dangerous if they ar,
C ks or If they work around diaries
q steIs taken from sewerage polute,
b DIS are dangerol Is il eaten raw
N'Nffa M aNidnnNa bna eNar ebOus,