The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-06

.Iae ksonv!llc, Fla. nee. The
Southern Public Health Exhibition
shown in .ais city In connection with
the forty second annual Meeting of
tho American Public Health Associa-
ton, Is attracting a great deal Of al
tent}on from the more than three
hundred sanitary experts and other
ruhlic health workers gathered from
al parts OF the country. Canada and
Cuba
y Dr. Charles F. Terry, health officer
OF this city. has collected charts dia-
grams. mechanical devices and ether
mater nj showing me public health
progress OF me South. occupying all
together two floors OF Icrocco Tenn
pie. Ne; only the members ana guests
of the convention have viewed the ok
fihit. bat Also tne public NJ Jackson
villc is visiting Il IN large mum bers.
The extent Of thc public health
progress Of the South IL a surprise
80 many visitors from the North. Es-
p~cie}ly interesting 10 them is the
cxhilit ~ ihs Board If Health ~
S"Tta C&Teil's The chief feature az
Norf9 Carolina - exhibit IA q minia-
turs village - one hundred houses
with lights arranged inside of each
prs 80 That t6re-, then five and then
twelve tights diss ppcar The extin-
rash ne ~ tt>>e lights illustrates
tire number ~ IVA p,es thst die out Of
each orr haudred horr,
Samth's Greater Problem.
T'nt exainit ~ tae CITY ~ Savannah
Showing tire work that Hss been done
.hrengh drainage. for tho projection
~ tac f~iil. suop}v tee prevention OF
tuberculosis and N ,he ~l5y'~ iabora-
tories has also calI~d forth much fav-
,s,ealt ronsr-e-i from tAe visiting
hea,ir workers.
TAe efseS, If th~ southern sealtn
exhibit on the NortheTGer IS fIlustrat-
I'd by = ssyned getcrvlew by Edward
a Moree advisory expert In public
health education o. the New York
stat, Department Of Health.
Tbs exhibit viii most graphically
ARA distinctly show at ~ rs who
find ou- homes where snowdrifts rtpen
early. that the South has many pecu-
.sar and pa-fttex.nK corn plscattnns 10
IS public health problems. said Mr.
Morec.
we n .hs North think We have
a c,nsi6era7ne Tab when we tackle tu-
herc,,los.s typhoid. Infant mortality
venoreai Diseases. insanity and faulty
xsnitAttcn, hut we know nothing Of
.,okwor1n disease, rellegra, and have
eniv limited experience with the
olaRus. R,.. shove all, we ara for
800, =. ths, ,v- nrrhieyns are all
iuhate ~ t'at 'uc ~ - ~.
Aence ~ tire mass OF inert negro puo-
lie with which must deaf
when VIZ In public health work
speak OF education and Its importance
to the individual We usually Trims
merely OF tho education of the lndl-
Siduai: we strive to our hearts con
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tent Ana IL hoooay ~, ~ .n,,,,,
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to9sIhsr on .he saah .,a ana my
sic1ne9 ma NY - tha vital
ne14Hnot sN rrh.r avn
business "a S.Sh oHe ." r,,h-
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mus ~ r,,~s-
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ens. ~ 49, Ga as,.i. ,s,g..nt
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"oy 49,. -, Sn,,, nawre and
nan ,.n,.,. white nnruiafion
youI .,f,a has ~. aahoraa il tbss
20 o f,,iI,, snnrsciata tha diff
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cuifies OF 'hess .wo s,,a. p,s.n,s,,, ~, ut
the souta - .ns Enrth esn
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see - vonr reonle
era snaa tbeir I'M,
Ais, sa3,fh must devote
,..,r effort Ia WORK tha
IN, r.n,t,a ra lively limited inllne-
Hl1.s ,,-rtt a. s,,nr,ort of ptihlir