Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-06-24
BENEFITS AND PURPOSES OF
ANTI-TYPH0ID EXPLAINED.
State Board. of Health Gives Informa-
ton of Free Campaign to Begin
Here on June Fl.

A number of people are asking these
days, Just what is an anti-typhoid
4 1ispensary?" To clear the atmosphere
a bit the State Board OF Health ex-
/ plains as follows:
/ An anti-typhoid dfspensary differs
materially from that other type Of dis
! pensary more or less popular in a sis
/ ter state, memories of which will lin
ger in certain parts of this State. In
other particulars the two are some
! what similar They differ in that they
will be open only about one day a week
for six weeks They are similar in
that no one person can secure more
than a limited amount of fluid extract
(15 drops) each dispensary day. They
differ in that the fluid extract" wac
cine) is required to be taken on the
spot in the dispensary instead of at
home or in sec1Gsion. They differ in
that the number Of prescription to any
one person are limited strictly to
three. They are similar in that they
are under careful supervision. These
present day dispensaries are under the
supervision of the State. and County
Boards of Health.
'tThey differ in that the stock in
trade is offered free instead of being
sold and, further, in that instead of
being a source Of some financial reve-
nue. to the county, town or state and a
source Of loss, poverty and degrade
ton to the patrons, they are a source
of expense to the town, county and
state and a means of extending life,
health and happiness and of prevent
ing disease among their patrons.
Briefly, the anti-typhoid dispense
ries will be held in one place in a
county each weekday These PAGES
will be located convenient of access
about over the country. Due an
nouncement will be made OF the dis
,pensary days and dates.
''The dispensary itself will be suit
able room in the court house, hotel
store or school house and will be fit
ted up with comprehensive exhibit on
typhoid fever, flies and other public
health subjects. There will be two or
more .dispensary attendants who will |
explain exhibits, give lectures on vari-
Gus phases of health and sanitation
and immunize all who apply for the |
treatment, free Of charge. Health lit
erature and general medical advice |
will be given free of charge. In the !
evening, when an opportunity presents |
itself, these dispensary attendants will |
give illustrated stereopticon health |
lectures in nearby halls and school |
houses.
typhoid fever used to be time
killer. Now the efficiency experts have |
knocked it clear out of the box. In |
the army, navy and elsewhere, where |
men are off duty or laid up in a hos |
pital at the employers expense, caro- |
full records of the loss of time, on &C
count of various causes were kept.
For six years prior to the introduce
ton of anti-typhoid vaccine in tho
army in 1910, our soldiers lost time on
account of sickness from, typhoid at
the rate of over Il days every day for
On army of 100000 In 1910, when
vaccination was offered
the soldiers If they cared to take it,
enough of them took it to reduce this
daily loss of time or sick leave in the
army from II to 40. In March, 1911,
vaccination became COM
pulsory and for that year the rate was
still further reduced from 49 to 20. In
1912, with vaccination compulsory,
the sick leave from typhoid dropped
to 8 days per 100000 soldiers and in
1913 to one-third of day. In other
words, by applying the efficiency idea,
the time loss in our army from typhoid
was reduced from II days to one-third
D. day" -, ~ II ht>.ii