The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-07
TO DIET EPWORTH Patients,
ORPHANS TO HAVE SERVICE OF
UNITED STATES SURGEON.
Agreement Reached Whereby Federal
Public Health Officials Will Treat
Orphans Affected with Pellagra.

Columbia, Aug. 3.-The acceptance
by the executive committee Of the
Epworth orphanage of the proposition
to have members of the United States
public health service use the orphan
age as a demonstration of the eradi-
cation of pellagra by dieting has in
turn been accepted by government au-
thorities. according to n letter from
Joseph Goldberger, M. D., surgeon in
charge Of pellagra Investigations, to
W. j. Murray. chairman Of the board
of directors Of the Epworth orphan
age and chairman Of the Columbia
committee, consisting Of himself, r.
b. Stackhouse and II. A. Taylor. The
work, said DR.. Goldberger, will begin
on or about September /, the plan
having met with the approval of Ru-
pert Blue, M. d.. surgeon general, and
officials Of the treasury department.
| The proposal by DR.. Goldberger to
DR.. Murray was first made July 90,
following verbal consultation. The
contract is as follows:
| IL. The United States public health
service to provide physician who
will have local charge of the. work.
He will prescribe the diet that is to
be provided the inmates of the or
phanage; he will also serve as the or
phanage physician in cases Of ordi-
nary illness, giving, without cost to
the institution, the medical advice and
care that the inmates may need.
"2. The United States public health
service to provide, without cost to the
orphanage, all Of such animal food
as may be prescribed in the diet
namely. milk, eggs, cheese, fish, fowl
and other fresh and smoked meats,
but not including butter.
"3. The United States public health
service to furnish, without cost to the
orphanage. the service should they be
found desirable or necessary in the
supervision of the diet and the proper
feeding of the children Of trained
nurse.
"a. The United States public health
service will expect the board of man
ayers, superintendent and other off,
GERS and employees Of the institution
to cooperate to the full extent of their
power.
"5. The United States public health
service will expect that the institution
will provide at it's own cost and in
sufficient quantities all Of the vege-
table-foo( component of the diet
namely. tn. cereal and starchy foods
the ordinary vegetables and green's
fresh or dried peas and beans and
fresh or dried fruits (dried apples
peaches. prunes).
"6. The United States public health
service will expect that the orphanage
will employ a competent and efficient
cook, in order that the diet shall be
properly and appetizingly prepared
and served and the food economically
utilized.
-. The United States public health
service will expect that the orphan.
age will mako provision for the con.
servation from day to day of the
fresh foods. milk. eggs and meat.
"S. The United States public health
service will expect the orphanage tc
provide suitable furnished rooms and
meals for the nurse. should one be
employed as per section 3 above.
20. The United States public health
service will expect the orphanage tc
: provide suitable room with ordinary
table and chairs to serve as an Office
for the medical officer.
40. The United States public health
service will expect the orphanage to
restrict the vacation periods granted
the children 30 that no inmate will be
absent for a longer continuous period
than seven days in any quarter.
III. The United States public health
service would expect to continue the
demonstration for q period Of not less
than one or two years. It is to be
understood. however that neither
party to the understanding binds it.
self to continue the demonstration
should 1T prove. for any reason, un.
satisfactory or impracticable to con.
tinue It,"
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