Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-28
PUBLIC HEAL TIL REVIVAL
HELD IN GREENESV|LLE
Fivc-Day Meeting, Unique In states
Experience, ArouseS Com
munity.
WANT PAID HEALTH OFFICER
Widely Known Authorities on Pub.
lie Health Make addresses, and
illustrated Talks Are Made ON Va
riOus Problems of Sanitation.

An epoch in public health work was
made in Grccnesvillc County last week
whore. Tor the past three months the
State Board OF Health has been con-
Quoting a campaign to improve tho
health conditions in the rural sections
OF the county to reduce tho number OF
cases of liookworm Infection. TO pre-
vent typhoid fever and to control ma
laria. The support and cooperation
Of the leading citizens was instru-
mental in the success OF The work
While this work Of tho State Board
OF Health vas being carried on in
the county it WAS suggested by Rev
X +. staples TO the director in charge
or the campaign that Emporia, the
county seat, start n health revival. Tho
question was taken up with the Lead
ing citizens OF the town. and a mass.
meeting was called to consider the
matter.
The organizations OF limporia, in
Guiding the Mothers Club tho Civic
League. the I.aymcn's League Town
Council the Grcencsvilic Medical So
cicty and the four churches In tho
city gave their hearty support 20 the
movement At the mass-mcetiug a
committee was appointed to make the
necessary arrangements 70 have Sc
res Of meetings. educational demon
STATIONS and moving pictures bearing
on public health matters. which was
held last week.
HEALTH OFFICIALS
MAKE ADDRESSES
The program was arranged and men
OF State wide reputation on these mat
ters were invited TO address the meet
ing on public health questions. In ar
ranging tho program. special atten-
tion was given to the idea OF having
q paid health officer for the county ~
unit OF organization In health work.
, The speakers during the entire week
I,rr til, Il
cmpha sized the preventable diseases.
and showed now such diseases as ty-
phoid fever. hookworm infection, ma
LARA. tubcrcuio-;s and infantiit dis
eases COULD bc controlled
Among the speakers We're Or. En-
Mon 9. Williams, state Commissioner
o: Health: DR.. j Allison Hodges. OF
this city: Or Roy X. Flanagan. as
sistant state health commissioner: DR..
w. 4. Brumticld. OF Lynchburg: DIR.
L. 7. Royster, OF Norfolk: Or. q. r..
Young, OF Washington. United States
Public Health Service: DR.. T.. G. Levy,
of this city. DR.. G. NJ. Cooper, of the
North Carolina State Board Of Health.
&c Raleigh, and Misses Agnes RAN
dolph. secretary of the Virginia Anti
tuberculosis Association, OF this city,
and Fannie T. Clement, superintend-
ent OF the American Red Cross Town
and County Nursing Service, of Wash
ington.
At the last Of the series OF meet
!ngs Friday night, Il resolution was
offered and adopted requesting the
Board OF Supervisors OF Grcencsviile
/ County to appropriate the sum of $300
10 continue for three months the work
that is being done by Or. T.. l.. Elan
agau in the county under the super
/ vision OF the state Board Of Health
\ committee. composed of Rev. r.
: r. Staples, W. w. Robertson and J. l..
! Suffer. was appointed to arrange for
n meeting at once TO organize bust
ness mems club 10 help carry on the
work. and 10 help in the efforts 10
secure - county health officer.
There is not county IN virginia
at this time with a health officer who
dcvotcs his entire time to the health
conditions of the rural sections of
the county. II the Greenesville County
movement succeeds in establishing
such an office, it will not only possess
the distinction OF being the only coun-
! Is in the State 10 employ an officer
10 keep the people we'll, but Will be
/ the only county in the country to have
mad q public health revival extending
ever a period OF i've days.
B Moving pictures showing the habits
OF the typhoid fly and the activities
/ o. rural visiting nurse were exhibit
! cd in the Emporia Theater. while pla
/ cards with familiar health notices
were displayed in frequented places.