The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-23
LAYING PLANS TO
PREVENT DISEASE
Shortage of Physicians and Nurses
Makes Health Conservation
Patriotic Duty.
MUCH pREyENTABLE ILLNESS
Campaign of Education. Will Be
Naged That Individuals and Com
munities May Secd Fewer Calls
From the Physician.

4 The woman committee, nauonal
council OF defense, Virginia division,
affiliated with the state council OF de-
Tense is perfecting plans whereby It
Will offer to groups of women through
out the state courses in rural santa
ton and communicable diseases,
which will be planned under the d.
rection Of the state board of health
in order to meet the serious condi-
lions precipitated by the war. With
the large number OF nurses and doc
tors leaving the state for the army
a serious condition has arisen in many
communities and dangerous epfdem-
les might readily occur, The classes
offered BY the weman's committee
will deal exclusively with problems
already evident II is thought that
should the shortage Of physicians grow
even more serious than 1t is at pres
emit further courses in simple meas
ures for emergencies might be ar
ranged
Educational Campaign.
In the opinion Of the state board
Of health. the only protection for the
health Of the state with the serious
shortage Of physicians. viii lie in gem
eraI education of the public in the
measures necessary for the proven
ton Of sickness There are 10000
cases Of preventable diseases in the
state each year A number of these
are typhoid and require the constant.
attendance Of physicians. In one
community or the state TWO cases OF
typhoid are unaFle to secure medical
attendance. Ihis VII! under war con-
0llons gro" 10 be common sltua-
ton
Very few OF the communities OF the
q f,nhtiF health
Three Of the one hundred counties
have fun time health officers. On
many OF The communities SUM OF
money IS appropriated for the poor,
and out ef this the county physician
is paid small sum ranging from
SAGE to $500. So little concern is
felt regarding community health that
IN one county IN 3Fla a small sum
was appropriated for incidentals.
among which pubic health was
ciassed with the expense Of sheep and
hawks
With such lack Of local organize
ton il becomes imperative that the
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