Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-20
may be found to continue tho service
as heretofore operated"
CALLS ATTENTION TO
SHORTAGE OF DOCTORS

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CALLS ATTENTION TO
SHORTAGE OF DOCTORS
DR.. Ennion G. Williams. State Com
missioner Of Health. made n report ia
the council relative to the medical cen.
sus of Virginia. lie stated that prob
ably zoo physicians would be asked for
by the War Department from this
State. and he said 1t was a problem to
Know how that many wcre to be sup
Piled with conditions as they are
Forty physicians from Richmond have
already been accepted. Ninety from
other sections of the State have offered
, their services. OF whom twenty-five
have been rejected.
DR.. Williams said that health condi-
lions in Virginia were better than
ever. and that there was less typhoid
IMAM Tor many years. He insisted.
however. that there was great need OF
health and sanitary education to
remedy unhcalthful conditions. and
pointed out that as physicians are
called to tho colors this need is en-
phasized.
Along this line the council rave
prominence in its discussion to a re-
port from Mrs b. b. Munford. chair
man of the womans committee. and
highly commended that part of it
especially that dealt with the subtect
or health education"
DEVELOPING PUBLIC
HEALTH OF STATE
Mrs Munford said that the depart
ment of public health of the woman.s
committee. under the chairman. Miss
Agnes Randolph, in cooperation with
baI
developing classes in public health
along prevention lines in certain coun-
ties OF the State where public health
work is as yet unorganized. IL is
planned to begin by using as far as
possible the county public health
nurses as instructors for these classes
Alter making demonstration of what
can be accomplished in a few counties
of the State. it is hoped that some pro
vision may be made for short courses.
or. say. six weeks, for the training of
leaders, from the various counties in
connection with these classes in pub
lie health. BY this means it is honed
that large numbers of women in the
rural sections may be reached with in
formation as to the prevention of sick
ness, and that they may be stimulated
thereby to put such knowledge into
practice in their localities. with a view
to preventing sickness, and to pro-
riding against the menace to tho
health of Virginia. incident to the large
withdrawal of physicians and nurses
for war service.
General E. w. Nichols. chairman Of
the council, made an interesting sue-
gestion to the effect that a very effec-
tive means Of inducing economy would
ri oh
nomination of value from the dollar
TO the quarter. or to accept the French
system and make the franc the de-
nomnator.
MEDALS FOR BOY SCOUTS
WHO DUG POTATOES
John Stewart Bryan asked the coun-
Gil to give medal to each of the Bow
Scouts who stuck until ordered home
from the potato picking expedition on
the Eastern Shore. and this the coun-
ell agreed to do. Members of the coun-
Gil Will participate in the ceremonies
attending the presentation of the me-
dals. which will be of bronze, appro-
priately inscribed. The date for the
presentation will be determined later.
DR.. Jesse NJ Jones, chairman of the
agricultural council, stated that the
crop yield in Virginia would be no
doubt 33 per cent over that of last
conservation in many ways were in
vogue in every part Of the State On
big scale.
Richard Evelyn Byrd, chairman Of
the Industrial Council and vice-chair-
man Of the State Council, stated that
hfty cities had passed the ordinance
he drew up designed to restrict the
activities of labor agents. He also said
that the listing OF loafers had resulted
in driving many of them to work. A
number of cities and towns reported
that the threat of including the idle
men in "Byrds Blue Book of Bums''
had practically cleaned up those com
munities of shiftless citizens
CONFERENCE ON CONDITIONS
ABOUT. PETERSBURG CAMP
There was a full attendance at the
meeting called at the instance of tho
council to discuss the part that Rich
mond should take in organizing ac-
tivities around the cantonment at Pc
tersburg.
General Nichols called the meeting TO
order. and after extending the hearty
approval and cooperation of the coun-