The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-10-04
HEALTH WORK
ON BIGGER SCALE
Robson Secures Cooperation and
Financial Support of State
Board of Health by Increasing
Health Appropriation-3-Year
Plan of Work.

At their meeting Monday the coun-
~ commissioners took long step for
ward in promoting health work for
Robson by agreeing to increase the
aDpropriation for this work about
5000 the year, making the appropria-
ton SO ,4S5 for this year, thereby Sc
curing an equal amount from the
State Board of Health. Health work
in the county has been costing around
50 900 the year.
TheStateBoard ofHealth through CO.
operation with the international health
board of the Rockefeller Foundation,
is able to cooperation with ten coun-
ties of the State in 3-year plan of
work in the development of county
health departments, providing the
State boards legislative appropriation
for this purpose is maintained. Nine
counties already have complied with
the conditions and when DIR. w. A.
McPhaul, county health officer, was
in Raleigh last week it was offered
to Robson as the tenth and last coun-
ty. DR.. McPhaul presented the mat
ter to the county commissioners Mon
day and Chairman A. J. Floyd was
authorized to commit the county to
the plan after some minor details of
the work have been agreed upon by
Mr.. Floyd and representative of the
State Board of Health. A represent
ative of the board is expected to take
sonally this week.
The program proposed by the State
board consists of definite units of
work on the more important health
problems rather than an attempt to
cover the entire field of county health
activity in limited period of time.
Cooperation will be given in carrying
out the health program outlined in
the following budgets:
Health officer, salary first year ST.
100, second year $2,100, third year
S2,400. (Robeson paid its health of
ficer $1,000 the year up to this year
when the salary was increased to $2,-
1907
Travelling expense, first year 5000
second year 5000, third year $3.50.
Clerical assistant, salary first anC
second year, $500, third year 5000.
Fixtures and supplies, first yea1
$500, second and third year, 500 each
year.
Contingent funds, $14O each year
Soil pollution unit, first year So,
430, second and third year 5000 eacl
year.
Quarantine and disinfection, $1O'
each year.
School inspection unit $500 eacl
year.
Life extension unit, S4O0 secont
year, nothing first and third.
Infant hygiene unit, $100 thir,
year, nothing first and second.
The total for the first year is Sc,
$40, the State board paying one half
the total for the second year SIS ,44(
of which the State board will pay
per cent, or $2,176, and the count
so per cent, or $3,264; the total fo
the third year is $500, of which tn
State board will pay 25 per cent, Q
S1,472.50, the county rs per cent, O
$4,4175O.
By increasing it's appropriation or
ly $500 the county will receive tn
first year SO, ,485 from the State boar
and more than doubles the none
available for health work in the cour
ty.
Mr.. Floyd will consult with repre-
sentative of the State board in re
gard to having some of the items {
the foregoing budgets changed an
added to other items. For instanc
entire amount of $500 provided fc
fixtures and supplies for the fir:
year will not be needed for that pul
pose since the county already has a
office equipped for it's health off
Ger. Part Of that amount could /
added to some other unit. Other III
its may be changed slightly, withol
affecting in the least the gener
plan of the work.
Further detail of the work propose
will be given in subsequent issues
The Robesonian
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