Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-08-09
EVERY COUNTY URGED
TO Fight TYPHOID.

1lO 1NOAtA OoAOAAAo oNOSS A/OdAN
of Health has been joined by Gov
enor Beckett and the State Council
of Defence in its efforts to eliminate
typhoid fever in the state, the 3
agencies together urging upon the
county commissioners of all the CO.
unties the imperative need of take
ing need of taking definite and i'm
mediate steps for the protection
of the people oftheir respective CO.
unties. In a few of the counties
of the State there are well-organiZ-
ed county health departments with
whole time health officers in charge
and in these good work is already
being done against typhoid. The
great majority of the counties, how
ever. have no organized health
work, and it is to the commission
ers of these that the pressing nee
essity of the situation is brought
home in letters going forward from
Governor Beckett, Dr. d. Hill, Chair
man of the State Cou:cil of Defense
and DR.. VS.. Rankin Secretary of
the State Board of Health.
The time has arrived" says DR..
Rankin, for all responsible public
officials in this STATE to consider
well their full responsibilities in
connection with disease prevention
particularly typhoid fever. We
know, and all admit, (1) that typ
hold fever is one of the most pre-
ventable of the pleventable dis
eases; (2) that those COMMITTEES
fortunate enough to have alert
and intelligent officials in charge of
their health charge of their health
condition have greatly decreased
and almost eliminated this disease;
(3) that what has been done by
some communities can be done by
others, the cost in this particular
matter being small and fully with
in the economic means of any CO.
unity in North Carolina.
Two plans for carrying forward
the work against typhoid in a CO.
unity are suggested to the county
commissioners. The first plan is
estimated to cost from $25 to $2OO|
in proportion to the size OF the CO.
unity and the prevalence of typhoid
fever in it. Briefly, this plan is
that arrangement be made with
reliable physician to call at each
home where typhoid fever occurs
with in AZ hrs. after the disease
is reported, to carefully and clearly
explain the pamphlets on typhoid
fever prepared and furnished by
the State Board of Health to the
members of the household with en-
phasis on the importance of the
proper disposal of excrement and
f1y control and to vaccinate men,
bers of the household who have |
not been vaccinated. The second
plan is estimated to cost from 5000
to $500, and provides for the EN-. |
ployment of one or more physici-
ans to conduct free typhoid vac
clnation dispensaries throughout
the county, the vaccine to be fur
nished free by the State Board of |
Health, together with needed adver-
Using matter.
The typhoid situation in the
State is at present particularly en-
barrassing to the State Board of |
Health and to all North Carolinians
concerned for the safety and rep
utation of the State, not only on
account of the facts themselves
bad as they are, but because the
situation in the State is giving con-
Germ to the officers of the Army on
account of its bearing on health
in military encampment.
Drafted men going from com.
in the State in which tvn-
hold fever prevails into military
camps may carry the disease into
the camps. convey it to others and
impose and unnecessary sickness
rate as a military obstacle in the