The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-09-20

ever this county. thousands have been
!, i.,ocusatxd with anti-typhoid serum.
! tuberculosis has been fought. tuher-
I; cuiars patients sought CUT. assisted,
!, families wl1er tubercuiaT patients are
nave been advised how TO prevent the
spread of the disease, patients in
! structed likewise. some tubercalar pa
tients have been isolated. some sent
! to the Camp Alice tuberculosis
! Camp MANY homes have been visit
ed and Inspected. and conditions re-
corded and nuisaEces abated. and 9TH
er good work put in.
/! But it is during the school sessions
perhaps that the greatest educational
and practical benefits are secured in
county health survey. Arrangements
have been complc;ed between DE-.
Rankin and Secretory Reardon of the
i Chamber Of Commerce, County Agent
! J. Franz Williams. and Miss Alice
! Martin. home demonstration agent CO.
operating. whereby there Will be many
public health meetings at different
schools in the county for adults as
we'll as FOR school children, and there
will he illustrated health lectures fer
| the school children and for adults
| public places.
The colored population will be Civ
en- the same advantages and oppor-
tunities as the white people. as will
the children of the colored schools.
DR.. L. Bragg Anthony has done
great deal of fine work already among
the negro population. and she will get
in some high grade work among the
colored schools also.
4 Mrs. Edith Stroupe, the county
health nurse. directing nurse work,
has shaped UP her campaign of activi-
ties. and Dr. Rankin and Mrs. Stroupe
! have completed their program Tor or
ganization for effective work. Mrs
! Streupe has had several years ex-
perience with the British sanitary ex-
/ peditionary force during the great
/ world war. and was for quite While
| connected with famous eye. throat.
and nose sanitori,lnl-of this country.
and has had much experience in So
cial sanitary and public charity work.
She is a. professional graduate and
public rural health DIR. T. A. Riser,
adm DR.. Rankin waited several months
for this lady to be released in order
to secure her for this county health
survey DR.. D. l.. Rankin is an army
surgeon and sanitary WORKER of years
experience. Sumter county is fortu-
nate indeed in having these two prln-
cipa1s in charge Of the health survey
al that is now needed is absolute CO.
operation on the part OF the people
Of Sumter county. absolute confidence
IN the health survey officials, and car
rying out of their advice and instruc-
Rules TO. Schools.
Rule 1. Heating Lighting and
Ventilation. All schools and colleges
in South Carolina must be properly
heated and lighted and provided with
proper methods Of ventilation SUM-
cient to furnish each pupil 1900 feet
of fresh air per hour.
Rule 2.-Drilfking Water: Abolition
of Common Drinking Cup. All schools
must be provided with an adequate
! supply of pure drinking water. and
proper care must be taken by the,
school trustees to prevent contanlina-
ton of surface wells. The use Of
I common drinking cups is forbidden
J in all schools in South Carolina.
Hule 3.-Sanitary Priyies to be Pro-
vided for all Schools. Separate priv
les must be provided in every school
in South Carolina. for girls and boys.
Where there is no sewerage system
these privies must be built according
to the plans approved by the State
Board of Health.
Rase 4.-Screens for Windows a,iG
Doors. School houses must be pro
vided with screens Of q 12-mesh Wlre
for windows. and doors.
Rule 5.-Dry Sweeping ProhihiteS.
! All schools must be swept at least
one hour before school opens. and no
sweeping permitted during schoo'
hours.
Rule 6.-Proper Fire Escape. The
doors to all school houses in South
Carolina must open outward and
adequate fire escapes must be provio
ed IN all schools over one story ~
] height. Fire drill must be held eyeF.s
TWO weeks.
/ Rule 7.-yaccinatjon. No child
shall be permitted to any school III
South Carolina unless successfully
vaccinated within the past five years
RuIe 8.-Cuntagious Diseases. Chl'-
dren suffering from contagious DIS
cases. shall not be allowed to attend
school. except upon written pernals-
sion from the attending physician
stating that the child has recovered.
Children coming from a household III
which contagious diseases exist. not
suffering from said contagious disease.
,eay attend school upon written Ger
tifcate from attending physician stat
I ing that the child has not been eX-
posed to the disease for period o!
fifteen days.
Promulgated August 20, 1919.