The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-07-16
To Eradicate Malaria
Public Health Service and Inter
national Health Board Assist
Counties in Driving Out
Malaria

Columbia July 11.-Important
steps looking towards the further
control of malaria in South Carolina
were taken yesterday at the meeting
of the executive committee OF the
State board of health when it was
resolved to cooperate with the United
States public health service and with
the international health board for the
control of the disease.
BY the arrangements perfected. the
United States public health service
will. upon the request Of a town. send
two engineers to make survey of
the town without expense to the COM
munity These engineers will later
report to the authorities what steps
are necessary to eradicate the dis
ease and the approximate cost of the
work. The town itself is expected
to pay, in part at least for putting
into effect the recomm endations Of
the engineers, but in case the COM
munity can not meet the bill, the in
ternational health board and the State
health board will cooperate with the
town authorities and furnish financial
assistance.
The cooperation Of these three
health bodies means much for the
State in the illumination of disease
that has for years lowered the eff
cheney of thousands of her citizens.
At the meeting of the board bids
for the erection Of the Palmetto Sana-
torium for the treatment Of negro
tuberculars We're opened. but as the
lowest bid was greater than the ap-
preparation made for the structure all
bids were rejected. The legislature
appropriated $4,000 for the building
and the negroes of the State have con-
tributed $4,000. making a total of
$4,000. The lowest bid was $23, 900.
The matter was left in the hands Of
the State health officer. DR.. Hayne.
and c. c.. Wilson. architect. Bids for
portions of the structure as originally
contemplated will be called for in the
near future.
DR.. C. v. Akin, in charge of the
bureau for the control of venereal
diseases in the State, was made assist
ant to the State health officer
During the recent illness of DR..
Hayne. DR.. Akin discharged the du-
ties of the office and yesterday the
executive committee expressed their
appreciation of his work.
Claiming that the health Of Blen-
helm, Marlboro county was being en-
dangered by the increase in malaria
due to the cutting down of the trees
in Three Creek Swamp by the Whip
pei Timble Lumber Company Of
brakes Mill DR.. J. T.. Napier appear
ed before the board and asked for re-
lief.
1t was claimed that about one-half
the swamp was cut over last year and
that an increase in malaria occurred:
this year the other half is being cut.
it is claimed. and the citizens fear a
further increase in malaria. The situa-
ton at Blenheim will be personally
investigated by the State health officer
and a sanitary engineer and steps
taken to protect the health Of the
people if it be endangered by the
swamp operations
Miss T. w Grieshaber, stenographer
for the department. was appointed
clerk to succeed Miss Julia Tomp-
kins. who died a short time ago
Suitable resolutions to the memory OF
Miss Tompkins will be drawn up and
a page in the minute book inscribed
to her memory. She was loyal and
faithful clerk in the department for
ten years. The board then adjourned