The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-10
SUMTER COUNTY ::
HEALTH SERVICE
Mrs. Edith Stroupe Will Con.
tinue Work this Year

LIE SuiilleI SOullty, SleallfUS1 VI
Commerce has been requested to an
nounce that effective January 1st,
1920, Mrs. Edith Stroupe who has
been serving as county health nurse
under the rural health survey activi-
ties in Sumter county, will be the Off
cial rural health nurse for Sumter
county, working for the Board OF
County Commissioners of Sumter
county.
Every medical practitioner in sum
ter county is requested to report al
communicable diseases direct to Mrs.
Stronpe and She will report these dis
eases to the State Board of Health at
once. ...1
The objects and the benefits to be
derived by physicians reporting COM
municable diseases direct to the coun-
ty health nurse will be that She will
be put into immediate touch with
the cases Of disease. and she can i'm
Immediately take the necessary steps
to prevent the spread of the disease
and go to the family where the in
fectious disease is and give expert ad-
vice and assistance under the direc-
ton Of and in cooperation with the
physician in charge.
1t has been decided by the County
Commissioners that there will be nc
regular health unit in this county this
year, but that instead of having q ply.
scjan and sanitary inspector as dur
ing the past year there will be a coun-
ty health nurse who will continue he.
work among the rural schools and at
tend to such other business as she cal
- make health conditions better
in the rural districts.
1t is also announced that the wori
of this nurse will be in cooperation
with but not under. the direction o.
the State Board of Health. 80. .
DR.. L. Bragg. Anthony. the supsrvis::
or of colored rural schools who. ha:
been making medical examinations a
these colored schools during the reg
ular health survey will continue to
carry on her work until She has com
pleted her contract with the Chambei
of Commerce and the State Board oe
health to make an examination of ev-
cry pupil in the colorcd rural school:
Of the county.
She will report directly to the man
aging secretary Of the Chamber o.
Commerce every. week what She 'aa.
accomplished instead Of reporting to
the; county physician in charge o..
the health survey, as there will be no
county physician directing health
work in this county this year, tbs
work being performed by the two
nurses under different direction ans!
doing however practically thc SAM
kind of. examinations required undf';
State Board of Health rules and regu
lations -.
a report of the results obtained
under the health survey will be pub
lished directly from the State Board
of Health, and st Will show that the
money spent By FAINTER county con-
tributions and taxpayers has. been
money well spent -.
The county commissioners will have
charge of the work performed by Mrs
Stroupc as she has been employed and
will be paid by the county commission
crs. Dr. L. Bragg Anthony will bc
paid by the Chamber OF Connerc'
aid the State Board Of Health, anG
Will be working with and under their
supervision.
The Chamber Of Commerce md tn"
state Board nf Health will coopcra..
heartily with Mrs. Stronpc and vii!
furnish her with state laboratory ser
vice and other assistance possible.
Every school teacher. patron. .anH
trustc. in the county is requested t.
give Mrs. Stroupc and Dr. ApthonS
tbci,. active cooperation and intcrcS'
as both of these nurses arc workin"
to give the thousands of rural school
children. and others. in both races the
very best scientific assistance possible