The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1920-01-30

MATTERS ON HEALTH
CRUSADE IN COUNTY
DR.. Pope, the Director, Makes State.
ment Regarding Work. Interest
ing Matter for the Public. Road
Conditions Retard Work.
TO THE GRENADA COUNTY PUB
Lie:
The activities of the Public Health
Campaign that is to be conducted IN
Grenada County may be divided into
two classes of work, namely, those
which deal with the individual and
his environment and those which deal
with the public collectively. Is.
The State Board Of Health has
definite and intensive plans of pro-
cedure which will be adopted in each
beat in Grenada County. and will
consist of house to house canvass
Of every home. On this survey, we
will obtain the following information
/. Number in family.
2. Ages of members of family.
8. Diseases in past two years.
4. Present ills, if any, such as tu-
berculosis. malaria, peilagTa. hook
worm disease, and all physical de-
fects. We will also survey the SAN
itarv conditions of the homes, putting
especial emphasis on Q) sanitary
closets, (2) screening, go water
supply, etc.
Property owners will be instructed
as to the necessity of sanitation and
how to correct all insanitary condi-
tions found. According to statistics,
there is too much typhoid fever, dys-
entery, and diarrhoea in Grenada
County. Sanitary closets will prae-
tically eliminate this condition. We
plan to install a sanitary closet IN
each home in the County, type that
is practical and economical. We al
so plan to have every home screened,
where same is practical, and see that
every citizen is using drinking water
that is pure and safe.
This work will not be accomplished
bv spasmodic effort, but contlnu-
Gus. well balanced activity founded
ON knowledge gained by the Board OF
Health. and backed by convictions OF
the director in charge.
One of the most important actlvl-
ties we have planned is the medical
inspectiop of school children. Inc
examination of our soldiers IN the
American Army showed that one
third Of all the men of draft age mao
serious physical defects, which DIS
qualified them for service. over
half of the defects could have been
nremedied completely, the remalning
half could could have been lessened
if the men had been examined and
treated in their school days.
The medical examination OF school
children and the treatment OF their
defects are important activities when
will be carried on in every school IN
Grenada County. Defects among
school children Of country districts
are as common as those of the cities,
REGARDLESS of the fact that the rural
districts are considered more health
full than the cities and the towns OF
our State.
The examination of school children
will be done by the Director in charge
with the help of the dentists and
medical fraternity Of Grenada Coun-
tv. The Red Cross will also assist
in this work by employing Health
visitor. The defects that will have
esnecial attention in this work will
be:
1. Sight.
2. Hearing.
g. Throat and nose abnormalltles,
particularly, tonsils and adenolds'
4. Skin, for eruptions.
& Hands and feet, for orthopedlc
defects.
6. Heart.
Z. Lungs.
8. General nutrition.
9. Height and weight
10. Headache, etc.
Two measures are necessary TO Sc
cnre the correction of these defects,
first. system of visiting and in
structing the parents by the Red
Cross Health visitor; second, dental
and medical clinics and other pro-
visions for correcting these defects
free or for small cost. /
Let it be remembered that physical
sickness and bodily defects dull the
mind and blight the soul.
Our plan of work in regard to
dealing with the public collectively
will be an investigation of the fol-
lowing: ~
/. Communicable dieseases--thelr
suppression and prevention.
3. Nuisances- their investigation
and abatement.
8. Water supplies-their purity
and publication.
4. Milk supplies-their inspection
and control.
S. Food and meat inspection and
the control of slaughter houses,
butcher shops, and grocery stores.
6. Inspection of public buildings
etc.
The staff that the Director will use
to carry out the various lines OF