Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-31
81 TElls.OF MEDICAL
lRIk''I.l.NIsTATE' ssCHOOLs
rintcndcnt Declares Virginia
HNss Foremost in Physical
Inspection of Pupils.
INKS no; HEALTH WORKERS
Stiles and Brumfcld Address
nual Conference in Fight
ainst Hookw0rm i'm Southern
tes Sessions To-day.
simpossible to separate III

9Aimpossibie TO separate the
and physical sides Of children
public schools. Harris Hart.
KerIntendent of Public instruction
seuS $50, ySsterday in an address be-
the annual conference OF the
re HALL Tenth and Marshall Streets.
VIZ; TART was speaking on the
ysicar side of education in the
noois. and said that Virginia was
lonE the first States in the Union
inspect the physical condition Of
p,lS In the schools. lie hcarii!s
orsedI physical training and mcdi-
work done for students.
How S2,00o,000 was lost 20 the work
lighting hookwor.n in the south
states was revealed yesterday for
hrst time publicly. when Or.
Stiles. professor Of
3ology, United states Public Health
Ervice, spoke before the conference
= 'Hookworm Diseases
Secured DIE Appropriation.
stiles Is the man who induced
ID. Rockefeller TO give $1,000. 0O0
ght hookworm in the South.
concluding his address. u" arose
and said that before .kinsl
d9hea1tls -aNark necessary for the
oDs Hookworm. nc had secured
nise of another man TO give
his amount. The only CON
In connection with the gift.
hy before the transaction was
been finally completed and
signed, the man died. without
Is his good intention known in
ny, and thus the gift was lost.
Elementary remarks on hook
diseases were made during the
moon session by DR.. II. Is. HaThy.
sta ted that during the last four
b. he has been unable to locate
nf L a. At-.,N Ia,
hunity. He said that there was
way 70 estimate in dollars and
13,tremcndons amount Of good
ring the last few years In
NY graduating the disease
A. Brumneid also spoke
Enl hookworm before making
PISS on The Malaria Prob
Q said that such "a condition
panic OF the latter eighties
pe great suffering and pow
large number OF people.
I'd again cause an outbreak
Worm.
r. HrumfrId Speaks.
nmfieia spok. Of making
limitations In one community
gorm and finding that - l-o
pr the people examined had
Another animation.
IS later. after treatment had
Mustered, showed. he said
cent OF l,5e0 persons cx-
he SUFFERING from the af
pr. w. y. Plecklcr. state
hf Vital Statutes. also
0h!s disease
"a Interesting things were re-
by. DR.. Drum6eld in his adj
Tie Malaria rroblem." He
.sIiy II ~ r, dann 5nsea moS wSi,,S
- ria, is dangerous. He
hat the males are unable to
the skin OF human being
.ir probosci". TIE supersti-
night air causes malaria he
used thrcurh the fac, thar
of mosquitoes which car
lay.rs. " '' '''o
M:son. in charge OF pub
The Bureau of Social Nv
Lae State Board of Health
= amusement during the
ssion when he arose and
ted out that he had dis
yhrouth careful addition of
ses given by various physi-
ieaking on special topics. that
al percentage Of the inhabi-
Tho died IN the United States
ar from these special diseases
4. per cent or the total pop
fztta brought out the point
Sh zeal in thoir work. some
ssicians had evidently been
-8ccuratc figures
r. fInnnaSnn on Program. l.
|csscs by DIR. Roy *. fl arfnhgan
l.. Taliaferro, resident piiysi-
Catawba: Or. III. G.. Carter, OF
ont. and DR.. W. .. Klotz. resi-
hysician OF Blue Ridge Sana-
Will feature the morning scs-
the conference.
@ afternoon session DR. w A.
r. State Registrar of Vita!
IS, VIII speak on Vital sta
81 - G.. Bird, assistant bac-
oSist OF the City q: Richmond.
give a demonstration and bac-
ogical examination OF drinking
There VIII also be an adj
ny Robert p. Nelson, director
\blici;y of the state Bureau Of
Hygiene. He will, speak on
PictAes Used in Social Hy-
kSeation.''