Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-07-22
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which might occur in the county and
Mt tho same time Institute II general
campaign for better anntntion aud
the adoption of such protective health
measures MS would reduce the chanccs
Eof typhoid fever. tuberculosis ami
other infectious discusses such as are
spread through the cnrccs disposal
of the discharges from the human
body. The Health Unit would also
undertake II general inspection of All
school children i'll the county md II
general educational canpaifn to in-
diBcasc. The matter of adopting the
Health Unit for the county was first
presented to the Bonrd of Supc, /.
visors by DR.. Roy X. Flanagan, As.
! sistant dIcalth Commissioners, at
their December meeting. 1919. Az
this board was shortly retiring then
acton wns To fnvornbly rccormeno
the measure to the succeeding Board.
DR.. Flnnnngan, in his address, e.-
planned that amy money raised from
any source in the county for health
work could be considered M part
of the four thousand dollars rcquir-
ed TO obtnin the Unit and MS it was
known TINT the Tnzewcll Red Cross
were contemplating employing
county nurse, their chairman, Mr..
.; w. Chapman was approached on
the subject of combining the pre-
posed Red Cross fund with tho de-
sired appropriation from the Bonrd OF
Supervisors thereby. not only max
ing possible the securing OF the
Health Unit but also bringing the
Red Cross nurse into the County
Health Department 80 that tho Of
iicicncy of the organization might
be assured through the supervision
OF an experienced Field Director
from the State Board OF Health. This
Dlan was indorscd by Mr.. Chapmnn
and through his influence and thnt
OF other interested citizens n finul
definite appropriation of $4,000 On
from the county and 81 10000 FROM
the Tazcwcll Red Cross was mndo
ana steps were begun to secure thc
organization as soon as possible. I'm
fortunately the entire personnel for
Htne Unit were not available from tbo
ocatc Hoard Of Health at the time
OF the final contamination of tbo ar
Management. Nils Margaret Lnmbcrt
had been previously secured for
nurse work in Virginia and wns nt
Ei I1ne time under trimming with Field
Director w. S. Keister in Alhcr-
marie County. Miss lambert Rnois
seIed ked Cross Nurse, after bavino
completed her preliminary trn;n;m,,,,
tha huer Dr Keister in Albermarle. was
'tnoreiore transferred To Tozewo,1 waI
county, August 1st. 1920 VIII "u,' IL,
Rstruct'ons TO begin the work oc H.
proposed County Health Unit ,v;t,' ~
.lc inspection Of schools md WIZ,
carry on this work to the best Of bep ~
ABILITY alone until suitable D;roa
Tor and remaining personnel fa'. 'rGc- &C
ohit might be available. n 10 10; v,i'
necessary to dwell upon tho srooa.. w.
on Miss Lambert's individnoiI Iuvecs.' ',.' o..
PRIOR to the organization of f. "orH
picte unit March 1st. Yop nv nra .',,iI III,
familiar with the enercv ou on'i are ,,;,i ail
genco with which she bos "" ,o,', uiii,
among US during her entire so;a, m;amcu
IN the county. II is onlv noooso oosourn
10 point to tho success IF r"t.Gfessary .f,a ar
nerculosIs Clinics to attest thn .ne ~. W.
,ency of this work. As for tbo bo eilic- ,,.e,.
vi tne entire Health Unit 7 e 49, work
20 'n,o detail either. NAV n s;,,, not
say that the results to "dS GSto SIMPLY
been such as to win fl. 4" nnte nate have
nroval tho of the State Board '1Io OF Ho.1p np-
ano County Board Of svno T., nealtn
nmd nh the physicians Of bperu,sora the co,soi
Sr cru seen may n.y., also say thatt / have r,s noy,
The par part S"Gn of the hhe"rtty ndS cooperation on
ever, eyer nndertakn in tho ro,,n, ~ any work
,M1;pprtant r1;as among the th;nns h;ay, mo. Mos'
ptt,sncd std so far has been tbes ss accom-
stamping out of the worst sn,an,et. sn, I1n.
GT2,aemis Tba f,k the county has ever ,pOs Knop,,
which b'ooelrealosis olreuli examinations 1%m from
found infeeteyg ihffsaay Z h.aa number Of people ap
u, IN State sanatoria for et,erfa trent one oi
ona. orners are ready to 20 'as'nont as .a ane
OPENINGS may occur. In add;ti"n sTUh a a.
towns of I'azewell and Craham hon, an,
already undergone complete ciean har'
up campaigns with referoace o SOW SOW
! erage disposal and PocaRonas am am1