The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-11
WALKER MEDICAL
SOCIETY ELECTS
Call on Members of Congress
to Support Bill For Rural
Sanitation Extension

Jasper December 4O.-NSpeclal.l-
The walker County Medical society
met in their regular monthly session
at the office of the county health Of
ftcer yesterday and elected the fol-
Living officers:
DR.. j. A. Goodwin, Jasper, presi-
dent; DIR. @. g. Glider. Carbon Hill.
vice president; DR.. J. F. Alexander,
Jasper. secretary; DIR. w. NJ. Cum
ningham. Corona, member board of
censors; DR.. A NJ stovall, Jasper,
county physician.
The following resolutions were
adopted:
Whereas. walker county. in 1918.
established the first full time health
office unit In the state of Alabama,
and.
Whereas, this. unit did such pro-
gressive and constructive work In
rural and small town sanitation, and
gave such educative instructions
concerning health and communicable
diseases that the federal government
in 1915 made a sanitary survey of
health conditions in Walker county
under the supervision of Surgeon Il.
l. Lumsden, which survey was COM
plete In every detail, In that every
church, schoolhouse. public building
and precinct was inspected and act
ual statistics compiled; and,
whereas, the United States pubic
health service at that time, through
It's agents, gave great number Oh
Instructive lectures, and did such
constructive work in health and san
ftatton which aroused much inter-
est and enthusiasm among that class
Of people who before this time mao
siven no consideration to health ana
sanitation; and,
"Whereas, since said survey was
completed and through the influence
and good done by the United states
public health service, II fuli-tinio
county health units have been estap-
ushed in the state of Alabama, anu'
.eWhereas. the death rate in walker
county for 1916 was "a per cent anu
statistics show that for the year 1871
said rate will be less than per cent
snd we in our experience and op-
starvation, know that fewer people are
sick and fewer people are dying IN
Walker county than ever before III
its history, and,
''Whereas, we are fully aware OF
the absolute necessity of the worh
conducted by the United states pup
lie health service and the lasting
| good accomplished by this unit, and
whereas, we fully indorse the plan
| of work and it's scope as performed
and accomplished by the United states
public health service.
Now. therefore, be it resolved that
we respectfully request that the
members of Congress fully familiar
| ize themselves with the reports OF the
! sanitary surveys of Walker county
in 1914, 1915 and 1915: also the public
health reports of October l, 1920, ano
!! october, 1921, showing the high per
| cent of county health officers in the
| state of Alabama.
BE it further resolved that we dc
hereby respectfully request our con-
| gressmen and senators from the state
| of Alabama to support a measure now
pending before Congress for extern
| sion of studies of rural sanitation in
! behalf of the public health service,
creating for that unit the necessary
funds for the carrying on of said
| work and the enlargement of this
| work from time to time.
! BE it further resolved that copy
! Of this resolution be placed in the
| hands of each of our congressman
and senators from the state of Ala
| bama."