The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1921-12-08
Health Institute Held in January.

will be held this winter week OF
Public Health Institute Work. This
is a noteworthy innovation and Col
umbia has been distlnctively honored
In the fall of 1920 there was held in
Washington an institute on Social
Hygiene and the Control Of Venereal
Disease. This was attended by more
than 600 persons from all sections of
the United States.
So much interest was manifested
and so strong was the demand for a
repetition or continuance of the ma
tional institute that it was decided
to carry the institutional work nearer
to the people. 1t is complaint to
the activity of South Cardinals lead
ers in the programme of health that
this city was selected as the seat of
an institute, the only one between
Memphis and Charleston and between
Washington and Jacksonville. The
institute will bring to South Carolina
as lecturers men and women of nation
al reputation, and at the same time
use will be made of some of the brains
and talent of our own state. The an
nounced dates are January 9-14, and
DR.. ]. Adam Hayne, State Health Of
fce, will be the direcsF of the in
-stitute.
The actual work of setting up the
programme is being left largely TO DR..
C. v. Akin, U. S. Public Health Serv-
ice, in charge of venereal control work
in South Carolina. DR.. Akin attended
the national institute last year, has
a vast enthusiasm for the work end is
giving much attention to the details
of this "winters school" for doctors
and others interested in health pro-
motion.
Some of the subjects to be discuss
ed at these Institutes, for there will
be a certain degree of uniformity In
the programme in the 20 cities fortu-
nate enough to be selected, will be as
follows:
tuberculosis, three lectures, early
diagnosis, treatment of advance cases
and ultimate solution of the problem.
Child Hygiene, six lectures, includ-
ling prenatal, infancy, pre-school men
tai hygiene, schoo! hygiene, infant
feeding, etc.
Nutrition in Health and Disease.
It is probable that this subject will
be discussed by DR.. Mccormick, State
Health Officer of Kentucky and a
national figure.
Non-communicable disease, three
lectures, and communicable disease,
four lectures. The latter includes ma
laria, diarrhoea, pneumonia and dis
easees of childhood.
Sanitary Engineering, three lee
lures, including water supply, sewer
age disposal and fly and mosquito con-
troll.
Venereal disease, six lectures by Dr.
H. n. Hazen of the Georgetown Uni
versity School of Medicine and Dr.
George Walker, of the Johns Hopkins
Medical School.
Administrative problems will also
be given proper amount of attention
and Mental Hygiene, Medical Social
Work, Protective Social Work and the
Educational and Sanitary value OF
Clinics and Health Centers will be
given due places on the programme
DIR. R. Yarros and DR.. F. F. Leslie
of the L. S. Public Health Service
will deliver lectures on the delinquent,
the delinquent and the law, the re-
habilitation of the delinquent, the
psychology of tde delinquent.
In addition to this there will be at
intervals publis health statistics and
special lectures on problems of medi-
cal research, heredity, the community
hospital and the aim Of social hygiene.
For this purpose there will be gath
cred staff of capable and experienced
physicians, and it is predicted by DR..
Hayne and DR.. Akin that the effects
Of this institute will be felt in most
gratifying manner.
1t is expected that the Columbia
conference will draw not less than 3OO
health officers, private practitioners
nurses, educators, heads of institution
social workers and other public spirit
ed citizens. This will be an unusual
opportunity to meet leading special
lists in various fields and at the same
tire will emphasize to the public the
Importance of thorough training In
public health work.
DR.. C. V. Akin is aware that the
institute will be well attended, bu,
he is giving notice thus far in advance
in order that applicants for admission