Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-08-10
Health Man Makes Report

OF the 1922 health department
budget Of $22, 900, total expenditure
up to July Of this year, minus rem
paid for July, were s14,059.55, Ieav
ing a balance, minus one and one
half months expenses yet TO be de
Quoted, Of $~7,940.45, according to tn,
annual report Of DIR. G. A. Fuson
c~ity-county health officer. The tota
expense Of the detention hospital wa,
S2,437.13, and but S4I5.57 has beer
collected.
The force of last years health de-
partment included a health officer
DR.. 6. A. Fuson; a consultant from
the office Of the United States public
health service, DIR. Fred T. Foard; a
public health nurse, Miss Dora Meek
lenberg; a bacteriologist, DR.. EThomas
S. Walker; a sanitary Inspector, Will
liam Shea, and a statistician and
photographer, Mrs. Lucy Wilson.
DR.. Fuson's prospectus and his re-
port. in part, is as follows:
The purpose of the health depart
ment are the prevention of unneces-
sary disease and death and the build
ing up to a maximum degree the
health of the people. The control of
~preventable diseases and educating the
people IN matters pertaining to health
are the two principal detectives.
In the baby and pre-school clinics,
the child is inspected and the mother
advised as to it's future management.
The tuberculosis and other clinics con-
Quoted throughout the county serve
both the above purposes.
The control of communicable dis
ease-is attempted by isolation, guar
antiHe and vaccination. The people
must understand the Importance of
reporting promptly all suspected cases
and recognize the good effects of vac
cinatiOn. Diphtheria is caused largely
for its widespread by the ignorance of
many people, who have the germs, but
are in such health hat they do not
realize that they are common carriers.
There were 445 complete v~accina-
given for diphtheria last year,
OF contacts on schools and
elsewhere were made for the purpose
Df locating carriers, who were immed-
lately isolated.
Tn victims of tuberculosis for the
year numbered 13, or 1-5 per cent for
zach 10000 people. tuberculosis is
decreasing in our community.
There were 20 cases of typhoid
but no deaths. The records of
me of the local hospitals show that
rom 1910 to 1913 there were 236 pa
of typhoid fever in that institu-
alone, and 81 fatalities.
Free vaccination for typhoid,
mallpoX and diphtheria has been Of
Isolation and quarantine have
cen imposed and every means of COM
Communicable diseases en-
1T has been our policy to place the
cath department on a business basis !
hat viii insure the greatest returns. ,
'.Of 1914 school children physically !
yamined, Abs were defective. There :
IRE 206 defects corrected. Vaccina- {
ons for smallpox numbered 1,012;
lere were 3S complete NEGOTIATIONS
n typhoid fever. The health office !
AIDE 500 visits Il diagnose suspected !
Uses Of infectious diseases, to impose ,
.Iarantine and release from quaran- 4
ne. There were $50 cases quaran-
ned. /,
"A modern health crusade was in !
Iguratec in the schools of Belt, Cas- \
de and FeHt Shaw Glasses for n
r-nourished children were conducted
Sand Ceulee St6ekett and Belt by
ISIS Alberta Borthwick. Cascade
unity home demonstration agent"