The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-01-26
REPORT OF EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE OF FLORIDA
PUBLIC HEALTH BOARD
By Ad Carter

At the regular quarterly meeting of
the executive committee OF the F'lori-
da Public Health Association at State
headquarters in Jacksonville, the ex-
ecutive secretary presented the follow
ing report which was unanimously
adopted.
Since our organization meeting
last April fourteen clinics were held
one for colored and one for wkite each
at Orlando, DeLand Eustic, Ocala,
Gainesville. Titusville and Barlow.
Six hundred eighty-siX persons were
examined, 1870 Of whom were dag
nosed active. The association owes
it's heartiest appreciation to Doctors
r. II. McGinnis. r. z. Cason, Louis
Limbaugh and f. H. Mayhem for their
generous contribution of time and
service to these clinics.
In connection with the clinics I want
to call your attention to the fact that
we now have very fine cooperation
on the part of the state board OF
health. A number Of the clinics have
been attended by members of their
staff and DR.. Turck is giving splendid
help in getting started on the New
years work.
The blue print for the Duva1 County
tuberculosis Sanatorium have been
prepared and sent to the National
tuberculosis Association for criticism.
It is expected that the actual con-
struction of buildings will commence
soon.
The Modern Health Crusade is be-
coming standardized better than ever
before. Figures as to the number of
pupils enrolled would be only approx
innate, as it has been impossible with
out a director for the department to
keep up the necessary correspondence
to sustain the interest of teachers and
get them to make reports, Miss Harris
has worked out a system for ordering
supplies that will compel reporting en-
rollment and a follow-up system that
sends u letter to any teachers not or
dering on time.
The associations nursing service.
aside from the centers, Jacksonville,
Orlando, DeLand, Gainesville and Bar
tow has taken the form largely Of pre-
lininary and fOllow-up work pertain
ing to the itinerant clinics.
Since our last meeting there have
heen sent from the office 29T8 per
sonal or individually dictated letters,
29.735 muItigraphed letters, 3,126 cir
culars and 20 $50 pieces Of literature.
One hundred twenty-five interviews
have been held at the office and 1912
interviews have been held on 1G6 field
visits to various communities, 14,215
persons have been reached by ad-
dresses OF staff members and 1888
patients reached through the nursing
service besides 4,2T7 school children
examined by the nurses.
The fourteenth annual seal sale IS
now finished and from the incomplete
reports that are in we have had about
the same returns we have had for the
past TWO years. despite the fact that
the larger cities are apparently below
the usuaI amount. due I believe to the
financial depression felt so keenly in
the larger centers. We have had the
finest cooperation and support by va
rious organizations and publications
that We have ever had. Il the ftna
returns are not Up 20 previous record
i. viii not ba because Of G. lack Ct ii
terezr or effort On the part Of Thcs'
interested. Propor1!onate,y more mon
ey was secured Though the mail sale
than ever before as Viii be noted from
the outlines OF receipts given below,
The favora hle comments that have
come in from business men especially
coupled with the dapendabiIity Of the
mail S-llc method should very strongly