The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-22
I tuberculosis SecretaYy
Giues Report Of Survey
Made In Marion Couily

there had been two deaths Of
children under One year Of age.
During the year there were six
cases Of scarlet fever, with one
death, two cases Of diphthoria,
two cases Of dysentery, four cases
of pneumonia, and eleven deaths
from in fluenZa.
There are s4s children a years
old. and under that age, in the
suburb and since 1917, 35 per
cent Of them have had measles "a
per cent have had whooping
cough, 4 per cent have had diph.
liberia and 10 per. cent have had
scarlet fever.
Children Underweight.
Deaths reported in the survey
in Rivesvllle, show that one OF
every three since 1917 have been
Icaused by tuberculosis. Three
high school girls have died OF tub
erculosls since 1918. At present
there are nineteen known positive
cases and nineteen tuberculosis
suspects. The population OF the
community Is 1861. One hun.
dred and eighty-seven families
were. visited in the survey, and
the population reached by IL was
903. Two per cent OF the popula-
ton visited are positive known
cases and Q per cent are known TO
be suspects. Only two clinics
were held.
The school report shows a
greater percentage OF children
underweight than in any other
school in the county, visited by
the nurse.
Fifty families have city water.
fifteen have toilets connected
with open sewers and 1872 Of
them have insanitary outside
Forty families are reported
using water from springs, ninety
from driven wells, sixteen from
the city water supply and eight
from cisterns.
During 1922 there was one case
Of typhoid fever, three OF whoop-
ing cough, one Of measles, two
OF diphtherla with one death and
two cases Of pneumonia. There
were two deaths Of children un-
der one year OF age, and thirteen
children were born during the
year.
Child Birth Mortality.
Fairview has the highest NOR
tally rate from child birth of any
place visited in the survey, with
one death out Of sixteen births In
1891, and two deaths out OF eight
births In 1929. The clinic was
conducted by DR.. Harry G. Noah.
assisted by DR.. G. r. Miller and
DR.. X. Y. Swisher. Eleven posi-
tive cases and twenty-seven sus:
poets were reported.
1920 census shows population
Of S27. The number OF families
visited in the survey was 1852.
and the total population reached
Was 526.
A few people were found who
claimed that II they had tubercu-
losls It was their own business.
= While many families,.are pro-
vided with inside toilets and clos
ed sewers, there are many Of the
open back insanItary privies in
the town. Some Of the sewers do
not reach far enough into the
creek TO make them safe. There
are many sources OF water supply:
springs, driven and dug wells.
and city water.
The only preventable diseases
reported there In 1922 were two
cases Of pneumonia.
Watson and Grant Town
With population of 464 in Wat
son IT. families were visited in
the survey and $40 people reach
cd. :
Deaths reported show that one
Of every three was caused by
tuberculosis. This Is an unusually
high pate and present conditions
do not promise any decrease in the
next few years unless there is
some definite preventative tuber-
culosis work done.
The clinics were conducted by
DR.. W. c. White and DR.. Paul c.
Bruce Of Pittsburgh and they
were assisted by DR.. 9. W. Wad-
dell Dr. George Traugh and DR..
Luthcp Davis Of Fatrmont. Miss