The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-01-20
ANNUAL REPORT OF COUNTY
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Period Beginning January 1st and
Ending November 30th,
1921

The following is narrative re-
port" of work done by Newberry
county health department, South Car
olina state board of health, Newberry
S. c., for the period beginning Jan
uary 1st and ending November S0th
1921:
To DR.. L. A. Riser, State Director.
Dear Sir:
herewith submit my statistical re-
port of all work done by the Newber-
ry county health department for the
period covered as above, and have the
following narrative extracts to add to
the statistical report:
All work previous to my acceptance
of the position as director of the New
berry county health department is in
cluded in the statistical report, and
any narrations added to this report
will include only such work as done
by the present director since July
18th, 1921.
The entire period from July 18th
to July 25th was spent in meeting the
physicians of Newberry county; IA
miliarizing myself with the work pre-
viously done by the former director
and planning an itinerary for accom-
plishing the most work for the future.
Clinic at Manning, S. c.
July 25th the director was asked to
report to the local Red Cross chapter
of Manning, S. c., for the purpose
of assisting in carrying on clinic for
the removal of adenoids and tonsils
from more than sixty of the school
children of Clarendon county. This
work was sponsored by the state
board of health and by the department
of county health work. The opera
tons were performed by a private
specialist, while the director gave a
total of forty-six anaesthetics and as
sisted the operator in the perform
ance Of an equal number Of opera.
tions. The remainder of the opera
tions done under general anaesthesia
were for children carried over to the
last day of the clinic, and these anaes-
thetics were administered by their
family physicians.
Anti-Typoid Campaign
Beginning August first and contin-
uing throughout September the direc-
tor instituted county wide campaign
for the administration of anti-typhoid
vaccine. The itinerary for this cam,
paign included. appointments for both
morning and afternoon work at sta
tions widely distributed over the coun'
ty. Almost every worthwhile town
or rural community was included in
the itinerary The first two week;
there were few responses, it taking
some time to secure proper publicity
but after the campaign was we'll un
der way, we were always met by
large crowds of enthusiastic people
BY far the larger percentage OF ap
plicants for treatment came from the
colored race.
SMALLPOX Vaccination
Smallpox vaccination was included
as a part of our typhoid campaign
and a number of children and grown
ups were vaccinated previous to the
opening of the schools. Since the op
ening of the schools we have vacclnat
ed several hundred others as par
of the rural school inspection.
Public Lectures
Ten public lectures or informa
talks to civic and other association
have been made by the director sine
July. These lectures dealt with
variety of subjects of interest to pub
lie welfare, such as tuberculosis, den
tai hygiene, rural sanitation, ct cetera
These lectures have always beel
we'll attended and it is believed tha
very lasting good was accomplishe