The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-04-11
REPORT OF WORK DONE BY
NEWBERRY HEALTH UNIT

DR.. B. T. Kneece, in charge of the
county health unit, submits The fol
lowing narrative report OF the work
done by Newberry county health de-
partment for the quarter ending
March 31st, 1922:
The statistical report attached will
give in detail figures for work done
during the quarter for which routine
figures have already been sent IN, but
this short narrative we hope will
bring out the fact that much miscei-
laneous work is accomplished each
month that is not regularly recorded
with the usual statistical reports, and
it will also we trust attract your at
tention to certain phases Of the work
in manner that more figures would
fail to do.
January 9Th to 18th the county
health officer attended the l. S. pub
lie health institute held at Columbia
S. C.
Educational: Up to the present
time this year almost twenty pubic
lectures have been given, with an
attendance upward Of five hundred.
These lectures have been attended by
both sxes, both races and all ages. II
has ranged anywhere from first aid
instructions given to the girl scouts,
the boy scouts, and to the
fire department of Newberry, to spe-
cial lectures given on tuberculosis,
dental hygiene and the prophylaXis
of diphtheria toxin-antitoxin admin
istration given for the benefit of the
negroes.
In addition to these lectures there
have been thirty-fve talks made es-
pecially to school children, at which
talks there were approximately fif-
teen hundred school children present
to make no mention of the teachers.
who we trust also have been benefited
by these talks, which covered various
subjects such as care Of the teeth,
typhoid, diphtheria and smallpox pre-
vention, early symptoms and signs of
tuberculosis, and the treatment OF
pediculosis. Teachers and children
have always given close attention to
these talks and appeared to be great
ly interested.
School examinations: We have in
spected more than twenty-five rural
schools since the beginning of the
year. At these schools there were
something Ike twelve hundred pupils,
all of whom were Inspected About
so per cent of these children we find
to be defective in some way. Most
of the defects at present however are
minor, such as cavity in decd
uous tooth, or very small cavity be-
ginning in a permanent tooth, etc,
all of which if allowed to exist would
likely become a serious menace to the
child's health. We are notifying par
ents of these existing defects and
making every effort to influence them
to have these defects corrected and
our results have been gratifying.
Corrections: We have official zee
ords of about fifty corrections that
have been made this quarter, most of
which were of the teeth. In addition
there have On many othr dental cor
Corrections: We have official rec
ord of.
Smallpox Vaccinations: The small
pox vaccinations this quarter have
fallen off somewhat from our last
quarterly report, there being only
about five hundred to report this
quarter.
Contagious and Infectious Diseas-
es: Newberry county has been most
fortunate since the new year so far
as contagious and infectious diseases
are concerned. The number Of cases
of influenza were comparatively few,
and of all others only six cases were
officially reported to the county Of
fcer.
Sanitary improvements: The quar-
ter has been very active one for the
Inspector. Many homes have been
visited and much instructive litera-
ture distributed. AS result Of this
a few homes have been screened and
many promises for screening early IN
the summer. About three dozen san
itary privies have been installed and
it is likely that great many more
will come as a result of much work
along this line in the past few weeks.
Clinics Held-Nurse's Activities:
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