The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-24
REGULAT|0N
Of MILK AND.
SCREENING AID.
Elimination Of Fly Contact
Imperative In Curling Dis.
ease, According To Dr..
Bowling, Leading Fight
"SAVE A BABY FUND" AT
$352.5O SINCE ITS START
Survey Of Birmingham Be-
ing Made By Welfare
Workers To Check Cases
Needing Attention Free

Precautions introduced by DR.. j. D.
Bowling, district health officer, have
reduced deaths from colitis in the
Birmingham district from totals II
3o6 cases in 1917 to 81 in 1922, and
"a so far in 1923.
Screening. milk regulation, SAM.
tary outhouses and public health
nursing are the factors that have
brought the reduction, the health of.
ficer affirms.
The number of cases each year
since what was an ANIMAL epidemic
has been curbed to less dangerous
proportions, are as follows:
In 1917 there were 131 white and
us negro deaths from colitis; in 1918
the totals were 70 white and So
negro; in 1913 there were SO white
and 81 negro deaths from the malady;
in 1920. 40 white deaths and SO ne
gro; in 1921, SO white and 81 negro;
in 1922 81 white and 20 negro. Thus
far in 1928 there have been % deaths
among whites anG IL among negroes,
Hot Weather Sees Increase.
AS the hot weather has come on
this summer there has been an in.
crease in the number of deaths. There
were two deaths from colitfs in Jan.
uary, 1923; three in February; two in
@hdiCH, one III APRIL Hlne III May, anu
II, so far. in June. OF the total this
year, % were whites and IL negroes.
Screening of rooms where there are
patients suffering from colitis is inn
perative to prevent the spread of this
disease" said DR.. Bowling. Saturday.
There Is no disease more thoroughly
distributed by flies and when un-
fScreened, none that exceeds in at
lracting flies, as any person who has
1 been in contact with the malady can
testify.
Factors that have resulted In the
curbing of the death rate from this
malady are, first. screening, for that
prevents spread; second, installation
of sanitary conveniences that are fly
proof; the campaign for pure milk. 1t
is to be observed that each one OF
these factors Is based, in a large
another and the elimination of fly
contact. The work of the public
health service nurses has been of
paramount Importance, not only in
the services they perform, but the
educational value of their visits in
which direct personal attention is
drawn to improvements that should
be made. i7of these factors have
been in conjunction with the health
education campaign.
T. O O
Save A Baby Fund.
OF tHC DSHSIlt u thOsC IO Aioy
not have noticed the movement, The
Age-Herald invites. public attention to
the city welfare department Save
Baby Fund" Checks subscribed to
this work should be made payable to
"Save a Baby Fund, welfare Depart
ment, City of Birmingham;" The Of
fices are on the second floor of the
city hail. This money is used ex-
clusively for buying screens, Ice and
+ milk for sick babies, the children or
parents who cannot afford these
necessities.
workers started the campaign last
Tuesday. $322.50 has been subscribed.
Several of the subscribers have
stated their contributions will be re-
peated each month during the sum
mer. Others are taking up contri-
. buttons, but have not yet turned In
the money.
Those who have subscribed, In or
DER as their checks were received.
are: c. r. Johnson. $40; James Bow
ron, $50; Birmingham Age Herald.
N Flowers, So: Mrs. Stella Oberdor-
fer. $3.50, Miss C.. Hansen with
Starr Piano company, So; Miss Alice
Harris, $500 Avenue E. Ensley. IS;
Three Little Brothers (names with
Is: John w. sibley. Woodward build
ing, IS; Mrs. w. e. Smith: 1925 Thir-
tieth street, north, So; Mrs. Pauline
Resented. 2142 Sixteenth avenue.
south, SIS; A. ]. Hammond. 81; Mil
bred McWhorter. 81: Anonymous
Friend. So; Mrs. Eva Conner Ryding'
$50; j.. T. Moore. $40; Fred NJ jack
son, $40. Total, s352.50.
survey ne,nx Made. .
+. A. Gully, superintendent OF the
welfare department. with several as
sistants. some of them, volunteers,
are making a survey of Greater Bir-
mlngham for cases that need help,
It is estimated that the total Of such
cases will be more than 1000 babies
! Not counting the cost Of screening.
(which cannot be exactly estimated
for each instance. ice and milk cost
$3.50 a week for each sick child. Tbs
funds so far subscribed will care for
the work until about the II first st. week week
nasas named. none being used for
salaries or any other expense. Mr..
Gully guarantees that 100 per cent
of it will be used for the suffering
little OneS.