The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-12-13

Nearly every county in Maine has
nuhlic health association which en-
los in all-the-year-round fight
sas,nst the things which cause sick
soss These county organizations
are part of the Maine Public Health
While the Maine Public Health As
.ociation has been carrying on a num-
~ of health activities in Somerset
ropnty prior to 1928 there was no
,.cal organization In Somerset Coun-
= formed for the express purpose
y conducting q countrywide general
ablic health campaign.
sneh an organization was formed
airing the past year and we now have
n our county the Somerset County
pnblic Health Association of which
he following are officers: DR.. Geo.
|r Young. Skowhegan, president;
rharles II. Buzzell, Pittsfield. and H.
u Marston, N. D., North Arson, vice
nresidents; Mrs. Annie P. Hackett.
skowhegan, secretary; Leslie Gold
smith. Skowhegan, treasurer and e.
A Piper and C. A, Moulton, M. D.,
members of the executive committee.
these public spirited men and women
have banded themselves together and
they urge your assistance in this great
seht for health and happiness.
Why do they need your help? For
,he reason that during the past eight
Years AIS Somerset County babies
Laf no hiyfhda
Nearly all of these deaths could have
been prevented. During the past
eight years 439 Somerset County men
and women have been killed by tuber-
culosis. All of these neighbors of
ours could have been spared for many
years of usefulness. During the same
period of time there were in Somer-
set County 1876 deaths from Infuen-
"a, 375 deaths from pneumonia, 300
Deaths from cancer, 81 from typhoid,
rs from whooping cough and a num-
Der of unnecessary deaths from other
preyentable diseases.
Every case of communicable disease
that develops in Somerset County is
Just that much of a danger to all OF
u.s. Every case of communicable
disease that we help to prevent thru
health woik is just that much health
insurance to all of us.
The Somerset County Public Health
Association, with its share of the fund
raised from the sale of Christmas
Seals and Health Bonds-and this
share will be from 500 to 1870 of
the total sale, depending upon the
size of the sale-will provide public
health nursing service for the places
in our county not supplied by this
service. Classes for informing moth
ers on proper diet and hygienic care
for children will be conducted. Work
for better health among our school
children will be carried on. Health
lectures and health exhibits will be
a feature of this work. In short
every possible thing will be done to
bring the message of health and how
to conserve 1t TO the thoughtful at
tention of every family in Somerset
County.
The Somerset County Public Health
Association is allied with the Maine
Public Health Association in its eff
forts to make Maine the healthiest
state. The Somerset County Asso-
citation is the county branch Of this
great power for health and draws to
our county all of the services and
special activities which the Maine
Public Health Association Is accom-
plishing in our state today.
Maine is the only state in the ma
ton which has all of its. volunteer
kalth work accomplished under one
Dlunteer health organization in that
state Other states have many
health organizations, the cancer
'roup, the tuberculosis group, the So
ial hygiene group, etc, all hiring