The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1924-12-26
RURAL HEALTH
WORK REVIEWED
Federal Service Co-Operates
in Protective Measures
in Is States.


accomplished by the United States
public health service in cooperation
with county and state agencies, III
protecting rural United States against
disease, is shown by a review Of the
work just issued by L. L. Lumsden
surgeon Of the health service. The
review covers the fiscal year ended
June 80, 1924, and applies to work
In rural sanitation which is conducted
In support Of and as part of whole
time local health service. 1t does not
include all cooperative activities of
the service in rural communities. 1t
IL shown that the federal service CO.
operated In demonstration projects in
rural health work in Y counties, In
10 states.
The appropriation for the rural
health work Of the public health serv-
ice In the fiscal year 1924 was $4,000
At the termination Of the fiscal year
1928 $1O,617 80 remained unexpended.
Thus, $6O,81782 was available for The
support of activities in the fiscal year
1924. OF this sum, $43, 5S4.52 was ex-
pended In allotments for cooperative
projects In counties and $4,463.55 was
expended for administration, super
vision Of local projects, and special
studies Of the problem of rural san
itatiOn. The unexpended balance of
the total sum available was included
IN allotments to some of the cooper
alive projects which, because of local
circumstances, could not be completed
by the end Of the fiscal year The
reviewer cites the following accom-
plishments in the year:
Some Accomplishments.
Public lectures presenting the
principles and details of sanitation to
more than 276,OOO persons. More than
$4,000 sanitary inspections of prem
isea, with explanation of findings to
occupants or owners Of the properties.
Physical examination Of over 192,5OO
school children, of whom over 10000
were found to have incapacitating
physical defects, with notification OF
parents or guardians Of defects found.
Thirty seven thousand three hundred
and sixty-four recorded treatments eff
fecting correction OF incapacitating
physical defects among school chill
dren, brought about by written noti-
fication to parents or guardians, MAR
ing available proper clinical facilities,
and other activities of the county or
district health departments. Treat
ments to correct iodine deficiency adj
ministered to 9,514 persons in epidemic
golfer districts.
"F0rty-seven thousand two hundred
and two visits to homes of cases OF
disease to advise and
show the afflicted households how to
prevent spread Of the Infections Five
thousand nine hundred and eight Wis
It's by health nurses to prenatal cases
70 advise with and assist expectant
mothers In carrying out hygienic and
measures making for
healthy mothers and healthy babies.
Twenty-one thousand and two hundred
ind thirty-one infants and children Of
)re-sch0ol age examined and over 3d.
ZOO home visits by health nurses or
lealth officers to demonstrate hygienic
measures for the promotion of the
lealth and the protection OF the lives
+ infants. Thirty-one thousand eight
lundred and thirty-six persons inocu-
afed for protection against typhoid
ever.
Ono thousand three hundred and
wenty persons treated effectively for
elief from hookw0rm disease and for
he prevention OF the spread of the
Marked reduction in the
pread OF malaria in hundreds OF To-
alities, with an aggregate population
( several hundred thousand.
Work Of Sanitation,
Four thousand eight hundred and
xty-nine homes connected for the
rst time with sanitary sewers Four
lousand nine hundred and fifty-two
omes provided with safe water sup
les in place Of contaminated water
lpplies Radical improvement OF 1872
1blic milk supplies .
"Such results indicate that the pIaaa Q
the work Is both comprehensive and
sective," continues Doctor Lumsden
he7 mean prevention Of human Ill 9
-, promotion Of human health, con- a
walton Of economic resources. They 0
nd IN importance to our national Y
Hare second to no other results OBJ
nable from equivalent investment Of ] ?
bic funds. t
The total expenditure for the sup n
It Of the u local projects was $685. Il
l.73 in the fiscal year 1924 OF this Il
n an aggregate Of $465, 1850 was q
,vided from state, county and mu- e.
fpal governmental sources: $75- V: