The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-07-08
LONG DISTANCE DISEASE PRE-
VENTION


preventing the spread of smallpox
typhoid and of other catching disea-
ses in the flood devastated sections,
were characterized by DR.. John s.
Fulton, Director of the State Depart
ment of Health, as among the out
standing activities of Maryland
health officers who have been assist
ing in the relief work in the refugee
camps in Louisiana. valuable as
these have been locally" he continu-
ed, they have been of almost equal
Importance to the rest of the
country.
"In these days of universal travel,
North, East, South and West, every
case of typhoid of small pox, of ma
laria or of any other communicable
disease that is gotten under control
or that is prevented, in the flooded
districts along the Mississippi, means
just that much less danger of these
diseases being carried to the rest of
the country. AS the waters recede,
health units are being organized for
the benefit of the people who are re-
turning to their homes.
1.-THE Maryland health officers who
are temporarily lent to Louisiana in
clude DR.. John Collinson of Anne
Arundel County, DR.. w. c. Stone OF
Carroll County, DR.. V. H. DeSomos-
keoy of Wicomico, Worcester and
Somerset Counties, DR.. R. G.. Beach,
ley of Kent, Queen Anne and Cecil
Counties, DR.. v. L. Ellicott of the
Baltimore City Department OF
Health, DR.. J. A. Doull of the Johns
Hopkins School of Hygiene.
"A recent letter from DR.. Collin
are all doing and of it's far reaching
Importance.
DR.. Collinson's letter follows:-
my first assignment was at Camp
Beauregard near Alexandria. There
[ assisted in giving $500 doses OF
typhoid vaccine and vaccinating g.
400 people against smallpox
Il assisted with the management
Of mess hall were 270 children
even ye..ts and under were given
Spes'al food at four long taO.es
Iais is the most interesting sight
have seen to date. At first the ma
,ority would not eat oatmeal, grlts.
stew, rice, spinach or drink milk.
they wanted bread, syrup and black
coffee. But before the camp closed
they were glad to get regular food
and practically all had improved in
and practically all had improved in
weight and appearance.
practically all of those people
are French and good Catholics.
French is in general use. Many do
not Understand English, or only a
few words. Only during the last
ten years has English been taught in
the schools. The people are very
obedient and clean.
II moved to Avoyelles Parish on
Wednesday. My work here is to
organieze and to get into running
shape a Health Unit. This will con-
sist of one to two public health nurs-
es, two sanitary inspectors and my
self. We will be assisted by the
part time Parish Health Officer. My
iirst trip will be to Gondeau where
many people and hundreds of cattle
look refuge and were for several
weeks surrounded by water. 1t has
oeen reported that they do not have
enough to eat and some are sick
with diarrhoa.
THE size of the job can be appre-
ciated when l tell youthat in this
Parish 70 per cent of the land was
hooded and 10000 were driven from
heir homes. They are now return
ing as the water recedes to find
homes and contents ruined, crops
destroyed, animals, chickens, etc.
drowned. They have no safe water
supply and only the food and cloth
ng given out by the Red Cross.
1.-The care of the little children is
l most serious problem, for it is I'M
possible to provide them with proper
food"