The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-08-05
REPAIR MAN OR SERVICE
STATION

'HOw do you regard your
doctor? AS repair man to be
called only in an emergency
Or, as a service station, to be
visited at regular intervals SO.
that breakdowns may be avoid
ed and the human machine
may be kept in first class con-
dition."
DR.. r. H. Riley, Director of
the Maryland State Depart
ment of Health, asks these
Questions, with their emphasis
on the personal pronoun, after
speaking of resolution adopt
ed recently by the doctors. in
Carroll County in which they
tell the people in that county
that it is within their own
power to prevent much of the
sickness that occurs among
young and old and from all
classes of diseases. Accord
ingly, the doctors urge immun-
ization against typhoid fever.
diphtheria and smallpox, and
advise a general medical ex-
animation, at least once a year
so that conditions that need
correction, may be detected
and cared for promptly, and
while there is possibility of a
favorable outcome.
A copy of the resolutions
which was adopted by the Carr
roll County Medical Society
July IA, 1882, was duly for-
warded to the State Board Of
Health. Here it is:
WHICH WOULD YOU RATH-
Err BE, SICK OR WELL3
1T IS UP TO EACH INDI-
VIDUAL IN LARGE MEAS
URE TO DECIDE.
"The old concept of the ply
sician's function has been that
he is repair man, to be con-
suited when sickness occurs.
The modern concept held by
enlightened people regards the
doctor also as a service station,
who if consulted regularly can
prevent a great deal Of sick
ness which would otherwise
occur.
''There is now no reason
why any person should have
typhoid fever, smallpox, diph-
iberia or lockjaw and such di-
seases as tuberculosis, cancer,
diabetes, heart disease and
high blood pressure are all
recognizable in their early
stages and if recognized can
very often be arrested or cured
and the victim continue to live
usefully and comfortably.
Therefore, the physicians
OF Carroll county advise all
persons to have their children
protected against typhoid few
er, diphtheria, smallpox, and
lockjaW, and in addition to this
every one is advised to be ex-
amined once each year, for the
purpose of detecting such slow
ly developing conditions as tu-
berculosis, cancer, diabetes.
Bright's disease, high blood
pressure, heart disease, etc., if
existent, in their incipiency,
when much can be done for
their relief and cure. The
general adoption of this policy
by the public will effect a
marked diminution in the
amount of sickness, and will
greatly reduce the anxiety and
expense that are the inevitable
results of sickness when it does
occur"
The State Board of Health,
at it's regular monthly meet
ing, held July q, adopted the
following resolution in ac-
acknowledgement of the action
of the Carroll County Medical
Society:
'The State Board of Health
at it's regular meeting, July 81,
1882, received the resolution Of
the Carroll County Medical
Society in regard to it's pro-
posed program of preventive
medicine in this county. The
Board desires to go on record
as approving this program
which it believes will improve
the character of public health
work and to congratulate the
Carroll County Medical Socie-
ty for the advanced position it
has taken in the general pro-
gram of preventive medicine
in this cOuntV I"