Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-11-14
Health Officer Makes
Regular Monthly Report
To The County Board
The Board of Health OF
Montgomery County,
Rockville MARYLAND

Us NAAASAJ OONAOJ,
Rockville, Maryland.
Gentlemen:
l beg to submit to you the follow
ing report of the Health Department
for the month of October 1885.
Diphtheria - To prevent further
spread of diphtheria in the Olney sec
ton, the Health Department held a
clinic in the Sherwood School on
October Z and IA to give inoculations
of toxoid and Schick tests to pre-
school children and to children in the
elementary grades. All but few par
ents who had not already protected
their children responded to the call
at this time. A similar clinic was held
in the latter part of the month in Po-
tomac where the response was also
good.
Experience in other places indicates
that diphtheria can be kept out of
communities if at least half of the
children of preschool age are protect
ed by NEGOTIATIONS and if three-fourths
of the school children are protected.
The best time to give child the inoc-
ulations is at the age of six to nine
months. Babies practically never have
reactions at this age and they have
the benefit of the protection during
their early preschool life when the
disease is so apt to be fatal.
School Examinations = Approx
mately 900 school children, mostly of
high school age, were examined dur
ing the month under the new plan for
this work. The new school examiners
deserve commentator for the
thoroughness of their work, and their
cooperation with the school authori-
ties, the physicians and parents.
Cost of Medical Services ex-
perience of the maternity clinic con-
Quoted by the Medical Society and
Health Department indicates that this
county, like many other rural areas,
is facing a problem in securing pay
ment for medical services for families
of small means.
Health Center-It is gratifying to
announce that the Health Center or
branch office in the Silver Spring
County Building officially opened on
October 18th. This has been function
ing for sometime as the office of Mrs.
johnson, the health department nurse
of that section. The waiting room of
the Office is now provided with health
pamphlets and posters.
Milk Regulations = Meetings and
conferences have been held for the
further correction of the county milk
regulations and new dairy farm score
sheets. 1t is hoped that the last
changes in these will be completed at
meeting of new committee to be
held on November 4th.
Hog Pen Regulations-The new
regulations pertaining to the Mary
land Washington Metropolitan Dis
trict were passed by the County Com
missioners on October Is to be effec-
tive November 10, 1885. Rumors indi-
cate wide spread uneasiness on the
part of farmers throughout the coun-
ty. The Health Department, therefore
repeats its previous assuring state
ment; first of all to the effect that
the regulations pertain only to the
metropolitan District and second that
even in this district they pertain only
to hog pens within a half mile of a
house and one-quarter mile from a
highway and finally even within these
distances licenses may be obtained
without cost upon application provided
the hog pen is not found to be object
tionable.
Reported cases of communicable
diseases:
Typhoid Fever, 2; Pertussis, 1; In
fuenza, 1; Tetanus, 1; Scarlet Fever,
a; Diphtheria, 6; Chickenpox, 5; and
Pneumonia, a.
Clinics: Visits of children to child
health conferences, Sc; Visits to ma
ternity clinic, II; Visits to syphilis
and gonorrhea clinic, SS.
Nurses visits to homes: Isolation of
communicable diseases, 62; Tubercu-
losis control, p; Infant, preschool and
school hygiene, "a.
Sanitation: Dairy farm inspections,
49; Nuisance Investigations including
excreta disposal permits, SO.
Respectfully submitted,
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