Milford chronicle., 1935-03-22
TUBERCULOSIS PREVENTION
CALLS FOR COMBINED
EFFORT
BY Doyle E. Hinton, Executive Sec
retary. Delaware Anti-Tubercu-
lOsis Society

By Doyle E. Hinton, Executive Sec
retary. Delaware Anti-Tubercu-
lOsis Society
/ tuberculosis has been called thu
burden of modern civilization. Usu
ally making its appearance early il
life and attacking members Of every
strata of society, it is the most wide
spread Of major illnesses. It take!
its heaviest toll from the most pro
ductive age Periods to As years
Because of this waste in young lives
and the nature of the disease which
requires months, and even years for
recovery, tuberculosis presents one
Of our chief sociological and econO-
mic problems,
The pioneer promoters of the an
ti-tuberculOsis movement were in
'deed wise IN modelling their method
Of attack toward the control and
! prevention Of the disease. This. in
brief, is the function of the Della
ware Anti-Tuberculosis Society.
Those pioneers also selected wisely,
when, after determining that EDU-
CATION was the chief weapon to
use. insthe prevention of the disease,
they laid program Of health edu-
cation and cooperative service that
would dove-tail into the program of
every group that had as its Objec-
tive better Individual and cOmmun-
ity health.
In this. program of tuberculosis
prevention, the Delaware Anti-Tu-
berculosis Society must depend very
largely on a number of individuals
and groups for the dissemination of
health knowledge and the inculca-
tiOn of health practices. To mention
but few, of the services on which
the Delaware Anti-Tuberculosis So
ciety depends: In our program of
health education, we do not set up
separate machinery, but so plan
this phase of our work that it sup
ports and supplements the official
health program being carried out in
the schools by the Department of
Public instruction.
Nutrition has a very definite rela-
tionship to tuberculosis. In this, we
give aid TO those individuals and
groups whose definite responsibility
it is to emphasize this health meas
uTe. In the matter of medical in
spections. periodic health examina-
tiOn, and establishment of necessary
clinics for finding tuberculosis and
for the correction Of remedial de-
fects, we give assistance to the
agencies TO whom these specific
functions belong. It is necessary to
find physically handicapped chill
dren and provide prescribed treat
ment for them, especially those from
homes where there are known cases
of tuberculosis. In this we are as
sisted by schools. clinics, and visit
ing nurses. When found. such chill
dren are provided with care and
treatment by our Society.
The State Health Council was
formed for the purpose Of directing
attention toward individ-
lal and community health needs,
lRd for .coordinating and strength
sning health service by making it
possible for various groups and in7
iividuals to give help to and accept
lelp from all sources interested in
my phase Of health work. Indeed,
he motto Of the State Health Coun-
Ill might we'll be: Bigger and Bet
er Service from all, through all, to
H." /
This splendid spirit of mutual as
istance, II extended through every
will do much toward
Delaware a healthier and
happier place. Il is with the help of
iuch agencies and groups as are
on the State Health
;ouncil that the double-barred
ross. official emblem Of the anti
mevoment. will go for
Vard against the great seourge of
pankind = TUB LOSIS.
Through such combined effort and
we shall succeed in
emOving this enemy Of health and
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