Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-07-26
q DIsrRlc7 HEALTH DEPARTMENTS
~ COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTS
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NAP SHOWING DISTRIBUTION OF LOCAL
HEALTH DEPARTMENTS
JULY 1887

Raleigh, July 26-Full time health
service, with the consequent protec-
| ton it insures, is now available to g.
/ 469,21O residents of 65 North Caro-
lima counties, it is announced here by
DR.. Carl V. Reynolds, State Health
Officer. Since january 1, he said
fourteen counties have been added to
the list, giving the above totals on
July 1. This means that IS per cent
of the States population now enjoy
the benefits of full-time, organized
health service, while % per cent, or
7O1,O6 citizens are without its pro-
lection.
Counties that have taken advantage
of full health benefits since January l.,
include: Arson, Burke, Caldwell,
Cherokee, Clay, Greene, Pennsylvania
Hyde, Tyrrell, Washington, Johnston
Martin Chatham and Stanly. Added
to these to make the group of IS COM
plete are: Avery, Watauga, Yancey,
Beaufort, BERTHE, Bladen, Buncombe
Cabarrus, Columbus, Craven, Cumber-
land Davidson Duplin, Durham, Edge
combe, Forsyth, Stokes, Yadkin, Frank
lin, CASTOR, Graham Granville, Gull
1OIQ, 11d1lldA, I11I I1CLL, 11dy WOOO, dCh
sen, Swain Macon, Hartford, Lenoir,
Mecklenburg, Moore, Mash, New
Hanover, Northampton Orange. Pitt,
Person Randolph Richmond, Rober-
son, Rowan, Rutherford Sampson,
Surry Vance, Wake, Wayne Wilkes
and Wilson.
In addition to these there are six
North Carolina cities with full7time
ogranized health service, each located
in a full organized county. The cities
are: Asheville, Charlotte, Greensboro,
High Point, Rocky Mount and Win
ston Salem.
Full time county health programs
are under the advisory supervision of
the Division of County Health Work,
State Board of Health of which DR..
r. e. Fox is the director, and this
Division maintains close contact with
local units at all times.
Points Out Benefits
In making the announcement of
these latest figures, DR.. Reynolds,
who said that still more counties
would be coming in from time to
time, pointed out some of the definite
benefits that accrue to organize units,
summarizing these as follows
The. statistical records of !, births,
deaths and communicable diseases are
collected, tabulated and analysed. This
information is utilized as yardstick
in measuring the health and progress
of the community.
School health supervision is pro-
vided, including the physical exami
nation of children for defects. While
an organization is maintained for the
detection of physical defects. such de-
fects are corrested by cimpetent ply
SWANS of the area enjoying the. health
service. Local health organizations
provide inmunization service for the
control of smallpox, typhoid fever and
diphtheria.
'The health service conducts an or
gani ed program to reduce material
and infant deaths and set up a tuber-
culosis and venereal disease program.
conducted in cooperation with the To-
cal medical profession. In combating
these two diseases, no community can
adequately provide complete services
without following the cases through
until they are arrested or cured.
Pure Water, Milk, Food
"Full-time health service conducts
an educational and supervisory pro-
gram which goes far toward correct
ing environmental sanitation, with
particular emphasis on safe excreta
disposal, malaria control, providing a
pure and wholesome water supply, a
pure milk supply and pure food for