Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-05-14
NEW CONTAGIOUS
DISEASES REPORTED
Were 81 in April, With Is
Syphilis Cases More
Than Any Other

Dr A. D. Gregg, Vance county
health officer, reported today there
were "a contagious diseases reported
IN his office during the month OF
Anril. eighteen of them being syphilis.
There were IS cases of chickenpox
.nd one Of diphtheria to complete the
total.
she report showed activ:t es of The
health department for last month, ami
indicated 32T children examined al
pre- chool clinics. with diphtheria
tcxoid gwen t.. c:.2 children and small
rox vaccination to g..
Sanitary inSpct tons and milk tests,
mart Of the work o: the department,
were omitted during april as a re-
sult of the serious BURNS suffered by
Horace M. Champion, sanitary chief
of the department, who is still con-
fined to his home as .be result of his
injuries.
The health officer and the two
nurses reported 1.7e3 miles travelled
during April in the discharge of their
duties.
The health officers full report for
the month follows:
The health department during April
had the usual routine work of inn
limitations, vaccinations and an
swering and investigating complaints,
and violations of the sanitary laws.
The nurses have been active in
keeping up tht interest in the pre-
natal end we'll baby clinics, also in
looking up contacts TO contagious dis
eases and getting them to come in for
treatments
Mmella Shoffner, colored nurse of
the health department. was honored
this month by being invited to adj
dress the Young Peoples Association
of the United Presbyterian church
held April Is at Chase City Virginia.
She made two talks on venereal dis
ease control to an audience of $50
Young people. She was also instru-
mental in securing DR.. Walter Hughes
a Negro physician and lecturer, to
address the colored people of Hender-
son on venereal diseases on April 18.
On account of the serious burn suf-
fered by H. M. Champion on April 2,
our sanitary inspections and milk test
have been omitted this month.
Our major project for April has
been the pre-school clinics. We were
greatly pleased with the attendance
at the various schools; and grateful
to the members of the Parent-Teacher
Associations who assisted in making
these clinics a success We checked
the physical condition of 327 children,
gave diphtheria toxoid to 222 and
smallpox vaccination to 322. It is with
pleasure that we health workers are
finding year by year a changing at
titude of the children and also of
some parents towrads the work of the
nurse and health officer. A few years
ago a pre-school clinic was conduct
ed in atmosphere of doubt on part OF
parents and loud and angry objections
from the children. Now these little
folks seem to sense and know that We
are their friends and are there to help
them get ready to escape the un-
healthy pitfall on the roadway thro-
ugh school. Of course these childish
attitudes are but reflections of what
the children get from parents; and
older brothers and sisters who are in
school.
The only communicable diseases re-
ported to the health department were
Is cases of chickenpox and one OF
diphtheria and Is new cases OF
syphilis. The venereal clinics of the
health department gave total of 160
"Shots" for venereal diseases. The
health officer made Is visits to
schools and the nurses a.
For the welfare department the
health officer made - home visits
and treated So patients. Saw a total
of $50 patients in the office, made 80
visits to the three county institutions.
The health officer and nurses
travelled 1,763 miles in discharge of
their duties for TIE month of April.
Chann Kai-Shnk of China SAWS that