The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-10-26
Health Officer. Tells
Of Important Work
Services Given Public
Explained In Article;
Conferences Held

1t is the purpose Of this article
to better acquaint the public with
the services rendered by your Health
Department. In the very beginning,
/ would like to emphasize that all
services included are equally avail
able for the white and black and for
rich and pooK
In communicable disease control
it is the purpose of the Health De-
partment to instruct in measure of
protection and to quarantine where
necessary all those having communi-
cable diseases. We also offer immu-
nization for smallpox, diphtheria and
typhoid fever and give tuberculip
and Shick tests where indicated. Reg
ular conference centers are held in
Lexington, Tchula, Pickens, Good
man, Durant, and West each week
to offer immunizations and other SER
vices. e~
Venereal Disease Control
DIR. Eubanks states that we have
near 5000 cases of syphilis in Holmes
County and through his efforts and
the cooperation of the State Board
of Health $1,000 were made available
for the treatment of syphilis in Hol-
mes County, but as a majority of the
practicing physicians believed that
more good may be accomplished
through the continuation of treatment
in their offices the County wide eli
mic will not be used. Two clinics
are in operation in the County under
the supervision Of he IJalth De
partment. To the first OF September,
FIGS treatments had been given this
year in these clinics. We will BE
glad to make tests for syphilis for
any person desiring same. We mus
ten 0 in advance taat you are to
so to your regular practicing ply
stefan for treatment.
tuberculosis Control
Our chief function in this capacity
is to find and supervise these cases
particularly as to nursing instruc-
tons. VIC have no fua1s nor any
III horit5 % provide lodging and
maintenance or these patients. We
are planning on having a regular
clinic in which arrays and physical
examina ions will be made for the
detection OF tuberculosis. Ne hope
to do .his before December.
Maternity Service
252 cases were admitted to mater
nifty service up to the first Of sep
TENDER. These cases are given COM
plete physical examinations. Was.
sermans were made on each case,
Blood pressure and urinalyses are
made each month. Field and nursing
visits are made regularly to as many
of these cases as possible. If condi-
tons are found which warrant treat
ment, they are advised to see their
physician. A postpartum check up
is made about six weeks after deliv-
cry. There are about So midwives
in Holmes County and these are I'M
der the supervision of the Health
Department. We encourage all ex-
pectant mothers to use a physician,
but with many their economic condi-
tions will not permit this.
AuIdut anu ETtSCHOOI hygiene
-Four infant and preschool confer
ences are held in most communities
each year. Here complete exanina-
tons are made and immunizasions
are offered. Field nursing visits are
made where defects am corrections
are indicated.
In no instances do members Of the
Health Department give treatments,
and / would like to emprasize that
the Health Director is not a prac.ic-
ing physician for the INDECENT poor
nor for any others. and that I am at
liberty to see sick people only at the
request of the regular practicins
physicians.
More information will be given
next week as to what the Health
Department does.
Yours very sincerely,
L. H. EUBANKS, NJ. D.
Director Holmes County
Health Department.