Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-02-10

TO co. HEALTH
DEPT. STAFF
Miss Marion Kenney Will Work
In Snow Hill And Stock
ton Districts
SEAL SALE DRIVE SUR
PASSES PREVIOUS YEARS

The monthly report of the Worces-
ter County Health Department sets
forth the following:
Miss Marion Kenney is the new
nurse added to the Health Department
Staff. She is living in Snow Hill
and will work in the Snow Hill and
Stockton Election Districts. Anyone
interested in reaching her may do 80
any week day morning except Satur-
day at nine o'clock at the Snow Hill
Health Department Office. Telephone
Snow Hill 2O4. This is the first time
in recent years that any of the Pub
lie Health Nurses have been stationed
permanently in the Snow Hill terri
tory. Miss Kenney comes well recon-
mended from Baltimore, where she
has had extensive public health nurs-
ing experience.
The districts served by the various
Nurses have been re-arranged as a
result of Miss Kenney's addition to
the staff. Thus, Mrs. F. S. Nicoll
will serve the st. Martins, East Berlin
and Ocean City Districts. Mrs. Ruth
Graefe will serve the West Berlin,
Newark and Colbourne's Election Dis
tricts. Mrs. Ruth Adams will serve
the Costen's and Atkinson's Districts
and Miss Kenney will serve, as prev
iously mentioned, the Snow Hill and
Stockton Districts.
Worcester County did very well in
the recent Seal Sale Drive. Over
$4,000 was raised. This did not reach
the goal of 100000 set by the local
Committee, but it did far surpass the
amount collected in previous years.
From the Maryland tuberculosis As
ISOLATION we learn that of all Counties
in the State, Worcester achieved the
highest percentage increase of sales,
almost a 100 per cent increase over
1897. Miss Louise Covington, Coun-
ty Chairman, and her able assistants
are to be congratulated. The way is
now cleared to make a renewed drive
to control tuberculosis.
The Health Department has fire.
quent,y pointed out the necessity of
immunity against diphtheria for the
pre-school child. The greatest danger
to life from diphtheria lies with this
group of our people, and we cannot
feel safe from an epidemic until at
least 80 per cent of the pre-school
children are immunized. Two recent
cases of diphtheria in the County, one
resulting fatally, and several diph-
liberia carriers discovered this winter,
give point to these remarks.
We are glad to announce that the
Toxoid program against diptheria for
1888 has made substantial progress
toward the immunizing Of pre-school
children. Over 400 were immunized
last year, about 20 per cent of the
pre-school population. This is the
first year that such record has been
achieved. However, the accomplish
ment by no means is as complete as
it must be, if Worcester County is to
be safe from this dread disease.
Again we urge all parents, when the
baby is six to nine months of age, take
it to your physician for immunization
against diphtheria.
Clinics for Worcester County are
announced as follows:
tuberculosis Clinic: Snow Hill, Mon
day morning, February Is.
Maternal and Infant Health Gin
les: Berlin, White, Tuesday, February
% at 1:30 P. M; Colored, Tuesday,
February 81, at IL noon; Snow Hill,
Wednesday, February %, at 900 A.
M.
Venereal Disease: Berlin, every
Tuesday evening at TOO p. NJ; Snow
Hill, every Wednesday afternoon at
100 p. NJ; Pocomoke, everey Thurs
day afternoon at 100 P. NJ; Stock
ton, every Wednesday evening at TOO
p. M.
Office Hours Of Health Officer in
Berlin, every Tuesday afternoon $3.50
to 6 P. NJ; Snow Fill, every Wednes-
day morning 1880 A. M. to IL Noon.