Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-01-17
rfcor& at Disease Pre-
Is7tion And Control
Outlined; Many In
J,,,;4uals Ire a t e d
T,,rinc Year; 485
z;~fhs. 221 Deaths.

ne work OF the Vance
.....,r Department in 1899
l... ... ........ today by Dr. y. D.
-..- officer. who went into
CESS ... clinical. preventive and
c." ..-, mdcr direction of The
81. .-.raS ut the office.
.-..,, W,S no epidemic Of
....s discusses. there We're 81
.,.na.p.Ng cough IN the coun-
,...,v and 3 ot measles. But
g.. ..rve twenty cases OF dlphtheria
~ .... deaths from that disease.
... :....~ -,ouv;ed. which he said
....sry". since administration
u.s.. .;-..ny..u serum would have
............,; ne cases ana the deaths.
-.,-........i vaccine MIS- given u 99G
..,..,.> .n6 smallpox 10 93l. ana
,.>....,. ...-y Ms gwen 10 Venereal
:...,.,,. control. Much progress in
.'-.......- ana cure OF tuberculosis
..... -r-w.yG. with the outstanding
.,....... -. ..r year being setting up
$780,. ...-E -: Jubilee hospital for the
4 .... %. 30 eNpectant mothers
,..... -.yM nd. 23S pre-$chool chill
49,. ..-.-g examined. dental clinics
- .., me schools. l3l crippleS en-
..,...-,c and treatment prescribed. All
,.,., ss-. patients We're treated. G96
.s ,..C,e.> examined, and an eX-
49,. 90. ..u.uu.to control project cor
LET: IRE.
The -sua-. said +&5 live births and
~. .....-, were reported during the
@..-.@g : the report in full as
-.ss -uo..c ~ Dr.. Gregg today:
~., v.,ue @: the health department
.~t - ..o-t among or people. as
a..- cautioned before. cannot be
,,..-...-t ~ figures Or even pro-
.-~.- narrated with words. But some
..-.> d.. our work may DE OF interest
.- gU3..c md tell something or
.-.. ..-..--.y>.
e.. -..e nod no real epidemic OF
....-.-..-> diseases. but measles and
~-. -."- cough have been rather
-.....=u. dining the year. Whoop!ng
-.-- .eC re list OF diseases VITA
= Gases. Measles came next with 81.
lie. ina. some credit i due the
.e. :. department n preventing an
...--..c o: measles by promptly
..-.-....H.ng and Investigating all re-
...'-c cases @. measles.
r." .'"", OF This report that looks
sly - hat 20 cases OF diphtheria
=.~a reported. with TWO deaths.
---s. could ali have been prevented
" '..e.y Use Of the diphtheria vac
enc which can be had without cost
s.. - .,u.tu department. In the PIE
go. . o.. contagious diseases. we
So .vg-o.d vaccine - 996 persons.
-..a...N . 95I, djphtheria toNoid
aa. 4.-g. 10 i9 children under one
-. u. age. ~ between one and
.-.. ..c 3d. i've years OF Older. No
..>- -. d:ph.heria developed IN a
-.-... %. Vance county
.yue.gul disease control occupied
.--Z- part OF Our time during 1889.
- 'uou.at.ng OF cases was changed
.- July 70 q central tabulating unit
ID - Stale Board Health Depart
@eE'. So ny figures on this are not
-~-c, but approximately correct
l--.cg the year we admitted more
Ia. $50 cases tor treatment in our
dimes. through August had given
$500 treatments.
II. nurses made t51 visits and
SEX. ou. G3; letters 10 delinquent pa
,--.- - get them back for treatment.
Our department now has three clinics
e .:ee.,. one held by Dr.. Beckford in
&c.. y::.ce We have around 200
sa.eats on active list at close Of year.
Our work with tuberculosis has
cee. encouraging during the year.
-. the help Of the extension de-
garment Of the State Sanatorium. we
rad survey made of the colored
s--ag. and teachers. One teacher and
.e.esa. scholars were found active
ard ERE taken out of school. The
.cIcacr was taken in by the govern
aHspt hospital At Oteen and is getting
vel
The county has arranged for more
beds a. Jubilee hospital for colored