Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-01-17
Or. gregg Reviews Work
Of rIealth Department

patients ana has graduate nurse to
take care OF the patients over there
under DR.. Rollins supervision. We
had all suspected and arrested cases
!turoScoped and checked during the
year. a total of sol received service
at these clinics only 567 given X-ray
or Microscopic examination.
In our maternity clinics $50 en-
pectant mothers were given medical
advice and treatment. Al were in
duced to visit their private doctors
81 mothers were given help in proper
spacing and regulating pregnanceS.
We have II midWiveS working IN the
county under supervision and license
Of the health department.
In our school work among the pre-
school children, 238 were examiner
and vaccinated where needed at our
pre-$cnool clinics held in April Many
others were checked in the office
during the summer. After school open
ed in September all schools were
visited and the primary grades in
>pected. All these not having been
examined before were examined and
given their health school card. A
total OF 5,25I children were thus car
ed for and practically every student
now has Z school health card and all
primary students have been given
toNold and smallpox vaccination.
We secured the new dental puppet
show during the fall and 1850 chill
dren attended this instructive enter
tainment. The school dentist began
work in October and will finish work
III the white schools in February. We
VIII have four weeks dental work in
the colored schools later on.
One hundred and thirty-four Grip
pies were seen III our orthopedic
clinics. These were helped in various
ways with proper shoes. braces and
exercises. Many were given opera
tons through the State aid to cripple
children.
\ total OF 1876 food handlers were
examined in the office and given
certificates OF health: 625 Domestic
servants and c. c. Camp applicants
were given blood tests for venereal
infection.
A total of 447 INDECENT patients
were treated by the health officer
and 3l2 visits made to homes; %
visits were made to the county home,
treating 90 patients; SO visits made
to county jail, serving 10 priSonerS;
80 children examined for industrial
work: so persons examined for ad-
mission TO institutions: seven lunacy
examinations were made; one post
mortem examination.
The sanitary division under H. NJ.
Champions supervision had 40 new
sanitary privieS constructed and SUI
perviSed construction OF u septic
tanks. The Inspector made $50 calls
inspecting the 81 food handling eS-
adjustments and 50 visits to diaries
and milk plants. q visits inspecting
schools; 1873 cows were tested for
Bangs disease and tuberculosis.
Our mosquito control drainage
project ended in July, but a total
OF 4,4l0 feet of ditching was COM
pleted. We hope to renew this pro-
ject next spring.
All tourist homes and cabins
camps in our county are sanitary and
inspected at regular intervals. Las,
year 1913 complaints were Investigate
ed.
The State laboratory tested for our
department "a samples Of drinking
water, made nine cultures for diph-
iberia and 1878 Wassermann blood
tests for syphilis.
SiXty-Seven milk samples were
tested at our local water plants. The
sanitarian travelled 1l,45l miles in
the performance of his duties.
A total of 485 live births Were. -
ported TO the health department. VIC
Is Stillbirths; total Of 22l deaths
were reported.
The visits made by the nurses are
tabulated under the various functions
OF their work and therefore d total
not recorded here, but they travelled
to.l23 miles in performance Of vari-
Gus duties.