The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-12-25
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Health Officer

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Referring - sne issa shortage
ii ths afea a. c1tkak Ng Hfff
declared THAT there "a esiuNtstea
salty shstagv ~ 81 arSss sea
quarts - mia Re urged pafrhss
- puf HsH eabies IN = afisa
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The refaest follows II fuil
IN TIRE 0xtahss nAfHsk4xe maNWt
- this honorable noard q S4ipet
0ang8 sc summarized $40 rea
sons Ter she absolute nsceksiix e
DELIVERING sase food Il the civil
ar population II tbs Target
area We accepted thc definite
challenge q CERTAIN eating places
10 cnnsinae their unsatisfactory
methods IN spite If the dangers
ta tire health oi the papaiatua
We are proud - nepst that
definite steps have heen taken
10 ultimately ahoilsh these health
hazards However. ae arr &arfK
that AZ this time we are unable
70 report the aetioaa we have
started since Il naturally involves
certain ieKai procedures that are
slow % develop although We
ars confident that our istofe
along slns line will 30 ehee
some material value We vnw IN
al sincefitt that NJ Stone viii ht
left unfurned until these exist
lng hazards are abolished
The food shortage continues g.
be- critical IN this area The mtlk
situation IS definitely grave and
shows 10 Improvement There >
"a estimated daily shortage q =
least $500 quarts Infant feeding
c3n he solved through ths use Of
dried milk preparations A hastx
survey II The dried milk pfepa
fauons sold during The last month
indicates Nstcs have nat materially
increased Va strcnuatsly adxIse
the use Of dried milk formulas
for babies These formulas are
perfect substitutes Tor human
milk and therefore are better than
the ua q COWS milk They are
easily prepared and very con
venient faf The mother. We also
recommend the p~reaiectign If
more milk among the daitgmen
in this area In order r. realize
thls increased production ~ miik
&c encourage Increasing thf size
II the herds through uae puf
chase ~ COWS and development
Of young cattle for dairy pur.
poses
The month Of October has
shown q definite increase IN the
number Of new patients admitted
~ our veneral disease clinic We
know that a considerable number
Of these new patients have been
obtained rs The results Of the We.
nereal Disease Education pro.
gram conducted during the month
of October IN various colored
churches and schools Of the
County.
The other routine health De.
partmeui activities we're carried
on - usual
A statistical summary Of the
work Of tire department IA given
Is follows
Statistical Report for Jackson
County Health Department tof
Month Of November. lslz
Communicable Disease
Control
Admissions 90 service 8
Consultations wifh phssi-
Gals
Field Visits
Scarlet fever z
Hu0kWofm =
Tmmunizsfiona tperzon1
iFumunizedls
Wbo0ping cough q
Smallpox =
Diphdefia -
Typhoid e
Schick tazf i9s
venereai Disease Control
Admissions 10 medical
Ncreace 81
Admissions % nursing
service 9
Cline visits Tfa
Fied xialls 80 delinaaeutS {
Field visits - comforts
Tuberculosis Control
Individuals admitted -
medIesI service q
Indieiduals admitted .
nursing servHe
M-rag examinations 2
Clinic VISITS =
VISITS e private physicians 2
Field nursing waits +
Maternity Services
Case admitted r. ante
uarfHm medical service {
Cases admitted - anie
psTtam nursing service
VISITS - anteps4tam eaaa
a. mad5eal canfNHenee =
VISITS - sntegsffNH easet
q private physicians
Yield nursing xssa 81 an
feraNzam cases q
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ulaa3aI nNarnsnzHaan
Cases admitted = Haft-
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