The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-08-09
0NSL0W HEALTH
OFFICIAL QUITS

JACKSONVILLE, Aug. 8.-Dr.
H. w. Stevens, director OF the
Onslow and Pende- County Health
unit since December 1910, has
announced his resignation and Will
accept the position as director OK
the City and County of Wilson
Health Unit this fall. His resigna'
ion is effective September 80.
DR.. Stevens has made his home
and directed his department from
this office OF the district in Jack.
sonville since its organization. He
has served the community in many
ways other than his official du.ieS
as secretary to the Onslow County
Medical Society and to the staff OF
the Onslow County Hospital. His
resignation from each organiza.
ton was received with deep regret
among his colleagues.
In recent years DR.. Stevens
served as treasurer of the Onslow
County chapter, American Red
Cross, and was also former treas.
urer of the Jacksonville Kiwanis
club. He was medical advisor
to the Civilian Defense Corps OF
Onslow county and examining
physician and consultant with the
Onslow and Fender County Selec-
tive Service Boards. He is a
member of the County Tuberculo-
sis Association and Infantile
Paralysis Committee of both Ons'
low and Fender counties, mem.
her of the First Baptist Church IN
Jacksonville and of the Jackson
vile Kiwanis club.
The Onslow and Fender District
Health Department was ORGANIZED
by DR.. Stevens in December 194O
with the first office being opened
in Jacksonville. In February lS4l,
the main office for Fender county
was opened in Burgaw. Within
Two years the department was en-
larged to contain offices in Atkin-
son, Burgaw, Jacksonville and
Richlands. Sub-offices for clinics
only were opened in Midway
Park Holly Ridge and the large
F. H. A. TRAILER Camp at Carp
Lejeune.
From a small staff, DR.. Stevans.
with the aid of the American Red
Cross. Federal Government Chill
earen's Bureau, Camp Lejeune
and Camp Davis officials, supervis-
ed and stated with nurses seven
different offices throughout the
Fender and Onslow county dis
trict. During the construction OF
Camp Davis and Camp Lejeune.
his offices were the focal point
for req Tired immunizations pro-
tecting the more than 100000 con-
s,ruction workers in Onslow and
Fender county. The sanitation
staff of the department was great
ly enlarged to care for the rapidly
increased population and the in-
crease of food-handling establish
ments from seven in 1910 to one
hundred and seventy-tWo in l943.
Close cooperation of the health
II uIlLS ullQcI L.. otCVCh sNf'N
vision with officials Of both Camp
Lejeune and Camp Davis through
out the past five years presen. s
a remarkable record in public
health administration in that no
water or food borne epidemic
has occurred despite the flood OF
migratory laborers and business
ablishments in his district.
Malaria Control units working
around the centers of population
in the health district has proven
that Malaria can be controlled and
prevented. Onslow and Fender
counties were two OF the first to
receive the use of the new in
secticide DOT. This work con-
tinues in conjuncttn with the
Malaria Control units OF Camp
Lejeune and Camp Davis.
DR.. Stevens has taken an active
lead in county and city affairs.
obtaining new Health Center for
Onslow County and aiding In OBJ
tanning the Onslow County Hos
pital, this project being opened
in April, 1913. Since that time
much material aid has come from
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