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Hungry Horse news., 1949-03-11
Federal Employees Meet

Holding their regular monthly
meeting at the blue room OF the
csM ness hall Wednesday were
members of the national feder-
alton of federal employees local at
Hungry Horse. After a short bus"
ineeo meeting, the group saw a
forest service movie, smoke
runners" and then had lunch.
Hungry Horse news., 1949-03-11
ITS at REA Meeting

Tuesdays storm reduced at
tendance at the annual REA meet
ing to about IT'S. All directors
were reelected, and Dewitt Clark,
Creston, was chosen to fill the va
cancy created when Robert Gatiss,
the Creston director became coop
manager. At ABS p. m. Monday,
the Bad Rock canyon to Bolton
area began receiving (Kerr DAM
power direct from the Hungry
Horse substation.
Hungry Horse news., 1949-03-11
Egg Within Egg

Breakfast at the Will.
farm home near ~. "'uian \
almost included an ep rlr0 Il. |
egg. 'ss wiaI
The flock are New p
Reds, and the particu,.s hana|
ia tanned ed another complete e. g
the size of a marble ss. sss |
The unusual egg is - in,' ~
thing different, accora; Just !
county agents Office ~ to
particular explanation 'AeN'
Hungry Horse news., 1949-03-11
After Volleyball Lea,

Interest is being created j
Columbia Falls vollevhall :.
Anyone interested in plaT]
from high school studen,,
grandfathers-may contact
Crouch at Crouch jewelry. Ord
may see Dulane Fulton or d
Bergstrom at the high scho
Volleyball play will besn
soon as teams are organizsd
high school gym floor was m,
ed off for volleyball last fall
Hungry Horse news., 1949-03-11
Slate Lion Fence Job

Jensen and LaVerne, Kalispell,
will start their $8,857.8O Hungry
Horse project contract to build
$50 feet of fence aroond Lion
lake sometime in the next four
weeks. Lion lake is the project
reservoir. The crew will be from
four to six men.
Hungry Horse news., 1949-03-11
To Hold Siren Drill
At HI. HI. Saturday

GSM's fire siren will sound at
noon Saturday. 1t will not mean
a fire or fire drill, but rather test
ing and to acquaint all of the
Hungry Horse area with the sound
of the siren.
There will be four short blasts
each four times, 16 in all.
Hungry Horse news., 1949-03-11
Entertain Doub]ers

A st. Patrick's day tbsn.
used by Mrs. George Hs rTsa' .
she entertained tho no,,a,
Tuesday. ''e''
High score in bridge v,,
by Mrs. Lee Dickey with "" ~
G. Estensen, low. Guest ~. w !
was Kay Willis. 'NV''
Mrs. Elizabeth Greene NJ,
tertan the club March % w
Hungry Horse news., 1949-03-11

Whitefish defeated Alberton 4S
to AZ in the first round of the wes-
tern divisional tournament in Dill
on Thursday. Next game for
Whitefish is Whitehall and Ham
ilton will play Anaconda Central.
Hungry Horse news., 1949-03-11

The Friday morning eastbound
streamliner was delayed a half
hour in Columbia Falls as a result
of a box car having one of it's
trucks derailed in Bad Rock can
Won.
Hungry Horse news., 1949-03-11

Ora Reeves is patient at the
Seattle Marines hospital for the
fifth time. He is receiving treat
ment for his right jawbone, which
was injured during 1941 in a for
est fire. Congressman Mike Mans
field is helping Mr.. Reeves with
his case to receive just assistance
Hungry Horse news., 1949-03-11

Indications are that the State
Soldiers Home, Columbia Falls, is
being considered in the locating of
q state home for the aged author
ICED by the legislature.
Hungry Horse news., 1949-03-11

Columbia Falls Kittens are par
ticipating in the grade school
round robin at Kalispell. They
lost to Kalispelps Central team
last night Thursday.
Hungry Horse news., 1949-03-11

New bureau of reclamation en-
ploye is Edward T. Dwyer, former
Iy of Big Timber. The bureau now
has 2O2 employees ataHungry Horse.
Hungry Horse news., 1949-03-11

County offices will be closed
Saturdays from noon. It's a nel1
state Ia1U.
Hungry Horse news., 1949-03-11

Tuesdays snoao caused post
ponement of the GSM ladies gath.
e1ing to organize q camp club.
Hungry Horse news., 1949-03-11

In Great Falls and Helena this
weekend are Lee Dickey and Mike
O'Connor.
Hungry Horse news., 1949-03-11
Result of No Jobs

January resulted in S7S,7A
ing paid out in Flathead cOu
to unemployed persons and sd
going to self-employed veterI
from unemployment compenaa
funds. Flathead no-job payne
were twice those of the net BIZ
est county in the state, MISC
with payments totaling S56,la
New director of the Flath;
soil conservation district is 3
N. Jones who succeeds Ia
Moos, transferred to Lincoln, N
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-03-11
E A

There has been no undue prevalence of the acute COM
muncable diseases during this year. Smallpox has only been
reported once in the past twenty years. Two cases of typhoid
fever in three years proved the effectiveness of the mass i'm
munization program, which has been extremely well popular
lied in this county and is still required by a number of our
school boards; in addition, the sanitary control measures have
been excellent. Both ~diphtheria and whooping cough become
shows an increase. For example, d~iphtheria cases have re-
duced from a high of 10 in 1945 to only 3 in l948. Rabies con-
tinues to be a problem. A quarantine was again necessary in
one of our communities this year. Effective dog control meas
ureS and compulsory vaccination can completely eradicate
this disease from our area. Hookworm is still an ever-present
disease that can only be wiped out by combined efforts of
installing sanitary control measures and education of the
public.
The maintenance of a continued good record in the pre-
vention of these diseases may be best accomplished through
accurate reporting, follow-up of disease, the control of con-
facts or spread, imnunzation and education of people to cor
rect protective measures.
In order to control any communicable disease, its eXiS-
tence must be. known. The health department depends on the
attending physician for this. Cards are given each doctor in
Jackson County for the purpose of reporting the disease by
code. Physicians are required to return these cards within
"a hours after a communicable disease is discovered.
Another important means of preventing disease is by
immunization, the process by which the body is enabled to
increase and develop its own power of resistance against the
disease. Clinic time is allotted in the health departments
schedule each day for the purpose of immunizing those who
request this service. In addition, each spring immunization
clinics are held in various schools by request or by school
board requirement.
The following is a brief summary of our immunization
program in 1948:
Diphtheria 1914
Smallpox 1479
Typhoid fever 8454
Whoopinq cough 428
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-03-11
MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH:

For the past two years a specially trained cln1clan has de-
voted her entire time on an equally shared basis with Har-
rison County to the improvement and maintenance of good
maternal and child health. AS a result, though the case load
for midwife delivery has remained about the same, these pa
tents have received an average of 4 nursing and 2 medical
visits in l948, as compared to 2 nursing and medical visit
in 1916. Since national recommendations are 5 nursing and 3
medical visits, we are well on the way to reaching this goal
In addition, our maternal mortality rate has decreased from
the State rate of 23. Our infant mortality rate though still
high, has also decreased in the past two years from 343 in
1916 to 209 in~l946. Infants admitted to nursing and medical
services has decreased, but the number of visits per infant has
increased LIS to S per infant, showing that a better type of
service is being rendered to our infants.
MATERNAL SERVICES:
A maternity clinic is held every Wednesday throughout
the year. The purpose of this clinic is primarily to instruct
mothers-to-be in the necessity of early and regular prenatal
care. 1t also enables the health department to closely super
wise the midwife deliveries in the county. At this clinic, both
antepartum and postpartum patients are seen. Midwives are
required to be present at as many of these conferences as
tempting to deliver any complicated case or patient who has
not had a complete medical examination either by us or the
family physician.
AT these clinics. the prenatal patient receives full chest
sugar and admin in addition to a complete physical examina-
ton. She is instructed by the nurse in personal hygiene, prop
er diet, preparation of the layette, and the supplies she will
need for the delivery, in addition to having her weight, tenn
perature, blood pressure and urinalysis checked as often as
may be necessary. Should any complication occur during the
prenatal course, the patient is immediately referred to her
family physician or for hospital delivery. MidWives deliver
ing any such patients would have their licenses revoked.
The postpartum patient is seen at her home as soon after
delivery as possible by our nurses and as often as necessary
thereafter until the patient returns to the clinic in 6 weeks
for her medical examination. At that time, the mother and
her infant receive a complete physical examination so that any
abnormal results of childbirth can be referred to the family
physician for correction. Recheck of weight, hemoglobin,
urinalysis, blood test and blood pressure are done and instruc-
lions are given on diet, infant care, immunizations, etc. 1t is
noteworthy that postpartum medical visits to our 173 deliver
les exceeded 1907.
DooncI Eo1Ifoht
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-03-11
VITAL STATISTICS:
Births. Deaths and Sickness are like the iempera-
ture. pulse and respiration of a patient and disclose
the state of community health."-Dr. Haven Emerson.

Effective january l949, a new system of reporting
births and deaths was adopted by the Mississippi State Board
of Health. The newly adopted forms are an effort to stand
ardize birth and death certificates on a national basis, and
thus far every state except three have adopted the new me-
thod. The birth certificate now assigns a permanent number
to each individual which includes the year of birth, state code
number and the sequence of the birth for that year. This num-
Der will provide Identification throughout life in such matter
as social security, selectve service, etc.
We would particularly like to call your attention to a few
of the outstanding features shown in the tables of vital facts
presented with this section. Jackson County citizens continue
to enjoy an extremely low total death rate. With 6 deaths per
1000 population for the year of 1913, as compared to a figure
OF over 8 per 1000 for the State and 10 for the Nation, we
can, well feel proud of this record. A further analysis of this
death rate shows that the white rate was SAL and the colored
rate 95. Another outstanding feature was the low incidence
of maternal and infant deaths. Out of a total of 8U3 births for
the county, there were only two reported maternal deaths,
which is a rate of "a per 1000 live births. furthermore, there
were only 10 infant deaths under one year, with a rate of
1886. which compares very well with the most favorable
national figures, and is, by far, better than the State rate in
l947, which was 1866. Incidentally, a study of our last five
years records shows that this infant death rate has been re-
dueed from 1851 in 1914 TO the present low rate. We feel that
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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-03-11
HEALTH EDUCATION:

The Jackson County Health Department believes people
are anxious to help safeguard their own health if provided
with the proper weapons to do So. So the department.
through its staff-attempts to give helpful information to
people. This is done through newspaper articles. movies,
special classes. campaigns, talks. demonstrations. personal
contact, and most important, the education of our growing
youth as to what constitutes good public health.
In September of this year, the health department, col
laborating with the Moss Point and Pascagoula City Schools,
hired a full-time Health Educator, who is devoting her time
to education of the public and school children.
The function of public health education is to make the
best possible use of all means by which the public can be
shown the way to better health and safer living. Cooperation
of citizens in any undertaking must be based on knowledge
of the issue in question. Wise choice of food, personal by
giene, sanitary environment and other protective public health
measures cannot be forced or imposed upon the public in a
land as free as ours. They must be educated to expect these
services as their right, and unfortunately, in some cases to
demand them.
Education of the public is not new! We are simply trying
to speed the realization of old longings by using better ideals
and newer skills and a part of the American resolve to make
living better for everybody.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-03-11

Preschool children given nursing vishs-field and office $40
Medical defects corrected in preschools .-..a.s.oo....a..a. 80
SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE:
through the. cooperation of our county school officials,
local PTA groups and the State Boards of Health and Educa-
referral' was inaugurated in 1916. Heretofore, the school
health service consisted of mass inspections of specified
grades, with almost no follow-up because of the tremendous
burden of work this would throw on the shoulders of an al
ready over-burdened nurse. The new program eliminated
much of this work. Only those children selected by the teach
er or nurse, because of an apparent hearing or visual defect,
poor general health, frequent absence from school, poor grades
or a behavior problem are given an examination. This exam
NATION is done by a physician especially trained in child care
and the parents, or some delegated responsible person, is re-
quested to be present during the examination. Thus, recon-
mendations regarding any physical defects found are made
directly to the parent at this time. In addition, the district
of any problem and help is offered from the medical correc-
ton program for any underprivileged child whose parent
gives sufficient evidence that they are candidates for this
help. The medical correction is always done by the family or
local physician unless circumstances warrent otherwise. Ex-
aiming selected children thus concentrates our efforts where
they are most needed, and time is not used for those children
who are already getting adequate attention from their own
physician or dentist. For the child exhibiting a behavior prob
lem, a highly specialized service is offered through the Child
Guidance Clinic. Selected cases are given a complete physical
examination, and then the parent and child are presented to
a team OF three workers, consisting OF a psychiatrist, psychol-
ogist and psychiatric social worker. After examination by
this team, recommendations are made to the parents in re-
gard to management of the problem. Interested teachers are
lem in school. This child guidance clinic is held once a month
during half of the school year, SO only a limited number of
children can receive this service.
Record Hiehliehts.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-03-11

OF the 83 births in Jackson County, 1855 were delivered
by midwives. Since our records show that 1873 infants were
admitted to medical service in l94S, it is clear that a large
percentage of infants delivered by midwives get follow-up
care. 1t is even more gratifying TO note that a total of 672
nursing visits were given to these infants, averaging S visits
per infant. At this point, mention of our infant death rate is
noteworthy. In l948, is deaths under l year occurred, as COM
pared to 25 in l947a OF the 7 deaths due to prematurity, none
were midwife deliveries. None of the deaths was due to any
contagious disease such as whooping cough or d%iphtheria.
The death rate dropped from 34.3 in 1916 to 1856 in 1913
a most hopeful decrease.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-03-11
FOREWORD

TOT eES S aTTA1 S saaG p iars s@HTx THE HONORABLE BoARD OF SUPERVISORS OF JACKSON 0uNTXo QUIZ
1t is again the pleasure M" snHd the Jackson County Health Department crescent TO you brief summary of
our 1913 aHMs for the preservation of the health the citizens Q" our @umY Your ho~hu considerations and study
service pbh for hMa safeguarding hpomnd your health. -. 80
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gwm wn overall health department bulge Of ApomaMYa 90 p@c capita The nommnddm RATIONAL standard is s@
Sw s that the m. of JS% GMH have ns be PROUD The M"n Mg @ gs % d%SEF mnIn s@S MSS
ns status dye mmMYE in large part dwmaOn The good health that lis citizen ey The d hgdtd
1919 was thea Mn ola health educator to our staff rEw was mhp possible through cooperative program bawen the
gray survey which was conducted % the carry part Of The wear Finally we were able place msdMMmdn Nurse on our
.x. We would also like nhe this p"HmYn nM. ours sincere apehon% all the dMaa of Lon County
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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-03-11

MILDRED CHRISTIAN, R.N.
ANN j. McPHEARSON, R.N. a..
CLAUDINE MAY, R.N.
WILHELMINA LAWLER, R.N.
J. M. EPTING
RALPH j. FARRELL, b. S. ..a.....a
CHARLES B. SAVAGE ...... .s.
BARNEY l.. MATHIS, JR.
THELMA GARRETT.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-03-11

Jr. Public Health Nurse
Jr. Public Health Nurse
Graduate Nurse
Jr. Public Health Nurse
Sanitation Supervisor II
Sanitation Supervisor II
Typhus Control Aide
Typhus Control Aide
......-e County Registrar
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-03-11
TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL:

County. During 1s4s, the health department arranged ' to pro-
vide a mass xray survey for the citizens, through the cooper
alton of the tuberculosis Division of the State Board of Health
project was gratifying, with over so% of the entire popula-
y veys' o tu4ni ase out lIt tn tne le age g wSetbe eee OF not tSeu fr f the dr sari
disease; Unofficial reports indicate that this was the best re-
suit obtained in the entire state.
S %sen One cost eon 0i ess t5 bery ssvin gn Brought q faw by se snsh p earl yc dias.
nosis, this expenditure seems negligible. 1t should be en-
~diagnostic service. Final diagnosis is made only after large
s slrays w fs t neeess ana i thBousn szi fo1Io%lSp. made by a physi-
An %. observer might ask why look for more tuberculosis
there has been no increase in tuberculosis beds in Mississippi,
iSn ease case findings d gs,,ffd love ow d by ISOLATION isolation and instructions 5 u Oad,t to
ed the number of cases to where we are now talking of eradi-
known case and bed rest, whether in a hospital or in the home,
are still fundamental control and treatment measures. During
persons were found with other chest pathology. A grand total
of lI.l58 x-rays were taken during the survey.
Cases registered with health department for
supervision 11
Individuals admitted to nursing service ~~ se
X-rays taken (ncluding survey l2,181
Admissions to Sanatorium 5
vENEREAL DISEASE CONTROL:
A review Of the statistics of our venereal disease section
in this program where a thorough study of all our past acti-
vities, particularly the intensive measures used during the
These records show that there has been a steady decrease
in the number of blood tests taken for each year, and cor
particularly in the category Of old infections. With the clear
on the early infectious stages of syphilis, which, to our way
of thinking, is the real public health approach to the prob
lem; and less emphasis will be placed, as a case finding tech
nique, on mass surveys, and routine blood testing of special
groups such as service personnel, foodhandlers, etc. In this
way only will We be able to eradicate venereal disease from
the national health picture.
Past records further show that, prior to the war years,
the incidence of syphilis in the colored population of Jackson
County was between Is and 800. Our present records show
that this figure has now been reduced to approximately SO.
A similar reduction was actually demonstrated in a mass blood
survey that was done in the colored population of one of our
neighboring, coastal cities The control programs in the two
areas have been identical.
The control measures in the past few years have under
gone many changes due to the discovery of newer drugs with
better and shorter methods of treatment. All cases of gonor-
rhea are rapidly cured in our local county clinics. Syphilis
cases are all sent to the Public Health Treatment Center in
Meridian. There they receive the most modern treatment
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-03-11
LABORATORY SERVICE:

The health department, as well as all our local practicng
physicians, receive excellent diagnostie laboratory services
through the State Hygienic Laboratory in Jackson. In addi-
ton, we have attained one of our long term detectives for the
coastal area, through the setting up of additional services for
certain specimens at the district laboratory in Gulfport. Milk
samples presented a considerable problem as proper refriger-
alton by train to Jackson was not practicable; these are now
processed at the district laboratory. Water samples testing,
in conjunction with the newly organized coastal shelfish con-
troll program, are also done at this laboratory.
Partial listing of specimens examined: