X-RAY UNIT VISITS ECUSTA
One of the Mobile X-ray units of the State
Health Department was in Transylvania October
3rd through 7th, and at Ecusta on October 9th
and 10th. Mr. Carl Rowell, technician, and Mrs.
Jessie Lollis, County Public Health Nurse, were
very well pleased with the response by the citizens
of Transylvania. This unit usually tries to take
X-rays of around 200 persons each day, but while
it was here it averaged almost 500 per day. X-
rays were made of 3104 persons in the county,
and X-rays were made of 852 Ecustans (this does
not include employees who went to the unit while
it was at Pisgah Forest, Rosman or Brevard).
The unit was sponsored jointly by Transylvania
office of the District Health Department and
Transylvania County Tuberculosis Association.
Film for the X-rays and operation expense were
paid from funds received from the sale of Christ
mas Seals in 1949- Expenses were greatly reduced
by the splendid cooperation of Volunteer Clerical
Workers.
The Health Department and the local Tubercu
losis Association hope that enough money can be
raised this year to bring in a larger unit within
the next two years which will cover the entire
county. Some of the funds are used for follow-up
cases, where necessary.
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Carl Rowell, Technician,
gets George Sexton of the
Electric Shop ready for a
chest X-ray.
Jessie Lollis, County Public
Health Nurse, shows Sue
Nicholson of Endless Belt
how to stand for an X-ray.