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Lena i9iT THfi WAYNESV1LLE MOUNTALNEEB ny ServicesRenderedby District Health Department Of les ear lven RESCUED FROM SINKING SHIP t" Care, tions a In Annual Dr. Michai pnual report of the !mmm'iii. are Le More the pub- the work accuw- L.nbmcl efforts of ll. stall and ine board of health. 'a brief resunie 01 vk.es olleictl ann compounded irom said L)r. Mary strict heaun unci--, the following re- L (he work in i'y- la service and home visits rotecled with pre- Irs lartum care. and care in planned Haywood county ork was done in liiissions to medicaj fissions to nursniH to medical conler- Jg visits, 31: Nurs- rascs 10: planned Uc visits. M): and sicians SERVICE ear of life the de- foe infant, and its needs a monthly Id overlooking signs ie to faulty diet or Work in this serv- county during 194G tidmissions to medi drnissions to nurs- visits to medical nursing visits 135: picians 5(i. III' F -V a w fie OL SERVICE afie the child is t, needing a phy- y n at least twice a h for life is rapid- The record of this admissions to medi- admissions to nurs- visits to medical nursing visits. 97: Bicians, 130 IZATIONS is carried out to and children: first All THIRTY-NINE PERSONS aboard the freighter Lake Sapor, Including the wife snd son of the skipper, were saved after the ship struck a reef during a violent storm near Iwo Jim a. Some of the crew members climb aboard the rescue ship Colgate Victory, which picked them Up and brought them safely to Los Angeles. (International Soundphoto) to comply with the requirements of the state laws; second to save lives and health. The following schedule is recommended: At 3 months of age vaccination for smallpox. At 6 months of age begin com bined whooping cough and diph theria and continue for a total of three doses at monthly intervals, OR At 6 months of age plain whooping cough in 4 doses at week ly intervals, AND At 9 months of age plain diph theria toxoid fbr 2 or 3 doses at monthly intervals. At 2 or 212 years of age booster doses of combined or of each of the toxoids, diphtheria and whoop ing cough. At 5 years of age another boost er of the toixods and repeat the smallpox. T,ie record" in Haywood county ot the foregoing was as follows: Smallpox vaccinations, 897; diph theria, totals, 976; under one year, 66; one o 4 years, 232; five years and over. 678; whooping cough, "' ' ' " " " ' r a love story just starting.. . LUDl"- Y INTERNATIONAL STERLING E. J.LILIUS JEWELER 517; typhoid fever, 4637; influenza, 2002; tetanus, 3. SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE To insure the physical stamina that the child needs to make use of the schooling offered him, to re duce the high number, 10 per cent for the state of children failing their grade each year, the defects found by the careful inspection by the public health nurses and ex amination by the Health officer are called to the parents' attention and corrections urged. The record for this work in Hay wood county was: visits to schools by nurses, 242; inspections by nurs es, 1978; medical examinations. 1080; Nursing visits, 199; Referrals to physicians, 597; defects correct ed, totaled 395; teeth,. 130; tonsils, 138; eyes, 127; eye clinics, attend ance 68; glasses fitted, 13; opera tions recommended, 9; referrals to physicians. 6. CRIPPLED CHILDREN'S SERVICE These cases are referred to our Orthopedic clinic, held at Bilt more Hospital the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month. Record as follows: clinic visits 35; nurs ing visits. 20; admissions to hospit al. 6. pn Accuracy Means So Much compounding a prescription, ac- p is of prime importance. Our Option Department has the most !er" equipment to weigh or meas- each inprpHiont m -o---iu. uut jriicuma- ls honor-bound to follow your. or's orders exactly. . . You can fnd on him for accuracy! Your Re gistered Pharmacist COMMUNICABLE DISEASES The following figures show how well diseases for which vaccina tions are given are being con trolled: diphtheria cases, 9; scar let fever, 22; whooping cough, 10; Poliomelitis cases, 3; measles. 0; tuberculosis cases, Field nursing visits, 225; office nursing visits, 4; X-rays, 16; fiuorescopes, 12; tuber culin tests, 120. Admissions to sana torium, Venereal diseases, Syphi lis cases, 34; referred to medical center, 34; treatments, 265; Gon orrhea cases, 28; treatments, 60. MORBIDITY SERVICE The question often arises in a person's mind as to Whether or not they should visit a physician. Ex aminations are done to determine their condition and advice given. The record: Clinic visits, 89; Nurs ing visits, 51. SANITATION The following services are obvi ously most important if the popu lation is to be protected against contaminated food and water: In? spections .made of food establish ments, 305; Health certificates is sued, 722; Inspection of schools, 42; Water supplies improved, 8; Inspections of milk plants, 178; Septic tanks installed, 77; Privies built, 7; Sewer connections, 20; Visits to private premises, 307; Complaints investigated, 38. VITAL STATISTICS Haywood county: Population, 38, 850 (estimated as of July 1, 1946 as reported by the North Carolina Public Health service); Live births, 1,062; Still births. 29; Deaths un der one year, 46; Deaths under one month, 36; total deaths, 257; Diphtheria deaths, 2; Tuberculosis deaths, 0. LABORATORY SERVICE Since all this work for the area is done in the district laboratory , 18; Sputums for Tuberculosis, 97 in Waynesville, only figures for the, Deces for Intestinal parasites, 114 district as a whole are given. In Urinalyses, 226; Darkfields.' 37 Transylvania county, specimens are ! Blood counts, 181. usually sent by private physicians to the Asheville or Raleigh state Laboratories since they are closer as to mail service. The following record with the exception of Transylvania is the total for the district: Water analy ses, 68; Milk analyses, 201; Typhoid, blood cultures, 1; Typhoid, Urine cultures, 1; Typhoid, Widal, 5; Diphtheria cultures, 97; Blood tests, 5,642; Malaria, 4; Gonorrhea smears, 116; Gonorrhea cultures, STAFF In addition to Haywood county the district health department com prises, Jackson, Swain, Macon, Transylvania counties and the Cherokee Reservation. Members of the staff in addition to Dr. Mary Michai, acting health officer are the following: Mrs. Alma Kee Mc Cracken, supervising public health nurse, of district; Mrs. Ruby Bowles Bryson, senior public health nurse, okee Reservation Haywood county; Mrs. Elaine Ter- senior sanitarian. Transylvania and rell Gill, public health nurse assist- LMacon counties; Chas. B. Thomas ant, Haywood county. Lina Haynes Padgett, Junior public health nurse, Jackson coun ty; Doris Willet Hicks, senior pub lic health nurse, Swain county; Mary P. Olifer, senior public health nurse, Cherokee Reserva tion; Josephine Dixon Gaines, sen ior public health nurse, Macon county; Jessie Alexander LoIUb, senior public health nurse, Trans ylvania county. R. W. Livingstone, senior sani tarian, Haywood county and Cher- Walter Hart, junior sanitarian, Jackson and Swain counties; Elizabeth K. Cud deback, Junior bacteriologist, dis trict health department office; Stenographer clerks, Dorothy Whis enhunt, Haywood. Mrs. J, P. Mc Leod, Transylvania; Juanita Phil lips, Jackson; Juanita Meadows. Swain and Edith Sanders ("only, general clerk, Macon. BOARD OF HEALTH Members ot liie district hoard of health are as follows: chairman, Geo. -A. Brown, Jr., Waynesville; Dr. Mary Michai, .secertary, Waynesville; 'Jennings Bryson, Syl va; A. H. Harris, Brevard; W. E. Baldwin, Franklin; W. L. Kathan, Bryson City; Dr. A. P. Cline, Can-, ton; Dr. H. L. Bacon, Bryson City; Woody Hampton, Sylva, and G. B. Woodward, Franklin. (Ed. Note The full report of the district health department with figures given in detail for all the counties in the organization may be found on file at the Haywood coun ty Library arid the offices of the district Health department in the court house.) Slack's- for spring and Easter safe. Vvyv. TN Suits like these complete the Easter Portrait There's a new look, a new lushness, an air of luxury and fash-ion-rightness in Slack-'s new suits for Spring! 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