Thursday, August 26, 1937
HEALTH
NOTES
SURRY COUNTY
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
RALPH J. SYKES, ML D.,
Health Officer
"NOTES ON TYPHOID FEVER"
' Typhoid Fever is a preventable
disease but jot cases still occur.
Surry County has had as many as
one case in the county each year
as far back as the records show.
As for the record of cases and
deaths for the past five years: In
1933 there were 3 cases resulting
in 2 deaths, 1934 there were 2
cases and 1 death, 1935 8 cases
and 2 deaths, 1936 4 cases and no
deaths and for 1937 the first case
was reported week before last.
This case apparently Will recover
all right. Last week another case
was reported in the same family.
The source of infection for these
two cases was traced to a carrier
of the typhoid germ who lives
about 100 yards from this home in
which the typhoid fever occurred.
This typhoid carrier had the
disease about nine years ago and
no doubt has been carrying the
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live germ In her body since that
time.
To control or prevent typhoid It
must be approached from two an
gles, that is vaccination and san
itation. If one should try to con
trol it by not combining these two
items his efforts would be in vain.
This year up to July 1 we com
pleted the typhoid vaccination of
3644 individuals. I am sorry to say
that this number falls short of
any year except 1933 when only
2600 completed the vaccination.
The only reason that I can see
why so few received the vaccina
tion this year is due to the fact
that there are not enough cases
of typhoid now to frighten the
people into taking it.
Now what about sanitation?
Last fiscal year the W. P. A. in
cooperation with the Health De
partment built or reconditioned
548 approved privies in Surry
County. This W. P. A. project has
been discontinued for the present,
but we hope that we can resume
the work before long. With a good
sanitary program and a typhoid
vaccination campaign, 'these two
controlling the disease, there is no
excuse for anyone ' having the
dread disease, typhoid fever,
which kills one out of every ten.
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OF SINKING FARM
Former State Road - Elkin
Woman Lives on An Ad
joining Ranch
OWN HOME IS IN DANGER
Through the courtesy of Mrs. T.
G Snow of State Road, The
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Mrs. Snow, formerly of State
Road-Elkin, but now of Buhl. Ida
ho, regarding the unusual phe
nomonen of the farm of H. A.
Robertson sinking into a giant un
derground cavern. Mrs. Carson re
sides on a ranch adjoining that of
of Mr. Robertson and says that
neighbors of Mr. Robertson are of
the opinion that there is immedi
ate danger of his home being
"swallowed" and that many fam
ilies in the vicinity are consider
ing moving to a more secure area.
One writer, in describing it,
says that "literally turning back
the hands of time for thousands
of years, residents of this area
today can witness what few other
living persons have ever had the
opportunity to see, the formation
of a new canyon as hundreds of
square feet of soil sink deep into
the bowels of the earth."
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measure, as in addition to the five
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Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Edwards
and son Charles Dean, Mr. and
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Jr., Sarah Dell and Bobby, have
returned from a trip through El
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Knightstown, Indiana. They spent
rome time with their brother,
Reid Edwards in Tennessee and
visited many other relatives while
•on the trip.
Mrs. John Simpson of Rose
boro is visiting her parents Mr.
and Mrs. J. T. Martin this week.
Rev. W. E. Linney filled his reg
ular appointment at the Baptist
church Sunday and Sunday night.
.We were glad to have some visitors
from Briar Creek Sunday night.
The revival will begin at the
Baptist church Sunday night,
August the 29, the pastor will do
the preaching. Everybody is invit
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Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Bladkburn
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