The Jones County Health De
partment opened for service to
the citizens of Jones County,
Kadi 1, 1949 for the first time.
This was made possible through
the efforts of George Hughes, lo
cal attorney, and several other
interested citizens. Conferences
were had with the State Board of
Health officials and a budget was
prepared by that agency. Val
uable guidance was sought and
from Dr. Paul Whitak
who played an
in the formation
linit of Public Health,
apparent from the very
that Jones .Cdtiity
...Wat' have a self-sustaining
Health Department, so it was ne
cessary to try to link or associate
it in some way with a neighbor
ing County whereby the services
of a Health Officer could be pnn
+ cured. So the officials of Jones
Couhty, through Hughes sought
' 'stance of .Lenoir County
County as the most
partners. As for Lenoir
jr, the proposal was brought
the Lenoir County Medi
cal Society and prompt approval
given to the Health Officer of
Lenoir County to organize the
- Jones County Health Depart
ment. Several days later the
Lenoir County Board of' Health
Which is the governing body of
Hie Health Department gave its
official approval that the Lenoir
County Health Officer be al
lowed to organize, and also be
- the Health Officer of the Jones
County Health Department.
On February 10, 1949, the Le
noir County Health Officer met
with the Jones Comity Board of
County Commissioners and of
fice space was provided in the
: Courthouse. March 1 was the
date sot for the opening.
tSjigJJeatyh was immediately com
and one
tag ’March and Ap
successful.
with no barriers as to race, reli
gion, age, or economic status.
i The work is accomplished
>mmunicable Disease Con
Venereal Disease Control,
Tuberculosis "Control, Maternity
Service, Infant and Pre-School
Hygiene, School Hygiene, Vital
Statistics, Health Information
and Education, Administration,
Adult Hygiene, Morbidity Ser
vice, Crippled Children Service,
General Sanitation, Protection of
Pood and Milk, Laboratory, Re
Approximately 4,000 of the 11,
500, residents, of Jones County
received direct setvice from the
Cough; 261
care’
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phoid fhver, (in clinics carried
to evasy nook in the county).
There were 93 treatments for
Venereal Disease and 98 Blood
Tests done. There were 10 phy
sical examinations with fluoros
copic for Tuberculosis and 2 X
rays with 21 clinic visits. There
were 13 nursing visits for Tuber
culosis and 6 nursing visits for
Venereal Disease ControL
Thirteen materaitycases were
seat with 20 visits in office and
homes. The mid-wife roster is
being prepared and 3 musing
visits made to midwives.
About 120 infants Were seen
in the office or homes and some
form of public health service
rendered to them.
A pre-school clinic was held
during May at every' white and
colored, school in Jones County.
The Health Officer made physic
id examinations while the nurse
vaccinated against Small Pox,
Diphtheria and Whooping Cough.
Ohe hundred eighty children
were seen who will enter school
for the first time next Septem
ber—mothers accompanied most
children. The immunizations
commenced were completed at
some designated place ~ many
booster injections were given.
Other Brief Comments'
Twenty-four school children
were examined, 14 newspaper ar
ticles were , published, 135 pieces
of literature were distributed, 3,
826, miles traveled by Doctor and
Nurse, 328 hours were spent in
the field, 205 hours were spent
in the clinic and office, 19 visits
to schools, 19 conferences with
officials, 11 lr other conferences,
5 food handlers examined, 21
advdts examined for other pub
lic health reasons, 39 other adults
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Tonic and Liniment
SOLD IN ALL,
DRUG STORES
made 88 visit* to thi
nursing visits for some
ive purpose,
handling est
vate premise inspected, 1 tastfor
Typhoid, 1 for Undulant Fever,
1 for Typhus Fever, 1 test for
Tularemia, 2 sputum teats for'
Tuberculosis, 5 Urinei tests, 8
tests for intestinal parasites.
The Jones County Health De
partment sponsored a program
for the vaccination of dogs against
rabies. Over 1,000 dogs were
vaccinated at specified locations
throughout the County.
This first report is respectfully
submitted to the Jones County
officials and to the public by the
Staff of the Jones County Health
Department.
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