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TOUj^DAXj^YTjJSM tBB CUNtON CHIK)N1CT.E; cliiNTQN, 8. C ■ I 'I , / / \ PAGE THIQQI S5SB9S9bi X-Ray and Fluyoscopic Room, Dr. Hays’ Hospital ‘*K WORK OF CUNTON BO^RD OF HEALTH Detailed Report of Activities For th^ First Four Months of 1986 /W v* Main Operating Room, Dr. Hays’ Rfaqiital' . -Ti f To the Honorable Mayor and City Council and Citixens, Clinton, South Carolina. I have the honor to present here with my report for the “first four months of 1930 of the activities of the Clinton health d^rtment in its various phases of work undertaken since January, 1930, in which I give, 10. the best of my knowledge, a com plete resume of the many phases the work. \ In tjjis picture is shown the X-ray table on the right. Above the table are picture tube and fluroscope screen. The fluroscope tube is under ti»e table ai^ is not visible. Overiiead are the wires,-.cables and the generators. In the left comer is a stereoptican screen for examining X-ray films. The control cabinet is in the far comer behind the lead screen. Photo by Nichols Studio. THE COST OF. HOSPITAL CARE ' frequently hears people la- Qfienting the cost of a stay in the' hos pital. This complaint is not disput able. It is a fact that hospital care is fairly costly. Also the reverse is frequently true: Lack of hospital care and facilities may be much more costly, in the matter of life, time lost and actual money. It may interest some to know the reasons that hospitals cost us to use them. To begin with, a hospital is a full time institution, open 24 hours a day and 365 days a year. Like the fire department, it may not be busy all the time, but it has to be ready for emergencies every minute 666 SALVE far COLDS Liqnid - TaUats Prica 5c, 10c, 25c In all the counts run On th^ was found in no cases any con tamination 4n our water supply. The boaird of health has endeavored through the local press to present to the public from time to time cer tain articles on general preventive measures, so that these facts may aid in'the prevention of certain conditions detrimental to the public health. In! the future, we shall end^vor to keep i this important , phase of health work ) Ahy service rendered the public, Vp and try to ileach as many persons especially that service to promote and as possible through various means of the day and night dts staff does not work eight hours—it works twelve hours and is subject to call at any time. ^The personnel consists of people especially trained fof their work. These people are not laid off when work is slow, they must be on duty constantly even if there is not a patient in the hospital. Hoepitol equipment and supplies are expensive. Supplies must be the best —and equipment and machinery must be modern and efficient. X-Ray jmd laboratory are expeneive items which must always be ready for vise, and their cost goes on. whether they are in use or not. One X-iRay picture can bum out equipntent costing hun dreds of dollars. Instruments of ev- e^ kind must be kept on hand, even though many are I u^ only once or twice a year. Hnudreds of dollars a year are spent for cotton goods alone—for bandages, gauge, towels,- and sheets. Each patient has a different diet— and this causes an enormous expense to/supply the kitchen. ' ^ Add to all this the nece|sary insu rance, repairs, lights, water, heat and taxes and it is not difficult to see why an efficient, well equippe4 hos pital takes a loti of money to keep running. ACCEPT OUR COMPLIMENTS .A. & Son \ HARDWARE Joints and Sporting Goods Clinton, S. C. insure the proper health conditions is freq’uenfly not appi'eciated by the av erage citizen. SiKh service as has been, rendered by this department is not q complete entity. It is that which is intangible, and all that we have to show for our efforts are those 'im provements, cited in the following de tailed report. ’ Tbfirough the judicious .legislation and appropriation of funds by your honorable body at the beginning of the present administration the board of health and the city health depart ment operating under the direction and guidance of that board, have been able to do much in the interests of the city’s general h^th and wel fare. The purpose V local board of health, with the city’s health depart ment, is Jo continue to serve its citi zens zealously and faithfully and* as economically as possible. We appre ciate the great interest you have manifested in our work, your loyal support and confidence in “us and your never-failing ^sire to'provide the means of carrying on the great^ program of health work in the ci£y of Clinton. Because' of the short pe riod of service of the present organi zation, it is hoped that in the years to con>e its value- will become more and n\l>re apparent and will be ap preciated by the citizens, whose duty is ours to serve. Faithfully yours, 'The City Board 4)f >Heidth, J. L King, Secretary. Abattoir Report At the city abattoir where all the meat eold in the city, except shipped meats that have passed government inspection, is killed and the slaughter ing is supervised by the city health officer, the health officer personally superviaed anti- and post-mortem the following animnls: Hogs 167, cattle 191, calves 29, to- U1 887. Total number of animals killed at the city abattoir since it began op eration October 10, 1936: Hogs 244, cattle 378, cidvM .61, sheep 2, total >691. AH Rine of the meat markets oper ating in the^city have been inspected for^general’ cleanliness, temperature, etc., and only one recorded below 90 on the official score card. Inapectiens for 1936 Premises inspected (general) 186, stables inspect^ 12, sanitary closets inspected 65, moat markets inspected 9, fruit stands inspected 1, cafes and restaurants inspected 3, eating joints inspected 8, houses placarded against infe<^iout diseases 1, nviUc'samples collected complaints received 22, total 322. _ Notices Served To Comply With city Sanitary Ordinance To put premises in sanitary condi tion 12, to repair sewer 8, to clean cow lots 2, to repair sanitary clos ets 3, to comiect property with sewer 5, number of houses connected with sewer 2, houses requested to install sanitary privies 87, houses furnished with sanitary privies 28. Commonicable.Diseases Report^ Maiaria 4, typhoid fever 17^^icken pox 7, diarrhea 12, pellagra 4, pneu monia 10, measles 28, influenza 171, syphilis 7, mumps 42. Causes of ReoidenU Deaths, 1936 -- _ Throsfh April 1 Violent or accidental deaths 3, heart or relative disease T; broncho pneumonia 2, influenza 1, still births 1,total 14. Total birUis 24. and acquaint them with simple pre cautionary measures helpful in pre venting common ailments. This is an 'important phase of the health work, ilj that by this method of reaching the public it i^ most thorough because it reaches the home, the fellow on the streets, and the offices. The healin department has main tained a constant effort to control the spread of rabies in dogs fn order to lessen as far as p^ible the dan ger of exposure of the people to this infectious dangerous \^disease. The public has been urgCd 'to have dogs inoculated with the single injection method, using the effective material prepared after the formula’ of the Japanese investigators. The^ has been a hundred dogs inoculated with in the past week. A number of un claimed dogs have been disposed of recently. * We are indeed grateful to the may or and council for their full co-oi)er ation and support in our efforts to safeguard the health and welfare of our citizens. The members of the board of health have given-a-great deal of tjjeir time to efficient but unremunerative service to the city. 1 Their advice, support and guidance has been very valuable an<i miuch ap preciated. We also .feel very mucLi indebted to the general public for their interest in our work and for the splendid co operation in all matters pertaining to the conservation of the health of thhe city. We wish to express our ap preciation for the ^cellent service rendere<l by our local news|»aper. We tender our appreciation for the co- o[>eYatibn of the physicians of the town. To the various civic and service elt^bs the health department extends its thanks for the interest they have shown In the development of the pub lic health improventents' in the city. Respectfully submitted, City. Board of Health, 0 J. L King, Secretary. ' This photograph shows the operating room and most of its equipment. The walls are snowy white and the^floor tiled. In )the center is the operating table. Around the wall, from left to right, are the heavy sterilizer, the pres sure sterilizer for cloth goods, the gas anesthesia machine, the si^ion and ether machine for tonsil work,, the water sterilizer and the instrument sterilizer. .. Photo by Nichols Studio. ear or a: gland below the jaw on one or both sides; there is paih in this re gion, especially on swallowing, and generally signs of illness. Chickenpox: An eruption of dis crete, red, raised spots appears usual ly first on the forehead. There may be fever, but other symptoms are slight. (icrman Measles: The symptoms are similar to those of measles, but are mild. In about 60 per cent, of cases there is no fever, and the first sign of the disease is the et^ption which appears first on the face, mad consists of discrete spots of a^deep pink color. Doctor Rogers is the author of a new publication of the office of edu cation, “What Every Teacher Should Know About tlw Physical Condition of Her Pupils.’’ GUIDE TO CURB CHILD DISEASE PERILS ISSUED SymptoniB Charted For Use of Parents and Teachers. r* \ WE CONGRATULATE ^ DR. HAYS* HOSPITAL imAw XlX/Ma lajna — . ' -i In Observing NATKWAi HOSPITAL Yon Have Onr Beef Wishes Tor Continifed Success In Your SpIendM/ Work. SADLER-OWENS Dairy Report Dairies inspected 6, notice regard ing high bacterial count 2. Unclassified Activities Water aiialys«s made 7, dogs vac cinated againet rabies 100. C—iaientary On 1999 Report a i: CUnton, 8. C. Phone 400 \ iniM^ CRnton* liaa rwve^'suHei^ Ti any serious, epidemic. Typhoid; ma larial fever, smallpox, and other more serious ailments are alnuMt unheard of in Clinton. Local conditions are eonduciye to excellent health. High altitode (800 feet above sea level), remarkable clynate (niean average temperature of 68 degroes), with no severe cold or heat and a well-kept community help keep, down diseases. High altitude and clear ktmoophsre rndooa- tuberculosis, and iodine con tent of vegetation reduces goitre to a lieidicible consideration. Among other projects it is our aim to Issssn tbo discomfort and danger of ths common pest, the nMMquito, during the coming summer and fall. With the aid of some of the National Youth administration boys we are going to try to keep all breeding places sprayed, and .with the co-opvt- atHm.of the citizen we are going to try to (bain thoae places which it is Washington, April 26.-»-A chart for the discovery orbommunicsbie diseas es has been compiled by Dr. James P. Rogers, consultant in hygiene for the office of education of the interior de partment, to aid parents and teachers of the nation in safeguarding the health of children. “The discovery of these diseases in early stages parents or teachers may prevent b(^ly damage, or save life,’’ Doctor Roger.4 said. Specific .symptoms of common dis ease which develop during school life have been set forth by Doctor Rogers as follows; Measles: Cold in the head, 'with sneezing, running nose, red and wat ering eyes, cough, fever. The erup tion does hot appear until the third ^ Raab Hint of Scarlet Fever Scarlet Fever: Vomiting, sore throat, fever, a fine scarlet raah ap pears within 24 “hoorrs on the neck, chest, arms and, to some extent, on the face. Diphtheria: General 'sigrw of ill ness. There may oe vomiting or a chill, or only prostration. The throat may be red, and a patch of gray manibrane presejit. • Soreneae may be complained of. Fever is present, although it is uauaily not high. A water nasal discharge which irritatoe the upper lip sh^d in tmw Iff epidenric Tnake one sospiciouB of^ nasal diptheria. Toaailitis: There is eore throat; there may be a chill or chilly sensa- ti<MU, and usually high fever. There is much pro>stnati<m. The throat is very much inflamed. Yellowieh spots may be present on the tonsils. Smallpox: Chill, fever, backbone, nausea, and vomiting are usually present. The eruption appears on the se<x>nd or third day. I^e symptoms may be sutld, and the disease difficult to distinguish from chi<H(eRpox. Ganaral Dlneea With Mumps Mumps: There is swelling of the parotid giand, in front and below' the powfttle to do eo. in tiw report of inepeetkm for 1936, the mujorHj ofitbibiSrere routine in- q»eeUoap» with well ov«r 90 per cent Miowbur MoitniT oeoditioiia. In moat enaea thaaa tibat were naked to> hn- prore thair pbaoea •Mre. \ NUMBER US... AMONG THOSE CONGRATULATING DR. HAYS’HOSPITAL 1 In Observing NATIONAL HOSPITAL DAY We Extend Best WisTies For Your Continued Success. -0 D. L Tribble company Funeral Directors Hardware and Builders Supplies Clinton, S. C. — -V- Dr. Felder Smith of DBS. SMITH & SMITH OPTOMETRISTS Specialist In Eye Examinatioiis Oflict Hoan 8 to 6 Dsily Phone 101 for AppoiattMBt I .CUatoB, S. C. On Your Observance of National Hospital .V- ^We Appr^iate the Benefits Our Com munity Enjoys Made Possible By • . . H0R. HAYS’ - HOSPITAL We Wish For You Continued Success For Many Years. Chamber Comr^ce OF CUNTON \ i-iJ' - 4^ 0*««*vv* * •* *• > jr; .V