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WORK OF CUNTON BO^RD OF HEALTH
Detailed Report of Activities For th^ First Four
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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^ DR. HAYS* HOSPITAL
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NATKWAi HOSPITAL
Yon Have Onr Beef Wishes Tor Continifed
Success In Your SpIendM/
Work.
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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
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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.
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AMONG THOSE CONGRATULATING
DR. HAYS’HOSPITAL
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NATIONAL HOSPITAL DAY
We Extend Best WisTies For Your
Continued Success.
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munity Enjoys Made Possible By • . .
H0R. HAYS’ -
HOSPITAL
We Wish For You Continued Success
For Many Years.
Chamber
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OF CUNTON
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