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FIFTEENTH BIEJs^NIAL REPORT 143 CO:MiMUNITY HEALTH WOliK. During 1913 attention was called to Knott's Island in Currituck County. The people on this island employed a physician for his whole time paying him a stated yearly salary. At the invitation of this physician and of the people of the island a member cf the field force was sent to begin a campaign of thorough eradication. While there, every person was examined for hookworm disease, those infected were treated, and there was installd at several public places and at some private homes seven fly proof privies. The possibilities which this work opened were seen to be great and in April, 1914, second dispensary campaigns were abandoned for this intensive and progressive method which will lead undoubtedly to entire eradication and to complete prevention. Upon the urgent invitation of its citizens a Field Director and an assistant were sent to Salemburg, Sampson County, in April to do this intensive work. Dr. Collinson was told that his work would be completed when he made a sanitary inspection of every home; had examined every individual for hookworm disease; had treated those infected until cured, and had had constructed at every home a sanitary privy. On October first the Director reported that 754 of the 875 people had been examined; that 251 were infected and treated; that 145 had been cured as evidenced by subsequent microscopic examination, and 149 of the 168 homes inspected had been provided with a fly-proof privy. On leaving, a committee appointed by representative citizens assumed the duties of seeing that the work accomplished was kept intact. Similar work was established in five other communities in different counties in Eastern North Carolina. By December 31st the entire six communities were reported as having completed the assigned work. Of a total population of 5,566, 4,914 were examined for Hookworm disease. Of these 1,468 were found infected and 1,360 were given 2,381 treatments. Microscopic reexaminations showed that 264 of those treated were cured. It is undoubtedly true that a larger number of those treated were cured, also, but these failed to return specimens for reexaminations and their cures could not be verified, therefore, by the microscope. Most significant, however, is the fact that at the 1,074 homes inspected there w^ere erected 1,014 fiy-proof privies. In two communities, Philadelphus, Robeson County, and Ingold, Sampson County, a fly-proof privy was erected at every home, white and colored. The end of the year 1914 finds a campaign conducted in every county in the State; second campaigns in seven counties; completed community w^ork at Knott's Island and in six other communities; and the State leading all other states in every branch of this work. In order to obtain such a record too much credit cannot be given to the press of the State, to members of the profession, to the State Laboratory of Hygiene and to the State Board of Health for a generous supply of literature of all kinds. Intensive community work is difficult work. It requires energy, perseverance, persistence, persuasive and organizing powers and unbounded tact. That the field men were able to accomplish so much of this pioneer w^ork in such a short time speaks highly of their efforts and qualifications; and, on the other hand, indicates a definite w^illingness on the part of the people to respond to opportunities offered in such a manner. Very truly yours, W. P. Jacocks, Director,
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Fixed Title * | NCHH-02: Biennial Report of the North Carolina State Board of Health [1909-1972] |
Document Title | Biennial Report of the North Carolina State Board of Health [1909-1972] |
Subject Name | North Carolina. State Board of Health -- Statistics -- Periodicals. |
Subject Topical | Public health -- North Carolina -- Statistics -- Periodicals. |
Subject Topical Other | Public Health -- North Carolina. |
Description | Publication began with the 13th (1909/1910); ceased with the 44th (1970/1972) |
Creator | North Carolina. State Board of Health. |
Publisher | Raleigh : The Board, 1911- |
Repository | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Health Sciences Library. |
Host | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Date | 1913-1914 |
Identifier | NCHH-02-015 |
Form General | Periodicals |
Language | English |
Rights | This item is part of the North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection. Some materials in the Collection are protected by U.S. copyright law. This item is presented by the Health Sciences Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for research and educational purposes. It may not be republished or distributed without permission of the Health Sciences Library. |
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Volume Number | 15 |
Health Discipline | Public Health |
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Fixed Title * | Page 143 |
Document Title | Biennial Report of the North Carolina State Board of Health [1909-1972] |
Subject Name | North Carolina. State Board of Health -- Statistics -- Periodicals. |
Subject Topical | Public health -- North Carolina -- Statistics -- Periodicals. |
Subject Topical Other | Public Health -- North Carolina. |
Description | Publication began with the 13th (1909/1910); ceased with the 44th (1970/1972) |
Creator | North Carolina. State Board of Health. |
Publisher | Raleigh : The Board, 1911- |
Repository | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Health Sciences Library. |
Host | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Date | 1913-1914 |
Identifier | NCHH-02-015-0147 |
Form General | Periodicals |
Page Type | all; report/review |
Language | English |
Rights | This item is part of the North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection. Some materials in the Collection are protected by U.S. copyright law. This item is presented by the Health Sciences Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for research and educational purposes. It may not be republished or distributed without permission of the Health Sciences Library. |
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Digital Collection | North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection |
Sponsor | The North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection is an open access publishing initiative of the Health Sciences Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Financial support for the initiative was provided in part by a multi-year NC ECHO (Exploring Cultural Heritage Online) digitization grant, awarded by the State Library of North Carolina, and funded through the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). |
Volume Number | 15 |
Page Number | 143 |
Health Discipline | Public Health |
Full Text | FIFTEENTH BIEJs^NIAL REPORT 143 CO:MiMUNITY HEALTH WOliK. During 1913 attention was called to Knott's Island in Currituck County. The people on this island employed a physician for his whole time paying him a stated yearly salary. At the invitation of this physician and of the people of the island a member cf the field force was sent to begin a campaign of thorough eradication. While there, every person was examined for hookworm disease, those infected were treated, and there was installd at several public places and at some private homes seven fly proof privies. The possibilities which this work opened were seen to be great and in April, 1914, second dispensary campaigns were abandoned for this intensive and progressive method which will lead undoubtedly to entire eradication and to complete prevention. Upon the urgent invitation of its citizens a Field Director and an assistant were sent to Salemburg, Sampson County, in April to do this intensive work. Dr. Collinson was told that his work would be completed when he made a sanitary inspection of every home; had examined every individual for hookworm disease; had treated those infected until cured, and had had constructed at every home a sanitary privy. On October first the Director reported that 754 of the 875 people had been examined; that 251 were infected and treated; that 145 had been cured as evidenced by subsequent microscopic examination, and 149 of the 168 homes inspected had been provided with a fly-proof privy. On leaving, a committee appointed by representative citizens assumed the duties of seeing that the work accomplished was kept intact. Similar work was established in five other communities in different counties in Eastern North Carolina. By December 31st the entire six communities were reported as having completed the assigned work. Of a total population of 5,566, 4,914 were examined for Hookworm disease. Of these 1,468 were found infected and 1,360 were given 2,381 treatments. Microscopic reexaminations showed that 264 of those treated were cured. It is undoubtedly true that a larger number of those treated were cured, also, but these failed to return specimens for reexaminations and their cures could not be verified, therefore, by the microscope. Most significant, however, is the fact that at the 1,074 homes inspected there w^ere erected 1,014 fiy-proof privies. In two communities, Philadelphus, Robeson County, and Ingold, Sampson County, a fly-proof privy was erected at every home, white and colored. The end of the year 1914 finds a campaign conducted in every county in the State; second campaigns in seven counties; completed community w^ork at Knott's Island and in six other communities; and the State leading all other states in every branch of this work. In order to obtain such a record too much credit cannot be given to the press of the State, to members of the profession, to the State Laboratory of Hygiene and to the State Board of Health for a generous supply of literature of all kinds. Intensive community work is difficult work. It requires energy, perseverance, persistence, persuasive and organizing powers and unbounded tact. That the field men were able to accomplish so much of this pioneer w^ork in such a short time speaks highly of their efforts and qualifications; and, on the other hand, indicates a definite w^illingness on the part of the people to respond to opportunities offered in such a manner. Very truly yours, W. P. Jacocks, Director, |
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