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ELEV-EXTII BIENNIAL REPORT. 51 teacher in N"ortli Carolina^ white and colored, has had it, with a letter, and not only to instruct the children, but the families. Of course, we desire education. It isn^t worth while to talk about laws until public opinion has been educated. Just to give you an illustration: To take the compulsory notification of tuberculosis—the doctors are here, but they "ain't a-gwine.'' ISTow, that theory is quite bad, but practically it is the truth. The subject was brought up in Raleigh, and I was appealed to to have a law passed, under penalty, reporting all cases of tuberculosis to the health officers of that city. When the gentlemen came to me, who were very much interested, I threw cold water on it, and they were very much astonished, no doubt; but I said to them, as I said to Governor Aycock at the time, "I simply cannot afford to advocate, with apparent sincerity even, something that I know perfectly well is not practical." I said, "Of course, I am not going to oppose it outright.'^ It was tried, and what was the result? Six months afterwards—the penalty was twenty dollars for not reporting—I asked the health ofKcer, "How many cases have been reported?'' He said, "One !" My friend on the left said he is afraid to tell the patient himself he has tuberculosis. If the doctor isn't going to tell the patient himself he has tuberculosis and give him warning if he doesn't follow such a course of action he is dead sure to die; if he doesn't tell the family—Avhether you call the disease infectious, communicable, or catching (applause), it doesn't make any difference what word you use, but it is a catching disease, and I agree with one gentleman that it would be a great misfortune if it should ever get out among the people that tuberculosis or consumption is not contagious, because "contagious" is the word the i)eople use—he would, in my opinion, be criminally negligent. We scientific men make certain fine-drawn distinctions, but Avhen we come to define the difference between infectious, contagious and communicable, it is a mighty hard matter for me to get at the difference. Dr. Hays is right about it. The appeal was to enlist the physicians' co-operation for the people. The whole thing hinges upon the cordial co-operation of the doctor. You may pass any number of laws you please, you may distribute around among the laity all the information you please, but if the family physi-
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Fixed Title * | NCHH-01: Biennial Report of the North Carolina Board of Health [1879-1908] |
Document Title | Biennial Report of the North Carolina Board of Heath [1879-1908] |
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. |
Creator | North Carolina. State Board of Health. |
Publisher | Raleigh : News & Observer, 1881-1909. |
Repository | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Health Sciences Library. |
Host | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Date | 1905-1906 |
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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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Document Title | Biennial Report of the North Carolina Board of Heath [1879-1908] |
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. |
Creator | North Carolina. State Board of Health. |
Publisher | Raleigh : News & Observer, 1881-1909. |
Repository | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Health Sciences Library. |
Host | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Date | 1905-1906 |
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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 | 11 |
Page Number | 51 |
Health Discipline | Public Health |
Full Text | ELEV-EXTII BIENNIAL REPORT. 51 teacher in N"ortli Carolina^ white and colored, has had it, with a letter, and not only to instruct the children, but the families. Of course, we desire education. It isn^t worth while to talk about laws until public opinion has been educated. Just to give you an illustration: To take the compulsory notification of tuberculosis—the doctors are here, but they "ain't a-gwine.'' ISTow, that theory is quite bad, but practically it is the truth. The subject was brought up in Raleigh, and I was appealed to to have a law passed, under penalty, reporting all cases of tuberculosis to the health officers of that city. When the gentlemen came to me, who were very much interested, I threw cold water on it, and they were very much astonished, no doubt; but I said to them, as I said to Governor Aycock at the time, "I simply cannot afford to advocate, with apparent sincerity even, something that I know perfectly well is not practical." I said, "Of course, I am not going to oppose it outright.'^ It was tried, and what was the result? Six months afterwards—the penalty was twenty dollars for not reporting—I asked the health ofKcer, "How many cases have been reported?'' He said, "One !" My friend on the left said he is afraid to tell the patient himself he has tuberculosis. If the doctor isn't going to tell the patient himself he has tuberculosis and give him warning if he doesn't follow such a course of action he is dead sure to die; if he doesn't tell the family—Avhether you call the disease infectious, communicable, or catching (applause), it doesn't make any difference what word you use, but it is a catching disease, and I agree with one gentleman that it would be a great misfortune if it should ever get out among the people that tuberculosis or consumption is not contagious, because "contagious" is the word the i)eople use—he would, in my opinion, be criminally negligent. We scientific men make certain fine-drawn distinctions, but Avhen we come to define the difference between infectious, contagious and communicable, it is a mighty hard matter for me to get at the difference. Dr. Hays is right about it. The appeal was to enlist the physicians' co-operation for the people. The whole thing hinges upon the cordial co-operation of the doctor. You may pass any number of laws you please, you may distribute around among the laity all the information you please, but if the family physi- |
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