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fourteeXtir biejVnial report 87 tration area of the Unites States 160.3—an excess of 87.9, an excess of oi per cent. Xow Dr. Rankin shows that 93 per cent of the deaths from tuberculosis occurred between five and fifty. Xow let us admit for the sake of argument that the excess death rate in that period is due to hookworm. The natural conclusion would be that the death rate in Xorth Carolina from tuberculosis has been increased 24 per cent. I think that that would be an excessive increase of tuberculosis in the urban and semi-urban districts of the State. But let us go one step further. The difference between the death rate for the entire registration area of the United States and for the entire registration area of North Carolina is 2.1 per cent. jSTow, interpreting that in the terms of the actual increase, it would be 6.6 per cent. In other words, the increase in the death rate in the urban population has been 6.6 per cent because of the hookworm disease. It is very difficult for me to assume that this entire percentage should be attributed to hookworm. I simply bring this out to show that Dr. Eankin has really been overgenerous to the hookworm. I must say he has been tremendously fair to the hookworm work. Dr. Rankin's work in this general line, in following out these figures, is a magnificent piece of brain work, and I think it shows more clearly than anything that has come up at this meeting, the absolute necessity for putting through a complete vital statistics law. Dr. Spencer: I move, Mr. President, that these reports be adopted. Dr. Ferrell: Mr, President: The briefness of my report did not permit my acknowledging the valuable assistance rendered to the work directed against hookworm disease by the Laboratory. All the micro-scopists have been trained under the supervision of Dr. Shore, and the specimen containers distributed to the physicians and to the field direc-toi's of the work. We feel under lasting obligations for the cooperation given in this way. To Dr. Rankin's office we are also indebted for a liberal supply of literature on hookworm disease, typhoid fever, malaria, tuberculosis and other subjects which have been broadcasted over the State. To these gentlemen and to the entire profession of the State we are profoundly grateful for the sympathy and cooperation that we have received. Dr. McBrayer : I am very much interested in this death rate business and vital statistics. I want to find some scheme to explain away the death rate over at Asheville, and, if I understand Dr." Stiles, he attributes the increased death rate of tuberculosis in ISTorth Carolina above the average death rate, to hookworm? Dr. Stiles : Xo^ sir. Dr. ]\rcbrayer: I just wanted to ask him to explain that, and to know if hookworm is also due to our increased death rate from typhoid fever, etc. Dr. Stiles : There are two very special elements involved in the tuberculosis death rate here. First of all, the excess of tuberculosis deaths in the negro population,—namely, that very population which shows a relative immunity to the more serious effects of hookworm disease. Secondly, we have a great many people coming from outside to Xorth Carolina, to get rid of tuberculosis, and they die here, and
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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. |
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Creator | North Carolina. State Board of Health. |
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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) |
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Volume Number | 14 |
Page Number | 87 |
Health Discipline | Public Health |
Full Text | fourteeXtir biejVnial report 87 tration area of the Unites States 160.3—an excess of 87.9, an excess of oi per cent. Xow Dr. Rankin shows that 93 per cent of the deaths from tuberculosis occurred between five and fifty. Xow let us admit for the sake of argument that the excess death rate in that period is due to hookworm. The natural conclusion would be that the death rate in Xorth Carolina from tuberculosis has been increased 24 per cent. I think that that would be an excessive increase of tuberculosis in the urban and semi-urban districts of the State. But let us go one step further. The difference between the death rate for the entire registration area of the United States and for the entire registration area of North Carolina is 2.1 per cent. jSTow, interpreting that in the terms of the actual increase, it would be 6.6 per cent. In other words, the increase in the death rate in the urban population has been 6.6 per cent because of the hookworm disease. It is very difficult for me to assume that this entire percentage should be attributed to hookworm. I simply bring this out to show that Dr. Eankin has really been overgenerous to the hookworm. I must say he has been tremendously fair to the hookworm work. Dr. Rankin's work in this general line, in following out these figures, is a magnificent piece of brain work, and I think it shows more clearly than anything that has come up at this meeting, the absolute necessity for putting through a complete vital statistics law. Dr. Spencer: I move, Mr. President, that these reports be adopted. Dr. Ferrell: Mr, President: The briefness of my report did not permit my acknowledging the valuable assistance rendered to the work directed against hookworm disease by the Laboratory. All the micro-scopists have been trained under the supervision of Dr. Shore, and the specimen containers distributed to the physicians and to the field direc-toi's of the work. We feel under lasting obligations for the cooperation given in this way. To Dr. Rankin's office we are also indebted for a liberal supply of literature on hookworm disease, typhoid fever, malaria, tuberculosis and other subjects which have been broadcasted over the State. To these gentlemen and to the entire profession of the State we are profoundly grateful for the sympathy and cooperation that we have received. Dr. McBrayer : I am very much interested in this death rate business and vital statistics. I want to find some scheme to explain away the death rate over at Asheville, and, if I understand Dr." Stiles, he attributes the increased death rate of tuberculosis in ISTorth Carolina above the average death rate, to hookworm? Dr. Stiles : Xo^ sir. Dr. ]\rcbrayer: I just wanted to ask him to explain that, and to know if hookworm is also due to our increased death rate from typhoid fever, etc. Dr. Stiles : There are two very special elements involved in the tuberculosis death rate here. First of all, the excess of tuberculosis deaths in the negro population,—namely, that very population which shows a relative immunity to the more serious effects of hookworm disease. Secondly, we have a great many people coming from outside to Xorth Carolina, to get rid of tuberculosis, and they die here, and |
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