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thE Tst. C. BOARD OF HEALTH. 167 section of tlie State. For example, of the 176 deaths 140 Avere Avonien and only 36 men. The disease reaches its lowest ebb as the cause of death in December^ remains fairly constant until May, when it takes a sudden rise to its maximum death rate in June, remains constant until October, when it begins to decline, reaching its minimum death rate in December ; and finally, 80 per cent of the disease occurs in the Piedmont Section of the State. Looking at the map with the disease located upon it, one gets a vague suggestion as to the disease bearing some relation to the railroad facilities. It is important that I say to you that the deaths shown on the map, with the exception of four deaths distributed among three cities, occurred among the residents of the town to Avhich the map credits them. Pellagra at present is a j^Tational problem, and recognizing that fact, I have written our representatives in the Senate and Congress of the United States the following letter: XoRTPi Carolina State Board of Health. Office of the Secretary. Raleigh. X. C., .Time IL 30-12. Mv dear Sir:—I am writing you in my otiicial capacity to call yonr attention to a phase of the public health problem whicli very deeply concerns our State, and a solution for which l>elongs more to the National Government than to the State Government. I refer to the disease, pellagra. As you know, this disease is comparatively new in our country. In 1010 there were 115 deaths in the registration area of North Carolina, that is, a section of the State in which at least 00 per cent of deaths, with their causes, are recorded, and which area comprises o i 1, 7G0, or 16.3 per cent of the State's population. The estimated number of deaths in the entire State would amount to 70.1 in 1910, and tlie deaths for the entire State amounted in 1011 to 1,070. You can very readily see that the disease is gaining ground in North Carolina. This disease in Euroi^ean countries has been known to increase very rapidly, and we have no assurance that the present rate of increase in North Carolina will not continue, and that in a short time we may have another disease on our hands approximating in magnitude that of tuberculosis and diarrheal diseases of children. Already the death rate from pellagra in North Carolina is 47 per 100,000 of the population, which is exactly double the death rate of typhoid fever in the registration area of the United States, which comprises a poi^i-^ lation of 54,000,000. Now, if this disease existed in only oue Southern State it would he a state problem. TUit iuasnnich as what is happening in North Carolina from pellagra is taking place in every other Southern State, this problem is iiot an intrastate, but an interstate one, and deserves the attention of our National Government.
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Fixed Title * | NCHH-03: Bulletin of the North Carolina Board of Health [1886-1913] |
Document Title | Bulletin of the North Carolina Board of Health [1886-1913] |
Subject Topical | Public health -- North Carolina -- Periodicals. |
Subject Topical Other | Public Health -- North Carolina -- Periodicals. |
Description | Published: 1886-1913. |
Contributor | North Carolina. State Board of Health. |
Publisher | Wilmington, N.C. : Secretary of the Board, 1886-1913. |
Repository | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Health Sciences Library. |
Host | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Date | 1912-1913 |
Identifier | NCHH-03-027 |
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 | 27 |
Health Discipline | Public Health |
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Fixed Title * | Page 167 |
Document Title | Bulletin of the North Carolina Board of Health [1886-1913] |
Subject Topical | Public health -- North Carolina -- Periodicals. |
Subject Topical Other | Public Health -- North Carolina -- Periodicals. |
Description | Published: 1886-1913. |
Contributor | North Carolina. State Board of Health. |
Publisher | Wilmington, N.C. : Secretary of the Board, 1886-1913. |
Repository | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Health Sciences Library. |
Host | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Date | 1912-1913 |
Identifier | NCHH-03-027-0175 |
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 | 27 |
Issue Number | 5 |
Page Number | 167 |
Health Discipline | Public Health |
Full Text | thE Tst. C. BOARD OF HEALTH. 167 section of tlie State. For example, of the 176 deaths 140 Avere Avonien and only 36 men. The disease reaches its lowest ebb as the cause of death in December^ remains fairly constant until May, when it takes a sudden rise to its maximum death rate in June, remains constant until October, when it begins to decline, reaching its minimum death rate in December ; and finally, 80 per cent of the disease occurs in the Piedmont Section of the State. Looking at the map with the disease located upon it, one gets a vague suggestion as to the disease bearing some relation to the railroad facilities. It is important that I say to you that the deaths shown on the map, with the exception of four deaths distributed among three cities, occurred among the residents of the town to Avhich the map credits them. Pellagra at present is a j^Tational problem, and recognizing that fact, I have written our representatives in the Senate and Congress of the United States the following letter: XoRTPi Carolina State Board of Health. Office of the Secretary. Raleigh. X. C., .Time IL 30-12. Mv dear Sir:—I am writing you in my otiicial capacity to call yonr attention to a phase of the public health problem whicli very deeply concerns our State, and a solution for which l>elongs more to the National Government than to the State Government. I refer to the disease, pellagra. As you know, this disease is comparatively new in our country. In 1010 there were 115 deaths in the registration area of North Carolina, that is, a section of the State in which at least 00 per cent of deaths, with their causes, are recorded, and which area comprises o i 1, 7G0, or 16.3 per cent of the State's population. The estimated number of deaths in the entire State would amount to 70.1 in 1910, and tlie deaths for the entire State amounted in 1011 to 1,070. You can very readily see that the disease is gaining ground in North Carolina. This disease in Euroi^ean countries has been known to increase very rapidly, and we have no assurance that the present rate of increase in North Carolina will not continue, and that in a short time we may have another disease on our hands approximating in magnitude that of tuberculosis and diarrheal diseases of children. Already the death rate from pellagra in North Carolina is 47 per 100,000 of the population, which is exactly double the death rate of typhoid fever in the registration area of the United States, which comprises a poi^i-^ lation of 54,000,000. Now, if this disease existed in only oue Southern State it would he a state problem. TUit iuasnnich as what is happening in North Carolina from pellagra is taking place in every other Southern State, this problem is iiot an intrastate, but an interstate one, and deserves the attention of our National Government. |
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