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132 Twenty-Seventh Biennial Report yearly intervals to follow progressive changes. Fluoroscopy can be performed much more satisfactorily than was possible with the smaller outfit. Moreover, greater consistency in results is achieved, and voltages, which vary with location and even hourly, are not so troublesome. And finally, clearer and sharper pictures are obtained consistently. During the biennium 4,785 chest X-ray films have been made with the Division's radiographic equipment. In addition, its personnel assisted the U. S. Public Health Service workers in making 1,100 roentgenograms of workers in the mica, kaolin, and feldspar industries in the Spruce Pine area. Since the latter were interpreted jointly by the physicians of both the U. S. Public Health Service and the Division of Industrial Hygiene, the diagnoses based upon these films may be listed with the accomplishments of the Division. Accordingly, therefore, a total of 5,885 chest radiographs have been interpreted by Division personnel during the biennium. The supplementary medical work included the examination of 81 specimens of sputum for the presence of the tubercle bacillus. This work was performed by the medical technician. The latter, however, has only a limited amount of time for such work since his duties involve the making of radiographs of the chest and their subsequent processing. On April 1, 1937, the collection of blood specimens, from all persons examined, for the Wassermann test was inaugurated. Between that time and the close of the biennium approximately 3,100 blood specimens have been submitted to the Laboratory of Hygiene for testing. The radiographic and blood work necessitates an almost overwhelming amount of office routine. Whenever any serious defect or ailment comes to light during the course of the diagnostic work, the worker is informed of his condition by letter and advised to consult his physician. When syphilis is revealed, the worker is notified in like manner, and, in addition, the health officer of the county involved is given the name of the infected person. The designing of exhibit cases and bulletin boards for the lower corridors of the State Board of Health Building in Raleigh, their equipment, and the supervision of construction by the local workshop of the National Youth Administration has been largely a function of this Division during the biennium. This work included one display case for each of seven divisions of the State Board of Health, two cases for another—the Division of Epidemiology, and a case for malarial control activities. There was also a case designed for the display of pellagra preventive foods and one for a first-aid-in-the-home exhibit. In all, twelve cases were designed. The miscellaneous work relative to the exhibits included an arrangement with State College students for the mounting of animals and wild fowl. In addition, the preparation and display of exhibit material consumed, all told, several weeks' time. Moreover, a display case was designed for the Industrial Commission, its construction by N. Y. A. workers supervised, and an exhibit installed. The case was displayed in the lobby of the convention hotel during the Ninth Annual State-wide
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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) and 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 | 1936-1938 |
Identifier | NCHH-02-027 |
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 132 |
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) and 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 | 1936-1938 |
Identifier | NCHH-02-027-0136 |
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 |
Page Number | 132 |
Health Discipline | Public Health |
Full Text | 132 Twenty-Seventh Biennial Report yearly intervals to follow progressive changes. Fluoroscopy can be performed much more satisfactorily than was possible with the smaller outfit. Moreover, greater consistency in results is achieved, and voltages, which vary with location and even hourly, are not so troublesome. And finally, clearer and sharper pictures are obtained consistently. During the biennium 4,785 chest X-ray films have been made with the Division's radiographic equipment. In addition, its personnel assisted the U. S. Public Health Service workers in making 1,100 roentgenograms of workers in the mica, kaolin, and feldspar industries in the Spruce Pine area. Since the latter were interpreted jointly by the physicians of both the U. S. Public Health Service and the Division of Industrial Hygiene, the diagnoses based upon these films may be listed with the accomplishments of the Division. Accordingly, therefore, a total of 5,885 chest radiographs have been interpreted by Division personnel during the biennium. The supplementary medical work included the examination of 81 specimens of sputum for the presence of the tubercle bacillus. This work was performed by the medical technician. The latter, however, has only a limited amount of time for such work since his duties involve the making of radiographs of the chest and their subsequent processing. On April 1, 1937, the collection of blood specimens, from all persons examined, for the Wassermann test was inaugurated. Between that time and the close of the biennium approximately 3,100 blood specimens have been submitted to the Laboratory of Hygiene for testing. The radiographic and blood work necessitates an almost overwhelming amount of office routine. Whenever any serious defect or ailment comes to light during the course of the diagnostic work, the worker is informed of his condition by letter and advised to consult his physician. When syphilis is revealed, the worker is notified in like manner, and, in addition, the health officer of the county involved is given the name of the infected person. The designing of exhibit cases and bulletin boards for the lower corridors of the State Board of Health Building in Raleigh, their equipment, and the supervision of construction by the local workshop of the National Youth Administration has been largely a function of this Division during the biennium. This work included one display case for each of seven divisions of the State Board of Health, two cases for another—the Division of Epidemiology, and a case for malarial control activities. There was also a case designed for the display of pellagra preventive foods and one for a first-aid-in-the-home exhibit. In all, twelve cases were designed. The miscellaneous work relative to the exhibits included an arrangement with State College students for the mounting of animals and wild fowl. In addition, the preparation and display of exhibit material consumed, all told, several weeks' time. Moreover, a display case was designed for the Industrial Commission, its construction by N. Y. A. workers supervised, and an exhibit installed. The case was displayed in the lobby of the convention hotel during the Ninth Annual State-wide |
Digital Format | JPEG 2000 |
Print / Download PDF Version | http://archives.hsl.unc.edu/nchh/nchh-02/nchh-02-027.pdf |
Document Sort | all; group-a; nchh-02 |
Volume Link | http://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/search/collection/nchh/field/identi/searchterm/NCHH-02-027 |
Title Link | http://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/search/collection/nchh/field/documa/searchterm/NCHH-02 |
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