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10 The Health Bulletin THE OPINION OF THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT OF NEW YORK CITY It is natural for us to desire to learn of the experiences others have had with toxin-antitoxin. We know of no better information than that which can be found at the New York City Health Department It is here that the best work on toxin-antitoxin has been done and to that source all go for information. With courtesy of the Bureau of Preventable Diseases, New York City Health Department, we quote extracts from their bulletin, "A Plea To Physicians." '*After taking toxin-antitoxin the infant shows in the great majority of cases neither a local nor a constitutional reaction. No lasting deleterious effects have occurred. Some 2400 infants of an age under one week have been treated with abso- lutely no bad effect. The most favorable age period for its administration is between six months and six years. Our observations have covered nearly 5000 cases, and up to the present time, the protection exists in over 90% of the first hundred treated. Sixty out of every hundred children between six months and five years are likely to have diphtheria. About 80% of babies younger than six months are protected by antitoxin derived before birth from their mother's blood." Why will not the mothers of our State hear the above testimonials and take their child to the Health Officer or doctor for toxin-antitoxin? They read the patent medicine advertisements and buy not only useless but often harmful drugs. The health departments love you for your life; the patent medicine man loves you for your dollars. So why not follow our advice?—J. S. M. DIPHTHERIA—THE GIANT BABY KILLER By Reginald M. Atwater, M.D„ C.P.H., Dr. P.H. Surely in this enlightened age everybody knows that diphtheria can be CURED through the great specific, Diphtheria Antitoxin. Twenty years ago a health department needed to funish proof that diphtheria could be cured when treated early. Nowadays, the proof is written clearly in the official records of every country and any intelligent person can read the facts for himself. If you will take the trouble to look up this proof you will find that the number of deaths from diphtheria has been very greatly reduced since the introduction of antitoxin in 1895. In spite of this tremendous saving of lives, diphtheria still rages each year as an epidemic disease. Last year North Carolina had 3422 cases of diphtheria, according to the records of the State Board of Health. That means thirty- four hundred citizens sick, disabled and weakened and thirty-four hundred lives threatened. The cases still occur in large numbers in spite of the life-saving power of antitoxin, and they will continue until the people realize that toxin-antitoxin will prevent sickness from diphtheria in the same effective way that vaccination will prevent smallpox and typhoid fever. This new and most valuable medical discovery has been so recently discovered that many persons otherwise well informed do not know of it. But here is the point—the fact that this wonderfully successful method is new is no reason why we should not have the advantage of its use NOW. True, five years from now everybody will know that sickness from diphtheria can be prevented as well as deaths from diphtheria. The farsighted men and
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Fixed Title * | NCHH-04: The Health Bulletin [1914-1973] |
Document Title | The Health Bulletin [1914-1973] |
Subject Topical | Public health -- North Carolina -- Periodicals. |
Subject Topical Other | Public Health -- North Carolina -- Periodicals. |
Contributor | North Carolina. State Board of Health. |
Publisher | Raleigh, North Carolina State Board of Health. |
Repository | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Health Sciences Library. |
Host | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Date | 1921 |
Identifier | NCHH-04-036 |
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 | 36 |
Health Discipline | Medicine |
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Fixed Title * | Page 6 |
Document Title | The Health Bulletin [1914-1973] |
Subject Topical | Public health -- North Carolina -- Periodicals. |
Subject Topical Other | Public Health -- North Carolina -- Periodicals. |
Contributor | North Carolina. State Board of Health. |
Publisher | Raleigh, North Carolina State Board of Health. |
Repository | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Health Sciences Library. |
Host | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Date | 1921 |
Identifier | NCHH-04-036-0132 |
Form General | Periodicals |
Page Type | all; article; article title; 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 | 36 |
Issue Number | 8 |
Page Number | 6 |
Health Discipline | Medicine |
Full Text | 10 The Health Bulletin THE OPINION OF THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT OF NEW YORK CITY It is natural for us to desire to learn of the experiences others have had with toxin-antitoxin. We know of no better information than that which can be found at the New York City Health Department It is here that the best work on toxin-antitoxin has been done and to that source all go for information. With courtesy of the Bureau of Preventable Diseases, New York City Health Department, we quote extracts from their bulletin, "A Plea To Physicians." '*After taking toxin-antitoxin the infant shows in the great majority of cases neither a local nor a constitutional reaction. No lasting deleterious effects have occurred. Some 2400 infants of an age under one week have been treated with abso- lutely no bad effect. The most favorable age period for its administration is between six months and six years. Our observations have covered nearly 5000 cases, and up to the present time, the protection exists in over 90% of the first hundred treated. Sixty out of every hundred children between six months and five years are likely to have diphtheria. About 80% of babies younger than six months are protected by antitoxin derived before birth from their mother's blood." Why will not the mothers of our State hear the above testimonials and take their child to the Health Officer or doctor for toxin-antitoxin? They read the patent medicine advertisements and buy not only useless but often harmful drugs. The health departments love you for your life; the patent medicine man loves you for your dollars. So why not follow our advice?—J. S. M. DIPHTHERIA—THE GIANT BABY KILLER By Reginald M. Atwater, M.D„ C.P.H., Dr. P.H. Surely in this enlightened age everybody knows that diphtheria can be CURED through the great specific, Diphtheria Antitoxin. Twenty years ago a health department needed to funish proof that diphtheria could be cured when treated early. Nowadays, the proof is written clearly in the official records of every country and any intelligent person can read the facts for himself. If you will take the trouble to look up this proof you will find that the number of deaths from diphtheria has been very greatly reduced since the introduction of antitoxin in 1895. In spite of this tremendous saving of lives, diphtheria still rages each year as an epidemic disease. Last year North Carolina had 3422 cases of diphtheria, according to the records of the State Board of Health. That means thirty- four hundred citizens sick, disabled and weakened and thirty-four hundred lives threatened. The cases still occur in large numbers in spite of the life-saving power of antitoxin, and they will continue until the people realize that toxin-antitoxin will prevent sickness from diphtheria in the same effective way that vaccination will prevent smallpox and typhoid fever. This new and most valuable medical discovery has been so recently discovered that many persons otherwise well informed do not know of it. But here is the point—the fact that this wonderfully successful method is new is no reason why we should not have the advantage of its use NOW. True, five years from now everybody will know that sickness from diphtheria can be prevented as well as deaths from diphtheria. The farsighted men and |
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Article Title | Diptheria -- The Giant Baby Killer |
Article Author | Atwater, Reginald M. |
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