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Tiik Hkaltii Btlletin February, 19, hand, ihuu^'h which was <aust» and whi< h was t'lTect was n(»t ch'ar. l^ad parents tend to select iKior Immisi^s. irrespective *»f income. An apparent la^ was observed in the .i:n»wth of tlu^ t<»wn cliildren l)efore th(^ mi(hlle of the second year of life, hnt after the a^e of IS months the rate of irrowth was satisfactory. The cause at the hVfX was n<»t <letermined and remains an imix)rtant i»oiiit for future investigation, thoujjh the ^rrowth after IS months indicates that deficient diet was not the cause. The authors of this rei>ort point out that their study is a pitK-e of pioneei' work, hein.ir "the first extensive attempt to estimate the influence of various environmental conditions on the .growth and nutrition of the slum children.'' The ^reneral conclusion is that heredity and the inherited irrowth impulse play a lar.ire part in determining the growth of the child and that in spite of what may he considered injurious environments. the slum child tends to develop on the lines of its parent. They recojrnize that many of their tindinjrs ai'e inconclusive, but believe that it has been shown that the remedy heretofore su^^^^ested by sociological and political theorists, namely, an increase of income, would not of itself remedy the existing evils, while on the other side, the extreme eugenists are equally at fault. Almost coincident with the appearance of this report, is another along somewhat the same lines, in which the relation of lowered resistance to malnutrition has been studied among the school children of Vancouver. In this city, a height-weight-age survey of the public school children had been made in 1023 and a similar one in 1025, to which the most recent classification by Dr. Wood and Dr. Baldwin was applied. The general results of this study have been to show that malnutrition as observed in 8.000 children exerts no injurious influence upon the ill nourished. The proportion of infection among the well nourished and the ill nourished is exactly as 1 to 1. The authors, who investigated the incidence of six infectious diseases in the school children of Vancouver, ixiint out that there is considerable variation in the individual diseases, which leads them to lu'lieve that tlu-re is no eral resistance to infecti<>n, lowerable by a general cause such as malnutrition.'' If there were such a thing as "general resistance" which could be lowered for one disease it would be reasonable to supi)ose that it was lowered for all. Their study showed that where the resistance was apparently lowered to scarlet fever, it was raised to chickenpox. On the other hand, it has been held that the incidence of scarlet fever corresponds with wealth and overnutrition. and even if such conclusions are not accepted, they at least do not indicate that malnutrition predisposes to infection in this disease. Tlie authors conclude that their findings should not be used against the beliefs that good nutrition is beneficial. It is too well known that it makes for efficiency, general well being and lihysical capacity, but they hold that their study shows that malnutrition has one less untoward responsibility than is usually attributed to it. The two pieces of work emphasize the danger of running to fads: they i>oint out the danger of accepting dicta, and show the value of the open mind in making investigations.—Amef^ican Journal of PuNic Health. REST CURE Casually glancing at the paper published at the Sanatorium, we see that Dr. McCain says that rest is the one cure for tuberculosis. Raw eggs, climate and other formerly emphasized matters are of little moment compared with rest. That being the case, if rest is as good a preventive as cure, some folk should be thoroughly immune to the dread disease.—The Chatham Record. HOUSE TJjY GRAND JURY , A New York grand jury passed reso- i lutions by a vote of 10 to 4, recom- . mending modification of the prohibition laws. A resolution made by an associa- | tion -of house flies recommending that ^ folks quit screening their homes would , be about on a par with the one passed by the New York grand jury.—T/ie MoclsriUe Enterprise.
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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 | 1927 |
Identifier | NCHH-04-042 |
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 | 42 |
Health Discipline | Medicine |
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Fixed Title * | Page 26 |
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 | 1927 |
Identifier | NCHH-04-042-0064 |
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 | 42 |
Issue Number | 2 |
Page Number | 26 |
Health Discipline | Medicine |
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Tiik Hkaltii Btlletin
February, 19,
hand, ihuu^'h which was |
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