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December, 1948 The Health Bulletin 11 no general campaign and no general program of clinics. The response of the health officers, as well as the general practitioners of medicine, to the demands of the people was generous and gratifying. "In 1915, the State Board of Health inaugurated a definite program which would make it possible for any person in North Carolina to protect himself against this new preventable disease. Campaigns were conducted by the Board of Health, under the direction of the Division of Epidemiology. Publicity was given, by lectures at schools, manufacturing plants, etc.; posters, press articles, and newspaper advertisements, as well as public lectures, were used to bring to the attention of the public the dangers of typhoid, and to awaken interest in the campaign." From this beginning, the typhoid immunization movement has reached its present proportions. But let us not forget that, all through the years, emphasis has been placed upon sanitation as an aid in the fight against a disease that killed 839 North Carolinians in 1914, as compared with a half dozen in 1947. Typhoid fever is just one of many preventable diseases that have been brought to a minimum through preventive measures that have been discovered, approved by doctors of medicine, and public health officials, and put into general use. But if, at any time, there should be a cessation of our immunization activities, all these diseases would stage a come-back. An infectious disease can never be trusted; it must be held in subjection, through a continuance of preventive treatment. Some day, no doubt, infantile paralysis will become just as preventable and controllable as smallpox, typhoid fever and diphtheria; but, until that day dawns, we must be patient and hope for the time of liberation from its fearful clutches. Of one thing we can all rest assured: That when means are discovered for preventing or controlling polio, the public will be far more ready to accept them than it was to accept vaccination against smallpox, typhoid fever, or diphtheria. The principle of preventive medicine now has become so well established that it is accepted by all, even those who formerly were skeptical. BOOKKEEPING OF LIFE AND DEATH By William H. Richardson Raleigh, North Carolina With figures for the first five months already compiled, the vital statistics trend in North Carolina for 1948 already has taken shape. Vital statistics constitute the bookkeeping of life and death. Following birth, the name of every child in North Carolina, together with the date of its birth, the name of its parents, and other essential information, must be filed with the State Board of Health. This is as it should be, for it establishes certain basic information without which many rights of the child in question might conceivably be jeopardized or even denied in future years. The very fact of citizenship itself rests upon one's nativity. There are many legal documents which cannot be finally authenticated without information concerning one's date of birth. The same is true of insurance policies and various claims in which one's date of birth plays an important part. The State Board of Health's division of vital statistics also records each death that occurs in the state, together with the cause of that death and other essential information. There are times when a death certificate is absolutely essential in making a claim. More and more, in recent years, have vital statistics been brought into use. Before the adoption of our present
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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 | 1948 |
Identifier | NCHH-04-063 |
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. |
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 | 63 |
Health Discipline | Public Health |
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Fixed Title * | Page 11 |
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 | 1948 |
Identifier | NCHH-04-063-0177 |
Form General | Periodicals |
Page Type | all; article; article title |
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. |
Filename | healthbulletinse63nort_0177.jp2 |
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 | 63 |
Issue Number | 10 |
Page Number | 11 |
Health Discipline | Public Health |
Full Text | December, 1948 The Health Bulletin 11 no general campaign and no general program of clinics. The response of the health officers, as well as the general practitioners of medicine, to the demands of the people was generous and gratifying. "In 1915, the State Board of Health inaugurated a definite program which would make it possible for any person in North Carolina to protect himself against this new preventable disease. Campaigns were conducted by the Board of Health, under the direction of the Division of Epidemiology. Publicity was given, by lectures at schools, manufacturing plants, etc.; posters, press articles, and newspaper advertisements, as well as public lectures, were used to bring to the attention of the public the dangers of typhoid, and to awaken interest in the campaign." From this beginning, the typhoid immunization movement has reached its present proportions. But let us not forget that, all through the years, emphasis has been placed upon sanitation as an aid in the fight against a disease that killed 839 North Carolinians in 1914, as compared with a half dozen in 1947. Typhoid fever is just one of many preventable diseases that have been brought to a minimum through preventive measures that have been discovered, approved by doctors of medicine, and public health officials, and put into general use. But if, at any time, there should be a cessation of our immunization activities, all these diseases would stage a come-back. An infectious disease can never be trusted; it must be held in subjection, through a continuance of preventive treatment. Some day, no doubt, infantile paralysis will become just as preventable and controllable as smallpox, typhoid fever and diphtheria; but, until that day dawns, we must be patient and hope for the time of liberation from its fearful clutches. Of one thing we can all rest assured: That when means are discovered for preventing or controlling polio, the public will be far more ready to accept them than it was to accept vaccination against smallpox, typhoid fever, or diphtheria. The principle of preventive medicine now has become so well established that it is accepted by all, even those who formerly were skeptical. BOOKKEEPING OF LIFE AND DEATH By William H. Richardson Raleigh, North Carolina With figures for the first five months already compiled, the vital statistics trend in North Carolina for 1948 already has taken shape. Vital statistics constitute the bookkeeping of life and death. Following birth, the name of every child in North Carolina, together with the date of its birth, the name of its parents, and other essential information, must be filed with the State Board of Health. This is as it should be, for it establishes certain basic information without which many rights of the child in question might conceivably be jeopardized or even denied in future years. The very fact of citizenship itself rests upon one's nativity. There are many legal documents which cannot be finally authenticated without information concerning one's date of birth. The same is true of insurance policies and various claims in which one's date of birth plays an important part. The State Board of Health's division of vital statistics also records each death that occurs in the state, together with the cause of that death and other essential information. There are times when a death certificate is absolutely essential in making a claim. More and more, in recent years, have vital statistics been brought into use. Before the adoption of our present |
Digital Format | JPEG 2000 |
Print / Download PDF Version | http://archives.hsl.unc.edu/nchh/nchh-04/nchh-04-063.pdf |
Document Sort | all; group-b; nchh-04 |
Article Title | Bookkeeping of Life and Death |
Article Author | Richardson, William H. |
Volume Link | http://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/search/collection/nchh/field/identi/searchterm/NCHH-04-063 |
Title Link | http://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/search/collection/nchh/field/documa/searchterm/NCHH-04 |
Catalog Record link | http://search.lib.unc.edu/search?R=UNCb1296443 |
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