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4 The Health Bulletin September, 1946 disease with which the child has been afflicted and from which it apparently has completely recovered. Despite appearances, however, there may be those hidden defects which can be brought to light only through means of a careful and thorough physical check-up and which, if uncorrected, may impair and retard the child's progress in school to such an extent that its whole educational career will end in failure. Let us take a glance at last year's morbidity record, compiled by the State Board of Health. Among children of pre-school age in North Carolina— that is, children under six—there were 703 cases of diphtheria, 549 cases of measles (1945 was not an epidemic year), 54 cases of meningitis, 73 cases of polio, and 1,176 cases of scarlet fever. In addition to these, gonorrhea was discovered in 81 children under six, and syphilis in 175. All told, we have here somewhere in the neighborhood of 3,000 children of pre-school age known to have been afflicted with diseases that may have resulted in various complications, many of which are subject to detection only by a competent medical doctor. In addition to those who are potentially subject to impairment, there are, all over North Carolina, thousands of children of school and pre-school age whose hearing and vision are impaired, to a degree unrecognizable by parents—children suffering from hidden infections and various other conditions which either have or may impede their school progress. Undetected impairments often give the child an inferiority complex or retard its educational progress, when, in reality, the child has no mental impairment whatever; and if the correctible in the child were corrected, he might even become a leader in his school, rather than an apparently retarded student. A child may appear to be reasonably healthy and, at the same time, harbor a condition that, in later years, may become a stumbling block. A good physical examination by the family physician or, when the parents are unable to afford that, by the county health officer or members of his staff, is most likely to bring the condition to light and, thereby, give the child a new chance in the world. Both physicians and public health officials emphasize the importance of seeing that the child is prepared to enter, or pursue its studies in, school, from a physical standpoint, as its physical condition easily may have a direct bearing on its intellectual, or mental, progress. The opening of school in North Carolina—as in other states and sections— is just around the corner, and the time for parents to act is now. Any delay will defeat the purpose of this appeal. If the doctor, after making an examination of the pre-school child, can give it a clean bill of health, parents will have the satisfaction of knowing that the child is beginning its educational career, starting from scratch, with at least an equal chance to succeed among its fellow pupils. If, on the other hand, correctible defects are discovered, then the necessary corrections can be made and even if the child's start in school is temporarily delayed, when it does enter it will be free of impairments that might have been hazardous. Consult either your family physician or your local health officer at once, if your child is among the 85,000 who will enter school within the next few days or weeks, and you will be given adequate advice as to what facilities for the protection of the child against disease are available, and just how these may be secured. Remember, good health is the foundation of human happiness, the cornerstone of the well rounded life. You love your child, of course; then give it the benefits to which it is entitled— the protection without which it can never attain the more abundant life.
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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 | 1946 |
Identifier | NCHH-04-061 |
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 | 61 |
Health Discipline | Public Health |
Digital Format | JPEG 2000 |
Print / Download PDF Version | http://archives.hsl.unc.edu/nchh/nchh-04/nchh-04-061.pdf |
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Volume Link | http://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/search/collection/nchh/field/identi/searchterm/NCHH-04-061 |
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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Fixed Title * | Page 4 |
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 | 1946 |
Identifier | NCHH-04-061-0158 |
Form General | Periodicals |
Page Type | all; article |
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 | healthbulletinse61nort_0158.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 | 61 |
Issue Number | 9 |
Page Number | 4 |
Health Discipline | Public Health |
Full Text | 4 The Health Bulletin September, 1946 disease with which the child has been afflicted and from which it apparently has completely recovered. Despite appearances, however, there may be those hidden defects which can be brought to light only through means of a careful and thorough physical check-up and which, if uncorrected, may impair and retard the child's progress in school to such an extent that its whole educational career will end in failure. Let us take a glance at last year's morbidity record, compiled by the State Board of Health. Among children of pre-school age in North Carolina— that is, children under six—there were 703 cases of diphtheria, 549 cases of measles (1945 was not an epidemic year), 54 cases of meningitis, 73 cases of polio, and 1,176 cases of scarlet fever. In addition to these, gonorrhea was discovered in 81 children under six, and syphilis in 175. All told, we have here somewhere in the neighborhood of 3,000 children of pre-school age known to have been afflicted with diseases that may have resulted in various complications, many of which are subject to detection only by a competent medical doctor. In addition to those who are potentially subject to impairment, there are, all over North Carolina, thousands of children of school and pre-school age whose hearing and vision are impaired, to a degree unrecognizable by parents—children suffering from hidden infections and various other conditions which either have or may impede their school progress. Undetected impairments often give the child an inferiority complex or retard its educational progress, when, in reality, the child has no mental impairment whatever; and if the correctible in the child were corrected, he might even become a leader in his school, rather than an apparently retarded student. A child may appear to be reasonably healthy and, at the same time, harbor a condition that, in later years, may become a stumbling block. A good physical examination by the family physician or, when the parents are unable to afford that, by the county health officer or members of his staff, is most likely to bring the condition to light and, thereby, give the child a new chance in the world. Both physicians and public health officials emphasize the importance of seeing that the child is prepared to enter, or pursue its studies in, school, from a physical standpoint, as its physical condition easily may have a direct bearing on its intellectual, or mental, progress. The opening of school in North Carolina—as in other states and sections— is just around the corner, and the time for parents to act is now. Any delay will defeat the purpose of this appeal. If the doctor, after making an examination of the pre-school child, can give it a clean bill of health, parents will have the satisfaction of knowing that the child is beginning its educational career, starting from scratch, with at least an equal chance to succeed among its fellow pupils. If, on the other hand, correctible defects are discovered, then the necessary corrections can be made and even if the child's start in school is temporarily delayed, when it does enter it will be free of impairments that might have been hazardous. Consult either your family physician or your local health officer at once, if your child is among the 85,000 who will enter school within the next few days or weeks, and you will be given adequate advice as to what facilities for the protection of the child against disease are available, and just how these may be secured. Remember, good health is the foundation of human happiness, the cornerstone of the well rounded life. You love your child, of course; then give it the benefits to which it is entitled— the protection without which it can never attain the more abundant life. |
Digital Format | JPEG 2000 |
Print / Download PDF Version | http://archives.hsl.unc.edu/nchh/nchh-04/nchh-04-061.pdf |
Document Sort | all; group-b; nchh-04 |
Article Title | First Grade |
Article Author | Reynolds, Carl V. |
Volume Link | http://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/search/collection/nchh/field/identi/searchterm/NCHH-04-061 |
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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