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September, 1944 The Health Bulletin 11 kind, the unconditional surrender of Germany and Japan—and this is as it should be. Then, if history repeats itself, we will enter into treaties and agreements, designed to insure peace, and to promote economic, social and religious security among the nations. Have we demanded in unmistakable terms the unconditional surrender of diphtheria, of which there had been 466 cases in North Carolina this year, up to November? We have not, else there should not have been a single case reported this year. You have all heard the expression, "You can't do business with Hitler." Neither can you do business with diphtheria, or any other communicable disease. Disease, like Hitlerism, must be made to surrender unconditionally, and even after that, you cannot make a peace treaty with it, for as long as a single germ of any communicable disease remains, it is a potential enemy which may regain its momentum at any time we become lax or indifferent. We must never be caught off guard. So much for the logic of the situation. Let us now continue the consideration of certain facts with reference to diphtheria as it affects the people of North Carolina. As was stated, previously, there have now been reported to the State Board of Health— or had been up to November—466 cases of diphtheria since January 1, despite the fact that this is a preventable disease, and that the immunization' of infants and small children against it is a legal requirement. Of these 466 cases, 127 were reported in October alone, which leads to but one conclusion: That diphtheria, at this moment, is present in many sections of North Carolina. In fact, so far this year, cases have been reported from 79 counties. Let us have a look at those counties in which ten or more cases have been reported. Here they are: Beaufort County, 12; Burke, 10; Cabarrus, 16; Columbus, 14; Cumberland, 10; Davidson, 14; Duplin, 17; Gaston, 21; Granville, 10; Guilford, 15; Haywood, 16; Lenoir, 14; New Hanover, 23; Pitt, 26; Rutherford, 11; Wayne, 12. Many of these counties also have been heavily infected with poliomyelitis, this year. One case of polio can w^mmmmMM^M MARTIN EDWARD LOCKARD (12 months) Grandson, Ross G. Martin cause more excitement than a dozen cases of diphtheria, but let us make a comparison that may be disillusioning to many of you. You already have been told that since the first World War, 6,128 North Carolina children have been allowed—and I say allowed, because it is a preventable disease—to die of diphtheria. Now, what would be your guess as to the number who died of polio during that period? Make a guess . The total was just 543, less than one-tenth the number who died of diphtheria. Just think of it! More than ten times as many deaths in a quarter of a century from a disease known to be preventable and curable as from one we know neither the carrier of nor an established cure for! That just simply doesn't make sense. During the epidemic year of 1935 there were 72 deaths from poliomyelitis in North Carolina, as compared—the very same year— with 164 from the preventable disease of diphtheria.
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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 | 1944 |
Identifier | NCHH-04-059 |
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 | 59 |
Health Discipline | Public Health |
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Catalog Record link | http://search.lib.unc.edu/search?R=UNCb1296443 |
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Fixed Title * | Page 13 (image) |
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 | 1944 |
Identifier | NCHH-04-059-0219 |
Form General | Periodicals |
Page Type | all; all images; photo; 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 | healthbulletinse59nort_0219.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 | 59 |
Issue Number | 12 |
Page Number | 13 |
Health Discipline | Public Health |
Full Text | September, 1944 The Health Bulletin 11 kind, the unconditional surrender of Germany and Japan—and this is as it should be. Then, if history repeats itself, we will enter into treaties and agreements, designed to insure peace, and to promote economic, social and religious security among the nations. Have we demanded in unmistakable terms the unconditional surrender of diphtheria, of which there had been 466 cases in North Carolina this year, up to November? We have not, else there should not have been a single case reported this year. You have all heard the expression, "You can't do business with Hitler." Neither can you do business with diphtheria, or any other communicable disease. Disease, like Hitlerism, must be made to surrender unconditionally, and even after that, you cannot make a peace treaty with it, for as long as a single germ of any communicable disease remains, it is a potential enemy which may regain its momentum at any time we become lax or indifferent. We must never be caught off guard. So much for the logic of the situation. Let us now continue the consideration of certain facts with reference to diphtheria as it affects the people of North Carolina. As was stated, previously, there have now been reported to the State Board of Health— or had been up to November—466 cases of diphtheria since January 1, despite the fact that this is a preventable disease, and that the immunization' of infants and small children against it is a legal requirement. Of these 466 cases, 127 were reported in October alone, which leads to but one conclusion: That diphtheria, at this moment, is present in many sections of North Carolina. In fact, so far this year, cases have been reported from 79 counties. Let us have a look at those counties in which ten or more cases have been reported. Here they are: Beaufort County, 12; Burke, 10; Cabarrus, 16; Columbus, 14; Cumberland, 10; Davidson, 14; Duplin, 17; Gaston, 21; Granville, 10; Guilford, 15; Haywood, 16; Lenoir, 14; New Hanover, 23; Pitt, 26; Rutherford, 11; Wayne, 12. Many of these counties also have been heavily infected with poliomyelitis, this year. One case of polio can w^mmmmMM^M MARTIN EDWARD LOCKARD (12 months) Grandson, Ross G. Martin cause more excitement than a dozen cases of diphtheria, but let us make a comparison that may be disillusioning to many of you. You already have been told that since the first World War, 6,128 North Carolina children have been allowed—and I say allowed, because it is a preventable disease—to die of diphtheria. Now, what would be your guess as to the number who died of polio during that period? Make a guess . The total was just 543, less than one-tenth the number who died of diphtheria. Just think of it! More than ten times as many deaths in a quarter of a century from a disease known to be preventable and curable as from one we know neither the carrier of nor an established cure for! That just simply doesn't make sense. During the epidemic year of 1935 there were 72 deaths from poliomyelitis in North Carolina, as compared—the very same year— with 164 from the preventable disease of diphtheria. |
Digital Format | JPEG 2000 |
Print / Download PDF Version | http://archives.hsl.unc.edu/nchh/nchh-04/nchh-04-059.pdf |
Document Sort | all; group-b; nchh-04 |
Article Title | War, Diphtheria and Polio |
Article Author | Richardson, William H. |
Volume Link | http://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/search/collection/nchh/field/identi/searchterm/NCHH-04-059 |
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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