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10 The Health Bulletin September, 1944 ilill HELEN LUCILE REGAN 6 months, weight 15/4 lbs. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Regan It is to be hoped that none of you will be led to construe this article as an attempt to minimize the seriousness of poliomyelitis, for it is not. At the same time, one should not allow an outbreak of poliomyelitis to make him lose sight of the seriousness of diphtheria, which is a continuing disease, while the increased incidence of polio is occasional. Normally, there occur in North Carolina an average of 75 cases of poliomyelitis each year, while the average number of diphtheria deaths (to say nothing of the cases) per year since the first World War has been 227. During the same . period polio deaths have averaged just 20 each year. Diphtheria deaths focus attention upon those who are allowed to die because of parental neglect. Any child who has not been im-munized against diphtheria and who contracts the disease and dies as the result is a victim of — shall we say? — criminal neglect. Any parent who, seeing his or her infant about to be run over by an automobile—who could, but who refused to rescue that child, would certainly be indicted in the court of public opinion, if not in some court of law, on the charge of criminal negligence. Are you the parent of a child who should have, but has not, been immunized against diphtheria? If so, are you willing to continue that child in jeopardy? And if the child should contract diphtheria and die, would you be willing to assume the responsibility— which would be yours, whether you assumed it or not? These are questions which should command your serious consideration. The most destructive war of all times is now reaching (or has reached) a climax. To the most pessimistic the end appears in sight at this writing. Statesmen and politicians are discussing permanent peace, even as they were when many who are fighting this war were infants. Many of you have sons in the service, some of them fighting in Europe, some in the Pacific, and some undergoing training in this country. Others, much younger in most instances, are parents of infants and small children. You hope, with all the earnestness of your hearts, that there will never be another war, either in your lifetime or in the lifetime of your children. You hate the very thought of war, especially as it might effect the future of your children. You would not have your children exposed to any foreign foe. And yet, many of you —all too many—are exposing those very same children to diphtheria, a preventable disease, by not having them immunized. Is that fair? Even if you are unwilling to obey statutory law—are you inadvertent also to the moral law, which commands you to protect those over whose lives Almighty God has given you custodianship? No doubt, you have had them baptized; you provide them with adequate clothing, in order that they may make a good showing among their companions at school and Sunday school. You see .that their hair is neatly cut—and you would not, under any consideration, permit one of them to bite his fingernails. You would not permit him to drink contaminated milk or water, if you
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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. |
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Volume Number | 59 |
Health Discipline | Public Health |
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Fixed Title * | Page 14 (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-04-059-0220 |
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. |
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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 | 59 |
Issue Number | 12 |
Page Number | 14 |
Health Discipline | Public Health |
Full Text | 10 The Health Bulletin September, 1944 ilill HELEN LUCILE REGAN 6 months, weight 15/4 lbs. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Regan It is to be hoped that none of you will be led to construe this article as an attempt to minimize the seriousness of poliomyelitis, for it is not. At the same time, one should not allow an outbreak of poliomyelitis to make him lose sight of the seriousness of diphtheria, which is a continuing disease, while the increased incidence of polio is occasional. Normally, there occur in North Carolina an average of 75 cases of poliomyelitis each year, while the average number of diphtheria deaths (to say nothing of the cases) per year since the first World War has been 227. During the same . period polio deaths have averaged just 20 each year. Diphtheria deaths focus attention upon those who are allowed to die because of parental neglect. Any child who has not been im-munized against diphtheria and who contracts the disease and dies as the result is a victim of — shall we say? — criminal neglect. Any parent who, seeing his or her infant about to be run over by an automobile—who could, but who refused to rescue that child, would certainly be indicted in the court of public opinion, if not in some court of law, on the charge of criminal negligence. Are you the parent of a child who should have, but has not, been immunized against diphtheria? If so, are you willing to continue that child in jeopardy? And if the child should contract diphtheria and die, would you be willing to assume the responsibility— which would be yours, whether you assumed it or not? These are questions which should command your serious consideration. The most destructive war of all times is now reaching (or has reached) a climax. To the most pessimistic the end appears in sight at this writing. Statesmen and politicians are discussing permanent peace, even as they were when many who are fighting this war were infants. Many of you have sons in the service, some of them fighting in Europe, some in the Pacific, and some undergoing training in this country. Others, much younger in most instances, are parents of infants and small children. You hope, with all the earnestness of your hearts, that there will never be another war, either in your lifetime or in the lifetime of your children. You hate the very thought of war, especially as it might effect the future of your children. You would not have your children exposed to any foreign foe. And yet, many of you —all too many—are exposing those very same children to diphtheria, a preventable disease, by not having them immunized. Is that fair? Even if you are unwilling to obey statutory law—are you inadvertent also to the moral law, which commands you to protect those over whose lives Almighty God has given you custodianship? No doubt, you have had them baptized; you provide them with adequate clothing, in order that they may make a good showing among their companions at school and Sunday school. You see .that their hair is neatly cut—and you would not, under any consideration, permit one of them to bite his fingernails. You would not permit him to drink contaminated milk or water, if you |
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Article Title | War, Diphtheria and Polio |
Article Author | Richardson, William H. |
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