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3-i Proceedings North Carolina Dental Society. healing the blind, lame and all manner of diseases had them wash themselves in some pool. In Christ's time there were bathing pools in almost every city, for people believed that washing in these pools would cure all kinds of disease. In the Songs of Solomon great stress is laid on the beauty and whiteness of the teeth. The English town of Bath which to-day has a population of almost 100,000 got its name from its excellent pools built by the Romans in the first century. As far back as we can trace, we see that the human race recognizes the fact that cleanliness prevents sickness, and cures or helps cure disease. Our best established insurance companies figure the average mortality of the inhabitants of the United States to be only 36 years, and by this they mean a child whose parents' history is good and whose environment is good. Now why should this be? Could the average age of man not be raised to fifty years if every living soul would do his or her duty in hygiene and in carrying out the laws of nature? Is it not our duty to care for our bodies? Are they not the temples of the Living God? Are we not commanded to help those who do not know how to care for their health as we do, in that we are commanded to "Love our neighbors as ourselves?" Who is looking after the public health to-day? Through the ages the State has realized its obligation to adopt measures necessary for the preservation of public health. Among the most marked example of laws to regulate the mode of life with a view to the preservation of health was the Code of Laws prescribed by Moses for the Hebrew people. The name Sumptuary was given to these laws which sought to regulate daily life, and they were enacted in England as late as the reign of Queen Elizabeth—1558. During the French Revolution, in 1600, these laws disappeared and in their stead has grown up a rather elaborate system of public health inspections and regulations under the direct control of the authorities with the view to safeguard the health and welfare of the community at large. Our pure food and drug act was passed June 30, 1906, and it is a most important law. Our government is expending millions of dollars annually on air, food and water alone in order that it be pure and preserve our health. It is also donating large amounts of money to help fight the different diseases all over our country. The State at large is trying to kill out the housefly to prevent diseases. The M. D.'s also are everywhere co-operating with and working for the same end as our government. They are giving lectures to school children. They have free sanatoriums, sanitariums, and hospitals. They have gotten out various antitoxins and numerous serums and vaccine—all to help mankind. We have traced the great subject of hygiene to ancient times. We
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Fixed Title * | NCHH-33: Proceedings of the North Carolina Dental Society [1906-1951] |
Document Title | Proceedings of the North Carolina Dental Society [1906-1951] |
Subject Topical Other | Dentistry -- Congresses.; Societies, Dental -- Congresses. |
Description | The 69th proceedings (1943) followed by 88th (1944); no meeting held 1945. |
Creator | North Carolina Dental Society. |
Publisher | Raleigh, N.C. : North Carolina Dental Society, 1906-1951. |
Repository | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Health Sciences Library. |
Host | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Date | 1912 |
Identifier | NCHH-33-038 |
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 | 38 |
Health Discipline | Dentistry |
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Fixed Title * | Page 39 |
Document Title | Proceedings of the North Carolina Dental Society [1906-1951] |
Subject Topical Other | Dentistry -- Congresses.; Societies, Dental -- Congresses. |
Description | The 69th proceedings (1943) followed by 88th (1944); no meeting held 1945. |
Creator | North Carolina Dental Society. |
Publisher | Raleigh, N.C. : North Carolina Dental Society, 1906-1951. |
Repository | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Health Sciences Library. |
Host | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Date | 1912 |
Identifier | NCHH-33-038-0045 |
Form General | Periodicals |
Page Type | all; organizational news; article; article title; 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 | 38 |
Page Number | 39 |
Health Discipline | Dentistry |
Full Text | 3-i Proceedings North Carolina Dental Society. healing the blind, lame and all manner of diseases had them wash themselves in some pool. In Christ's time there were bathing pools in almost every city, for people believed that washing in these pools would cure all kinds of disease. In the Songs of Solomon great stress is laid on the beauty and whiteness of the teeth. The English town of Bath which to-day has a population of almost 100,000 got its name from its excellent pools built by the Romans in the first century. As far back as we can trace, we see that the human race recognizes the fact that cleanliness prevents sickness, and cures or helps cure disease. Our best established insurance companies figure the average mortality of the inhabitants of the United States to be only 36 years, and by this they mean a child whose parents' history is good and whose environment is good. Now why should this be? Could the average age of man not be raised to fifty years if every living soul would do his or her duty in hygiene and in carrying out the laws of nature? Is it not our duty to care for our bodies? Are they not the temples of the Living God? Are we not commanded to help those who do not know how to care for their health as we do, in that we are commanded to "Love our neighbors as ourselves?" Who is looking after the public health to-day? Through the ages the State has realized its obligation to adopt measures necessary for the preservation of public health. Among the most marked example of laws to regulate the mode of life with a view to the preservation of health was the Code of Laws prescribed by Moses for the Hebrew people. The name Sumptuary was given to these laws which sought to regulate daily life, and they were enacted in England as late as the reign of Queen Elizabeth—1558. During the French Revolution, in 1600, these laws disappeared and in their stead has grown up a rather elaborate system of public health inspections and regulations under the direct control of the authorities with the view to safeguard the health and welfare of the community at large. Our pure food and drug act was passed June 30, 1906, and it is a most important law. Our government is expending millions of dollars annually on air, food and water alone in order that it be pure and preserve our health. It is also donating large amounts of money to help fight the different diseases all over our country. The State at large is trying to kill out the housefly to prevent diseases. The M. D.'s also are everywhere co-operating with and working for the same end as our government. They are giving lectures to school children. They have free sanatoriums, sanitariums, and hospitals. They have gotten out various antitoxins and numerous serums and vaccine—all to help mankind. We have traced the great subject of hygiene to ancient times. We |
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Article Title | Dentist's Duty to the Public on Oral Hygiene |
Article Author | Caldwell, D. S. |
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