Page 50 |
Previous | 51 of 120 | Next |
|
|
small (250x250 max)
medium (500x500 max)
Large
Extra Large
large ( > 500x500)
Full Resolution
|
Loading content ...
50 North Carolina Board of Health ' All spleens except one were only palpable on inspiration. The one was one finger's-breadth below the costal margin. A spleen rate of 11.5% indicates only a very moderate degree of endemicity. This is borne out by the results of the blood examinations, with only one positive out of 82 examined. It must be remembered, of course, that the malaria curve usually does not begin to rise until the first of August, and that this survey was made in an abnormally dry season as well. Nevertheless, it seems clear that there is only a small amount of malaria present when the survey was made, and that this condition has prevailed for the past few years. Distribution of Positive Cases—(Spleen and Blood) When spotted on the map of the area, it is seen that four of the eight cases are grouped in the center of greatest population, near the point of land, and, at least at the time of the survey, fairly distant from any breeding places for mosquitoes. Two more cases occur in the same point, but somewhat removed from the other four, and these are situated near several large ditches, which at the time of survey were dry. The ditches are not shown in the map. The two remaining cases are scattered. One palpable spleen occurred in a house which is reported to have had several cases of blackwater fever in the past few years. The last case occurred in March, 1926, according to the doctor's report, but the child was not prostrated, and soon recovered. This child is still taking quinine regularly. Length of Residence of Positives All eight positive cases (spleen and blood) have lived in the area all their lives. The one blood positive case was in a boy just three years old, whose mother, when the blood was taken, said she was sure the boy had malaria. We had been giving him small doses of quinine, but had stopped it some time previous to our visit. Comparison of Findings in 1923 and 1926, in Those People Present Both Years From the original records of the 1923 work, I secured the results of the blood examinations in those people who were still present at the time of the survey in 1926. Following is a summary of the results: 1923 1926 No. Cases Present No. Neg. • Positive Pos. Pos. Both Years Vivax. Falcip. Quart. Spleen Blood 69 32 31 6 2.0 The 1926 figures should not be expressed in percentages, since these people, all of whom were examined in 1923, were not all examined in 1926. There is, however, a marked reduction in the incidence of malaria in these two years. m Adult Mosquito Catches At the same time that the census was made, opportunity was taken to look for mosquitoes in the houses. Twenty-two of the total of 41 houses were carefully searched. A total of four anophelines, all quadrimaculatus, were found. Two of these were found in house No. 1, and two in house No. 2. These may have come from a ditch just outside the area which was not searched for larvae.
Object Description
Rating | |
Fixed Title * | NCHH-02: Biennial Report of the North Carolina State Board of Health [1909-1972] |
Document Title | Biennial Report of the North Carolina State Board of Health [1909-1972] |
Subject Name | North Carolina. State Board of Health -- Statistics -- Periodicals. |
Subject Topical | Public health -- North Carolina -- Statistics -- Periodicals. |
Subject Topical Other | Public Health -- North Carolina. |
Description | Publication began with the 13th (1909/1910); ceased with the 44th (1970/1972) |
Creator | North Carolina. State Board of Health. |
Publisher | Raleigh : The Board, 1911- |
Repository | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Health Sciences Library. |
Host | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Date | 1924-1926 |
Identifier | NCHH-02-021 |
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 | 21 |
Health Discipline | Public Health |
Digital Format | JPEG 2000 |
Print / Download PDF Version | http://archives.hsl.unc.edu/nchh/nchh-02/nchh-02-021.pdf |
Document Sort | all; group-a; nchh-02 |
Volume Link | http://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/search/collection/nchh/field/identi/searchterm/NCHH-02-021 |
Title Link | http://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/search/collection/nchh/field/documa/searchterm/NCHH-02 |
Catalog Record link | http://search.lib.unc.edu/search?R=UNCb2375275 |
Description
Fixed Title * | Page 50 |
Document Title | Biennial Report of the North Carolina State Board of Health [1909-1972] |
Subject Name | North Carolina. State Board of Health -- Statistics -- Periodicals. |
Subject Topical | Public health -- North Carolina -- Statistics -- Periodicals. |
Subject Topical Other | Public Health -- North Carolina. |
Description | Publication began with the 13th (1909/1910); ceased with the 44th (1970/1972) |
Creator | North Carolina. State Board of Health. |
Publisher | Raleigh : The Board, 1911- |
Repository | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Health Sciences Library. |
Host | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Date | 1924-1926 |
Identifier | NCHH-02-021-0054 |
Form General | Periodicals |
Page Type | all; report/review |
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 | biennialreportof21nort_0054.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 | 21 |
Page Number | 50 |
Health Discipline | Public Health |
Full Text | 50 North Carolina Board of Health ' All spleens except one were only palpable on inspiration. The one was one finger's-breadth below the costal margin. A spleen rate of 11.5% indicates only a very moderate degree of endemicity. This is borne out by the results of the blood examinations, with only one positive out of 82 examined. It must be remembered, of course, that the malaria curve usually does not begin to rise until the first of August, and that this survey was made in an abnormally dry season as well. Nevertheless, it seems clear that there is only a small amount of malaria present when the survey was made, and that this condition has prevailed for the past few years. Distribution of Positive Cases—(Spleen and Blood) When spotted on the map of the area, it is seen that four of the eight cases are grouped in the center of greatest population, near the point of land, and, at least at the time of the survey, fairly distant from any breeding places for mosquitoes. Two more cases occur in the same point, but somewhat removed from the other four, and these are situated near several large ditches, which at the time of survey were dry. The ditches are not shown in the map. The two remaining cases are scattered. One palpable spleen occurred in a house which is reported to have had several cases of blackwater fever in the past few years. The last case occurred in March, 1926, according to the doctor's report, but the child was not prostrated, and soon recovered. This child is still taking quinine regularly. Length of Residence of Positives All eight positive cases (spleen and blood) have lived in the area all their lives. The one blood positive case was in a boy just three years old, whose mother, when the blood was taken, said she was sure the boy had malaria. We had been giving him small doses of quinine, but had stopped it some time previous to our visit. Comparison of Findings in 1923 and 1926, in Those People Present Both Years From the original records of the 1923 work, I secured the results of the blood examinations in those people who were still present at the time of the survey in 1926. Following is a summary of the results: 1923 1926 No. Cases Present No. Neg. • Positive Pos. Pos. Both Years Vivax. Falcip. Quart. Spleen Blood 69 32 31 6 2.0 The 1926 figures should not be expressed in percentages, since these people, all of whom were examined in 1923, were not all examined in 1926. There is, however, a marked reduction in the incidence of malaria in these two years. m Adult Mosquito Catches At the same time that the census was made, opportunity was taken to look for mosquitoes in the houses. Twenty-two of the total of 41 houses were carefully searched. A total of four anophelines, all quadrimaculatus, were found. Two of these were found in house No. 1, and two in house No. 2. These may have come from a ditch just outside the area which was not searched for larvae. |
Digital Format | JPEG 2000 |
Print / Download PDF Version | http://archives.hsl.unc.edu/nchh/nchh-02/nchh-02-021.pdf |
Document Sort | all; group-a; nchh-02 |
Volume Link | http://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/search/collection/nchh/field/identi/searchterm/NCHH-02-021 |
Title Link | http://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/search/collection/nchh/field/documa/searchterm/NCHH-02 |
Catalog Record link | http://search.lib.unc.edu/search?R=UNCb2375275 |
Tags
Comments
Post a Comment for Page 50