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2 2 north carolina board of health. MALARIA. Since the last report no special work has been done on this hne, but evidence continues 1o accumulate that < the distribution of the health pamphlet on Drinking Water in its Relation to Malarial Diseases throughout our Eastern Counties has brought about a gratifying improvement in the private water supplies, and, likewise, a diminution in malarial diseases. In compliance with a request from Dr, W. R. Goley, Superintendent of Health of Alamance County, to assist him in ascertaining the cause of the serious outbreak of raalariai diseases among the operatives of the Virginia Cotton Mills of Swepsonville, 1 visited that settlement with him and, after due consideration, came to the conclusions set forth in the following letter: Raleigh, October 5, 1898. Dr. W. R. Goley, Superintendent of Health Alamance Connty, Graham, N. C. My dear Doctor:—In fulfilment of the promise made to you on my recent visit with you to Swepsonville for the purpose of ascer-taining, if possible, the cause of the unusual prevalence of malainal fevers in that village for the past two seasons to send you a written report of my views on the subject, I beg leave to submit: The facts, as I understood them from you aud Mr. Cook, the Superintendent of the Virginia Cotton Mill, are: Malarial fever was ])raotically unknown in the village prior to two j'ears ago. For the thiee past summers it has prevailed, particularly so this season. The dam across the river making a ijcnd has been in existence for more than twenty years. Three years ago the dam was raised be tween two and three feet. The transportation business of the mill is done by means of flat boats on the river to Haw River station— four miles. About two years ago the Southern Railway began run ning through trains, both passenger and freigiit, to Norfolk. Mosquitoes have been more abundant fcr the past two years, notably so this season, the frequent rains and high temperature in August being favorable to their development. Malarial fevers are not re tetricted to Swepsonville, but are widely scattered over the county. The water supply of the village—from wells on high hills and pro-
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Fixed Title * | NCHH-01: Biennial Report of the North Carolina Board of Health [1879-1908] |
Document Title | Biennial Report of the North Carolina Board of Heath [1879-1908] |
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. |
Creator | North Carolina. State Board of Health. |
Publisher | Raleigh : News & Observer, 1881-1909. |
Repository | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Health Sciences Library. |
Host | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Date | 1897-1898 |
Identifier | NCHH-01-007 |
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 | 7 |
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Document Title | Biennial Report of the North Carolina Board of Heath [1879-1908] |
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. |
Creator | North Carolina. State Board of Health. |
Publisher | Raleigh : News & Observer, 1881-1909. |
Repository | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Health Sciences Library. |
Host | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Date | 1897-1898 |
Identifier | NCHH-01-007-0108 |
Form General | Periodicals |
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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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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 | 7 |
Page Number | 102 |
Health Discipline | Public Health |
Full Text | 2 2 north carolina board of health. MALARIA. Since the last report no special work has been done on this hne, but evidence continues 1o accumulate that < the distribution of the health pamphlet on Drinking Water in its Relation to Malarial Diseases throughout our Eastern Counties has brought about a gratifying improvement in the private water supplies, and, likewise, a diminution in malarial diseases. In compliance with a request from Dr, W. R. Goley, Superintendent of Health of Alamance County, to assist him in ascertaining the cause of the serious outbreak of raalariai diseases among the operatives of the Virginia Cotton Mills of Swepsonville, 1 visited that settlement with him and, after due consideration, came to the conclusions set forth in the following letter: Raleigh, October 5, 1898. Dr. W. R. Goley, Superintendent of Health Alamance Connty, Graham, N. C. My dear Doctor:—In fulfilment of the promise made to you on my recent visit with you to Swepsonville for the purpose of ascer-taining, if possible, the cause of the unusual prevalence of malainal fevers in that village for the past two seasons to send you a written report of my views on the subject, I beg leave to submit: The facts, as I understood them from you aud Mr. Cook, the Superintendent of the Virginia Cotton Mill, are: Malarial fever was ])raotically unknown in the village prior to two j'ears ago. For the thiee past summers it has prevailed, particularly so this season. The dam across the river making a ijcnd has been in existence for more than twenty years. Three years ago the dam was raised be tween two and three feet. The transportation business of the mill is done by means of flat boats on the river to Haw River station— four miles. About two years ago the Southern Railway began run ning through trains, both passenger and freigiit, to Norfolk. Mosquitoes have been more abundant fcr the past two years, notably so this season, the frequent rains and high temperature in August being favorable to their development. Malarial fevers are not re tetricted to Swepsonville, but are widely scattered over the county. The water supply of the village—from wells on high hills and pro- |
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