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32 ' NOHTH CAROLIXA BOARD OF HEALTH f tion. As to the liealtli of the States shown on the map in white^ there is no man on the face of the earth that can tell you anything/' The red States Avere in the northeast and west, and the white States in the south. From Washington this gentleman began a tour of the Southern States. AVhen he arrived in Raleigh he first called upon the Commissioner of Agriculture and obtained information from that official regarding the agricultural resources of different parts of this State. Following his visit to the Department of Agriculture he called at the office of the State Board of Health to inquire about health conditions of the different sections and of the various counties of North Carolina. After the usual introductory remarks our visitor began to ask some very direct and significant questions. The writer will, as near as he can remember^ reproduce these questions and the answers that he made to them, ^^Which is the healthiest section of ISTorth Carolina?'' "There are no facts at hand to justify an answer to that question." "Which is the healthiest and which is the unhealthiest county in North Carolina?" "I don't know." "Do you mean to say that this office^ representing the State of North Carolina, entrusted with the heavy responsibility of studying health conditions in the State with a view of informing the public about the prevalence of the different diseases, and suggesting appropriate reme-diesj admits that it does not even know the distribution of diseases in the State, does not know the county most needing assistance of the State Board of Health, the county least needing this assistance, the county where the most tuberculosis exists, the county where the most typhoid exists, the county where most babies are dying, etc., etc.?" "I am ashamed to admit that this is true." "Well, why don't you know these things?" "The information which you seek can only be obtained through a law requiring the registration of all deaths on a regular blank form which gives, in addition to the cause of death, the race, sex, age, social condition, and a few other less important data concerning the decedent. If all deaths occurring in the State were so registered and properly compiled in a central office, then I could tell you the county in Avhich the largest number of people per thousand of the population die annually; the county in Avhich the smallest number per thousand of the population die annually; I could tell you the county in which the average age attained at death was greatest, and the county in which the average age attained at death was least; I could tell you the county where the deaths for a given numbei'* of the population was greatest from consumption or from typhoid fever, or from malaria, etc.; I could tell you the counties freest from these diseases, etc.; in short, I could give you the facts about the comparative health of the different sections and various counties of this State on which any intelligent person could reach positive conclusions regarding the healthfulness of any part of North Carolina." "How can you do satisfactory health work without this knowledge?" "Wo can't. All we can hope to do is to enforce the State laws pro-
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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 | 1911-1912 |
Identifier | NCHH-02-014 |
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 | 14 |
Health Discipline | Public Health |
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Fixed Title * | Page 32 |
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 | 1911-1912 |
Identifier | NCHH-02-014-0036 |
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. |
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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 | 14 |
Page Number | 32 |
Health Discipline | Public Health |
Full Text | 32 ' NOHTH CAROLIXA BOARD OF HEALTH f tion. As to the liealtli of the States shown on the map in white^ there is no man on the face of the earth that can tell you anything/' The red States Avere in the northeast and west, and the white States in the south. From Washington this gentleman began a tour of the Southern States. AVhen he arrived in Raleigh he first called upon the Commissioner of Agriculture and obtained information from that official regarding the agricultural resources of different parts of this State. Following his visit to the Department of Agriculture he called at the office of the State Board of Health to inquire about health conditions of the different sections and of the various counties of North Carolina. After the usual introductory remarks our visitor began to ask some very direct and significant questions. The writer will, as near as he can remember^ reproduce these questions and the answers that he made to them, ^^Which is the healthiest section of ISTorth Carolina?'' "There are no facts at hand to justify an answer to that question." "Which is the healthiest and which is the unhealthiest county in North Carolina?" "I don't know." "Do you mean to say that this office^ representing the State of North Carolina, entrusted with the heavy responsibility of studying health conditions in the State with a view of informing the public about the prevalence of the different diseases, and suggesting appropriate reme-diesj admits that it does not even know the distribution of diseases in the State, does not know the county most needing assistance of the State Board of Health, the county least needing this assistance, the county where the most tuberculosis exists, the county where the most typhoid exists, the county where most babies are dying, etc., etc.?" "I am ashamed to admit that this is true." "Well, why don't you know these things?" "The information which you seek can only be obtained through a law requiring the registration of all deaths on a regular blank form which gives, in addition to the cause of death, the race, sex, age, social condition, and a few other less important data concerning the decedent. If all deaths occurring in the State were so registered and properly compiled in a central office, then I could tell you the county in Avhich the largest number of people per thousand of the population die annually; the county in Avhich the smallest number per thousand of the population die annually; I could tell you the county in which the average age attained at death was greatest, and the county in which the average age attained at death was least; I could tell you the county where the deaths for a given numbei'* of the population was greatest from consumption or from typhoid fever, or from malaria, etc.; I could tell you the counties freest from these diseases, etc.; in short, I could give you the facts about the comparative health of the different sections and various counties of this State on which any intelligent person could reach positive conclusions regarding the healthfulness of any part of North Carolina." "How can you do satisfactory health work without this knowledge?" "Wo can't. All we can hope to do is to enforce the State laws pro- |
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