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INFECTIOUS AND
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES
MUST
On Jan. Ist, 1919, the department
of Epidemiology was established by
the Georgia State Board of Health.
This department immediately put in
to operation, the quarantine laws of the
State. These laws are inoperable ex
cept the physicians report prevalence
of these diseases in their practice. The
laws of 1903 (creating the State
Board of Health), Sec. 5, which says:
"Be it further enacted, that it shall
be the duty of the local boards of
health, and of physicians in localities
where there are no health authorities
to report to the State Board of Health
promptly upon the discovery thereof,
the existence of any of the following
diseases, to-wit: asiatic cholera, yel
low fever, smallpox, typhus or typhoid
fever, diphtheria and of euch other
contagious and infectious diseases as
the State Board of Health front time
to time may specify,” was put into
effect.
Several diseases have been added to
the foregoing list. The following is a
complete list and declared to be com
municable and are hereby required to
be reported to the State Board of
Health. The figures opposite represent
the number reported Sunday, Jan. Ist:
Actinomycosis 9
Acute infectious conjunctivitis . , IS
Anchylostomiasis (hookworm) . . 17
Cerebrospinal Meningitis 20
Chicken pox 175
Dengue 9
Diphtheria 82
Dysentery (amebic) 9
Dysentery (bacillary) 17
German Measles 41
Glanders 1
Gonorrhoea 1384
Influenza 6018
Malaria 123
Measles 530
Mumps 253
Paratyphoid fever 5
Pneumonia (acute lobar) 557
Poliomyelitis 3
Rabies 7
Rocky mountain spotted or tick fever 1
Scarlet fever 99
Septic sore throat 45
Small pox 636
Syphilis 1019
Tetanus 1
Trachoma 2
Tuberculosis (pulmonary) 137
Tuberculosis (other than pulmonary) 6
Typhoid fever 48
Typhus fever 4
Whooping cough 159
Any physicians having such diseases
to occur in his practice should report
same to city health officer if the pa
tient lives in a city or town having
such an official, or to the county health
officer, if the county has such an offi
cer, otherwise to the dtftate Board of
Health.
Franked cards are furnished by the
State Board of Health for such re
ports, so that it cost the physicians
nothing, so far as postage is concern
ed, to make these reports. On Jan
uary 10th, the physicians were notified
that this law had gone into effect and
that it became their duty to make
prompt returns on the prevalence of
these diseases in their practices.
Only one report of each cane Is
required, and this is to be forwarded
on the day the case is diagnosed. This
requires not more than two minutes
of the physician’s time, and a large
number of our doctors have been very
diligent in making these reports. For
this we are greatly indebted to these
gentlemen, and the communities where
these physicians practice can congratu
late themselves on having as their phy
sicians, doctors who have the welfare
of the people generally at heart.
But what can we say of the family
physician, who occupies a position of
trust and confidence in the hearts and
lives of their patients, and yet fails to
keep faith with the laws of his state,
certainly there are but few physicians
in Georgia who would willfully violate
such a law, especially since we havo
made it so easy and inexpensive to
comply with its requirements.
Everyone of course can see the wis
dom of such legislation, since without
such reports the State Board of Health
cannot take the necessary steps to
prevent or suppress the spread of these
conditions.
Could one imagine this department
tryin# to prevent an epidemic of scar
let fever, unless its presence in the
community was made known? How
would it be possible to Quarantine a
case of diphtheria, yellow fever or a
case of social disease unless we know
of its existence? How can we know
what sections of our state are infested
with malaria unless the physicians in
these sections send us that informa
tion.
During certain seasons of the year,
typhoid fever and the diseases es
pecially characteristic of children are
markedly prevalent. How can we
know just what months these are un
less we are informed by the medical
profession And how are we to de
termine why they are more prevalent
during any particular season, unless
we know that they really do occur
during this or that season.
FREE TREATMENT.
The Georgia State Board of Health
is making arrangements for furnishing
free treatment in our state for those
who may be afflicted with syhpilis.
The expensive remedy 606 will be fur
nished the physicians of the state, and
they will administer it.
Your Uncle Sam is interested in this
the greatest menace of our country.
SNAP SHOTS.
(By Rev. \V. H. Faust.)
What do you think of the moth
er who was informed that her hoy
got “meritorious commendation”
at school, and said: Willie always
contracts contagions diseases?
A girl not in her teens had stud
cd in Sunday school the life of
doses. The lesson of the preceed
ng Sunday was on his death. She
lidn’t want to go to Sunday
ehool the next Sunday because of
.’loses death. That was loyalty of
the type we need in this particul
ar day.
It is whispered around that a
legro in Winder was seen shiver
ng on the stret corner a coUJ Sat
irday night this winter, when
.shed by a white man why, he
•eplied, “Jm’ni trying to catch
■old I can sing bass, well in the
•lioir tomorrow.”
It is said that some of the blind
iger liquor-sellers in Barrow tied
•ecently when the Judge coininene
cl to send fellows to the chain
fang and followed that up with
tiff fines. “The wicked lice, etc”
If some men were to clean up
heir brains they would certainly
have to use a vacuum cleaner so
Jar as wisdom of a worthwhib
ia’nre is concerned.
\\ hen one notes the present day
siyles in dress, the advice l<
watch your steps seems to he al
aost absolutely si r -'rlluous.
Wl!erc hatchets are buiyied, u.i
ft.-Bmaiciy is found a hot bed fo*
ria wiiig iomaliawi'S. So has i‘.
I chi win a foolish and tl ought -
ii ss w crld.
.'i>er July Ist. if you see a fel
low rooking closely, lie tvill prob
ably lie looking for a drink, but
will only see “A Hone Dry Xa
j.
1)00
As long as • he ns can fie it
Hun:., rai\ war budgets, nay
their bilis a <1 find a lit He
left for Spring Mats for the wife
ami daughic! —good night.
') te of the giodt causes of in
difference ii ll c church today is
that so in my members crept in
without being able to personally
define “regeneration.”
People e eryv’C re are saying
‘Preach the Gospel and quit talk
ng money.” Hut more is said in
TORNADO INSURANCE
Your neighbor's home burned only a few days or months ago, and a
cyclone is likely to strike this section at any time, so INSURE with US
anl lie down at night with a clear c onscience and a peaceful mind. Don’t
DELAY. It may mean the loss of yo ur home. Any man can build a home
once. A WISE man insures his property in a reliable insurance company
so that when calamity conies he can build again. He owes the protection
that it gives, to ihs peace of mind and the care of his loved ones.
Kilgore, Radford & Smith
Land For Sale
160 acres, 4 1-2 miles south of Dacula, Ga.,
4-room house, 3-horse farm, barn, good pasture.
25 acres of original forest, plenty of wood, pub
lic road divides it. Selling tor only $55 per acre.
40 acres red land, good house and outbuild
ings, 4 miles east of Winder, at S9O per acre.
330 acres, Hancock county, Ga. 4-horse
farm open, 3 tenant houses. Thousands of feet
of second-growth pine and hardwood timber, 90
acres in bottoms, at $25 per acre. Easy terms.
755 acres in Hancock county, 6-room dwell
ing, 7 tenant houses, large barn. 3 miles hog
wire fence, on public road and mail route, phone
line. In 1 1-2 miles of schools, churches and
stores. Gin and corn mill with 30-horse-power
engine and boiler goes with this. 10-horse farm
open, and over a million feet of saw timber.
Sold together at $25 per acre, or will cut and
give choice at S3O.
Tenants wanted for 8-horse farm.
City property for sale and rent.
Loans made.
W. H. QUARTERMAN, Atty.
the Bible about giving, and money
than is said about < Jose commun
ion, and any sort of baptism all
put to get her.
There is this difference about a
doctor and a painter, the doctors
uistakes are unseen praised,
while the painters mistakes are
seen and criticized.
Men are much like sheep, it’s as
easy to drive a flock often times as
it is to drive one alone.
Someone has said, and it is
true, laws are like cob-webs, they
catch the small flies, and the great
ireak them.
THE “FLU.”
When your back is broke
And your eyes aro blurred,
And your shin-bones knock,
And your tongue is furred,
And your tonsils squeak
And your hair gets dry,
And you’re doggone sure
That you’re going to die,
But you’re “skerred” you won’t
And afraid you will; —
Just drag to bed
And have your chill,
And pray the Lord
To see you through—
For you ’ve got the ‘ ‘ tin ”, son
You’ve got the “flu.”
W. - ’ f
When your toes curl up
And your belt goes flat,
And you’re twice as mean
Asa Thomas cat,
And life is a long
And dismtl curse,
And your food all tastes
Like a hard boiled hearse: —
When your lattice aches,
And your head’s a-buzz,
And nothing is as it ever was —
You’ve got the “flu” son.
You’ve got the “flu.”
What is it like
This Spanish “flu”—
Ask me, brother,
For I’ve been through;—
It is niiserv .
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Out of despair;
It pulls the teeth
And curls your hair;
It thins your blood
And breaks your bones,
It fills your craw
With groans and moans —
And, maybe, some time,
You’ll get well:—
Some call it “flu”, —
I call it h—l.
—Author not known.
TAX NOTICE.
Third and Last Round.
Those who have not made their
■eturns will please meet me at the
daces that I have advertised and
make your returns for the books
will close May the Ist. I trust
that every tax payer in Barrow
■county will return their proper
ty.
Chandler’s Court Ground, April
14, from 9 to 11 a. ni.
Johnson School house, April
14, from 12 to 2 p. m.
Ook Grove School house, April
14, from 3 to 5 p. m.
Miles Hunter Gin House, April
15, from 9to 11 a. m.
Statham, April 15, from 12 to
4 p. m.
Wright’s Store, April 15, from
5 to 6 p. m.
Bethlehem, April !o, from 9 to
12 a. m.
Chaney’s Store, April 18, from
1 to 3 p. m.
Maddox School, April 18, from
4 to 0 p. m.
I). 1). June’s Store, April 21,
from 9 to 11 a. m.
Tl. T. Vincent’s Store, April 21,
from 12 to 1 p. m.
Carl, April 22, from 9 to 12 a.
m.
Auburn, April 22, from 1 to 4 p.
m.
Thompson’s Mill, April 23,
from 9 to 10 a. m.
Cain’s Court Ground April 23,
from 11 to 12 a. m.
County Line, April 23, from 1 to
3 p. m.
Mulberry, April 23, from 4 to
5 p. m.
Will be at the court house eve
•y Saturday.
J. A. STILL.
Tax Receiver of Barrow County.
About Advice.
The worst thing about advice, ob
serves a writer, is that those who are
quatlfled to give it never do, and those
who insist upon serving you with a
full, seven-course table d’hote meal of
It, always prove to be the worst of
chefs.
The
Prettiest Slippers In Town
—Are at Martin's
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They tell us every day, we have looked all over town and you are
showing the most beautiful'styles we have sen. And too. our prices
are under th market, for this reason—we get the CASH. .
The easiest way to draw trade is to give your customers the kind v
of shoes and slippers they want. We study our customers wants and
strive to please them, for to puease you pleases us, and we want to
keep you pleased.
AVe show you the largest Stock to select from in this section of
good old Georgia. AVe carry AAA to EE widths so you may enjoy
a perfect fit.
For if your shoes do not fit they are not cheap at any price, we
try to give you a perfect tit so you will come back again a regular
customer. AVe don’t want them to be too large or too small, that’s
why we carry the widths AAA to EE.
BEAUTIFUL EASTER. OXFORDS,. PRETTY EASTER COLONI
ALS, HANDSOME EASTER PUMPS.
For Woman of Every Age and Every Position.
From One to Four Dollars Saved On Every Pair.
MARTIN BROTHERS
NEW SHOE STORE
ACROSS STREET FROM HOLMAN BUILDING
125 Clayton Street Athens, Ga.
LADIES’ SHOES SHINED 10c
Announcement
Bedingfield
GARAGE
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I have opened a Garage buiness on
Athens street in the building formerly oc
cupied by J. R. Jones, Jr., near Woodruff
Foundry.
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You will find me there at any time
during work hours. If you want a good
job and prompt attention, bring your
work to me.
Special attention given to Ckevro
lets. I am equipped to do your work
right, and will appreciate your patronage.
Bedingfield
GARAGE
Athens St. Winder, Ga.
Spitzbergen Gets News.
The miners of Spitzbergen are now
in daily touch with the remainder of
the world by wireless. Heretofore
they received their *iews by mail, some
times at eight-month intervals.
Rule Without Exceptions.
People differ in tlieir opinion about
Jokes, but here’s a rule that can be
depended upon: A joke you tell.your
self is always a good one.—Boston
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