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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 such other
contagious and infectious diseases as
the State Board of Health from 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 . . 18
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) 657
Poliomyelitis 3
Babies 7
Rocky mountain spotted or tick fever 1
Scarlet fever 99
Septic sore throat 45
Small pox 536
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 State 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 case 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 have
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
trying 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.
CEDAR CREEK.
(Last Week’s Locals.)
The farmers are all very busy
in the field. It is interesting to
pass by the farmers and see them.
Several of our neighbors were
in town shopping Saturday.
Mr. Emory Stewart spent the
day with Mr. Hubert Daniel Sun
day. -M wr*
Misses Ruby Daniel and Carrie
Ross were visiting in our burg
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Carter were
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jno.
Park Sunday.
Miss Essie Hutchins was visit
ing in our burg Sunday.
Mr. Lee Park spent Saturday
and Sunday in Carl.
Miss Elizabeth Beck spent the
week-end with Miss Darline Moon
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Moon and
family were visiting in Winder
Sunday.
Misses Mary Kircus and Annie
Lee McDonald spent the day with
Miss Bessie Gibson Sunday.
Misses Blondine Hardy, Grace
Tkur Chance
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Moon, and Mary Kircus spent the
night with Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Hardy Monday night.
REV. W. H. FAUST TO BE AT
ROMH
Rev. W. H. Faust has accepted
an invitation to deliver an ad
dress at the State Sunday School
Convention at Rome on, “The A
dult Division Promoting Home Re
ligion.” _.**’ *■’* ’’
Secretary D. W. Sims has ar
ranged an exceedingly interesting
program, and some of the great
est Sunday school workers in the
south will he in attendance, and
upon the program for three days
June 10-13.
Eliminating Poison Ivy.
The cheapest anil most effective
method of eliminating poison Ivy, ac
cording to experts of the United States
department of agriculture, Is the sim
ple one of rootlug up the plants and de
stroying them. If the poison ivy Is In
large fields It may he necessary to
plow and cultivate the land. Ivy on
large trees, stone walls and buildings
can be killed by arsenate of soda, at
the rate of two pounds to ten gallons
of water. Two or three applications
are sufficient.
REPORT OF AUBURN CHAP
TER RED CROSS.
The Auburn Chapter of the
American Red Cross has sent in
the following work since the chap
ter was organized, April sth,
118 ‘ " *
40 ambulance pillows.
45 riangular bandages.
30 many-tailed bandages.
20 bed jackets.
10 convalescent robes.
35 property bags.
14 pajama coats.
15 pajama pants.
8 children’s dresses.
IS property bags.
40 comfort kits.
10 sweaters.
30 pairs socks.
30 pairs underwear mending.
Paraguay Cattle Land";.
Paraguay contains some of the best
cattle lands in the world, although
these resources have not yet been ad
equately developed. The republic now
contains about 4,000,000 head of cattle.
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Announcement
Bedingfield
GARAGE
•
I have opened a Garage buiness on
Athens street in the building formerly oc
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Foundry.
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during work hours. If you want a good
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Special attention given to Ckevro
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GARAGE
Athens St. Winder, Ga.