anaheim-gazette 1929-01-10

Health Conditions In Orange County Dr. G. K. Sutherland Submits His Annual Report A survey of health conditions in Orange county for the first twelve months is very encouraging for the most part. At the time of writing this article, reports for December, 1928, are not complete, so for purposes of comparison records for a twelve month period ending November 30, 1928, have been used. This method of figuring gives a means of computing death rates over a twelve month period and allows a comparison with state and national records, but, of course, the figures cited cannot be taken as correct for the complete calendar year of 1928. One of the most accurate means of determining the success of a health program in any community is by noting the effect of that program upon the mortality rate of that locality. Orange county has been especially fortunate during the past year in achieving a comparative low death rate. The death rate for the past year reads 8.5 per 1,000 population, as compared with 9.03 for the year 1927. Further, the Orange county rate is considerably lower than the 1927 death rate for the Birth and Death Registration Area for the entire nation, which reads 11.4; and more interesting still it is much lower than the California death rate for 1927, which reads 11.09. This latter figure is based on state population estimates recently released by the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce. A further survey of mortality reports shows that while the infectious diseases as a group still claim the highest number of lives, almost as many lives were claimed by heart disease, which was the cause of death in one out of every five instances. Even so, this proportion of heart deaths is better than that existing over the country as a whole, which reads one out of every four. Present day preventive medicine is recognizing 7,030 Orange county school children have been given complete physical examinations and some 29,000 have been checked and re-checked for weight and height. Physical defects of all kinds are noted in these examinations and reported to parents for correction. School and county health department officials have helped to secure the correction of remediable defects in 5,923 known instances. Some 7,500 home visits have been made in the interest of school health and attendance. A further survey of death rates shows that cancer also is one of the menaces of modern civilization. During the past year cancer was the cause of one out of every twelve deaths in Orange county a rate higher than the national proportion, which is one out of every thirteen. Medical science is striving to learn more about this arch enemy of man, in order to prevent it more successfully, but meanwhile urges that the general public seek authentic medical advice early in the course of any protracted malady in order to determine if possible the presence or absence of a cancerous growth. Twenty-seven and a half percent of the deaths for the year were caused by infectious disease. This fact is doubly regrettable because the means of prevention are available for many of these infectious diseases. The strictly respiratory diseases, best exemplified by influenza and pneumonia, together caused most of the infectious disease deaths, with a total of 140, or one out of every eight. The national proportion is one out of every six, so while we have as much respiratory illness probably as elsewhere it is not so severe. Every effort is being made by the health department through the press and public addresses to convince the public that the common cold is an enemy to be feared and one to be avoided and to be considered with respect rather than with indifference. Tuberculosis, though definitely on the wane over the entire country, caused 93 deaths during the past twelve months, which gives a death rate of 71.53 per 100,000 population as compared with 74.61 of last year, and a national rate of 86.15 for the registration area of 1927. Orange county recognizes its definite tuberculosis problem and is enduring deaths resulting because of virulence of the infection rate and mortality rate high and especially to be cause much of this illness been prevented. A course with Toxin-Antitoxin will protection against diphtheria 80 to 85% of those taking some protection provided by year 4,376 school and parish of Toxin-Antitoxin, a tracer is available to any child apply to the health department of the family. Every child over six months all fairness to himself since this protection against certain localities the number represents a fair pro school population, but no larger proportion of poor schoolchildren are protected will have a diphtheria pallor. On the other hand, deaths from typhoid fever two diseases which in ye take a regular toll, and from scarlet fever. In whooping cough and three diseases which are called minor contagious. In the effort to control serious diseases the respo health department does not isolate or quarantine itself, but continues un contacts are traced down observation during the times to contagion are in. In the control of 6,719 cases disease, doctors and department made 14,229 suspect cases, and contact does not include 1,626 cases reported during the month 1928, for it was impossible influenza epidemic to keep check on every case. In order to help lay a health, which may serve against the inroads of diseases, much time is spent in the health program of a child and infant. Regu weekly and monthly A further survey of mortality reports shows that while the infectious diseases as a group still claim the highest number of lives, almost as many lives were claimed by heart disease, which was the cause of death in one out of every five instances. Even so, this proportion of heart deaths is better than that existing over the country as a whole, which reads one out of every four. Present day preventive medicine is recognizing that it has a nation-wide problem in heart disease, and is trying to meet this problem by urging upon the public frequent and regular physical examinations in the physician's office and at school, in order that heart maladies may be found early and perhaps remedied or at least protected from strain before a permanent injury has resulted. Routine examinations by school physicians are doing much in this respect to protect the child of the present and the citizen of the future. Most of the high schools of Orange county require a heart and lung examination at least from applicants for gymnasium work, and children in the elementary schools are examined by health department and school physicians as opportunity affords. The Santa Ana school board employs Doctor G. C. Ruble full time for just this type of work, and much good is being accomplished by this form of preventive medicine. During the past eleven month Answering your questions about Electric Refrigeration THERE are certain questions you should ask about any electric refrigerator before installing it in your home... some of these questions are answered here, others will follow in succeeding advertisements. Is the temperature always satisfactory for perfect preservation of food? Scientific authorities set 50 degrees as the danger line above which food spoils rapidly. Automatically, the Gen- about Electric Refrigeration THERE are certain questions you should ask about any electric refrigerator before installing it in your home...some of these questions are answered here, others will follow in succeeding advertisements. Is the temperature always satisfactory for perfect preservation of food? Scientific authorities set 50 degrees as the danger line, above which food spoils rapidly. Automatically, the General Electric Refrigerator maintains a temperature that is always below 50 degrees, scientifically correct for the preservation of food. Is it constructed with a maximum of food shelf area for size of the cabinet? The small, compact chilling unit of the General Electric Refrigerator leaves more room for food storage. This food storage capacity, rather than interior or exterior dimensions, is the fair basis on which to determine refrigerator value. Is the interior of the cabinet conveniently arranged? Domestic science experts, women well versed in the proper arrangement of food in a refrigerator, worked with General Electric engineers. The sturdy shelves are properly placed and properly spaced for the most convenient food arrangement. BECAUSE it answers every requirement, the General Electric Refrigerator has won overnight popularity among the home-makers of America. We invite you to see it in any of our offices or those of your own dealer. deaths resulting because of the unusual virulence of the infection. This case rate and mortality rate is unusually high and especially to be regretted, because much of this illness could have been prevented. A course of treatments with Toxin-Antitoxin will give complete protection against diphtheria in about 80 to 85% of those taking it, and will give some protection probably in the remaining percentage. During the year 4,376 school and pre-school children were given three immunizing doses of Toxin-Antitoxin, a treatment which is available to any child whose parents apply to the health department or to the office of the family physician. Every child over six months of age in all fairness to himself should be given this protection against diphtheria. In certain localities the number immunized represents a fair proportion of the school population, but until a much larger proportion of pre-school and school children are protected this county will have a diphtheria problem. On the other hand, there were no deaths from typhoid fever or smallpox, two diseases which in years past have taken na regular toll, and only one death from scarlet fever. Eleven died of whooping cough and three of measles, two diseases which are mistakenly called minor contagious diseases. In the effort to control these contagious diseases the responsibility of the health department does not end with the isolation or quarantine of the disease itself, but continues until susceptible contacts are traced down and put under observation during the time when symptoms of contagion are apt to appear. In the control of 6,719 case sof contagious disease, doctors and nurses of the department made 14,229 visits to cases, suspect cases, and contacts. The number of contagious disease cases cited does not include 1,626 cases of influenza reported during the month of December, 1928, for it was impossible during the influenza epidemic to keep an individual check on every case. In order to help lay a foundation for health, which may serve as a barrier against the inroads of these various diseases, much time is spent in guiding the health program of the pre-school child and infant. Regular weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly mother's education examined in the laboratory; 1,712 samples of market milk and cream and milk products were collected and examined, and 856 inspections of milk handling establishments made; 3,061 inspections of meat markets, slaughter houses, etc., were made with a subsequent destruction of 41,746 pounds of meat unfit for human consumption. All this inspection work and much of the disease control work could not be carried on successfully if it were not for the services of the Orange county laboratory. During the year 50,050 examinations were made on specimens submitted by the health department and the Orange County Hospital. The work done by the county laboratory has a definite monetary value to the citizens of the county. Placing the average monetary value of routine laboratory examination work at $2.50, which is a low average, the laboratory has given to the citizens of Orange county $125,-125.00 worth of services, which is more than twice the amount of the entire budget allowed for the upkeep of the Health Department. Safety Campaign Urged by Buick Praising Detroit newspapers and officials of the city for the safety campaign which recently has been waged against speeders and reckless drivers here, E. T. Strong, president of the Buick Motor Co., has expressed the hope that a similar program might be carried out in every city, town and hamlet in the nation. George F. Howard, Northern Orange county dealer said that messages are being sent to the more than 4,000 Buick dealers throughout the country, each of whom will be urged to get behind such a movement in his district. "The fact that communities have accomplished so much in the humanitarian work of avoiding traffic casualties is conclusive proof that the campaign can be carried to a successful conclusion everywhere." Strong declared, "and the Buick Motor Co. pledges the fullest cooperation of its giant resources in working to this end." "The automobile no longer is a luxury of Christ, Scientist, branches of the Mother Church, the First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Mass. The subject of the lesson-sermon is "Sacrament," and the scriptural selections include the following from I Corinthians 10: "Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; and did all drink the same spirit drink; for they drank of that spiritual rock that followed them; and that rock was Christ." The lesson-sermon also includes the following declaration of Mary Baker Eddy: "If all who seek his commemoration through material symbols will take up the cross he sick cast out." In order to help lay a foundation for health, which may serve as a barrier against the inroads of these various diseases, much time is spent in guiding the health program of the pre-school child and infant. Regular weekly, bi-weekly and monthly mother's educational centers are held in various districts where infants and pre-school children are examined for remediable defects and where health and development problems are discussed for the help of the mother. Three hundred and fifty-eight of these educational centers were held and 4,016 children examined; 1,035 home visits were made in the interests of child hygiene and prenatal problems. The health of any individual is not governed entirely, but it is definitely influenced by his environment. In order that the latter may be healthful it must be sanitary as regards food and drink supply as well as regards housing conditions. In an effort to provide sanitary living conditions and food supplies safe from contamination, 36,252 inspections and visits were made by the division of sanitation of the health department; 1,673 water samples were collected and George F. Howard, Northern Orange county dealer said that messages are being sent to the more than 4,000 Bulck dealers throughout the country, each of whom will be urged to get behind such a movement in his district. "The fact that communities have accomplished so much in the humanitarian work of avoiding traffic casualties is conclusive proof that the campaign can be carried to a successful conclusion everywhere." Strong declared, "and the Bulck Motor Co. pledges the fullest cooperation of its giant resources in working to this end." "The automobile no longer is a luxury—it is a necessity, and much of its immense value to the world is being periled by those who use the streets as speedways and those who drive without due care in the crowded traffic of the present era." That the problem is a big one, Strong is certain, but he is equally certain that with the proper co-operation of all concerned the streets and highways can be made safe and the value of the automobile for business and pleasure consequently increased. 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