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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1925
Page
7
The State Board of Health offers services to citizens and urges counties to appoint full-time health officers. A health unit is seen as economical, paying for itself. Passage of the law by the grand jury twice followed by funding by commissioners would enable universal schoolchild physical exams and disease control including fumigation vaccination and mosquito control.
The article urges county authorities to enforce state law requiring reporting of births and deaths to the State Board of Health. It notes a Supreme Court ruling limiting tax authority for fees, calls for funds to pay local registrars, and mentions over fifty counties already supporting continued payment of fees to sustain records and permits for burials.
It is essential physicians report all communicable diseases to the Board of Health to show disease presence in a county or state. Prompt reporting aids health authorities. delays limit assistance. Quarantine rules protect neighbors. remind physicians to use provided reporting cards. timely data helps Washington. Neglect leads to more deaths than cases and ridicules Georgia.
A public health note urges washing hands before meals to prevent infection and avoid transmitting germs through touch. It notes hands carry unclean substances, spread via face contact and handshakes, and recalls ancient origins of the open hand gesture as peaceable.
The annual Georg State Board of Health report is ready and free to any Georgia resident who applies. To obtain a copy send a request to the State Board of Health at 131 Capitol Square, Atlanta. A mahogany tree reaches full height at about 300 years.
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