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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1913
Page
4
A state fair feature, the Better Babies Contest, aims to improve child health with 68 prizes and education. Doctors and trained nurses will judge babies on mental tests, growth, and physical condition, awarding points and offering remedies for any defects.
Oct page reports A and M College Raleigh first in state to adopt anti typhoid vaccination. After initial cases, a thorough campus health survey led to free vaccination for students, with strong early turnout and hope for wide adoption. Army data cited on reduced typhoid cases and deaths. vaccine length of immunity discussed. State Laboratory to offer low cost vaccine mid October.
The State Board of Health administers enforcement of a new vital statistics law affecting births and deaths. Local registrars record monthly certificates detailing names, dates, and causes of death, and birth details. Involvement spreads to physicians, coroners, and inspectors to ensure complete records, revealing public health trends and supporting rights like schooling and insurance.
The piece argues for year round disease prevention by applying open and closed season logic to illnesses like typhoid, malaria, pneumonia and influenza. It links disease incidence to warm weather, flies and mosquitoes, and advocates laws to sustain prevention year round. It cites North Carolina charts showing seasonal deaths and advises ventilation and clothing to reduce pneumonia in winter.
Better Babies Contests are spreading, with Guilford County hosting a large Greensboro event in October. North Carolina towns including Asheville Oxford Charlotte Wilmington and others plan or readied contests with prizes divided by region and a state championship. The State Board of Health notes the educational value surpasses prize money and urges inquiries to Raleigh to enter the state contest.
The State Board of Health clarifies that votes are not part of the Ha bins Contest at the State Fair. Merit determines winners as judges assess participants by weight, height, measurements, and overall fitness, with physicians and trained nurses evaluating the entrants.
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