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Newspaper
The West Virginian
Location
Fairmont, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1922
Page
16
A detailed health survey in Marion County reveals high infant death rates and widespread tuberculosis exposure. It notes 846 children under 24, with significant disease marks including measles and whooping cough, and outlines limited clinic access, varied water sources, and poor sewer coverage across towns like Max and Watson.
The report details illnesses and sanitation across towns, citing whooping cough and measles counts, deaths from dysentery, and births. It notes no tuberculosis clinics, varying water sources, and sewer connections among families. Smallpox interrupted surveys in Farmington, with 55 families visited and BA people reached.
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