Biennial report of the State Board of Health of Kentucky. 1908/09State Board of Health, 1909 |
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Page 19
... taken out of politics once and forever , and the tenure should be made to depend en- tirely on his devotion to duty , as shown by his comprehensive grasp of and constant improvement in sanitary conditions and the gradual re- duction of ...
... taken out of politics once and forever , and the tenure should be made to depend en- tirely on his devotion to duty , as shown by his comprehensive grasp of and constant improvement in sanitary conditions and the gradual re- duction of ...
Page 22
... taken up this work for the same reason that they do more actual Christian charity every day in every year than all the other peo- ple and organizations . Over a third of the people of Kentucky never paid a medical bill and never ...
... taken up this work for the same reason that they do more actual Christian charity every day in every year than all the other peo- ple and organizations . Over a third of the people of Kentucky never paid a medical bill and never ...
Page 26
... taken to collect and disinfect such sputum as fast as it is expectorated . Most patients constantly re - infect themselves by failing to destroy their own sputum , and other susceptible persons inhaling the air of such rooms are exposed ...
... taken to collect and disinfect such sputum as fast as it is expectorated . Most patients constantly re - infect themselves by failing to destroy their own sputum , and other susceptible persons inhaling the air of such rooms are exposed ...
Page 30
... taken from the feet , legs , bills and intestines of these fles showed the germs of typhoid fever in countless numbers . The kitchens and mess rooms of the officers were screened , and they almost uniformly escaped the disease . Other ...
... taken from the feet , legs , bills and intestines of these fles showed the germs of typhoid fever in countless numbers . The kitchens and mess rooms of the officers were screened , and they almost uniformly escaped the disease . Other ...
Page 33
... taken place ; and it recommends that immuniz- ing doses of 1,000 units be used for all children , and especially for all inexperienced relatives acting as nurses , who have been seriously ex- posed . 6. Placard the house , and keep all ...
... taken place ; and it recommends that immuniz- ing doses of 1,000 units be used for all children , and especially for all inexperienced relatives acting as nurses , who have been seriously ex- posed . 6. Placard the house , and keep all ...
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Page 175 - Health; he shall collect information concerning vital statistics, knowledge respecting diseases, and all useful information on the subject of hygiene; and through an annual report, and otherwise, as the Board may direct, shall disseminate such information among the people, and shall supply, on demand, to local Boards of Health, reliable vaccine virus for gratuitous vaccination of the poor.
Page 203 - Every dead body must be accompanied by a person in charge, who must be provided with a passage ticket, and also present a full first-class ticket marked "corpse...
Page 191 - No parent, guardian or other person having charge or control of any child or children shall allow or permit any such child or children to go from any house or building infected with...
Page 112 - NOTE 2. — If the water is exposed to dangerous contamination or there is evidence of the presence of a dangerous disease in animals or attendants, the score shall be 0.
Page 202 - ... can reach their destination within thirty hours from time of death. If the body cannot reach its destination within thirty hours from the time of death, it must be prepared...
Page 192 - No building shall be used for stabling cows for dairy purposes which is not well lighted, ventilated, drained, and constructed, or which...
Page 204 - ... not be accepted for transportation unless said removal has been approved by the State Board of Health, and the consent of the health...
Page 411 - We need to broaden our surveillance and control of pollution in the air we breathe, the water we drink and the food we eat.
Page 200 - ... has been prepared from spoiled, unsound or unwholesome eggs shall be used in such bakery products. No flour which has been bleached with poisonous materials or which has been bleached so as to affect its quality or strength, or which has been bleached so as to make it appear better or of greater value than It is shall be used.
Page 279 - Report on the origin and prevalence of typhoid fever in the District of Columbia.