The OREGON STATESMAN, Saletru Oregon, Thursday Moraine. January U 1921
PAGE NINE
During 1930
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PEliEPHICS
II REPORTED
Year -bad From Standpoint
Of Diptheria Increase;
. Scarlet Fever Wanes
1 The County Health: Unit thas
lad a busy year during 1930.
f - Any accomplishments in promot
ing public health to which the
coantr may lay. claim must nec
essarily form a picture ot the co
ordinated effort of doctors, den
tut rui. teachers as well as
' parents and public health offt-
cials. After ail the per eapua ex
penditure for public health hy a
community Is not so important as
the good will enjoyed hy the
Health Department, which is
merely a bumble servant engaged
in itrotectlnr nubile health with
much the, same underlying pur
poses as a well managed ure de
partment or police department.
" At this time of the year we na
turally look backward to see wnai
has been accomplished and ahead
for evidences of new problems
and obstacles. .
- ' 1130 has been remarkably free
of serious epidemics. It is true
that there has been the usual
number, of measles, mumps,
whooping cough, i ehickenpox
cases reported-. While whooping
cough and measles are more- seri
ous in younger children than most
1 . people suppose, no deaths occur
red due to these diseases. This
has been due largely to the intel
' llgent cooperation ot parents In
making use of all known facili
ties at hand for preventing coin
. plications which often follow.
Amnnr the more serious dis
eases, there has been an unfor
tunate increase in one of them
1930 was a peak" year for diph
theria. The peak, however, was
not high. 40 eases of tnu disease
'' ver reported durin the year, as
compared with the previous peak
six years ago of 285 cases. No
deaths due to diphtheria occur
red during 1930 and only two
"deaths have occurred during, the
last tour years.
' We are not proud of the small
tuw aitnatlnn in Marian county
- Smallpox is an entirely prevent
able disease and In some coun
tries the disease is practically un
known due to compulsory vaccin-
- ation. There has, however, been
a marked reduction In smallpox
nnl iwlva cum htr been re
ported as compared to 36 the pre-
Tiuui year. . spiug vi iun wciv
VArr. teTerA and one death' occur
red In '"a town which lies partly
in Marion county and partly in
Linn county. The death occurred
on the L4nn county side.
Scarlet fever, a disease which
at the best is not easily controll
ed due to many unrecognized
- m not nrevalent In 1930
as la former years. Only 30 caa
es were reported as compared to
I over SO cases per year in previous
Typhoid fever disappears 'large
ly when water supplies are pure
and. sewage is property aisposea
of. Only three cases of typhoid
I were known to have occurred
J during 1930 in Marlon county.
I Two of these vera in rural dis
trlcts. One. death occurred. In
1929 there wer four cases with
AHA AAAth '
Tuberculosis continues to be
a serious menace. 21 residents of
Marion county died ot tuberculo
sis during 1930. The seriousness
of this disease will not be appre
ciated unless there is taken into
" ..; account the long period dnring
which the patient is ill, the large
- number of contacts which are al
ways involved as well as the fact
that many of tbese people in the
prime of life were breau winners
for families who may now become
wards of charity.
The response of the children of
the county to immunization a-
. a-ainst diphtheria and smallpox
has been good. We wish every
person in the county might be
completely" protected against
these diseases. In 1930 over
2000 children received toxin anti
toxin and over 1500 wer vac
1 clnated . against smallpox. The
size of this Job of Immunizing
- children will he more clearly ap
preciated when it is understood
that many of them can only be
- reached by viauing numerous
i small country schools which takes
time, travel and patience. In the
last five years nearly 10,000 chil
dren have, been immunized a
rainat diphtheria and practically
as many vaccinations have been
done.' Tbe reduction in these two
diseases is what always r follows
efforts, In this direction...
'Ernectant Mother Helped
Volume of work does not al
ways bespeak Quality:- Reduced
infant and mortality rates, how
ever, mean that something' has
happened. The nurses have con
tinued to give assistance to expec
. tant mothers who ! are under a
doctor's care. Nearly 1100 visits
were made to mothers before and
after tha baby arrived. This has
helned to nrevent deaths of moth-
.ers and Infants. The infant death
rate during 1930 was the lowest
ver reported in Marion county
than 25 per 100 births as
compared to 37 and higher in pre
vtona vaara. Only two maternal
deaths have occurred during the
1 year. Tula certainly speaas weit
for the high type of medical prac
tices which the people or Marion
rnmtv tr receivinr.
fnfant and nreSchool clinics
have continued to ne well patro
nird Nearly 1400 examinations
r infant and preschool children
- -mmrm made during the year. Tbe
nurses have also made many calls
to? homes tor educational purpos
urh as. feedinc problems.
correction of defects and assist-
lag mothers in many other ways.
The work among scnooi cnu-
dre takes much of tne doctors
d nurses time. During tbe
year nearly 4500 school children
wr examined. Tbe children es-
MJaii in the larzer towns are in
"very much better condition than
severajf years ago. But serious de
tect continue to be f oand and
Standard Milk Ordinance Passed in
'30 Gives Salem Splendid Product
Health Unit Extends Service to Community by Careful Dishes Used
vi in Restaurants and Their Cleanliness
Some diseases, such as, scarlet
fever, diphtheria, typhoid fever
and tuberculosis, may be trans
mitted through milk or food.
That I why It is Important that
milk and food coming from sour
ces over which tbe consumer may
have no control must be carefully
watched by health officials.
During 1930 there were some
mportant steps taken In advance
in this respect in Marion county.
Salem passed the standard milk
ordinance- of the united states
PubUe.Health Service during the
snrlnr. This is considered one of
the. most effective ordinances for
the assuring of a pure milk sup
ply. It has so far proved no ex
ception in Salem. Tne milk, soio
in Salem during the lrst six
months of 1930 can be considered
the safest and most wholesome
that has been consumed in Salem-
for many years. There is no
doubt but what this will continue
through coming months. Careful
watch will ; continue to be made
tor lust one small slip may i be
enough to cause a serious epidem
ic especially in milk which is not
pasteurized as a last step before
it reaches the consumer. ' .
many of them are constantly be
ing corrected.
Numbers can only gnre a rcry
Imperfect picture of the amount
of good which; can be accomplish
ed through the conscientious ef
forts ot welt trained nurses and
doctors. As time goes by the ben-
fits in reduced death and sick
ness rates will be clearly evident.
Ful returns will not be realized
AMI the present generation of
children have grown to adult
hood. , ;
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Diseases are sometimes trans
mitted through other food sup
plies than milk and sometimes
because dishes in restaurants are
not washed thoroughly. To check
upon dishes, the Health Unit dur
ing 1930 has been periodically ex
amining at the laboratory dishes
secured at restaurants in Salem
to determine how well they have
been washed and carefully han
dled f afterwards. Nearly 125
samples of dishes . and. utensils
were examined daring the year.
Some were Clean and some were
very dirty in which case attempts
were made to correct the situa
tion which produced 'the dirty
dishes. This -might be dirty dish
water, soiled towels, contaminat
ed hands, cracked dishes or Just
plain carelessness. It is hoped
IIS
GROUP
WM IS STEAD!
Although only 14 months old,
the Fraternus club of Salem has
shown a remarkable growth dur
ing 1930, and Its membership ros
ter sow contains more than twice
the number of names counted at
the inception of the organisation
in November, 192. according to
Ray Miller, secretary.
-wa are more man aausuei
. .4. . a ma
with the rain shown by the or
ganization this past year, : and
most optimistic concerning plans
for 1931," he. declared.
As yet. Mr. Miller pointed out.
wish is that
that facilities may be at hand to
continue this one Important meth
od of controlling cleanliness in
food establishments during- 1931.
At present time only milk
handlers are required to have an
examination for communicable
diseases. For the most part they'
nave been a -pretty Healthy lot.
About 200 were examined dur
ing the year. 'Among thes.e.1
however, eight cases of f serious
communicable diseases were "dis
covered. It is probable, that
among transient' food? handlers
the . percentage ot infected ' indi
viduals would ' run somewhat
higher." There is no provision,
however, at the present time for
the examination of food handlers
'ether than -those handlinr milk.
: Vernon A. Douglas. M. D.
the Fraternus club has been In the
process of formation, although its
interest and activity in clvle af
fairs already has been shown.
Present officers, who i will be
replaced at the election in Janu?
ary, are as follows: .
President, Walter Fnhrer; ylcef
president, Luke Shields; secre
tary. Ray Miller; treasurer; Hugh
ward.
The Fraternus ' club, composed
of Salem men between the aes
of 21 and 35, meets each Thurs
day evening at the Sea. i
FIXE TO 8KB
Beauty snots close to Salem are
" r
snTer palls group ; Breiteobush
hos springs, root of cascades; sa-
lem Indian school, few miles
north; , historic Champeeg, 29
miles north; and Pacific ocean re-
HE GOODWILL of
able asset. The spirit of the season brings renewed
of old associations and the value of new
success attend
RAINS
1
THROUGH 1930
Membership Larger; Activity
: More in YearBusiness
Men More Active
General activity of the Salem
Y. M. C. A., which began its 39 th
fiscal year October 1, has shown
a large development in 1930, with
prospects that work undertaken
in 1931 will surpass that of any
year of the organization's i exis
tence, 4t was declared recently by
C. A. Kells, secretary t)f the unit
here. . . r
."All departments came through
the present 12-month period with
a nice increase, both in member-'
ship and activity, Mr. Kells
states, "and we Te looking for
ward ttf ' another rood year la
1931' ' -,-'
Business men more and more
are coming to use I he Y. M. C. A.,
while more boys titan ever before
also are registered , the secretary
declared. I
The completioi , of the 38th
year ' of service of the Salem T
M. O. A. October I, was tbe cause
for an extensive j observance in
which Salem business men as
well as those la city and state of
fices joined in .'congratulations
and appreciation. -!.
Cooperation in community af
fair i, as wall as the mental, physi
cal and moral-development of its
.membership, comprised tbe ser
vice of the Y. M. C. A during the
'past year. - i .
Many leaders nave written
their unqualified endorsement of
the association's activities, lnclud
lug Governor Norhlaid, Justice
Oliver P. Coshow, Mayor T. A
LJvesley and Stat Treasurer Tom
Kay.
our patrons and friends is our
your N ew Year.
FINAL FIGURES
SITE
CENSUS
Gain 21.8 "per Cent Over
1920; Klamath Gain
2355 per Cent
Final population figures for the
state of Oregon have Just been is
sued by the census . bureau In bul
letin form.- As shown by the cen
sus of 1930, the total population
kwas 953,786, representing an in
crease, of 170,397, or , 21.5 per
cent over the enumeration in
1920. At the first census taken
in 1150,' its population, including
the portion later taken to form a
part of . Washington territory, was
13,294. During the next 10 years,
ISSfrto 10. a gain ot 39.171, or
294.7 ser cent, was made. In ev
ery census period the population
ot Oregon has shown a rate of in
crease greater than that of the
United States as a whole. The to
tal land area of the state is? 95
C07 square miles. The' .average
number of inhabitants per square
mile in 1910 was 10, as compared
with S. 2 in 1920. Multnomah
county, the smallest county in the
state in area, but including ..the
city of Portland, has the largest
population with 331,241, and a
density of. 779.4 per square mile,
while the largeet county in area.
Harney, comprising 9933 square
miles, has the smallest population
density with less than one person
to the square mile.
26 Counties Make Gain .
Of the 25 counties in Oregon,
25 increased in population, .be
tween 1920 and 1930 while 10
showed decreases. Klamath was
the most rapidly growing county
la the; state with an Increase of
183.9 per cent. Lincoln county
was second, with a growth of 92.8
' i-t ' " '-?' V- - f. '-I '
per cent, and Jackson county was
third, showing a gain ot 51.2 per
cent. Several of the counties de
ellned tin population during the
decade. Jefferson county, shows a
decrease of 28.7 per eent, and
Sherman county a loss of 22.2 per
cent. ;;"; - r , .'-? ' .'
There are. six cities in Oregon
which had a populat n ot 10,000
or more in 1930. Portland, the
largest city, has 301,815 Inhabi
tants, or practically one-third, of
the entire population of the state.
Its increase was 43,527. or 15.9
per cent. Salem, the capital city,
is second, with J a population of
28.286; which is a gain ot 8557,
or 45.6 per cent, during the past
10 years.. Eugene la the third
largest! city, with 18.901 inhabi
tants, showing 53 08, or 75.4 per
cent, .. more than in 192 0. Th
Salem
& Tile Company
iost vain- &m l.ts.
appreciation
other,eltles In this class, ranking
In point of population, are Klam
ath Falls, Medford. and Astoria.
Ot these cities. Klamath Falls
shows the highest rate of increase,
having gained 235,2 per cent in
the Cast decade. , i ,
Cornucopia Bnaallest Town
There are. 204 . Incorporated
places ,ln Oregon, ot which nine
have been' organised since 1920,
and their population is shown
for the first time in this bulletin.
The largest ot these newly In
corporated towns la Chlloquln,
In Klamath county, with 431 in
habitants. . and the smallest is
Cornucopia; in Washlngon coun
ty, with ten residents. The small
est of all the Incorporated places
in the state is Bourne, In Baker
' county, with one Inhabitant.
Brick
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Wishes you all a Happy
and Prosperous ,
; - New Year
So Prosperous, in fact,
that you'll build your
homes of brick brick for
beauty, permanence and
fire safety.