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Show REGIONAL Ai STATE OFFICIALS INSPECT HEALTH jpTHBIE "The survey now being conducted for the United States public health service i the same type of pion wring wr-ing as that inaugurated sixty years ago for the study of communicable, or infectious diseases." K. .11. Mc-Gill, Mc-Gill, regional supervisor for the states of California, Oregon, Washington Wash-ington aud Utah said upon his visit to Bingham, Tuesday, January 21st, "The extent and severity of communicable com-municable diseases was determined by a study of health records," he said, "but it is necessary to go into the home to secure data ou the exti.t aud severity of chronic diseases nnd physical physi-cal impairments." j The present survey will give the national, state and local health authorities auth-orities accurate information on the extent nnd severity of chronic diseases dis-eases in the communities and their relation to the loss of time from employment em-ployment during the year, the re-gimal re-gimal supervisor explained. "Therefore," he said, "the government govern-ment has made the survey a part of .its WPA progam. with the funds for its execution appropriated directly direct-ly to the U. S. public health service. "The Bingham survey is progressing progress-ing satisfactorily, with many workers already in the field, and completed findings are being forwarded to the coding office at Oakland. Cal. foil compilation." "Cooperation of the public with the health enumerators has been gratifying in the early returns," Mr. McGill said. "The present survey ia dedicated to determining the extent and severity of chronic disease among: the populace, and to the future generations will come the increased length in life's expectancy," he concluded. con-cluded. Dr. T. B. Beaty. state supervisor of the U. S. public health service, who accompanied Mr. McGill on his trip of inspection stated that, "the health survey in Bingham was very satisfactory." "From the number of successful schedules taken it is very evident that the citizens of Binghnra are public health minded and have a keen desire to help the Public nealth Service eliminate untimely deaths." 1 Dr. Beatty said. t 1 " |
