| Show L Farm Medical Costs C I The average medical cost per farm family is 39 a year accord accord- according ing to figures gathered by the Hos Hos- Hospital Hospital pital Research Institute which I states that this is 6 per cent of the cost of all goods and services for forthe fOrthe f r the family Referring to hospital facilities it is noted that there are reg reg- registered hospitals in the United States In 1340 scattered counties there are 22 million rural dwellers and while hospital needs are arc in most cases available some rural areas of certain southern states are arc less ade ade- adequately adequately adequately served than northern sec see The general average a for the whole country is 33 beds per 1000 population according to a survey by the U. U S. S Public Health ice The highest number of occupational occupational occupational deaths in the nation as a whole occurs among among farm workers it is reported But it is not always the pitchfork or reaper that is re re- re for casualties Frequent Frequent- Frequently ly it is a reckless motorist speed speed- speeding speeding speeding ing over a country road Hospital facilities are being en en- enlarged enlarged enlarged in many rural districts while our urban dwellers have med medical medic medical ical ic 1 and hospital facilities unequal unequal- unequalled led in apy other country says the Institute adding that the rapid strikes being made by the community community community ity hospital in America constitutes an an interesting chapter in the na na- nations nation's nations nation's na- na nations nation's tion's health history |
