Show nationwide nation wide campaign against social diseases national social hygiene week plans for the observance of the second national social hygiene week which will be celebrated on february 2 and during that week are rapidly moving toward completion ion it was announce announced a today by dr J L jones state health commissioner of the utah state B oard board of health the event is to be marked by meetings and club and association demonstrations calculated to add impetus to the american americ an campaign 1 against syphilis and to focus public attention upon the menace of the plague to health and happiness and economic security it was said social hygiene day affords us an opportunity for stocktaking stock taking dr jones commented a time when we can publicly appraise our facilities for the diagnosis and treatment 0 of f infected persons review our progress against syphilis and formulate new programs of aggression cluts parent teach er ers s associations church groups youth and youth serving agencies civic clubs and welfare organizations have been invited to join in the observance churches schools and all are being asked to join the health officer and the county or district medical society in drawing attention to this day and week which has as its theme STAMP OUT SYPHILIS ENEMY OF YOUTH in selecting the theme of second nation social hygiene day dr jones pointed out the american social hygiene association drew upon its statistics on syphilis prevalence in the united states and found that out of the or more new cases of syphilis which come to the attention of clinics and physicians each year in the united states one in five is found in boys and girls under 20 years of age it was found that of all new infections approximately one half occur in the age group from 20 to 30 a group which represents one sixth of the population many individuals and organizations have already pledged themselves to the support of social hygiene day lets all pledge ourselves to the eradication of the venereal diseases |