PUBLIC HEALTH, NURSING AND MEDICAL SOCIAL WORK

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1955 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 771-774
Author(s):  
Charles U. Lowe
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Central Asia ◽  
Broad Band ◽  
Medical Social Work ◽  
South Central ◽  
Surface Transportation ◽  
Hindu Kush ◽  
Desert Areas ◽  
Health Nursing

Afghanistan is a country in south central Asia, approximately rectangular in shape, with an area estimated at 250,000 square miles. Its borders have been inadequately surveyed and many sections are as yet unvisited by foreigners. The Hindu Kush Mountains divide it roughly from northeast to southwest; they make surface transportation slow and difficult, and along with the desert areas of the southwest sector, reduce the tillable land to less than 20,000 square miles. In spite of this, Afghanistan raises more than enough food to feed its Population and has sufficient surplus to export. Its climate is hot in the summer and very cold in the winter, while rainfall is scarce, rarely averaging more than 11 inches Per year. Racially, 5 ethnic groups make up its population. In the east, and along the Pakistan border, one finds the Pathans. These are tall, frequently fair individuals, claiming descent from both the Greek legions of Alexander and the ancient tribes of Israel. In a broad band running mainly along the Russian border and the Oxus River are the Turkmen, herdsmen and breeders of karakul sheep. South of these, and inhabiting the center of the country from Kabul to Meshed in Persia live the Hazaris, descendents from Genghis Kahn's slaughtering hordes.

PUBLIC HEALTH, NURSING AND MEDICAL SOCIAL WORK

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1949 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 865-865
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
New York ◽  
New England ◽  
Central Area ◽  
General Distribution ◽  
North Central ◽  
Medical Social Work ◽  
South Central ◽  
Health Nursing ◽  
West North Central

A "Measles Year" ACCORDING to the reports of the U.S. Public Health Service, this is a measles year. For example, a total of 15,266 cases were reported for the week of January 29, 1949, compared to a five year median of 6,712. Increases were reported in all geographic divisions except New England and the West North Central area. The largest increases were in the East South Central and South Atlantic areas. Of the total that week, an aggregate of 10,522 cases occurred in the following 12 states: Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky, Alabama, Texas, Oregon, and California. In contrast to measles, the influenza incidence picture shows an unusually low number of cases. For example, in the week of January 29, 1949, a total of 4,534 cases was reported, compared to a five year median of 14,253. List of Publications Under date of March 1948 the Children's Bureau has published a list of its publications. The list includes all publications of the Children's Bureau issued since 1945 that are available for general distribution; earlier publications of the Bureau that are still available and of current value; some reprints of material published elsewhere but reproduced by or for the Bureau. Pediatricians will find some of these reprints of particular interest. Single copies of the list and of most of the publications can be obtained free from the Children's Bureau, Washington 25, D.C.

PUBLIC HEALTH, NURSING, MEDICAL SOCIAL WORK

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1957 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 358-361
Author(s):  
Helen M. Wallace ◽  
Amelia Igel ◽  
Margaret A. Losty
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Urban Area ◽  
Inpatient Care ◽  
Foster Home ◽  
Handicapped Children ◽  
Medical Social Work ◽  
Definitive Method ◽  
Health Nursing ◽  
Home Placement

Need for a foster home placement program for handicapped children in an urban area was demonstrated by sending a questionnaire to hospitals and convalescent homes, and by careful review of certain children whose inpatient care was being paid for by the official Crippled Children Program. The outstanding fact was that a significant number of handicapped children were being retained in institutions for social, and not medical, reasons. Agreement was reached among social agencies that a co-ordinated community program for foster home placement of handicapped children was necessary but a definitive method was not evolved nor were adequate funds secured to finance costs.

PUBLIC HEALTH, NURSING AND MEDICAL SOCIAL WORK

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1952 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-81
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Public Health Nursing ◽  
Medical Social Work ◽  
Nursing Organizations ◽  
Health Nursing

Realignment of the national nursing organizations will make it possible for nursing to achieve close coordination of effort and at the same time preserve the diversity which stimulates the growth of various phases of nursing.

PUBLIC HEALTH, NURSING, MEDICAL SOCIAL WORK

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1956 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 102-108
Author(s):  
Helen M. Wallace ◽  
Sidney Blumenthal ◽  
Margaret A. Losty ◽  
Helen Gossett
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Social Service ◽  
York City ◽  
Medical Service ◽  
Nursing Service ◽  
Medical Social Work ◽  
Health Nursing

A study of convalescent care in 6 general institutions in and around New York City has revealed serious gaps in the services designed to meet the needs of children. Major gaps were found in such areas as medical service, social service, therapy, nursing service, recreation, and physical facilities. Questions are raised concerning the future role, if any, convalescent institutions might play. The need for intensive studies of convalescent institutions is apparent, if the available community funds are to be used to moot the present and future needs of the most children.

PUBLIC HEALTH, NURSING AND MEDICAL SOCIAL WORK

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1948 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 129-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
LEONA BAUMGARTNER
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
South Carolina ◽  
Influenza A ◽  
Whooping Cough ◽  
Medical Social Work ◽  
South Central ◽  
High Incidence ◽  
Health Nursing ◽  
High Level ◽  
Current Incidence

The accompanying table summarizes the incidence of nine important communicable diseases, based on weekly telegraphic reports from State health departments. The reports from each State for each week are published in Public Health Reports under the section “Incidence of Disease.” Diseases Above Median Incidence Influenza.—A total of 8,963 cases in influenza was reported for the 4 weeks ended November 29. The 1942-46 median for the corresponding period was 8,662 cases which was represented by the 1946 incidence. A slight excess over the 5-year median was reported in the South Atlantic and South Central sections, but in all other sections the incidence was below the median seasonal expectancy. Of the total cases Texas reported 4,199, South Carolina 1,754 and Virginia 1,056, those States being mostly responsible for the relatively high incidence in the sections in which they are located. Whooping cough.—While this disease has dropped from the high level reached earlier in the season, the current incidence was 1.4 times the 1946 incidence during the same 4 weeks, and about 11% above the med

PUBLIC HEALTH, NURSING AND MEDICAL SOCIAL WORK

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1950 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 321-324
Author(s):  
BETTY HUSE ◽  
W. H. AUFRANC ◽  
MARY S. GOODWIN
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Congenital Syphilis ◽  
Case Finding ◽  
Public Health Nursing ◽  
Medical Social Work ◽  
Health Nursing

Congenital syphilis still occurs too frequently. The transmission of the disease to infants can be eliminated through adequate case-finding and treatment of pregnant women. For those children who, in spite of past and present efforts to control syphilis among pregnant women, have congenital syphilis, the goal is detection and treatment at the youngest age possible.

PUBLIC HEALTH, NURSING AND MEDICAL SOCIAL WORK

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1952 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 359-363
Author(s):  
HENRY F. HELMHOLZ
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
World War Ii ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Great Accuracy ◽  
Public Health Nursing ◽  
Percentage Increase ◽  
World War ◽  
Medical Social Work ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Nursing

TODAY there are about 60,000 more people in the world to feed, clothe and house than there were yesterday; and tomorrow there will be 60,000 more than there are today. This continuous excess of births over deaths is more marked now than ever before in history, an excess of approximately 20,000,000 in a year. It is hardly necessary to point out here that a claim for great accuracy cannot be made for the figures given in this paper. Such as they are, however, they can support the main contention of this communication. It is estimated that there are about 2,500,000,000 people in the world today. The population in 5000 B.C. has been reckoned at from 5 to 10 million; in 3500 B.C., from 20 to 40 million; between 1000-500 B.C. 100 million; between 100-500 A.D. 200 million; in 1825, 1 billion (1,000,000,000) and in 1930, 2 billion (2,000,000,000). The percentage increase in the years B.C. was 0.05%, from 1650-1750 A.D., 0.29% and from 1900 to 1950 A.D., 0.75%. It is estimated that at present the increase in population is about 1% a year, which figures out to an increase of 2 persons every 3 seconds, and 200,000,000 in a decade. In spite of World War II, Europe increased 20,000,000 in population from 1940 to 1950.

PUBLIC HEALTH, NURSING AND MEDICAL SOCIAL WORK

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1955 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 467-478
Author(s):  
William A. Silverman ◽  
John W. Fertig ◽  
Arthur Kraus
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Gestational Age ◽  
Mortality Rates ◽  
Statistical Techniques ◽  
Place Of Birth ◽  
Death Rates ◽  
Medical Social Work ◽  
Health Nursing ◽  
Time Of Admission

Comparisons of the crude death rates of premature nurseries are untrustworthy. Statistical techniques of standardization, used in the study of the mortality rates of other population groups are applicable to the problem of hospital nursery rates. A proposed method of computing Standardized Death Rates is presented to make due allowance for distribution differences in the structure of premature nursery population. Accurate recording of the exact age at the time of admission to the nursery and the exact age at the time of discharge (either dead or alive) is necessary for the computation. Age-specific death rates for infants of differing birthweight, gestational age, sex, color, and place of birth, obtained from the pooled experiences of many hospital nurseries may be adopted as a set of Standard Death Rates. These Standard Rates may then be applied to individual limited experiences to make valid comparisons possible. The need for obtaining such a set of Standard Death Rates is stressed.

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