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March 25, 1951
Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
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Dr. C. D. Bowdoin of Georgia's health department urges continued vigorous fight against syphilis via case finding, treatment, education, and anti-prostitution efforts to avert national rise impacting the state amid war preparations.
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Georgia Continues Fight Against Venereal Disease
If Georgia can keep fighting syphilis as vigorously as it has for the past eight years. If the Georgia Department of Public Health continues to have the co-operation of law enforcement officers to keep down prostitution. And if the department can get more venereal disease investigators into defense areas. Then the sharp rise in venereal disease across the country, as recently reported by the American Social Hygiene Association, need not affect this state.
This comes from Dr. C. D. Bowdoin, director of the venereal disease division of the state health department. Dr. Bowdoin said that when he says "keep fighting syphilis" he means with a three-way attack: finding cases, treating them, and educating the people.
Reasons cited for the reported rise in some parts of the country were war preparations and increase in the rate around military camps.
Dr. Bowdoin said, "More than 1,000,000 Georgians have been given the blood tests for syphilis, and more than 100,000 patients were treated in the past eight years. What we need to do now is just be able to keep our pace, plus putting added personnel in the defense areas."
If Georgia can keep fighting syphilis as vigorously as it has for the past eight years. If the Georgia Department of Public Health continues to have the co-operation of law enforcement officers to keep down prostitution. And if the department can get more venereal disease investigators into defense areas. Then the sharp rise in venereal disease across the country, as recently reported by the American Social Hygiene Association, need not affect this state.
This comes from Dr. C. D. Bowdoin, director of the venereal disease division of the state health department. Dr. Bowdoin said that when he says "keep fighting syphilis" he means with a three-way attack: finding cases, treating them, and educating the people.
Reasons cited for the reported rise in some parts of the country were war preparations and increase in the rate around military camps.
Dr. Bowdoin said, "More than 1,000,000 Georgians have been given the blood tests for syphilis, and more than 100,000 patients were treated in the past eight years. What we need to do now is just be able to keep our pace, plus putting added personnel in the defense areas."
What sub-type of article is it?
Medical Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Recovery
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Syphilis Fight
Venereal Disease
Georgia Health
Blood Tests
Prostitution Control
Defense Areas
What entities or persons were involved?
Dr. C. D. Bowdoin
Georgia Department Of Public Health
American Social Hygiene Association
Where did it happen?
Georgia
Story Details
Key Persons
Dr. C. D. Bowdoin
Georgia Department Of Public Health
American Social Hygiene Association
Location
Georgia
Event Date
Past Eight Years
Story Details
Dr. C. D. Bowdoin outlines Georgia's three-way attack on syphilis: finding cases, treating them, and educating people. Over 1,000,000 Georgians tested and 100,000 treated in past eight years. To counter national rise due to war preparations and military camps, maintain efforts, cooperate with law enforcement against prostitution, and add investigators in defense areas.