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July 11, 1951
The Daily Record
Dunn, Harnett County, North Carolina
What is this article about?
Dr. Ruth O'Neal, a Dunn native and pediatrician in Winston-Salem, led a committee surveying handicapped children, revealing high rates of mental retardation and physical defects among students. The report recommends health improvements and therapies, earning widespread praise.
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DUNN NATIVE HEADS WINSTON-SALEM PROJECT -- Dr. Ruth O'Neal, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. O'Neal of Dunn, is shown here making a physical examination of a Winston-Salem school child. The widely-known pediatrician is head of a committee which has just completed a project in Winston-Salem dealing with handicapped children. Dr. O'Neal's work is receiving widespread attention and praise.
Dr. Ruth O'Neal Heads Project
Dr. Ruth O'Neal of Winston-Salem, a Dunn native, who is making quite a name for herself in the field of pediatrics, has recently completed a project in the Twin City which is receiving widespread attention in the medical world, in public health and public education.
The Dunn girl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. O'Neal, is chairman of the Survey Committee of the Community Council in Winston-Salem and her group has just completed a survey of handicapped children.
Because it is the first such survey ever conducted and also one of the most thorough and most extensive medical surveys dealing with handicapped children on record, the work of Dr. O'Neal and her committee has been hailed as both vital and important by medical journals.
The survey was conducted to find out the number of handicapped children and the extent of their handicap and the report of the committee, distributed to 500 Winston-Salem community leaders, also charts the way to aid these handicapped children.
The committee sent questionnaires to officials in city and county schools, city-county health department, the State Department of Vocational Rehabilitation, the League for Crippled Children, Goodwill Industries and Bethlehem Center Day Nursery.
STARTLING RESULTS
Dr. O'Neal's committee learned some startling facts and figures. A third of the city students were found mentally handicapped—14,770 tests showed that 4,624 children were retarded, with an I.Q. between 70 and 90; 728 children were termed defective, with an I.Q. below 70.
The report also states that out of 6,127 ranging in age from one to 11, 779 were found with physical defects, 204 were found with defective speech, 120 were found with bad eyesight, 115 were crippled, 38 had heart trouble, 34 had epilepsy, seven had tuberculosis and six had diabetes.
Dr. O'Neal's committee made a number of important recommendations, including investigation of health facilities, regular physical checks, speech and reading therapy and others.
The work of Dr. O'Neal as head of this committee is only one of her numerous achievements in the medical field.
She attended the Dunn schools, graduated from Duke University and the Medical College of Virginia at Richmond and took post-graduate work at Mayo Clinic.
For the past three and a half years, Dr. O'Neal has practiced in Winston-Salem and now enjoys a large practice there. She is a member of the staff of the Baptist Hospital and also the large City Hospital in Winston-Salem.
She is secretary of the Forsyth County Medical Society and has attained numerous other honors in the Twin City.
Dr. O'Neal visits her parents here as often as possible and is widely-known in Dunn as well as in Winston-Salem.
Dr. Ruth O'Neal Heads Project
Dr. Ruth O'Neal of Winston-Salem, a Dunn native, who is making quite a name for herself in the field of pediatrics, has recently completed a project in the Twin City which is receiving widespread attention in the medical world, in public health and public education.
The Dunn girl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. O'Neal, is chairman of the Survey Committee of the Community Council in Winston-Salem and her group has just completed a survey of handicapped children.
Because it is the first such survey ever conducted and also one of the most thorough and most extensive medical surveys dealing with handicapped children on record, the work of Dr. O'Neal and her committee has been hailed as both vital and important by medical journals.
The survey was conducted to find out the number of handicapped children and the extent of their handicap and the report of the committee, distributed to 500 Winston-Salem community leaders, also charts the way to aid these handicapped children.
The committee sent questionnaires to officials in city and county schools, city-county health department, the State Department of Vocational Rehabilitation, the League for Crippled Children, Goodwill Industries and Bethlehem Center Day Nursery.
STARTLING RESULTS
Dr. O'Neal's committee learned some startling facts and figures. A third of the city students were found mentally handicapped—14,770 tests showed that 4,624 children were retarded, with an I.Q. between 70 and 90; 728 children were termed defective, with an I.Q. below 70.
The report also states that out of 6,127 ranging in age from one to 11, 779 were found with physical defects, 204 were found with defective speech, 120 were found with bad eyesight, 115 were crippled, 38 had heart trouble, 34 had epilepsy, seven had tuberculosis and six had diabetes.
Dr. O'Neal's committee made a number of important recommendations, including investigation of health facilities, regular physical checks, speech and reading therapy and others.
The work of Dr. O'Neal as head of this committee is only one of her numerous achievements in the medical field.
She attended the Dunn schools, graduated from Duke University and the Medical College of Virginia at Richmond and took post-graduate work at Mayo Clinic.
For the past three and a half years, Dr. O'Neal has practiced in Winston-Salem and now enjoys a large practice there. She is a member of the staff of the Baptist Hospital and also the large City Hospital in Winston-Salem.
She is secretary of the Forsyth County Medical Society and has attained numerous other honors in the Twin City.
Dr. O'Neal visits her parents here as often as possible and is widely-known in Dunn as well as in Winston-Salem.
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
Personal Triumph
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Pediatrician
Handicapped Children
Winston Salem Survey
Mental Retardation
Physical Defects
Medical Recommendations
What entities or persons were involved?
Dr. Ruth O'neal
Mr. And Mrs. J. B. O'neal
Where did it happen?
Winston Salem, Dunn
Story Details
Key Persons
Dr. Ruth O'neal
Mr. And Mrs. J. B. O'neal
Location
Winston Salem, Dunn
Story Details
Dr. Ruth O'Neal chaired a survey committee in Winston-Salem that assessed handicapped children, finding thousands with mental retardation and hundreds with physical defects, and recommended health investigations, regular checks, and therapies.