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Abstract
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There was an increasing tendency during 1927 to regard public health work and private practice as one task. Mortality and morbidity statistics.
-The general death-rate continued to decline and the health of the people was good as compared with preceding years.
Legislation: A law was enacted providing that the Maternity and Infancy Act shall cease to be in force after June, 1929. Unsuccessful efforts were made before state legislatures to prevent vaccination and curtail animal experimentation. Public-health measures:
-Notable achievements were made in the prevention of disease in the area flooded by the Mississippi River. The dismissal of the health commissioner of Chicago constituted a setback to public health work. The increase in the number of city and county health officers continued. Progress was made in the fields of mental hygiene, venereal disease control, and tuberculosis work. The foundations made important contributions to public health advancement. Private practice.
-The number of physicians and nurses continued to increase. Hospitals and clinics.
-There was a marked growth in the number of hospitals and clinics. Biological research.-Four or five discoveries of importance were made, and others of less significance. Research in medical economics.
-Three commissions or committees were making important studies, and preliminary reports have been issued. |