The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 18, 1953, Page 3

Fla Health | Mandows ney y, 1059 Hin ést crrizen Board Gives | Work Summary 25 Million Examinations Administered In Fifty Years The Florida State -Board of Health Bureau of Laboratories has sian gee ge than 25 million barge examinations during its 50 years of seryice to Florida's physicians for. you on our lot. Carefully reconditioned ears port corto Ragin says iS : and trucks . . . every price reduced, ica is er m T, ee : ed i ; a Come in today. ‘Trade us your old vehicle far a inte Since its inception liere in 1903,| 9 ; : : ppp eR ; the laboratories have grown to be- e E £ h ee g gir ‘’ lt La 3g ? e:2 i fi E i nl i 3 5 2 i efi i Se ening field of preventive medicine, he added; “Prom. its very first year,” Dr. Sowder continued, “the laboratory proved its usefulness to the. pri- vate. physician and the health worker. it performed only 996 examinations on specimens serit in by physicians and others during ‘its first year of operation. “As proof of its acceptance and growing usefulness, the Bureau of Laboratories during 1952 perform- €d 2,446,916 examinations in its entra’ regional and affiliated lab- sh oratories.” as Ynereasing pressure on. the. cen- COMMANDER L. B. McDONALD - tral laboratory at Jacksonville, to- New Executive After serving as Executive Of. a eee ficer of the submarine tender| West from Norfolk where USS Bushnell for fifteen’ months, | Bushnell is now operating. He will a ti a F t @ ie HE uf i i ae E : NOW IS THE TIME To Plan ~ and ‘Improvements to Your Home... @ new root and any of the many other things that & home always needs to make - it more livable and up-to-date. Let us help out with an FHA improvement Loan — monthly pay- ” Any of our Officers will be glad see you and discuss your particu- lar improvement problem with you. The Florida National Bank At Key West Your Friendly Community Bank NATIONAL