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16 The Health Bulletin June, 1951organized health departments, forty of local health departments, with 59 vacwhichwere county units, twenty-four ancies. Of this nvunber ten were fulldistrictvmits, and three city health de- time health officer vacancies and twentypartments. In order to supply medical vacancies were in the public health nurssupervisionto all of the counties, it has ing persormel. This shortage of qualifiedbeen necessary to attach a niunber of personnel, particularly physicians andthe smaller counties to larger counties nurses, continues to be a major problem,having the services of a full-time health Trainingr: During 1950 the followingofficer. In practically aU instances this personnel received, or were in the proprocedvirehas been very satisfactory. cess of receiving special training underAs of December 31, 1950, there were the varied programs sponsored by the1,083 full-time budgeted positions in State Board of Health:Health Officers—scholarships University of North Carolina 3Health Officers—orientation in various field training centers 4Health Officers—attending radiological health conference 3Health Officer—attending Duke Psychosomatic Clinic 1Health Officers Division Directors, and other public health personnelattending Mental Health Seminar 29Physician on staff State Board of Health—tuition at University 1Public Health Nurses—scholarships 12Public Health Nurses—orientation at various field training centers 40Public Health Nurses—attending special Extension Courses 27Public Health Nurses—taking special quarter's work 20Public Health Nurses—special courses in tuberculosis, geriatrics, cancercontrol, mental health, child growth and development, prematureinfant care and maternity, cardiovascular diseases 157Public Health Nurses—attending Psychosomatic Clinic, Duke University— 26Hospital Nurses—course in care of premature infants 2Sanitary Engineers—scholarships University of North Carolina 2Sanitarians—special 8-week courses at various field training centers 36Sanitarians and Engineers—special Milk courses 27Sanitarians—course in Insect and Rodent control 36V. D. Investigators—special training 8P. H. Educators—scholarships ^^Nutritionist—scholarships^Lab. technician—scholarships1Bacteriologist—scholarshipsMental Health Trainees—scholarships 3Personnel in various categories of public health attending workshops, etc.— 9Industrial Hygiene Engineers—special courses 3Chief Industrial Hygiene Engineer—special course at RadiologicalMonitor School, Chicago — ^Apprentice Trainees—assigned to local health departments:Health OfficersPublic Health NursesHealth EducatorSanitarians and P. H. Engineers :^*^5Total 469