"Divine Guidance" September 4, 1933.
Date: Unknown
Series: S 900 - Florida State Board of Health Subject files, 1875-1975.
Midwifery.
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to me. There was only one other car to use in Pahokee would not go most of the time. I used my Ford Coupe to go on emergency calls.
Local people joined into a death squad to find bodies.
It was a tragic situation. People trying to find their dear ones. One man had his two little boys holding each one up by the hand and a big wave took one of the boys. So the father was trying to find him. It seems strange that there is such a difference in the odor of a dead human being from a dead animal. But if you have ever smelled the decaying human flesh you know the difference. Once when I was slowly crossing a bridge I saw to my right a coloured mans body in the water. Knew he was colored by his hair. Part of his scalp was gone and on[e] broken leg was at an angle. I notified the death squad.
A few weeks after the hurricane a number (Sund, March 27) of people came down "flu" was almost an epidemic. One of our graduates who was used to cities was called to a family who was ill. They had a cow and asked her if she could milk. Of course she said no. They told her the cow was gentle and they told her how to milk. When she went out in her starched uniform and can the cow heard the rustling of the uniform and move[d] away. The young nurse started after her and