The Story of Dr. Wassell

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James Hilton. The Story of Dr. Wassell

The Story of Dr. Wassell

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THE STORY OF DR. WASSELL

FOREWORD

THE STORY OF DR. WASSELL

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James Hilton

Published by Good Press, 2021

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(And—significantly for what happened later—he joined the U. S. Naval Reserve.)

In 1927 confusion, reaching a climax, drove him home—back to Little Rock, where he had another fling at private practice and earned just enough in the first six months to pay his office rent. Soon, however, a county job fell to him, and this was much better—that of organizing and officering a public health system in the schools. But once again—and again with something of M. Jourdain's unawareness—the doctor found himself a pioneer. This time, in addition to the Negro, there was the Catholic, and the man of any race or religion who couldn't afford a two-dollar fee for immunization against a diphtheria epidemic. Dr. Wassell championed them all—not as a crusader, but as a public-health official who very simply believed it was his duty to safeguard public health.

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