John Jackson Lentz, Sr. (1885-1970) biographical file
Abstract
Biographical file includes obituary and biographical article.
Dates
- 1970 - 1970
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Historical or Biographical Note
John J. Lentz Sr. graduated from Vanderbilt Medical School in 1906. He became Davidson County, Tennessee, health director in 1920. He was an early advocate of dog pound/dog control laws, sex education in public schools, sewer systems, milk pasteurization, school hygiene, rabies control, garbage-disposal supervision, tuberculosis-detection clinics, rehabilitation for children with hearing and speech defects, and restaurant inspections. The Davidson County Quarterly Court was named to honor Lentz in a resolution passed in 1958, and a Lentz Public Health Center was opened in 1959. Lentz retired in 1964 and passed away in 1970.
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Language of Materials
English
- Title
- John Jackson Lentz, Sr. (1885-1970) biographical file
- Author
- Processed by EBL Special Collections Staff
- Date
- 2010-05-25
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is inEnglish.
Repository Details
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