WASHINGTON, Aug. 30, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --
Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S.
Census Bureau:
SAVING FACE
Profile America — Sunday, August 30th. Few of us
have the opportunity to actually change the shape of people's lives
and help them to live more happily. Such a man was Dr. Claire Straith, whose birthday in 1891 is noted
today. Treating soldiers wounded in World War I, he pioneered many
techniques in plastic and cosmetic surgery that are still in use
today. Later, noting that he was performing a lot of reconstructive
surgery on crash victims, Straith successfully urged automakers to
use safety glass and remove dangerous projections from the
interiors of their cars. There are over 7,000 board certified
plastic surgeons among the more than 907,000 physicians and
surgeons in the U.S. You can find more facts about America's
people, places and economy, from the American Community Survey, at
www.census.gov.
Sources:
Birth:
http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1997-08-30/news/9708300327_1_white-house-straith-frankenstein
Straith biography:
http://www.straithclinic.com/history-of-straith-plastic-surgery-clinic-detroit.html
Straith and cars:
http://amhistory.si.edu/onthemove/themes/story_86_10.html
Plastic surgeons:
http://www.plasticsurgery.org/news/briefing-papers/plastic-surgery-for-teenagers.html
Physicians and surgeons:
http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_13_3YR_B24010&prodType=table
Physician and surgeon offices/NAICS 6211:
http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=BP_2013_00A1&prodType=table
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SOURCE U.S. Census Bureau