Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-29
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
Annual Meeting Held at the State
HousN, Monday.

AZ the annual meeting of the State
board OF Health held at the State
House, Monday, there We're present Dr.
{. ID. Smith. DR.. NJ. c. Wedgewood. F.
{. Jordan. Professor +. C. Robinson
Dr. Richard II. Stubs the newly an
pointed member, and DR.. A. G.. Young
secretary.
Dr. {. ID. Smith of Portland, was
unanimously de-clected president Of the
BOARD Tor the ensuing year.
The following is the personnel of the
standing committees which were ap-
pointed
On Finance-F. c. Robinson, f. C.
Jordan and c. d. Smith.
On Circulars and Other Publications
M. a. WedgWood, G.. NJ. Woodcock
and a. G. Young.
On Sewers and Drainage ana the Dis
poSal or Excreta-E. G. Jordan, +. G..
Robinson, Richard H. Stubs ana G.. NJ
WOOdcOck.
On Nentilation-E. c. Jordan and
NJ. G. WedgwoOd.
On Summer 1sescorts-M. C. Wedg-
wood, f. G. Jordan and G. D. Smith.
On Water and Water Suplies-F. G.
Robinson, NJ. G. Wedgwood and A. G.
Young.
On School Houses and School Hy-
giene-F. G. Robinson, Richard H.
Stubs and A. II. Young.
cnt Quarantinc-C. ID. Smith, NJ c.
WcdgWood and 4. G. Young.
ON LesislatiOn-A. G.. Young, F. c.
Robinson, NJ. &. Wedgwood and Rich
ard II. Stubs.
On nisinfectiOn and Disinfectants-
F. G. Robinson, G.. d. Smith and a. G..
Young.
On the Production and the Use Of
Vaccine Lymph. Antitoxin ana Other
incubation Material-C. d. Smith.
On Organization ana Operation of
Laboratory-A. G. Young, F. G.. Robin
son. G.. NJ. Woodcock and Richard II.
Stubs.
The secretary in reporting on smell
poN said that every lumber camp in
which cases of smallpox occurred has
been thoroughly cleaned up and disin-
fected. With the exception of one
house in Oakneld to be disinfected i'm
mcdiately there are no outbreaks in the
State with the exception of q fw in the
MddaWaSka region and the outbrea ks
there have been less frequent during
the past few months than they had
been Tor some time. Upon the whole,
the present situation is much more en-
autumn of 1902.
The board passed the following rules
relating to the examination of the eyes
and ears of school children:
Whereas The value Of perfect sight
and hearing is not fully appreciated by
educators. and neglect Of the delicate or
ltNN- nt -t..t., g..
10 disease of these structures, therefore
he it
Resolved. That it is the sense If the
state Board of Health that measures IT,
taken 10y boards of health. boards OF ed
ucation and school authorities. and If
possible. legislation be secured looking to
the examination of the eyes ana ears OF
all school children. that disease in its in
cipienCy may be discovered and correct
ed
The medical inspection of schools is de-
sirablc in cities and towns where this
is practicable, but where it cannot be
done the teachers could easily learn how
TO make an examination which would he
worth much in detecting early eye ana ear
troubles. Work of this kind WAS recon-
mended in the report Of the STATE Board
IF Health for the year 1891 in the follow
ing words:
vision. the intelligent teacher should and
can t,st the eyes of his pupils in such
a way as to tell him with a near approach
to certainty whether there is any serious
defect Of eyesight. and. ii myopia is pres
cnt, to enable him roughly to estimate its
grade. This examination hy the tea cher
will lee Of the greatest value to some pn-
pills who. without it. would have Strlig-
slcd along for years in 4 Handicapped
compC tition with their schoolmatts and
would finally have suffered irrepara bic in.
jury to the sight. that might havn been
tcctcd early"
\ method Of examining the hearing Of
pupils was also given in the same report
II local authorities come to appreciate
this work and to show an interest in it.
a circular giving the necessary directions
for making these examinations hy the
teacher will probably be furnished