Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-12-17
NURSE NEEDED
To ASSIST IN
SCHOOL WORK
Inspector faeinzer
Tells. How Adenoids Retard
Pupils Development.
ALSO LEAD TO DEAFNESS
--SERI0US PROBLEM

In Its probing of the schools of
Perth Amboy early in the week.
probably the most surprising out
come of the investigation, to the sem
atorial school investigating commit
tee, was the large number of chill
dren with physical defects. This
condition was brought out In the in
terrogation of Superintendent of
Schools S. e. Shull who, in giving
the figures of pAe medical examiner.
Dr. M. e. Meinzer, whTcn shewed.an
apparent alarming condition of ar
fairs, stated that, to his mind. law
should be enacted which would en-
able the use of state school funds to
relieve the condition of school chill
dren when the parents would or
could not pay for medical treatment.
A note was made of Superintendent
Shulls suggestion by the probers
and 1t Is possible that some such law
may be enacted this winter during
the session of the Legislature.
Dr. Meinzer Recommends Nurse.
In an interview with NEWS rep
resentative today DIR. Meinzer. as
medical examiner of the schools. ex-
pressed great interest in the pro-
posed employment of a nurse in con-
nection with the permanent anti-tu-
berculosis work In this city. and
stated that with the ernrlovtrant Of
such person in connection with the
city schools. perhaps there would be
a big decrease In the physical de-
fects enumerated during the recent
examination. DIR. Meinzer said that
perhaps the Anti-Tuberculosi So-
ciety and the schools could both Join
in the expense of employing a nurse.
the work being along parallel lines.
that of education. When q chiId,s
physical condition was not what II
should be and no apparent heed was
paid by the parents Of the medical
examiners report, the nurse could
go to the home, explain conditions
and practically insist that something
De done for the ehild's betterment.
For instance some fortyAseven
children were sent home by the med
ical examiner during the last term
because of forms of personal un-
cleanness. In cases like this the
nurse II necessary, could clean the
child herself, If the parents wonId
take no action. 1t might be possible
that a start could be made with one
nurse for the two Humanitarian
movements and later a separats-
nurse be employed ser each work
II there was enoueh for two 10 do.
Trouble With Adenoids.
What startled the state investiga-
tion body perhaps more than any
thing else regarding this city was the
large nercentaee of adenoids. Out
Of 5,031 scholars examined, $50 3
were found to be sufrering from this
growth, BY retarding the physical
development of the child tl'eee ade-
noids are one Of the most dangerous
Of physical defects that clild could
be afflicted with Adenoids are a
mucus growth near the roof OF the
mouth, at the foot of the passage In
to the nose, from the back of the
mouth. A soft and pulpy like mass,
they block the nasal massage and
cause mouth breathing to an Extend
ed degree. Protracted mouth breath
ing gives the growing child neither
The proper quantity nor proper kind
Of air. The nose which is created
for the purpose of Offering the afr
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child breathes through it's mouth di-
rectIy into its lungs, the germ and
dust laden air at this time of the
year chilled to a harmful degree
Mouth hreathers usually have q duh,
heavy and unintelligent look which
is eradicated with the removal of the
nasal obstruction.
Out of the 855 cases OF adenoids
in the city schools there are perhaps
from 100 to 125 whose parents are
unable to have them attensoa Ia
The usual cost for an operation for
adenoids is around S25 me 1aael
OF education has taken the situation,
with regard to the school children,
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