The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-04-27
MEDICAL SCHOOL INSPECTION.

Seneca which was read before the
State Medical association here last
week and which had for it's theme
Medical Inspection of Schools" prob
ably created more general interest
than any other. 1t was an appeal for
Legislative enactment and the asso-
citation. after endorsing the paper, re-
ferred it to it's committee on legisla-
ton.
DR.. Hines is a member of the State
board of health. chairman Of the board
withal very accomplished gentleman
He has made personal examination or
inspection Of the children in the Seneca
schools, and his paper included re-
ports Of these Investigations. While
here DR.. Hines took occasion to visit
the city school, and upon the invita-
telling something about the work at
Seneca. He complimented the Laurens
school and it's management upon the
adoption Of a hygienic system, the
fine school building, grounds and SO
on.
DR.. Hines points out that the Dhysi-
cal side of school life has been made
secondary to that of the mental and
moral, and then proceeds to show that
the conservation of the children is the
most important thing in this country.
THE school child is the greatest asset
the nation has and as such we can
turn our attention to no more potent
force for the nations good. That the
function of the physician" continues
DR.. Hines Should not cease with the
birth of the child is conceded. that is
has done SO in many instances is CON
elusive, and that the oversight of the
child's environment and the child it
self through school life has been neg
lected by the profession at large is
undoubted. Childhood is where the
foundation should be laid broad and
firm or else the supcrstructure will
fall short of the development which
should follow. This is the most op-
perfume moment | believe in which to
launch a Statewide movement for the
hygiene of the school child"
His review of the work at Seneca,
beginning last September, is here
given:
The staff of examiners consisted of
two competent dentists, an eye and
ear. nose and throat specialist, two
general practitioners and a secretary,
the teachers rendering efficient aid at
times. There was 200 pupils and from
6 to Is years--consisting of all pupils
from first and the tenth grades-with
the following results:
Teeth defects-Number of pupils,
153 number OF. defective teeth. 600.
Tonsils defects-Number of pupils,
%.
Enlarged glands Number of pupils,
"a.
Adenoids-Number of pupils, three
Wltn NUMBER or suspects.
Eye defects-Number of pupils, 10.
Nasal Defects-Number OF pupils,
three
Skin Number of pupils, g
Orthopedic defects-Number of pu-
pills. four.
Teeth brushed daily-Number of pu-
pills. 10.
Cards Of record were used to retain
and send parents. Cards for school
government, sanitation, lighting, heat
ing etc.
I can not find any report on the ne
gro school child in the South. / ex-
amined representative number and
found in general faulty nutrition, prac-
tically all with teeth defects contrary
to the idea that prevails. Fewer Sc
rious tonsil defects. compared to the
whites; more skin LESSONS. | did not
examine for adenoids. A fair proper
tion had used the tooth brush
! | also examined a representative
number of cotton mill children among
the whites. Ninety per cent. had bad
teeth, not one used a tooth brush. The
other defects differed little from the
average school child