El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-02

Report of June Work Shows
Much Suffering Re
heved.

The report of Miss H Grace Frank
lin. director, of the work during June
| by the Woman's Charity Association
School for Mothers, in cooperation with
the city health department and the E
Paso county charities, shows beneficial
results and that much good was accom-
plished Miss Franklin however, has
plans for extending the work. and in
her heport, states:
The dispensary is in great need of an
obsterical class, a class where expectant
mothers can be sent and examined by q
physician to ascertain present conditions
and instructions given as to care. At
ter confinement the case should be Wis
tied in the home and the work of the
midwife inspected. Ell Paso has an ig-
norant lot of women acting as &C
coucheuses, and their work should be
carefully watched and in this way save
many mothers untold suffering and also
prevent blindness.
New York city has an excellent law.
The health department requires the re
porting OF every birth within So hours
and is therefore able to supervise the
midwife. an inspector Is sent to the
home Of every woman confined by a
midwife.
The American Medical association has
a standing committee on ophthalmia
aiken public interest in il and to Sc
cure organized, concerted effort for its
suppression. To this end 1T recommends
that everywhere state boards of health
should be charged with the duty of
licensing and registering midwives:
that there should be more attention
paid 10 the registration of births; that
midwives and mothers should be in
structed. through the medium Of widely
- L.
TO the dangers. method of infection, and
modes of prevention of disease: and the
free distribution of a chosen prophy-
latte.
If the Woman's Charity association
can bring about this class and secure
q physician for the county dispensary
to do the examination work and can
persuade the city council 10 give DR..
Anderson a second assistant to follow
up all cases. confined by midwives. it
sill do much TO stamp out blindness and
reduce pauperism in Ell Paso
Dispensary Obtains Results.
Our county dispensary is doing excel
lent work There are six classes and
all of the physicians, except the coun-
ty physician and his assistant, donate
their services. among them being Dr.
H H. Stark. diseases of the eye, ear,
nose and throat: DR.. ". c. Kluttz, dis
eases OF cn1lQren, LII 4. Z. RIenLlSS,
diseases of the stomach and intestines;
DR. Willis r Smith, diseases of the
skin: DR.. H. J. Emanuel, acting assist
ant county ply sician, general diseases
and minor surgery; DR.. Hugh S. White.
county physician. diseases of women.
The children's class is as well equip
ped and up TO date as any class seen
in the east. The physicians and assist
ants wear caps and gowns. everything
is done to prevent the carrying of in
lection We have scales for weighing
the babies, in fact everything neces-
sary to a well organized class. In one
thing we are ahead of other dispens-
aries often I have watched patient af
ter patient file into the class room,
ella sping tightly in their hand the num-
Der given by the registrar. If the pa
tents turn to see the physician is No.
Z, he is given a card with No Z printed
upon it, The cards are used until they
are worn out I have often wondered
Just how many different kinds Of germs
they carried. We use poker chips and
as the patient comes into the consult
ia tion room the chip is dropped into
a bichloride solution and remains there
until after all cases have been examined
and then is dried and put back, a clean
chip. for the next class day. All Of
these things are furnished by the Wo-
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