The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1911-10-25

Following is paper read by Mrs
Matte Headington, chairman of tn
Educational Committee, at the meeting
of the Third District Federation o
Women's clubs at Occur dAlene. TIL
federation passed, unanimously,
resolution favoring a law requiring
medical inspection in the public
schools. The paper, under the titlt
of Medical Inspection of Schools" fol
| lows:
Medical inspection of schools is {
movement of recent growth although i
is by no means in it's infancy. 1t has
long since passed its experimental
stage. In France as early as 1888
school committees were required by
law to look after the cleanliness and
sanitation of public school houses
This arrangement was praiseworthy
but it carried with it no appropriation
hence physicians were obliged to
donate their services.
In 1879 this law was so amended
that an adequate amount of money
was available for the payment of ply
sicians. The country was divided
into ia districts, or which SO were
within the city of Paris. A physician
was placed in charge of the work in
each district of from 20 to 25 schools.
Again in 1884 the law was improved
upon and from this date comes the
present excellent medical supervision
and inspection in Paris.
In Germany, Dresden and Liepsic
were the first cities to have medical
inspection Here in 1889 a true sys-
tenn of medical inspection was estab
lished The movement spread rapidly
and was taken up by city after city.
In Wiesbaden a system was develop
ed providing for careful and thor
ough physical examination of each
child at the time of entering school,
and for denomination in the third,
fifth and eighth years of the public
school course. The system also pro-
vides for careful service for the de-
lection of contagious diseases and for
the inspection of school buildings and
In 1898 this, the Wies
baden method, was adopted through
out Germany
Wiesbaden was the first city in Ger
many to make examinations of all
pupils entering school, whereby a
startling humber of defects were re-
vealed of which the teacher, the pupil
and the parent were wholly ignorant. |
It became apparent to the people of |
Wiesbaden that medical examination, |
1t least of all children entering school, |
vas of the utmost Importance. Should |
We not be as wise and foreseeing here
n Idaho in 1911, and care as well for
)ur children now as did the people of
Germany in 1889?
In Hungary the scnool physician is
equired to visit and inspect schools,
Examine the children and give lee
ures in the schools with reference to
ygiene.
In Austria medical inspection of the
chools is an affair OF the state.
In Norway since 1891 the health
{ pupils must be examined three times
year-in May, August and December.
he examining physician must make
report giving special attention to
re causes of absence, headache and
atigue.
AS early as 1863 Sweden had physi-
al examination with reference to
These laws have been improved up
4 until now Sweden has a good law
,quiring medical inspection in the
,hOols.
In Roumania medical examination is
,quired once year.
Moscow, Russia has had school
lysicians in her schools since 1888. 7
In Switzerland medical inspection
national law although governed =
different regulations in the several =
ntons.
In England the medical inspection =
t which went into effect in 1908, is L
tional in it's scope and applies to all .
G public elementary schools. 1t is
CROUCH in it's provisions for COM -
etc system of medical supervision. =
In South America, Chile and Argen- -
lie Republic are making rapid strides =
)ng this line. =
Since 1882 Cairo, Egypt, has had y
school physicians employed
look after school sanitation and -
,dical inspection. L,
The Japanese system of medical in ~
ection extends all over the empire
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