Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-28
board of health and other divisions of the
city government which bear upon COM
munity hygiene and sanitation.
In Interest of Student Health.

The entire organization OF the depart
ment of hygiene has been developed pri-
marily in the interest of student health
marily in the interest Of student health,
For the accomplishment of these results
the department has employed carefully
planned lecture courses on hygiene; class
and personal instruction in health habits
and individual examination and instruc-
ton in personal hygiene.
The courses in hygiene required or the
freshman and sophomore classes in the
collegiate department include series
OF short lectures running through tour
terms: graded instruction In physical ex-
ercise and regular inspection in personal
hygiene throughout the same period. The
individual instruction in hygiene Is fur
ther accomplished by means of regular
medical examinations applied to each in
dividual student at least once each term
demic or preparatory department. and
throughout his first three years in the
collegiate department. In all Of this in
struction emphasis Is laid upon the in
dividual. The lectures are organized
with distinct reference to the health
problems that arise in the daily lives
of students living in a great city. The
health habits taught are the simple.
fundamental habits most essential to
physiological efficiency. greater stress be-
The individual instruction in personal
hygiene is based upon information Sc
cured by means of thorough medical ex-
aminations of each individual concerned.
Sixteen Short Talks.
1.-THE lectures in hygiene are made up
of series Of sixteen short talks on The
Causes of Disease; a second series OF
sixteen short talks on THE Carriers OF
Disease; third series on Our Defenses
Against Disease and fourth series on
The Nature of Some Of Our Common
Diseases
"Classroom instruction in health habits
is accomplished through four terms of
work in the freshman and sophomore
years in the exercising hall of the gym
nasium. Here are taught habits OF phys
ical exercise, habits of personal cleanll-
ness, and habits of community hygiene.
The sanitation of the exercising hall,
the locker room and the swimming pool.
and the. objective hygiene of the
individual. are emphasized as matters OF
community Importance, and each student
is taught his obligation to himself and
to the community in which he lives In
his relation to his fellow students. In
this connection it may be noted that the
swimming pool serves as sort OF an
index to the standard of hygiene main
tanned by the student community using
the pool. If the meteorological analyses
show evidences of human contamination
the fact is brought to the attention OF
the classes using the pool and the re-
sponsibility is placed upon them. With
repeated careful instructions concerning
the need of thorough bathing before en-
tering the swimming pool uhe necessity
of washing the private parts, and the
Importance of keeping all respiratory,
bowel or bladder eXcretions out of the
70. in q SUBSEQUENT
THEOLOGICAL analyses show an improve
ment in the sanitation of the water.
Medical Examinations.
THE medical examinations which form
the bases of instruction given the in
dividual students concerning their n.y.
gienic needs cover the skin. scalp. eyes
ears, nose. mouth. throat. heart. lungs
abdomen and genitalia. Wherever it is
indicated chemical and meteorological
examinations are made. The college has
recently equipped q departmental labora-
tory and employed the services of COM
petent man for the purpose of identify
ing disease carriers among the students
and supplying the department with in
formation upon which it can furnish adj
vice to the individual student concerned
1t is planned within the coming year
to utilize this laboratory service for
tie dtleClIOn VI ~ pHOlu CttiIlclS anu
diphtheria carriers in the student body
All individual instruction which adj
mits of being followed up is followed up
The Individual student concerned is re-
quired to report to the department until
his case is closed. Failure to report as
directed may lose to the student his
membership in the institution. The sue
cess Of this instruction and>its follow-up
feature is demonstrated by the fact that
less than per cent of the cases followed
up failed to report as directed About
SO per cent of them finally secured ad-
vice and treatment through their regular
family advisers. while less than 4 per
cent report to free clinics in the various
hospitals of the city.
THE characteristic and striking fea-
lures Of the work in this department are:
First. It's practical application of the
laws Of hygiene to the needs of the in
dividual.
Second. It's instruction in community
hygiene
Third. Its successful follow-up sys-
tenn in the interest of individual instruc-
ton in personal hygiene
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