Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-19
DEFECTS Of School
CHILDREN DISCUSSED
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION lSsra,eo
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Minneapolis. June ls.-The third daA
OF tho American Medical Associakion'a
annual convention opened this morn.
ing in fifteen sections in the various
buildings Of the DIVERSITY OF Minnesota.
When most doctors were absorbed II
the diseussion before the convention.
the political bee was working over time
The election OF officers will be held ,sta
this afternoon and the city for the next
meeting will be selected.
The house Of delegates at its mornina
session adopted q resolution presented
ny the committee on constitution and
bylaws. extending the terms OF the
secretaries OF various sections from one
year to three years.
leprosy 10 Increasing.
Leprosy rs steadily increasing In thd
United States according to DIR. ROBBERS
Blue. surgeon general OF the United
States public health service. DR.. Blues
address told OF the continued propoga.
tion and spread Of the disease. The
doctor discussed the present state ana
federal laws relative to tho disease and
urged tho advisability OF government
supervision Measures for tho control
of the disease and urged the advisabil.
ity OF government supervision. MeAss
ures for the control OF tho disease and
the care OF those afflicted were absos
lutely necessary. declared DR.. Blue.
Deficiencies In School Children.
Medical inspection in tho schools has
revealed many defects in tho older
children. declared DR.. Walter s. Cornell
OF Philadelphia. The following arc some
OF the defects shown. according to Dr.
Cornell.
Frequency Of eye strain. carious
teeth, poor nutrition. fiat chest aud
mental retardation among children i
present text books don't emphas
size the result Of eye strain. NASAL Oh
struction. poor heredity. ths cause 81
sauint, myop!a defectivo hearing. diSs
charging ears diphtheFia, scarlet fever.
nervous disorders. feeble mindnedneso
and decay OF teeth.
3-Future general medical practice
should include the subjects Just menS
toned and consider homo hy9iene.
school hygiene and personal hysiene
(ventilation. house cleanliness. sleep,
exercise. sex hygiene. diet. tobacco and
alcohol.)
- ITO uCCutntO hnOWieQH0 OK tho
practicing physician Is now mainly
concerned in the action Of drugs.
hrRemedy-The association OF medi-
cine and inclusion OF eye. nose. and
throat into the field OF general practice:
also our positive recorded approval of
the retention of tho family physician as
general consultant in health matters.
Importance Of Contact Infection,
The paper read by DR.. d. l.. Rich.
ardson. OF Providence. r. L. presented
the technic and results OF medical
asepsis in the care OF patients suffering
from tho so-called contagious diseases.
DR.. Richardson pointed out the im-
portance of contact infection and ths
small danger OF aerial transmission.
These have, he said, been well shown
In French and English hospitals and
by rather brief experience Of thraa
years in the Providence city hospital.
The practical side Of the nurses
training rs emphasized. also the high
character OF trained nurses in common
sense. truthfulness. energy and un-
selfish devotion to duty. according to DR..
Richard o. Beard. OF Minneapolis.