The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-12-09

work we may classify parents into at
least three groups: LIST, those who
regularly employ physicians and have
for some reason or other not been in.
formed as to the physical abnormali'y
in their children. They generally do
not resent any examination and are
usually glad to have such abnormali-
ties corrected; End, those parents who
are rather Indifferent as to the real
health of their children, providing they
do not suffer from any of the usual
well-known dangerous" diseases. 1t is
rather difficult sometimes to convince
these parents of the necessity of cor
rect1ng ascertained abnormalities, but
they can be convinced. 1t is in these
Instances that the family physician, ii
capable and interested, and especially
the school nurse can accomplish most.
The nurse can explain carefully to the
parents, preferably in their homes, the
value and necessity of medical or surg
ical attention; 3rd, those parents to
whom children are accidental, I'M
necessary and almost utterly neglect
ed, with them little can be accom-
plished. have spoken at length
about parents for the reason that we
must depend upon them finally for re-
suits and any system Of examining
must make provision for following up
cases of manifest abnormality or def
cheney. The need Of nurses or social
workers to follow up many Of our ex
aminations is immediate and impera
tive The examiners recommendation
secures to the child medical or surgi
cal attention in many instances, but
4efinite results in almost all cases
could be secured IL someone could
personally enforce our recommends
lions in the homes of the children. 1t
is the impression of other workers in
the field that only by systematic
follow-up plan can best results be OBJ
tanned.
"A correction Of physical defects as
it affects the family is apparent. The
removal Of abnor1nality is not only of
the greatest aid to the child but 1t 4
brings to the homes blessing i'm
measurable and elevates that home in
its rank for the common good
Medical inspection affects society
in general DIR. Stewart holds that it
helps to make a stronger race of chill
dren to grow up stronger men and
women. Sanitary science he held was
a great part of the work and it was
important to see that the building was
in first-class condition for the best
work.
Greatest Work at Home.
A great part. of the work of the
medical inspector and school nurse
must be done in the. homes of those
who are too poor. too uniformed to
the doctor said. I'VE must never for
get, however that the health and the
lives of the children of such parents
are of as much potential value and
Significance to the state as the health
and lives of these children who are
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the one hand We do not know how
great or valuable any of them may be
come, and on the other hand, we do
not know what menace morally and
physically many of them do become
unless freed from abnormalities
which must unfavorably affect their
outlook on life and their future use
fulness.
Medical inspection as 1t affects the
family physician was well treated by
DR.. Stewart. He said:
"One of the most vital considera-
tons involved in the hygienic inspec-
ton of the public schools, is the re-
lation to be sustained by the medical
inspector toward the profession of
medicine. We can only hope for the
most perfect results when we are
sustained by the sympathy and moral
support of the profession at large.
That cannot be accomplished if our
duties are to place us in antagonism
with their interest The aim and OBJ
tect of this department. is to prevent
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