South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-16
CONDITIONS ARE
No WORSE THAN
IN OTHER CITIES
DR.. w. F. King Announces Fig
ureS of Medical Inspection of
City Schools at Closing SeS-
sion of Conference.

The result of the medical inspection
IN the schools Of the city. made dur
ing the past few days by the local ply
sicians and a dentist under the guild
ance Of DR.. W. +. King, OF the state
medical board, were announced at the
closing session of the health confer
ence at the high school auditorium
last night.
The results OF the inspections in the
various schools chosen we're an
nounced as follows:
Colfax school-Total number in
spected. 81: inflamed eyes. II: de-
Cayed teeth. "a: throat trouble Al:
enlarged tonsils, 40; enlarged neck
glands, g. adenOids, Z, and total num-
Der of teeth decayed. 1O7
Oliver school-Total number in
spected, 40; inflamed eyes. g. throat
infections, AZ; enlarged tonsils, 81; de
cayed teeth. a. and total number of
decayed teeth. 451.
Jefferson schOol-TOtai number in-
spected. 81: inflamed eyes. s. throat
diseases. 80: tonsils enlarged. %: ade-
nois. p; decayed teeth, 80; enlarged
glands, l.. and total number OF bad
teeth. 26s.
Gummary-Total inspections. 143;
eye troubles. %; throat diseases. rs;
enlarged tonsils 90; adenoids, 90;
bad teeth, ia. and total number OF
Comments on Figures.
DR., King commented briefly on
these figures. He laid special stress
ON the figures showing the number OF
decayed teeth per pupil examined DIR.
King objected TO the use OF the term
medical inspection" in the schools
and preferred the term health SUI
lpeFViglOn-" The results in South
Bend, bad as they are, were not very
different from conditions found in
other schools the speaker asserted.
In closing his address DR. King
stated that he would, on behalf OF the
the state medical board. most strongly
urge on South Bend "A systematic and
regular course of health supervision"
and in this he was strongly supported
by the other speakers.
DIT. Lyman Cohen OF Chicago. an
active health worker in the western
metropolis, followed DIR. King and
closed the conference with an address
on The Peoples Health"
DIR. Cohen went back 10 the days Of
prineval man in beginning his talk.
lie traced briefly the development of
the human species through three great
ages. The first was where man walk
ed on all tours and was too busy in
the struggle 10 live To think of health
the second where man had made some
progress and where personal hygiene
began TO make it's appearance, and
the third where the public health
movement arose. DR.. Cohen showed
that the movement had an economic
basis and was bound TO survive. This
depression from his main theme was
made TO prove that the movement in
which he is SO prominent is not fad
but a lasting reality.
Tells of Causes.
DIT Cohen devoted himself mostly
to analyZing the causes OF disease and
death. dividing them into five main
classes. and then taking up each class
IN turn and giving some practical and
basic advice as TO the methods of eth
ct overcoming or preventing such con-
ditiOns
Or Cohen divided the human ills
as far as they relate TO bodily illness
and death into five classes as follows:
Infant mortality. tuberculosis, santa
t.Onal diseases. social diseases and dis
eases due 10 violence TO general de-
bilitv and old age. DIT. COhen's talk
ON infant mortality was the feature OF
the five discussed. This class was sub
divided into five divisions and each
treated in full by itself. Twenty
oJt OF every 100 infants die the first
year. DR. Cohen asserted. One half
of these deaths are unavoidable and in
in a measure desirable as these are
the human seconds" the children
born of diseased parents and OF insult
ficient strength and vitality 10 sur
vive.
The other half Of the deaths OF
children during the first year are
needless aid can be obviated in a large
measure. \ number Of rules for the
care or the child, one of the principal
OF which is that il be given careful
common sense and constant care 10y
the mother. were eXpOunded by the
speaker.
DR.. Cohen also made the prediction
that the average age OF human life