Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-05-06

ing touching on medical inspection
in our schools:
The law passed on the above mea-
sure by the last Legislature compeIs
the board to furnish inspection il a
majority of the patrons OF school
ask for it. The board may provide
it without petition.
We have been accustomed to
think of North Dakota as so health
full that doctors and druggists could
almost he dispensed with: especial
~ we had supposed that children.
who spend so much time in the pure
outdoor air, must there fore he free
from disease. But it has heen as
certained where medical inspection
has been held. even in the rural dis
tricts, that more than half Of the
children are physically defective in
some respect. These defects may or
2 may not he serious. but they always
interfere with child's advance
ment. and often they may develop
into serious trouble.
The subject of Medical Inspection
was presented at the Slope Educa-
tl0nal meeting by DR.. kranz. Of
Mandan. He gave these statistics
Of the results of medical inspection
Of Mandan pupils. including the
country as we'll az the city children:
3 per cent had defective nutrition.
5 per cent were anemic.
+ per cent had go,ter.
Several showed symptoms of chol.
era.
Several had pulmonary diseases: a
larger per cent of these were from
the country than from the city.
l3 Sd per cent had defects of
vision.
a per cent had contagious eye
diseases.
q i per cent had adenoids.
SO per cent had defective teeth.
Medical inspection is carried on in
several counties in the state. In Nc
Henry county. the superintendent
reported discovering some pupils in
advanced consumption, still attend
ing public schools and endangering
others. In one school of 1A pupils
l25 were defective.
1t is to the advantage of all schools
that the ailing ones receive the at
tentlon needed.
More care should be taken by
boards and teachers to keep the
closets in clean and sanitary con-
dition; this for moral as we'll as
health conditions. The school
houses should be kept clean as well
rs ventilated.
In some schools rallies are held,
where all the schools of a district
meet in one place. for a picnic or
contests and a physician is present.
The state of North Dakota,
through its agricultural college at
Fargo. furnishes wealth of valu-
able material to the people of the
state on the various topics of vital
interest and these publications are
free for the asking. That the far
mers and others interested may
know what these are it is provided
that copy of the title Of all pam.
phlets he furnished the county au-
ditors in May and that the same be
printed in the official county papers
the first week in June. Following
is the law:
Section 1. Agricultural College
to Furnish List of Publications to
County Auditor.) The agricultural
college shall furnish each county
auditor in this state, on or before
the 18th day of May of each year. a
list containing titles of every publ
cation published by il for free dis
tributicn and shall specify in such
ist the name and address of the de.
partment from which each pubica-
ton may be obtained upon appica-
tion.
Section 2. Duties of County Au-
ditors.) 1t shall be the duty of each
county auditor in this state to have
the list as furnished by the agricul-
tural college published in the Of
fetal paper or papers of the county,
for one issue. during the first week
in June of each year.
Section 3. Emergency Where
as. an emergency exists. in that
there is no provision for the distri-
button of the publications of the ag-
ricultural college and of the publ.
cations provided in Section 2 Of the
smith-lever agricultural extension
Act. therefore. this Act shall be in
force and effect from and after it's
q massage and annrnvaI