The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-01
moons the follow up calls were made.
Between January / and June i, 226 OF

Between January / and June i, 22b OF
these visits were made in the inter-
est of the children. Three clinics
were held in ST. Joseph's hospital, at
which eight children had diseased ton
sils and adenoids removed. In May
the specialist who had conducted the
clinics advised that one Of the pa
tfents, ten year old colored girl, be
examined for tubercular trouble. she
was taken to the resident examiner
for Oakdale and after a series of care
full examinations he pronounced her
an incipient tubercular case, and rec
commended her to DR.. Scarborough for
admission to the sanatorium. The
nurses attended to the filling out OF
her admission blanks and the child
was sent to Oakdale June 2, by the v.
1 NJ A. On the 2Sth Of November she
came home. During that time she
gained II pounds in weight, reached
point where she was allowed to do
six hours work during the day and
was pronounced an excellent example
lof arrested development"
Four Cases Tuberculosis.
In the district work we have had
four cases of advanced tuberculosis,
three adults and one thirteen year
old girl. One adult was sent to Oak.
dale but was in such an advanced
stage Of the disease that they could
do nothing for him. and he died short
ly after he was sent home. For one
adult and the girl sleeping porches
| were built by the v. N. A. but neither
case was much benefited as the disease
had progressed too far. The last case
was not reported to us until few
! dow we HI nj
advanced cases are bedridden there is
little that can be done for them ex-
cept to teach them to protect those
around them by proper care of the
spitum and excreta and some times
furnish material aid. In small, crowd
ed houses it is hard to- take care OF
tubercular patients, and it is almost
impossible to prevent the spread OF
the Infection. When people learn
that might air" not only is not pois-
onous but is purer than the air we
breathe in the day time and conse-,
, quently it is safe to sleep with tha
windows open at night, and when they
realize that sunshine and fresh air
, are two of the best disinfectants on
earth we will find fewer people fall
ing ready victims to the great white
pla que"
But the benefits Of sunshine, fresh
air and cleanliness are by no means
limited to tubercular cases. There Is
no condition in life, either in sick
ness or In health, in which these three
factors can be ignored. We have
tried In all our work to teach the simp-
lest rules Of both personal and public
hygiene believing that IAN ounce OF
prevention Is worth a pound of cure
and from the steadily increasing re-
Spouse that we are receiving, we feel
that the future is full Of promise.
Infant Welfare Work.
The following report was made by
Miss Maude Brown who has special
supervision Of the infant welfare de-
partment:
With the close of the year of 1915,
we feel that much has been accomp-
, Itshed in our baby welfare work.
In the beginning we carried the
tabies only through the fifteenth
: month, but after seeing how much has
: been accomplished in that length OF
| time, we have decided to carry them
through the second year.
Manly babies are very slow about
their teething, and it seems desirable
to oversee their general care until
tnat peflOQ is enQeu.
With the beginning OF the year we
; had sixty-seven babies on our list,
who were under fifteen months Of age
During the year we have added sixty
four.
We find at the close, that we have
dropped forty one who are over two
years of age; seventeen have left the
city, and two nave died. Therefore
we have left to start the new year,
seyenty-one babies. The first death
was that of prematurely born in
FAINT, who died shortly after birth, and
the second was an older baby who
was drowned. On these one hundred
and thirty-one babies, we have made
during the year. one thousand, one
hundred thirty-seven calls.
Many Calls and Meetinao.
Twenty-six calls have been made to
furnish material relief. We have also
, made eighty-two prenatal calls. be-
. lieving that the best care of the baby
begins with the care of the pregnant
} mother.
We have held mothers meetings at
, the Y. w. C. A. and at the Peoples
| Institute on alternate months. except
, during the hot summer weather.
, At these meetings. we have had
music, readings, papers by the nurses,
, addresses by the physicians and in
formal question boxes. and they are
closed By a little social session, with
, two of the members Of the V. N. A.
as hcstesses. a'-
y With the coming year. we hope to
accCmplish more than we ever have
, before. AS the work grows we find
, fuller and more cordial co-oDeration
on the part Of those with whom we
are working and we are looking for
ward to a busy and useful year.
Rerort Of Secretary.
, The secretary. Mrs. ]. p. Coyle. sub
, mitted the following report:
, To the officers and members Of
the V N A. Your secretary be5s