Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-01-25
OMAHA TN NEED OF
GENERAL HOSPITAL
So Declares DR.. Paul Paquin, Di-
rector Of Public Health at
Kansas City.
SHOULD INSPECT THE SCHOOLS


DR.. Paul Paquin, director Of pub
lie health of Kansas City, attended
the conference yesterday afternoon
in the city council chamber, where
city officials and physicians dis
cussed the scarlet fever situation.
He will speak today at the meeting
of the health officers.
In a statement to The Bee the
doctor said: THE fundamental
methods OF preventing and arresting
scarlet fever in a community con-
sists of systematic examination of
school children daily and of school
buildings every week, or oftener, IL
necessary. The system should con-
sist OF one physician for about every
thousand children and one nurse for
every two or three schools, according
TO the number of children in each
school. The duties of the physician
should be. and is in Kansas City. to
make direct examination OF all chill
dren from kindergarten to the sew
enth grade once week at a. m.
before they begin TO mingle."
To Instruct Teachers.
The physician also should instruct
every teacher how 20 inspect children as
they come into her room, by having
them pase in review. and every day the
teacher should have this inspection. Fur
thermore. the physician must train a
nurse IN the methods Of proper exaini-
nation Of children with regard to dag
noses OF communicable diseases, such as
dlphtheria, scarlet fever. measles. chicken
pox. whooping cough, humps. pedicu-
losls. This system means that ply
slcian and all the teachers and the nurse
in school examine daily and control
continually the condition OF health OF
ill-health OF the pupils.
"a most important feature OF the school
inspection OF Kansas city Il the enforce.
ment OF the taking the temperature OF
the child who may appear Ill. The prin'
cipals, nurses and teachers are instructed
TO take the tenir erature OF every child
that looks sick, record same In book
and then when the temperature Is above
normal-say 90 deerees--the child Is sent
home. with card OF instruction TO ths
parent to call physician and not TO re
turn the child TO school In any event until
the temperature las returned to normal
Have Parents Examine.
Another important system which II
now pursued by n large number OF the
parents OF children In Kansas City. e
which they we're readily educated Is e
examine their children's Threats every
day before they leave for school anS
when they return from school. BY tina
means a large number OF cases Of sor'
throat are detected by the parents them
selves and thus diphtheria, scarlet feve
and measles are frequently nipped In tn
| bud.
I'm Omaha. as In Kansas City. II
passing through a crisis, and just begin
ming to realize that good health Is IN
best asset of any community. l can un
derstand from the discussion heard her
that the people want results from tn
Board of Health and Board OF Education
1t Is only question Of time when thes
boards Of every city will get together 10
the common good. Necessarily the Boar
Of Health should have control OF ever
department OF the public health. the mos
important being the public school syl
tenn
Health fn schools.
IT would seem to me that Omaha
advanced enough and equipped with vel