The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-01

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city where they have the confidence
OF the family. She comes to the home
IN her nurses Uniform, performs
many personal duties for them, makes
the patient comfortable ana the sur
roundings hygienic. In the district
nursing comes the Metropolitan insur-
ance nursing for which work we are
very grateful as it always pays the
nurse and thereby helps the associa-
ton to nurse less fortunate patients
who are not able to pay
In our child welfare work we
have had remarkable results. Stats
tics show that nearly fifty percent of
the deaths in Keokuk in the last
twenty years have been children I'M
der five years of age. This has been
very greatly decreased in the last
three years. We are fortunate in
having nurse so well trained for
this work. Under her supervision,
mothers meetings are held once a
month and by the interest and attend
| ance we can judge the good that is
being done. Since. the beginning of
this work, 149 babies have been cared
for and these are watched for two
years. Only last week the nurses had
four new babies to look after. This
is work that we are proud Of and
means so much for the future good
health of our city.
tuberculosis Work.
"As has been repeated again and
again, tuberculosis has cost our city
in both lives and dollars and we are
doing all in our power in the way OF
prevention and stamping out this
dreadful disease. We have built sleep
ing porches and given sick diet and
have been the means Of sending
patients to our state hospital.
1--WE have not left a stone unturned
towards getting hospital for our
Town city. We are still working and
determined to have one. The re.
turns from the Red Cross stamps
greatly encouraged us. We are surely
in debt to Miss Younker for carrying
on this sale SO successfully.
1--WE are especially grateful to the
manufacturers and wholesalers of this
city for the support they have given
us in our factory work These men
have realized that it pays to keep
their employees well ana happy and
our nurses have gone into many
homes through the generosity OF
Keokuk employers of labor.
Regret MatIess Death.
"In this connection we feel deep
loss in the death of Mr.. A. e. Matless
who was one of our most interested
advisors and who gave generously tc
the support of our work. His death
is a great loss to the entire city.
"In May we had visit from Miss
Ella Phillips Crandall, executive sec
rotary of the National Public Health
association. Her visit was great
inspiration to us. She told us our
work was established on the very
best traditions and with our advanced
methods, we could only expect the
best of results. Our nurses during
the past year have made 4,175 visits
that is an average of BAT month
This gives us some idea OF the WoTk
that is being done. It is with the
greatest appreciation that we SPEAK
of the conscientious work Of Our
nurses.
1--WE wish to thank all who have
SO generously helped us in this past
year, to those who have helned fnan'
Clally. 10 the ualiy papSIo ooi
thanks is due, through t-eir kindness
we have been able to bring to the
public our work and our needs. -
! ITO the ladies of the Visiting Nurse
association, I wish to express my ap
probation of your cooperation and
| interest and the harmony with whlcr
our work is done. May the next year
be better and as statistics are taken
may it be proven from year to Nea'
that our work makes healthier city
Miss Elsie Buck, treasurer OF th'
association, submitted the FOLLOWING
report:
Balance on hand Jan. l, 1915 s2l2.Ss
Metropolitan Life ms. Co. ..... "4S.o
! Coin banks ....... ~ ,
Patients .....'''
School board ............... 4vS'oe
Membership ......... 100. loo'1S
Pledges ....'.'' ~ ~
Receipts from picture show. l4.Z,
Receipts from Valentine party 1856
-. y s5r q. 5s2467.1C
DISBURSEMENTS.
Miss Jchnson's salary. mons. s5eo.oe
Miss Alexander's salary, II
months ...-..'. .''''''' -, =,
Miss Browns salary, II mons. iZ3.4'
,...i.+,,,. ,,,-sir, 140.7C
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