The daily morning oasis., 1917-12-01

Chronic Nasal Catarrh, II
eases.
Conjunctivities (sore eyes,
not contagious) 5 cases.
Eczema, 2 cases.
Weak muscles of right eye,
Causing squint) one case.
Ringworm scalp Ga contagious
disease) 2 cases.
liberated gums, one case.
Scrofular glands of neck
| (probably tubercular) 2 cases.
Opening of right nostril too
small (affecting breathing)
one case.
German Measles, one case.
DETECTED septum of nose (af-
fecting breathing) 2 cases.
I Enlarged turbinate bone of
nose { affecting breathing) one
case.
Uucerations about face, one
case.
Tracoma, 20 cases.
I Referring to the children af-
fected with Tracoma, a dan
gerous and contagious disease
of the eye, which if left un-
cured leads to ultimate blind
ness, | would suggest that the
pupils affected should not be
permitted to enter the school
until after they have under
gone at least a two weeks treat
lment under the professional care
eff some Physician. This pre-
caution should be taken not
only in the interest of the chill
dren affected, but also to pro-
tect any of the other children
who innocently might be con-
taminated. This will enable the
child to undergo a more vigor-
GUS treatment while not having
to attend school, and there
should be no complaint upon the
part of the parents when these
regulations are insisted upon by
your board. They will, of
course, readily understand that
this ruling is made in the in
terest of their child, and they
should bear in mind that their
child, too, with proper treat
ment will be cured, and will
then want every protection
against re-infection that might
be possible for those in au-
thority to afford. After the
pupil has been treated for two
weeks by a Physician, he should
present a certificate to that eff
feet. Thereafter the pupil
should present a certificate to
the teacher each week from a
competent Physician stating
that the child is still under
treatment. This certificate
should be required of each one
suffering with Tracoma, until
the Doctor renders the final
certificate that the case has
been cured entirely. In this
manner the case is thoroughly
observed until finally cured,
Thereby rendering unlikely the
possibility of injecting others.
In the matter of the other
minor defects noted above, the
parents of each pupil were in
structed in tevery case where
|attention was called to such de-
fects, that the necessity for
treatment, was merely a sug-
gestion and not matter of
compulsion inasmuch as the de-
feet in no way affected other
!children. This left the matter
of treatment purely a question
flor the parents to decide
themselves.
| The various buildings were
inspected from a sanitary stand
point. The Colored School is
well ventilated, and they have
good light to read by.
The Elm Street School the
Ihydrants and toilets were found
in a sanitary condition. The
ventilation of the rooms is
adequate, and in each room
there is sufficient light to
study by.
The High School l would
consider to be an absolutely up
to date building, as regards
light, ventilation, and improved
sanitary methods. There is alb
solutely nothing lacking in this
building which could be pro-
vided to further safeguard the
health of the scholars. The
only suggestion that l would
! make in this building would be
| that cuspidors be provided in
the halls for the pupils to ex-
pectorate in. The cusipdors
should contain some antiseptic
solution which would make them
entirely safe. | found a great
number of school children with
discharges in the nose and