The daily morning oasis., 1917-12-01
SANITARY CON-
DITIONS.
In NosaIes Public Schools
as Determined by Health
Officer AL Gustettsr

To the Honorable Board of
Trustees,
Nogales Public Schools,
Nogales, Arizona.
Trustees:
The Secretary of your Board
conveyed to me the request of
the Board of Trustees of the
Nogales Public Schools, that |
make a physical examination of
all the pupils of this district
with a view of detecting any
physical condition liable to in
terfere with the progress of the
pupils in their studies, and with
a further request to examine
them for the presence of any
disease which might be of a
contagious nature and thereby
likely to spread disease amongst
the other healthy children.
Following further instructions,
the school teachers were
examined with a view in mind
of detecting any physical con-
ditions which were liable to be
spread to the children in their
charge and also for the purpose
of determining the existence OF
any way which might have a
bearing upon their disposition
towards their scholars. This
latter report is rendered under
separate cover.
Each pupil was examined
separately in the private office
of the Superintendent or prin-
cipals with the assistance of a
nurse. There was no case of
pulmonary tuberculosis found
nor suspected case thereof. 773
children were examined and %
teachers. 70 pupils were alb
sent, and the various teachers
notified to send them to my Of
flee for examination upon their
return to school. When these
latter are examined, will SUBJ
NIT supplementary report up
on their condition. AS each
room was examined, the day
following a letter was written
to the teacher notifying her of
the condition of the various pu-
pills, and suggestions offered
whereby these conditions might
be remedied. The teachers
were instructed not to write
the name of the examining
Physician in their letters to
the pupils parents and also to
suggest that their child be
taken to their own family
Physician. A copy of each let
ter to the teachers, was placed
in the hands of the Superinten-
dent of Schools.
The disease of Tracoma was
distributed as follows: Elm
Street School, 339 pupils
examined with IL cases of Ira
coma present.
High School, 399 examined,
with 5 cases of Tracoma.
Bayze School, 35 present, with
A cases of Tracoma.
A comparative statement of
the percentage of Tracoma this
year with the number of cases
of the two years previous, is
as follows:-
School year beginning: Sept
1915, Pupils Examined 534
Tracoma 27, Per cent sos
School year beginning: Sept
1916, Pupils Examined GIT.
Tracoma 20, Per cent 3.24.
School year beginning: Sept
1917, Pupils Examined 773
Tracoma 20, Per cent 2.61.
The above shows a favorable
decrease in the number of cases
present anl / believe that Ira
coma in the Nogales Schools
can be entirely eliminated with
in a short time. At any rate
the healthy children will not be
in danger this year of con.
tracing Tracoma while at schoo
as all of these cases enumerated
will be treated and not per-
mitted to return until the
disease has been cured.
During this examination {
large tick was removed from
ear of one of the children which
affected his hearing, but hat
been there so long that it ceased
to cause any further pain. Al
so one case of measles was dis
covered in one of the pupils an(
the teacher was instructed t,
send him home. In order t,
more clearly present an idea o
the scope of this examination
/ desire to mention briefly tn,
defects which were found ant
the parents attention callet
thereto:-
Decayed teeth and defects il
+bo poc;tio,, of tho faokb (+L;