The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-05
,.ard Of Directors Of Visiting Nurse
Association Learns Of What
Miss Cron viii
20.
no CURB TUBERCULOSIS
.,,s VIII be Laid Before Commit
tees and the Board Of Super
visors- other Reports
Made.

The hoard Of directors OF the VisiS-
mo Nurse association at the hee.Ins
this morning, heard the plans " @
demonstrating nurse MISE 49,, '
ae hn is making survey of the tuber-
W. iosis conditions In Lee county MISS
C Cln is public health nurse, trained
nio n,syeIand, O., for her special
~ III, and ia sent out by the Iowa AS
o;at,on for the Prevention OF Iuper-
soI ,aa;s She said that since Iowa mas
eu'J low requiring that vital statistics
nv FONT the difflculty OF gaining
Ief,nite figures is much greater tnan
~ states in the registration area IN
III - nv hard research figures nave
~. ~ complied in this state and II ID
p minated that $4,000 people die an
ell. in Iowa from tuberculosis.
mhasa figures are based largely upon
+hs records kept by undertakers.,
ny This olan which is to be followed Is
.,at che will gain all the informa.
.ion possible as to the NUMBER y.
eases the number in the lnclplent
and in advanced stages, figures SNOW
;ng the spread Of the disease ,ne
condition OF children and the iiAe'
and make a report OF adj OF ner iinu
inps before the Lee county poaru VI
suneryisors and representatives iIoni
Keok,1k. FIT. Madison, Donheison'
West Point and as many otner cD ~
munitiess as can be nteresteu. n
object OF the survey is to 1ina "ne.h ,.
oO' ~ not Lee county needs some pub
lie provisions for the care " .Aos
having tuberculosis.
There are most inadequate proVls-
,on in Iowa for the care of the tuoer-
GHOSTS The Oakdale sanitarium IS
overcrowded and long waiting lls''
many of whom die from the disease
while waiting for admission. Scout
county has hospital at Davenport
0ttnmwa and Des Moines each nave
smal, hospitals, and there is g. PRIV
ate sanitaruim at FIT. Dodge. Inc
combined capacity Of all these Is
about three hundred. Miss Cron toid
The board of how public dispensary
could be established and the eoou
results which follow from a sta1!on
where tests can be made determining
whether or not patient really has
tuberculosis.
Miss Henke, who has been dolns
some special work for the " N. Az
in an effort to render better lhS
housing conditions, reported the con-
dition of houses and the Improvement
which had been made in some ioca-
tons, following the investigating
work done a year ago. she reporteu
open drains in two localities and toid
OF the diseases, typhoid fever par
ticularly, which were directly trace
able to those open drains.
Miss Cron and Miss Henke both
spoke of children playing at the
- @t,n OH
flows into the river near Cabin Boat
row. The association is seeking 10
move Cabin Boat row, because, they
say, it is a menace to public health
and ia some sections, to public NOR
ais. Some of the cabin boats are tied
about fifteen feet from the mouth OF
the sewer.
Thanks for Cooperation.
BY unanimous vote, the thanks
Of the association were extended 10
the mana gers OF the Hippodrome, to
the physicians and dentists OF the
city, to the board Of education ana
ward principals, to the Y. w. c. A.
and to those who loaned their auto
mobiles for use in the parade, to
The Gate City for publicity, to the
merchants who decorated windows,
and who otherwise co-o2erated IN
making baby week success, and to
all others who lent their aid in the
weeks observance.
1t was announced that Miss Brown
head of the infant welfare depart
ment of the v. N. A., has been &C.
cepted as a member OF the national
organization OF public health. This
Is coveted privilege of all public
health nurses, and the association Is
very pleased that Miss Brown has
been admitted.
Report for Month.
She made the nurses report for the
month as follows:
Nursing service IN the district:
Number Of nursing visits ....... 81
instructive visits ............. AZ
Friendly visits ................. IS
Extra visits
metropolitan visits 81
infant welfare visits ........ .1l2
The field secretary of the Metro
pol1tan Co.. Miss Johnson, was in
heokuk few days ago, and very
aighly commended the work Of the
visiting nurses. On possible per
eentage basis of 100. the work done
mere received SO per cent, which was
'he highest received in this district.
Miss Younker presided at the meet
ing this morning; Miss Mary Irwin
served as secretary, and Miss Buck
made the treasurers' report.