Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1917-10-05
4 STATE HEALTH NOTES
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by DR.. j. W. Duke. State Healtl
Com missioner
Healthy School Children.


OF all movements for the cOnser
vation of public health none is more
necessary. none returns greater div
idends than the effort expended to
make and keep our school children
healthy. There has been in recent
years an increasing appreciation of
the responsibility Of the teachers,
other school authorities and the
community in this direction. It is
not matter which concerns only
the parents. The State. that is the
community. says in effect through
education laws. "the child must at
tend school" BY taking this post
tion It makes itself responsible for
healthful conditions in the schools,
This responsibility for the health
OF school children is ,Ee greater he
cause so many OF the ills from which
children suffer are preventable. "
taken care of in time. II not pre-
vented. they may handicap the child,
not only through his or her whole
school course. but through life. Of
ten a child is supposed to be stupid
or backward. when In reality II Is
suffering from adenoids. defectiv"
eye-sight, neglected teeth, or home
other physical defect which can be
remedied with comparative ease. II
tens OF thousands of cases 1t has
been found that when this defect
was remedied the school progress IF
the child became more rapid.
Treatment Of Adcnoids.
| 1t is estimated that from six Ia
ten per cent of school children have
adenOids to some extent This dis.
ease usually begins about the sec
ond. third. or fourth year, increaS-
ing in severity up to the eighth. the
ninth. or the tenth year. Adcnoids
lare described as little tumors In tho
Throat just above the back oi the
lopening of the nose into the mouth
and in front of the opening OF tn
1.-TWO small tubes by which the carr
are connected with the UPPER part
of the throat. In detail, they inter
fore with the breathing: alter th'
lchild's voice to n stufr quality. ro
move to n certain exton' the t"ns'
Of smell; create a new facial expires
sion of open mouth. overlapping
teeth, short upper lip. small. rarrov
lnOse and high archrd evabrowe, ant
tend to interfere with the nearing
When the adenOids are rccOgniZa
BILE. they are doing BORN II ih'
child is under eight o. nine years %
aEe. the harm will almos- certain,!
increase and. perhaps. the miur!
will become permanent: re- oI"ra
tion for adenoids Is comparatively
L.,
treatment, as compared with IN
danger Of leaving the adcnn!ds alpa"
is minimum danger compareh will
maximum danger
Questions for School Hoar'i.
The responsibility for sanitary an
} hygienic conditions in and about tn
school house largely rests upon tn
school board Here are some ques
. tions which each school boar
, should consider:
: Is the water supply for the scho'
e clean and safe? Does 1t contain aul
face drainage?
Are there sanitary means for tn
2 disposal of sewage? II the metho
employed one which you'd be al
proved by the State Board OF Health
Is the school yard well draine
and a safe place for children
play?
Is the school building well lighte
and we'll ventilated. so that the chi
wren will not injure their eyes
. suffer for fresh air?
:. Are the windows made so thi
:. they will raise from the bottom
. lower from the top? Are panes
all the frames? Are there defle