The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-03-10
THINK THIS OVER.

Mr.. Citizen:-Just a word with you
today, if you are not too busyH Did
you know that the Health Department
physicians during 1916 made 49,, 225
physical examinations of school chill
dren. Of these, 1O1,237 were found
with defects of various kinds; and of
this number, S8,014 were advised to
seek medical treatment. This means
that a note was sent to the parents
apprising them of their children's con-
dition and urging that they consult
their family physicians.
Also did you know, Mr.. Citizen, that
among the defects found there were
11,793 children with defective eyesight
and that 2,191 were found with other
diseases of the eye, making total of
1924 children whose eyes needed ex-
pert care and attention.
Eyesight is most precious thing,
Mr.. Citizen. It means everything to
man, woman or child wh0is able to see
perfectly.
Then, it may interest you, Mr.. Citi-
zen, to know that 81, 500 children were
found with diseased glands; 31,643
were found with diseased tonsils;
l4,263 with adenoids and 663 with de-
fective hearing, caused by diseased
ears.
Now, Mr.. Citizen, the pathetic thing
about this little story we want to tell
you today is that while the Health
Department has done its work, Wen
say, intelligently and conscientiously,
yet the parents of these children that
were found suffering from these all
ments noted, did not respond to the
advice and warning given to have them
corrected; in fact the percentage of
corrections secured was so small as to
amount almost to nothing. All this is
very discouraging, Mr.. Citizen. What
do you think about it9 Is there not
some way that you might help to get
better resultsF There certainly must
be. And here is the suggestion that is
offered for your best consideration.
Sometime ago the Commissioner of
Health, acting with DR.. A. A. O'Neill,
President of the Chicago Medical So
ciety, appointed a committee of medical
experts to study this whole question
of the physical health of school chill
dren, and to devise ways and means |
by which better cooperation could be
secured with the parents of the chill |
dren in q work that means so much |
for the children's physical health and |
well being. 1t would seem, Mr.. Citi-
zen, that you should get behind a
of this kind; that you
should be deeply interested in it and
willing to help the Commissioner of
Health and the medical profession of
Chicago to conserve in every way
known to modern medical science the
health of the school children of Chi
,ago.
What will you do about it,
Mr.. and Mrs. Housefy, the indus
rious and enterprising advance agents
or the spread of sickness and disease,
will soon be here. AS usual they will
AIRY full line of germs, including,
f course, their well known brands of
Uphold, consumption and dysentery,
ogether with many others, not so well
nown perhaps, but guaranteed to be as
to public health as those that
hight be obtained from any other
Ource.
Mr.. and Mrs. Housefy will be
leased to visit all unscreened homes
nd food stores, where they will feel
ssured of hearty welcome and where
hey will be properly housed and fed.
# course, barns, stables, outhouses,
lanure piles, uncovered and overflow
lg garbage cans will be given special
ttention and will be much appreciated
S agencies for increasing and multi
lying the tribe to which Mr.. and Mrs.
[ousefy belong. Mr.. and Mrs. House
Y may be expected any time between
Ow and April LIST. Don't forget this
otice and be ready to give them the
ght kind of a welcome.