Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-01-24
(pREvENTABLE ILLNESS
OF CHILDREN SCORED
:. -, crime To Let Youns~tcrs suffer
when u tsn te
Avoided.
ORDINARY ILLS ARE FATAL
,.,h care 90 Health NV Save
Guyh sotrow Ia iaivS
Life.
Hy Dr JOHN " DUKE.

A., DT John W. DIkE
-, nniy AR. whoopinc cough and
..ic, ,so of tho most prevalent OF
'htidr.u'A diseases. but there IN stlll
.",,,',,s,t,on on the mart Of two many
'''t. ,n regard them rs compnra.
T,ct,' trl,inl. IN some cases almost
,s,..s,,,, a,companlments ~ child.
80 No preHter mistake could b-
-, zach Of these diseases every
.r ,,lrs much hHaVicr toll of
o',,y ufr n this state than dis
' q, ot,n arouse more appreh.n-
, ,,,t are less common. II In de
,...s.ps 10 consider the unnecessary.
,,.sc rroycntable. suffering and
,. ~ mid ne physcianH and
.,,h ,ffirer. find these two dis
',s,. among the most difficult 10
,a,,,,oi because ~ the vet too prev
.t,,, belief that they are ~ mild and
-, a., danger to life that pre-
,,tI,r. are not neCessary. Yet ap "A
Ito, az f,rt whoopIng cough and
! e.si,. each wear claim more vie.
Y",r. b, 1Rlnhnma and throughout
,be country generally than scarlet
,e,cr nr dlphtherIa Mhooping
mo, rspc.taIll. IL one OF the most
.t,I Jisra.rs In infants under two
glI
a,n,trrept from compllcations fire.
ousntly follow both whooplng cough
.r, ,,,,,.lrs
The h.lief that all or even n great
,s,,,n,nrr OF children. must ncces-
.rl, contract whoopinx cough or
ms,sie. IL wholly ungrounded. They
.,e contagious diseases and com.
wunicatcJ only by contact with
ncr.on affected Therefore N each
sss. y,,. promptiy iso,sted until re.
over, ahsnlutc control of the infec-
nan could hc accomplished.
Measles beglu with .ymptoms re.
mmblirg a cold. such ss running ~
tho nose fever and cough. which
\ GENERALLY continue Tor several da,s
)N.tn,c ,hc rash sppcars whoopipg
cough horins With apparcntly or
dinary cough and IN, "whoop"
vsually does not appenr for several
ssyS I, Ia IN the early stage. that
both diseases are most contagious
ana children with tho symptomn de-
srihcd should no, be- allowed 10 at
iend school or mingle with other
,hlld,cn
II has been shown that proper
care and timely treatment will elm.
mate With compnrative ease many
ailments which IN not corrected will
handic,p the child for life. Recently
the state board ~ health had medical
nspcc,ions made In "A number Of
schools During the examinations In
is schools the cases Of t.s2I pupl,s
were Investigated or this number
fft per cent Ind defective vision,
vi per cent defective hrnring tOt
5&sr cent defective teeth. while t51|
psr cent we're suffering from either
enlarged tonslls. ad.noIds or hoth
While II is true that many OF these
we're minor. often Indicating only
falling below tho standard vet the
Nrurca arc startling They phow
onclusl, civ IN, nece,.Itv for medical
supervision In our schools. prar.
ucally ALI these defects .nr he eiim
mated with comparative,y little
trouble lN proper treatment An ON.
sentlal fnctor IN ,ba, plch treatment
he given In time The longer 1, Ia
DELAYED the harder 10 effect n cure.
The longer The chIld must s,rurrle
under a harsh bandIrap
II is cruel ana unfair IN schooI
children that they should he permit.
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