Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-01-29

said that So cities anu towns AAA s
state had adopted this and there were
now 4s school physicians IN Maine
They attended 4752 cases In 1918, oe-
votirr 1897 hours to the work ana at
\ total cost OF S462S. or an average OF
about 81 per defective found. ahe
avera re per capita cost for the nation
for this work Is IS cents or 20 cents
for both medical and dental lnspec-
ton.
During the year teachers mace
100 626 tests Of sight and nearing
finding 11,067 eases Of defective eye
sight and 1851 of defective hearlns'
In the proposed measure covering
physical fitness among school chiI-
dren. DR.. Thomas said, 1t was plan
ned to have T. become effective over
the state gradually. so that 1t wou,o
he 1924 before it would be compnl-
Sc. in all places. Any other way. ne
said. would make it Impossible 10
find physicians to do the WORK. II.
estimated cost of this work. Wnen ~
becomes effective in the wnoie sta'e
is sl:5,0oG for medical tests ana soo'-
200 Tor nurses.
Taking M the matter OF work III
the secondary schools. DR.. Ihomas
said that the State and mun,c1paii-
ties paid out $913.O 900 for high schoo's
which we're attended by HOW. lac
/ academies of the State cost Sioo.'V"
and they were attended by 1000 Du-
nils The cost in the academies WAS
! slightly more per capita than In the
, high schools. This was due to the fac:
! that most of them had dormitories
and furnished board for pupils, TINS
/, being charged in as part OF i''e
/ educational cost.
| Dr. Thomas declared that it was
necessary that steps be taken to M
proye the studies of these secondary
j schools. and in support OF TINS cNs"
| tho fact that only IS Of each 1oo SIN
dents who took the first year IN mgr
| schco, in Maine remained in scho VI
! and finished tire last year
| Eastern Maine General Hospital
| Donald r. Snow of Bangor spoke
! in behalf OF the Eastern Maine Gen
| eral hospital of that citv. He said
: tina. the reason why the Legislature
! was asked to increase their apprp-
! pria;ior from $4,000 year in 1917 an
! 1918 to s1o.50O in each OF the next
! two years was the increased cost II
: conducting the institution. Last year
!: their food bill increased $4,000, that
! for hight and fuel $4,000 and they hal
a deficiency of $4,000 for the yea:'
ending in June, 1918. Their 6efic.;
for the current physical year was
I now $500 This mad been cared cor
! by means of temporary loan.
!; This hospital. said MIR. Snow, is
not q local one. OF the 31?l patients So
! treated in the last year but ,,3 w@fe
from Bangor. l: never turned Il pa
p: tient away because of lack OF mLn-
. ey. It endeavors to collect from all
thoee vito are treated there, if they
! are able TO pay. The trustees hope
that it will not be long before they
viii not find it necessary to ask State
aid The endowment fund is growing
constantly. hut has not reached the
! proportions where it will support :hc
institution. The hospital is filled to
, the doors and there is always lo1g
waitin. list. 50 that it is Impossible
to keep patients SO long as is de-
sirable. the increase in the apprcpti-
. alton. if granted. he said. would NO.
take care Of tie deficiency.
/ Answering a question by the mem
! bers Of the committee, Mr.. Snow said
/ the rate IT the hospital was $50 ana
Kat las: year it cost $4,000 for the
charity work The endowment fund
OF the hospital is now $4,000. ! he
: trustees hope that after six months
! the cost IT maintenance will fall.
/ Old Town Hospital
/ lone Of the officials of the Old
Town hospital appeared in its DC.
half. although Rep. W. S. Reed III
Bangor spoke Of the excellent WORK
/ i: has done and is doing. IT '-as STAT
ed that the same amount as last wear
/ was requested. $500 for clerk hire and
! S100 for part payment CT nurses. 4
; total of siCC0