The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1920-10-06
REPORT OF RED CROSS
NURSING COMMITTEES

1t may be of interest, and we sin
cerely hope it is to a great majority
of our people, to know a little of the
work OF Clarendon Ccunty's Red Cross
Public Health Nurse. Our nurse,
say our, for Miss Moore is here for
the benefit of every person, white and
colored in Clarendon County, has been
and IS doing great work, which feel
very few people are aware Of. Hav-
ing only one nurse for the whole of
our large County it is impossible for
Miss Moore to be in the different sec
tons OF the County as often as she or
the members of the nursing committee
would like to have her be. However,
before many months the Committee
hopes to have an assisting nurse in the
field with Miss Moore, and we feel
sure that when the two nurses are
working in union the results will be
greater than they are at present. Even
working all over this entire County
for the past two and one-half months
alone, Miss Moore has done wonder
full work
There were three 60 baby confer
ences held during the month of July.
BY means of these conferences many
mothers were helped materially with
not only the feeding of her infant, but
IN so many innumerable ways that a
great many of these mothers bring
their babies to the Red Cross rooms
every Saturday afternoon between
the hours of two az. five for them to
be weighed and INSPECTED generally by
Miss Moore, and to be given further
instructions in the care and feeding of
them. These children are to be our
future parents and should they not be
healthy and strong in youth, they are
very apt to make us men and womei II
who are not strong enough in body and
| character to manage the welfare of
our country.
feel sure there are few of US who
realize the enormous number of tu-
! berculosis cases there are al over the
| County, and would not believe tho
carelessness of the majority of these
cases, unless they were brought un.
der our personal observation. Since
the first of August Miss Moore ha:
spent the greater portion of her time
inspecting these tubercular eases ant
their home surroundings, which sh,
found in so many cases most appall
ing, and with the patients taking NJ
precautions whatsoever in protecting
/ the other members of the household
from this most dreaded disease.
Miss Moore is at the Red Cros
headquarters every Saturday after
noon from two until five o'clock, ant
she will be more than glad to hav,
anyone call during these hours for an!
information or assistance they wish
There has been formed in thirtccl
sections Of the County nursing com
mittecs whose chairman meets wit
the Manning committee and the Coun
ty Nurse every three months an
plans are consummated at thes
meetings for the ensuing period O
three months. The Manning commit
tee meets once each month and in
spects the nurses records; daily a
we'll as q monthly record is kept b
the nurse for the inspection Of abov
committee, and for the public who ar
I, interested and we would be glad fo
any interested party to look over thes
at any time.
y The following is partial summar
of work done by our County Red Cros
Nurse for the past three months, tn
.. length of time Miss Moore has bee
with US:
= Nursing care given to 10 patients,
l3l instructive calls.
j., 10 sanitary inspection calls made
: 5 committee meetings
: 9 talks on health problems with
total attendance of 837.
3 Baby Conferences held in July
! During August and September
special tuberculosis survey.
Mrs. j. A. Weinberg,
Chairman I oro1 NrrSipxr ('no,