Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-02
NORWICH NEW HEALTH PROGRAMME


 porary measure and feels that later agency.
 work at once.
 we nave good reason to believe. that the lnstaIIatlOn or 3 pathologIcal ia.poratory IS only a mat1e. or d ssnurt tlQe. Tne sL4ierinIenueut and trus- tees of the lsstckIs husp4Iaf are quite active aid l1r. 45drtlett state nacter- l IoIOSlst. nsls been cons uIted as to the necessary equipment.
 The enthusiasm displayed at the annual nleetdpg of the Ulllted Work CTS, held this past week. ana the in-s spiring talk of Dr. DeVII1e bid tair to produce the other type of social worker so much needed in this city, namely, the visiting housekeepr.
 The sale of Red. Cross seais con- ducted, by a committee Of Inc local | chapter produced net sum of s56ee.
 culosis commlttee has set aside for 1 the emppymert of nurse who saalI i under the supervision of Miss CllVers l devete her time exclusively ito tuber- | culosis work. This nurse, Mrs. Wool
 sey, begins her labors on F'eb.. 1. i The. success of these various under. i talzings depends entirely upon the
 sincere corporation of the commit l nity. The spirit of the times does not
 admit of any questioning or of cTiti- i ciSIn unless it be constructive. TOO long has Norwich Jagged behind the
 leaders in community health service 1 willing to be a follower rather than 1 an originator; and none of these
 matters are experinental-ail are ac- 1 tuad necessities. The committee asks l for unified and concerted self lf-saeri- icing action from all.
 1 For the Committee of Seven,
 HUGH BAIRD CAMPBELL !. The school nurses are to work un- l der a common system, and are to l meet with the other nurses engaged ! in public service in round table for for l a more thorough study of the health conditions of the community. The ,! value of such coordinated service was eniuhasized by School Superintendent i Graham, who pointed out that since Miss AIbertine began her work as school nurse it had never been found necessary to close one of the. public schools on account of. health condi- tions. The addition of Miss Moriarty and Miss Wilson to the staff will I make possible much closer supervis- ion and a great improvement in health conditions among the children
 of school age may be expected.
 Mrs. W. K. Tingley, chairman of the
 Red Cross Nursing Service; reported
 prepa rations made in view of a possi- J ble influenza epidemic. A motor corps T ar1,s canteen service have been ar ranged for, and a. large room suitable E for use as an emergency hospital may :. be secured. The most serious diff1-
 cIlIty is due to the inadequate supply
 of nurses. If number of women would volunteer to assist the nurses
 in charge, holding themselves in read. 2 mess to give specified hours of ser vice under the direction of the nurse
 when called for, we should be pre- 7 pared to deal with the emergency
 should it. arise.
 Miss Culver reported that during the epidemic of 1918 the time anC strength of the nurses was very ? largely taken up in work others coule tl do as well, the preparation of food } the feeding of the patients and ths I administration of the medicine. and : strongly urged that an appeal D, : made to the women of Norwich tt volunteer to give such assistance a this time should it be needed ) The eou1mittee on nursing service i e also prepared to organize classes + s domestic hveiene ana horne care O [, the sick. Mrs Ting'ev will be glat f. to explain the plan of these classes , Tale7hone Ss during the hours of tn, forenoon.