The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-09-14
HEALTH CLINIC N
OLD TOWN SCHOOL
First Examinations Held
Today in Tour That
Will Cover State

Togfueh are being looked nj. lungs
are felnU istened to, and eyes are
betnI tested for dozens OF school
children In the oid Town school today
IN the first physical examinations OF
the travelling clinic OF the New Mexico
Public Health association.
DR.. g. Penaflor. q Hpanish speaking
phyniclan, assisted by other local doe
tofn ana Mins GIadyh Harris. the
county school nurse are making the
examinations.
A three page Individual history
sheet for each child n being filled
out BY the examining doctors and
nurses. The name, age, family his
tory, health habits. physical appear
ancc are recorded. as wen as the de-
fects. disease ana deformitiea which
are discovered In the examination.
Parents M Clinic
The primary children were first
taken up into the auditorium where
the clinic is being held. Many par
cnts of the children were Interested
spectators OF the examination and
helped TO answer questions as to the
past history OF their children. The
teacher fined out the personal his
tory uuestions on the blanks. the
habits and physical appearance, and
the doctors made the diagnosis for
disease.
THESE sheets will be kept by the
health association for reference and
n permanent chart showing each
child'a physical record will be Kept
in the school room. II win then be
the nurses duty to persuade the par
enta OF the children to have corrected
such defects MS are considered dctrt-
mental TO the growth and mental he-
VcloumQnt of the child.
Each child n weighed by the doctor
n hia weight recorded on a card
which he II to take home. II gives
Ills present weight and what his nor
NAL weight should be. and tells him
chat he should grow a half a pound
evcry day.
"a large proportion or the younger
school children In the United States
are under weight and under-nourish-
ed said DIR. Penafior. "The reasons
for this condition are the lack of
proper and sufficient nourishment In
the home. not enough play and ex-
erciae N too much school work.
! think more dime should be given to
supervised recreation and less to study
in the earlier gradcs.''
Researuh Work
DR.. Ponafior a. n government phys
ician from the philippines who In
doing research work in this country.
1fis speciality is tuberculosis. In the
prehent work In the school examlna-
tons he il making an effort TO find
out the ehild'a tendency toward the
disease M 20 educate the parents In
preventing the development.
In addition to the examinations. an
educational campaign for health Is
being launched ampng the parents OF
the school children. Illustrated
pamphlets printed In Spanish nre be-
Ing distributed. The evening proceed
ing each clinic In the valley schools
this week IL devoted to a moving pic
ture show illustrating the health
work.
Two photographic motion pictures
and an animated cartoon were shown
at Old Town last night with the ma
chine which the Hoalth-mobilc car
ries around. One picture entitled "A
Town under the Microucope' illus
tfates The Fra minghnm. Mass, exper-
ifnent in making q model health town.
Another waB The Priceless GIFT OF
HoaIth" which shows the value of
taking care OF ones body all through
life. The cartoon showed the doings
OF n germ family In the body OF a
person. and how they were forced 70
vncate by strenuous health measures,
The films are furnished By the ma
tlonal health association.
The health mobile will go to Pajrrito
tonight where another clinic will be
held tomorrow.