New Ulm review., 1920-12-08
| MORE { THAN | ! | I HALF |
FOUND DEFECTIVE
OF l45 SCHOLARS EXAMINED
! BY SCHOOL NURSE, 30 ARE
IMPERFECT.
UNDERWEIGHT AND FAULTY
TEETH ARE MAJORITY
OF CAUSES.

That School Nurse Emma Potter is
kept busy looking after the, physical
welfare Of the children attending the
local public and parochial schools, is
again evidenced by her monthly re-
port for the period ending November
[27, which was submitted and read at
the regular monthly meeting Of the
board Of education, Monday evening.
From this document the further fact
is cleaned that Miss Potter's labors
in this respect are not in vain, for quite
a number Of pupils have been given
the eproper treatment to correct defects,
although there are many cases that
have not as yet received attention. q.
More Than Half Defective.
According to the summary, which
forms part Of the school nurses re-
port for November, Of the total Of a45i
scholars in all of the local public and
Eparochial schools, which Miss Potter
examined last month, so, or more than
.one-half, were found TO be detective.
Underweight tops the list among the
defects noted, while, faulty teeth We're
the cause of the second largest number
of imperfections discovered by the
nurse.
# Believing that the report OF Miss.
Potter will prove interesting to the
public in general and to parents OF
school children in particular, we pub
lish copy Of it herewith: 4
Emerson Building.
Number of pupils examined, 49,;
number found defective, %; defective
vision, 8; defective teeth, S; enlarged
tonsils, 5; nasal obstruction, 4; Z per
cent or more under weight, rs; re-
ferred to dentist, S; to physician, q;
defects corrected, teeth, 8; number de-
fective and still untreated, IA. This
does not iinelade naaln utrition II . i.
Washington Building.
Number Of pupils, examined, IS.
number found detective, 3; defective
teeth, 8; under weight, 2; skin disease,
L; referred to dentist, 1; corrected
teeth, 1; defective and still u1ats'eated,
s; excluded on account Of showing
Temperature: Il
Lincoln Building.
Number Of pupils examined, ~;
number found detective, 10; defective
teeth, S; defective vision, 5; defective
hearing, l; discharging ear, l; under
weight, s; referred to dentist, 3; to
oculist, 8; corrected, teeth 4; defective
and still untreated, r.. !.
Franklin Building.
Number Of pupils examined, 81
number found defective, Z; defective
teeth, 3; enlarged tonsils, a; under
weight, 3; referred to dentist, 3; to
physician, 1; corrected teeth, 3; de-
fectiye and still untreated, II.
Holy Trinity Catholic School.
Number of pupils examined, 49;;
number found defective, IS; defective
vision, A; defective teeth, 14; enlarged
tonsils, S; nasal obstruction, 2; de-.
fective hearing, 1; underweight, III
referred to physician, 6; to dentist, Il;
to oculist, j. Defects corrected
glasses fitted, 2; teeth treated, 8;
tonsils and adenoids removed, 4. De-
fectiYe and still uptreated, 36.
ST. PauI's Lutheran School.
Number Of pupils examined, 1s;3
number found defective, 12; defective
vision, 4; defective teeth, q; enlarged
tonsils, 2; nasal obstruction, 1; under
weight g.; referred to oculist, 3; to
dentist, q. to physician, 2. Defects
corrected teeth, S; glasses fitted, l..
Defective and still untreated, 16.
Sumna ary of All Schools.
The summary of Miss Potter's re-
port relative to all Of the local public
and paroehial schools is as follows:
Number Of pupils examined, 145; NUNS
Der found defective, 80; defective,
teeth, 81; defective vision, 16; defective
hearing, p; enlarged tonsils, 16; nasal
obstruction, e; seven per cent or more
Under weight, A. Defects corrected d.
glasses fitted, 8; dental treatment, %;
tonsi1lec tony and N adenectomy, "a
Home visits, 49,; visits to schools, 54;
class talks, n; treatments in school, 8.
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COURILAND. +I
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Mrs. Gust Guenamer who was
visiting her sister, Mrs. John Stellz
nlacher at Rochester, returned home
Tuesday q
y Rev and Mrs Aug. Bode ana
children Of Good Thunder visited here
on Monday Of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vim. Langhorst enter
tanned large number Of relatives and
e on Sunday afternoon and
eVsningg the occasion Being their
tWeht fifth Wedding anniversary
Mrs Boyer and children 81 Mon
tana Ina visited at the home Of Emil Stein
berg last week. Mrs. Boyer is IA sister,