St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-03-20
REPORT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
NURSE.
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tor of our Parish paper, Mr.. Mason
who is Chairman, Publicity. He
like each Of the others, is thoroughly
alive to the possibilities Of the Pub
lie Health Work.
On the 18th, l visited the school
at Madisonville, talked to the teach
ers and pupils, and inspected TWEEN
ty-seven of the children considered
by their teachers as being below par
| found among them Il with de-
fective teeth, IA with enlarged ton
sils, defective hearing and two with
nasal obstruction. Notice was sent
to all their parents advising exam
ination by physician. On the Gath
| visited the Waldheim school, and
on the 25th the Ramsay school, III
specting a total of So children, find
ing seventy with defective teeth, As
with bad tonsils, nasal obstruct-
ions, defective hearing, defective
vision, and one deformity.
The Superintendent of Schools
having told me of a smallpox scare
up at Folsom, wrote DR.. Jones OF
that place, who agreed to go to the
school the following Friday, to vac
cinate the children, provided L gave
him assistance. This l did, and rs
were Vaccinated.
l am most anxious to have the
children Of all the schools gone over
by physicians, and have talked
school inspections to the doctors, and
several will give part of their time
in going over the different schools.
School inspection will be brought up
before the next meeting of the Par
ish Medical Society, whose members
all seem to be thoroughly in SYM
pathy with any health movement.
One of our dentists is sick, and
have not been able to see him, Dlt
the other has promised to be ex-
ceedingly lenient in his charges to
school children, extracting defective
teeth of the first set free of charge
and doing filling at the lowest price.
He will reserve Saturdays for school
children, il large enough number
edou Gm S! II '6gp leql no eWoo
to have a School Transfer Wagon
make trips on Saturdays from int
rior schools and bring children to
the dentist or doctor, who other
wise might not have an opportunity.
The Parish Supt. has promised TO
bring this question up before the
next meeting of the School Board.
In the meantime the teachers of the
visited schools have promised to do
What they can, to influence many
children and parents to come, if they
have the conveniences.
The Chairman of the Junior neu
Cross has been interviewed and has
agreed that some of their money
might be used in getting corrections
for children of INDECENT parents.
We have put on a Health Poster
Contest in all the schools of the
Parish, both public and private. The
contest ends Apr. 80. The best Pos
ters will be exhibited at the Fair
with prizes for Primary and others,
both for Public and Private. The
Editor is interested and will prilt
the picture and write up" of the
winner. Circulars have been sent to
each teacher and seemingly have
awakened quite lot of interest.
Since the weight of the child and
his rate of gain are the best induces
to his general health it is important
in the weight. Glass room weight
records have been ordered for each
class room of the public schools and
the children will weigh monthly
and play the game of health accord
ing to the rules of the National Child
Health Organization. l have given
each teacher visited "Suggestive
Outline for Health Work for Teach
ers," which is quite q valuable pam
phlct for school use.
The Principal of the CoVington
High School is anxious to have
Home Nursing and Care of the
Sick made compulsory for the
ninth grade, following the First Aid
work in the eighth. He has written
the State Superintendent relative tn
same, and If the class is put on as
| expect it to be, l shall give this
class two periods per week. / have
written the Principal of the Slidell
school, asking if we could arrange
for a class with his High School
girls but so far have heard nothing
from him.
. l have advertised classes in Home
Hygiene and Care of the Sick >
among others than school girls.
Wrote the Chairman of Civilian Re-
lief of the Slidell Branch about
meeting there and getting up class,
but they have done nothing about It
Is yet.
1 The physicians arc interested In
5he Prenatal phase CT the work and
have reported a total of rs cases to
ne. These are widely scattered over
he Parish and l have been able to
Zee very few, but have written a
personal letter to each one of them
INVITING questions and following
Up with monthly advisory letters.
From several l have already had
etters of appreciation and interest,
ind asking that they continue to re-
,eive the monthly letters. To Is
If them l have given Mrs. Max
Vests booklet on Prenatal care.
lave 5 babies on my list, besides
'hese expected ones, and to the moth
,rs Of each / have given the bulle-
i'm on Infant Care.
In speaking of bulletins, may
i'd that l have secured a supply Of
he new Flu" Bulletins and have
,iven out 35 of these.
Had nine cases of Flu, three Of
hese being in Vaudeville. Have had
! total of 20 visiting cases, made 81 |
risits, accompanied two patients to |