The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1921-11-10
HEALTH REPORT
SHOWS PROGRESS
ANNUAL REPORT OF ASSOCIATION
SHOWS MANY THINGS Ac-
coMPLlsHED IN YEAR

ACheNemenLs curing the last year
by the Utah Public Health association
In the fight against tuberculosis and
In the campaign for improved public
health conditions In the state. as out
lined in the annual report OF James II.
Wallis, executive secretary, brought Of
fetal recognition and congratulation
from the board or directors in its
fourth annual meeting at the Hotel
Utah Friday afternoon.
Both the report of Mr.. Wallis and
that OF the treasurer, Horace II. Smith,
showed that the funds of the associa-
ton raised from the Christmas seal
sale last year had been judiciously and
effectively expended in many activities
which have and are producing CON
crete results In the promotion Of
health education throughout Utah. The
convention unanimously adopted mo-
ton Of DIR. Heber J. Sears congratu-
lating and thanking the executive sec
rotary for the excellence Of his report
for work done.
Dean Milton Bennion of the School
Of Education of the University of Utah
declared the public health work of the
association was of inestimable value to
the state institution, and he pledged
the hearty support to the health asso-
citation In the successful carrying out
Of Its program.
The meeting was called to order at
o'clock by Apostle John A. widtsoe,
In the absence Of President Z. o. How
ard. After the reading of the minutes
OF the previous meeting Mr.. Wallis
read his report. In giving an outline
Of the work accomplished, he said In
part:
"In summing up our efforts the past
| year, we can report having made great
| strides In the modern health crusade !;
we have given the people of northern
Utah a dental clinic; have organized
and equipped travelling health clinic
have conducted a clean school contest
In more than 200 school rooms in our
state have completed tabulated card
system of all deaths in Utah from tu-
berculosis since the year 1875 have
printed more than 10000 pieces OF
literature on our work, considerable Of
which has been distributed throughout
the state, have done much educational
work, speaking at 107 different meet
ings, including hospitals, institutions
and conventions; have stimulated and
financed public health nursing in many
counties; have furnished public health
posters and motion pictures whore OPP
portunities offered; have purchased
three additional health films. one cost
ing $500, on the early Diagnosis Of
Tuberculosis" organized at the state
fair a very successful and interesting
exhibit have supplied one of the rooms
In the high school building at Spring
Vile with complete nursing equipment
for instruction In home nursing; have
assisted financially with other agen-
cies in bringing DIR. Hedger to Utah
and are now actively cooperating in the
rat determination campaign, which
opens October 81.
Notwithstanding the very great han
dicaps last year, we succeeded In ma
terially raising the total of our Christ
mas seal sales over that of the previous
year. We hope to do even better this
year. The little Christmas seal Is
probably the greatest single health edu-
cational force ever produced.
more work is being done this year
In the schools with the modern health
crusade than ever before. There Is
already an enrolment Of 1908 students,
with many schools yet to hear from.
The sound value Of the crusade and the
manner in which 1t Is forcing recogni'
ton is exemplified by the report OF the
tuberculosis committee of the supreme
council, Knights OF Columbus, which
indorses the crusade as the best meth
cd OF health education In the schools
and urges upon all of the 200 councils
In the world to use every effort to
have the crusade adopted In all schools
Possibly the most constructive piece
OF work done by our association is the
organization and equipment Of the
travelling health clinic. The clinic is
now In It's fifth county. Up to the
opening OF the fair, 104 cases of tuber-
culosis had been found; s44 children
had been examined; 202 Of 444 children
Of school age were found to be over 2
per cent underweight BAT were suf-
fering with two or more physical de-
fects, and 1917 persons had visited the
clinic up TO that date.
I'm Rich county the dental clinic ex.
amined 900 Of the $50 school children
of the county and completed dental
work on the teeth OF 40 OF these child
rem. 30 a
ut should be encouraging to the d.
rectors Of the Utah Public Health as
ISOLATION to know that In the United
States, where tuberculosis is still our
outstanding health problem, we have
much information to indicate that we
have u 'on the rum
"For the registration Of the United
States show the death rate from tuber'
culosls In all forms since 1905 has fall
an QE nos cant In caVsfa4n Al etrict Z