St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-07-23
REPORT OF RED
CROSS PUBLIC
NURSE FOR
JUNE
Review of Work in Schools
From February, 1920, to
Close Of Term 1920-21.
WHAT HAS BEEN
ACCOMPLISHED
Report Shows That a Total
Of 1870 Examinations
Of School Children.

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To the Members of the School Board
of st. Tammany Parish, La.
Believing that the school work
done by the Red Cross during the
past two terms may be of interest
to you who are so vitality Interested
in all school work, l submit the fol.
lowing report:
My work in the parish began the
second week on February, 1929, and
almost Immediately got into the
schools. This work was greatly
Facilitated by. the interest of Mr.
Lyon, who helped me in every way
possible.
During the whole term of 1920
the enrollmetn in the elementary
grades of st. Tammany schools was
271O. Before the term closed % Of
the 26 white schools had been IN
spected, and total of 1887 child
rem examined. T. his examination
consisted of testing the signt and
hearing; examining the ear, nose and
throat, and noting the general con-
dition These children were weigh
ed and measured, and comparisons
made with the standards, wherever
scales were available. Through Mr..
Lyon scales were procured for nine
of the principal schools.
A health poster contest was con-
Quoted in the schools, and | gave 81
health talks to the grades.
In April started a dentist to visit
ing the isolated schools where child
ren's teeth were in avery neglected
condition.; very few of them ever
using tooth brush or ever having
dental work done.
For this term, and vacation, we
have the following corrections:
Dental corrections ...... .... 534
Medical teartment ...,...... 81
Surgical (tonsiD ..........
Ocular ......... 10
Excluded account Of contagion. 5
Predetermined girl in Milne
Home School
Schools vaccinated .......... 5
School children visited in homes 156
At the beginning of the term OF
192O-21 your elementary enrolment
was 2424, and 2278 have been in
spected this term. Many children
in the country schools are always ao-
sent; sometimes visit to school
would find almost half of the enroll
ment absent. but all the schools have
been examined this term except
three. Benton, up on the Southern
Railway, takes a day and half and
a night for visit, as it is necessary
to spend the night in slidell. Ihad.
however, planned several times with
the Supervisor of Elementary Schools
to make this visit, but it was toward
the end of the term and high water
prevented our reaching it. The little
Lewisburg school was discontinued
before I had the opportunity Of get
ting there, an dRidge was not in
spected, although l made three at
tempts to do so, and at last after
reaching it found it closed. 1t had
been cut off from Slidell by high
water. These three schools are all
one room schools, and as you Know,
the attendance very small.
During this term began Nutrition
Glasses in the two high schools to
interest the under-weight children in
their health, in right health habits,
and to bring their weight up to nor
NAL. One littel girl gained as much
as six pounds in three months, when
the normal gain for that length 9!
time is only / II pounds.
Another health poster contest was
conducted, the teachers all agreeing
that they awakened much interest
in health problems among the child
Lren.
The dentist began his work in the
country schools again, and continI-
ed until our lack of funds could no
longer allow this very necessary
work to be carried on. We had
spent a total of $1147.30. When
visiting the schools the second time,
and noting the marvellous difference
between the children's mouths then
and the previous time, and the
awakened interest among the child
rem, we felt that every penny OF this
large sum was we'll spent.
For this term we have the fol-
lowing: a. ~=5 d. ~. .
! Dental corrections 29s
Surgical (tonsils) ...........1 "a
Medical (including hookWorm
c.saa, 19
Ocular 81
Excluded account Of contagion
Girl to Milne Home >. ......
Schools vaccinated ..........
School children visited in homes ia
Health talks given Io2
Have held three clinics for eye
ear, nose and throat cases that had
been found defective in the school
examinations. These cases were
seen to by two of the very best
specialists In New Orleans. The,
examined, treated and prescribed FOL
3O5 cases. Fourteen schools were
represented, and most Of the child
rem were accompanied by parents o.
relatives to whom the doctors ex
planned the children's condition, ant
INSTRUCTED as to treatment, or advis
ed as tc what was best to be done.
Another clinic Is to be held il
June at Covington, thus giving tW'
days to each end Of the parish. l