Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1921-10-07
MISS LABRIE REPORTS.
i WORK OF PAST MONTH
County Nurse Tells Of Booth At Fair
And Inspection Of Rural
Schools.

Report of Work Done by Stevens
County Public Health Nursing Ser
vice, During month of September,
1921.
The first week and a half were
spent preparing for and at the Stew
ems Co. Fair; Monday the. Red Cross
Booth was decorated and the Rest
Room to the rear put in order. The
Booth was we'll patronized this year,
many more people coming in to see
the exhibits and taking advantage of
the scales for having their children,
ana atten the adults them |
selves, weighed. The booth was
decorated in white with Red crosses
and posters of Red Cross activities in |,
many places. A model Emergency
Box for every home was shown; sam
pie Hot Lunch equipment with a
price list Of the articles a sample
model infants knit outfit without pins
CTWistless Tape being used); sket-
ches of articles one can use in the
sick room that are found in every
home, demonstrating how to use
them, as we'll as literature on in
fant and child feeding, tuberculosis
and the Hot Noon Lunch were the
principle things displayed. Wednes-
day was Baby Contest Day, Is babies
were entered from to IS months,
while about Is were entered for the
prize for the youngest baby on the
grounds. Miss Rogashaska (the
Big Stone County Nurse,) Miss
Johnson (the Grant County Nurse)
and Mrs. McNary of Hancock did the
scoring of the babies. Many babies
were weighed and measured who
were not eligible for the contest. The
rest room was very we'll patronized
too. Each of the Physicians offered
his services for First Aid and Emer-
gencies and was given day to be on
call. Several minor emergencies gave
| each one something to do on his day.
Due to the condition of the roads
land continued rain the next ten days
for so were spent meeting the teach
ers and superintendent of the town
schools, planning for the health work
/
measuring the children in the town
schools. Where it is possible some
special nutrition work is being plan
ned for the children who are found
to be Z per cent or more underweight
Over $50 children were found to be
that amount or more underweight af-
ter going through the schools in the
towns of the county. 1t is hoped that
the parents will cooperate with the
teachers and nurse in this special
work.
Four rural schools we're visited
and the pupils inspected. A health
talk is given each school and the
children are questioned as to what
Ethey remember of the last. visit of
the nurse. So far the schools visited
have not had Hot Lunch equipments
and do not seem to be planning on
having them. We feel that this is
/ a. great mistake and wish that the
parents and school board members
would think the matter over care
fully and inquire as to costs and
benifits before they condemn the Hot
Lunch.
September 29th the nurse took a
child to the State Hospital for Grip
pied Children for treatment, and the
goth called at the Minnesota Public
Health Association on Health Cru
sade and Seal Sale matters. She
called at the University Hospital re-
garding a Stevens County patient
and at several other Health agencies
on matters pretaining to the work of
Nursing Service This child is the
5th to be treated at the Hospital
from this county.
RECORD OF VISITS MADE.
Infant Welfare visits .--.-------.--- IL
Prenatal visits -------------------------- /
tuberculosis visits ---.----------------
Child Welfare visits ----.----.------
Visits to schools -.-----------.------------ 13
Home visits to school Children
ONCE Calls