The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-05

months. begun L. ,ltl'''
S,,r,.,G and flvnruh.r attention. super
lntcndent Citizens. Z, t"W days AZ W'~
in rcccip; az the tcl,owjur mt resting
!,ttrr. which speaks H." itself:
Your city trts boon '1'"d M 10y -
high authority on n"hIt" rr""''"~ ~
education. aS one at 4 -" ''t!'N '.'
the best organized |rrHrtm' "'H "' t"'
lie health IN IL" niir" Sit''H. N''',,
BE- greatly indebted (" A"h II w." w.
send me such printed Ini"'n"'':"N '''"''
n the form at circulars "' ""r"'iN -
YOU may have covering ''' W.T." 80
this departments. am par "",' - ,'N
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rrtved fr" NTH" >"P'r'h''h''M' ~ r""
lie schools at last orange ~ - "'''
said:
The work IN he'',H '', u'"~ D."
city has been very l"N"ra"'H "'N,
IN New YORK 'EtN "' ."''' wa
he Kind enough t" ma" ~ " copy u,
YOUR course ~ Stu"N IN IhHH'"'"EN '"',
hygiene together with any Hi'' 80
rrth"dS which You ar 'S'"S 60 ",'N'
tie teaching ana practice ;" '"''','
in your city AZ II - F"f"r"" I" u
wheeling on the map
From the heal'h teaching SiHh"."''",
Wheeling IS being l'it On ~" hlth. An"
while great credit - due I" a" W."
have taken part IN IN" H"atth course
and to all the cffr'icU, corps "' nurses
naturally special attention - called :"
the work that has been performed un'
der the direction Of Or. k,"'Nor and Miss
Barry.
Health teaching began IN Nh"'' |N%
public schools about mn" irarN "S",
when on" health nurS" Mas 'np'"N'"'
for the purpose "t visiting III" schools
giving lecudr" on hrtlth. and Sp"r;aI
4IttentioDITO special cases. Gradually
the CORDS Of teachers has been increased
until there are now six nurses OF whom
Miss Barry is thu supervising nurse and
DR. KcrS"r. vii" i general ~up"rint"M-
den Of hca,ih work. and h"al;h in
StruC,ionS. Tho health w"rh III III"
Wnrcling public S"h"oi~ SNr'"tllZ"S
moro than any other one thing on MAJ
nutrition. Every student in the GRADED
schools i weighed Il, ,"JSt once = year
careful notationS ma,l, OF thoS,' aip"Lc-
inc. 10 he undcr-wci%l:r. studies sc their
of their diet and n"raHou> g.; SANE ar"
recorded and special Eases ar thus
singled oct. Three special rl!r:'S ar"
also held IN which lectures urou uuiri-
ton are given. Particular c,~.S Of mai
nutrition are singled our and the child
rem are given diet cards with inStrur-
tions as to the dict - ~ followed. and
these children are weighed once 4 week
and particular attention given t" their
cases lnaSmuch a. each one 81 tho
nurses has something Xix" l.Ono child
rem in her care. il is obvious that pr
sonal attention can only be given :" tn"
most particular cases Every room in
the school is visited At least once Il
month by a nurse who makes a careful
inspection OF the children and each
morning a monitor. selected from III"
school. makes a like inspection VIII! The
result that the children in need ~ at
tention are sent 10 the nurSeSS room
where they receive tn" care and in
GtructiOnS that are required.
Things That Are Taught
IL is interesting TO note that umou-
the things which tho nurses attempt 20
teach are the necessity Of cleanliness
with the result that twn baths pr w""<
are considered III" minimum t"r >rn""l
children The correct use Of th' tooth
brush and tho necessity for the same
which years Of teaching has caNSed "
great reduction IN diseases OF N" tnetA
In the years past as many a seventy
school children have been sent 10 IN"
nurses for for head troubles. These
have been reduced to u minimum Eases
OF this sort now do not happen ottcn"r
than once or twice month. Skin d;S-
eases like SCabieS and item. which "a.N
a few yeISs ago were highly prevalent
IN the puhhc schools. and very con'aS'
ious. nave almost ceased to HNlSt' on'E
two ~ three cases beng reported from