The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-12-11

ed IN the IL months he has been IN
charge here. Hin summary says;
l.. FREQ dental and medical clinics
for INDECENT school children were
opened the second week in February
and have been held weekly since,
except during summer vacation,
Total number OF free treatments to
date. 275l
2. Durgng April tho Red Cross
cnknged d nurse TO devote her entire
time to child hygiene. infant care.
and parental Instructions; h being
placed at the disposal OF the health
officer.
.. Startling the first week OF May,
baby clinics were held four times
weekly until the middle OF June,
when thu number was reduced TO
Two. and In october TO one with an
average attendance OF 2b. In addi-
ton, some 20 cases were referred TO
the nurse by physicians N parents
for Immediate attention and treat
mcnt. Correct feeding was given by
nurse as prescribed By health officer
who was attending physician at all.
clinics where over 100 free milk
feeding prescriptions were given 10
INDECENT mothers.
4 The second vcnereai clinic In.
the state was started In his city tho
third week In April, city physicians
being in charge. Two clinics are held
weekly. men on Tuesday, women on
Friday.
8. For the firs; time In tho his
tory OF the county vaccination OF all
county school children was attempt
ed and, though not completed In the
spring. due 10 poor attendance. the
objective. 30 per cent protection
against smallpox, has been reached
this autumn.
8. one OF the first projects at
tempted by The director of the de-
pnrtment wns a campaign for better
milk. Result OF last tests and in
hp%cctions shows a decrease OF bac-.
terra "a to almost one-tbird of the.
last years report, Altogether, 80
coolers. 80 new milk barns. and 40
milk houses have been added to help
Improve the quality Of milk. In adj
dltion. a paSteurizlng plant was built
10 that over 60 per ZEN OF the city
receives ~pasteurized milk.
Z. Due TO "A close watch being
kept Of the city's water supply. CON
Illumination was found the first week
In August. The public was informed
At onco and advised 10 boil an wuter
until "A COLONIZATION ulunt wua oh
ttinrd The result has been that
not ono case of typhoid fever hos
developed In this city this year. as
comparcd with over 80 In Vtme period
In 1920.
3. \ threc-day Baby Show was
held the second week in November.
with an attendance Of over 40 babies
per diem, hat being the number al
lotted for each day. Twelve city
physicians. siN dental surgeons. and
four private nurses volunteered their
services, as well as many private cit
izens. A model baby's life was
shown In detail on the screen by
means Of the attractoscope. while all
the requisites for the baby were on
exhibit, due to kindness OF furniture
stores, etc.
. An anti-typhoid and anti
d%iphtheria campaign vas run in the
county with very satisfactory result.
Typhoid reports show a markod di-
intuition as compared with former
years. while diphthcria has shown
little. II any change. though none ro-
ceiving toNin-antitoNin have become
infected.
10. From a sanitary point Of view,
most satisfactory results ave been
obtained IN the privy campaign In
the city all were replaced or rebuilt
In satisfactory manner In less than
xix weeks, while in the county where
persuasive measures alone could he
adopted, over 900 new buildings have
been constructed to date.
II. The following ordinances have
been passed by the city commission
ers. at the recommendation Of health
department:
'R)-Purc food Giving health
officer ur his inspectors the right Ia
condemn any foe unn. Tor human
consumption.
Do sanitary pri,y. requiring all
privios In the city to be built or re-
built In sanitary manner as to meet
approval Of tho department. Carolina
type was adopted.
tcl- Dairy ordinance. Setting
forth IN detail more rigid require
naents Tor production ard handling OF
milk. Milk houses, milk coolers and
physical examinations were added "a
former requisites. while changes wcr,
made IN bacteria counts temperature
and provision made for guaranteed
and p-ustouriEed milk.
ID Restaurant milk ordinance
Requiring an milk sold in cafes
restaurants. hotels etc. to be served
In original half-pint containers
tc)- sanitary yard, Directing al
property owners to keep yards free
from ushc-. weeds, and other refus'
and giving the department authority
TO enforce such.
m-Embalmor's. Requiring nl
persons dying from communicate,
diseases 10 be- handled by "a licensed
cmbalmcr
~. TWO cleanup weeks. one II
April and one ia August. cleared Ia
city Of all refuse und weeds.
Listing 90 detail tho work Of th'
department b." showed It had Hc
,umpltahrd those RESULTS
Educational.
l. Number OF public meetings ad
dressed. ~, attendance tG23
2, Number Of school talks given
$50; attendance. 10 SNi.
g. Number of press articles pub
iished, 1876
l. Number or educational letter
scnt out, 1913
o Number sewer connections. 81
a.ais.
8 NumhCr Of pamphlot9 d.
tritutad IS o5o.
Communicate nl.Cisr Control
: frEpectlona made piarrcsis
l.td0. ,oa'rol go r~a,s4ae. 1890
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Domohfttatiohs bV alsso., $50
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