The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-11-10
FACTS TAKEN FROM MONTH"; Y
REPORT OF COUNTY
HEALTH DEPART
MENT

The full time Health Officer for
Ellis County began work on the first
of October and closed the first month
of service with the last day of Octo-
ber- One of the first things DR.. Capps
did was to spend the greater portion
of week at Junction City inspecting
the work of the full time Health De-
partment of Geary County. During
the Fair, which was held during the
last of September, the health officer
and the Red Cross nurse together con-
Quoted a child welfare demonstration
work during all of the days of the
Fair. In all thirty babies were exam
inc during the Fair and scores of
mothers were advised concerning
questions they asked Before the in
stallatiOn of the full time Heath de-
partment, the transient tuberculosis
patient had been a problem to the
County for the reason that persons
so infected would drop into the coun-
ty, frequent eating houses, rooming
houses and public places without be-
ing compelled to observe proper regu-
latiOns for the protection of them
selves or others and with no provision
for their final care. One such case
was reported to the Health Depart
ment the first day of its work here
and was effectually handled without
delay to the end that the patient was
sent to a climate where he might hope
for recovery and where Ellis County
would be relieved of further respons-
ibility in the matter.
The Department is comfortably
located in the rooms just off the Pro
bate Court office, where practically
all of the furniture and equipment
necessary for the work is already in
stalled and where the full time officer,
the former Red Cross nurse, and the
clerk for the Health Department con-
duct their work The basis for the
work for the county has already been
outlined in the paper and consists of
eight separate lines of work. At
present the effort of the Department
will be centered on two of these: the
control of communicable diseases and
the school health work. The actual
work accomplished by the Depart
ment for the month of October is
summarized as follows:
l. County dependents treated for
the county ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
2 Gases, of tuberculosis treated---2
8 Sputum cups and napkins furn-
ished to patients -------------------- 50
Nuisances abated ---------------- :
5 Complaints coming to the office
attended to by the Health Officer
-----.-.------ ---------------------
Public lectures, q; ;attendance-7O
z School lectures and talks, 80; at
tendance ------------------------------ o1o
Lectures given by the nurse, 20;
attendance ------------.--------------- 628
Total lectures, So; total attend
ance -----.----.------------------- 1916
10 Letters sent out from the office
II Articles in newspapers ------------ 2
II Pieces of literature placed in
homes ------------------ ----------------------- 40
lis Schools visited ----------------- 20
IA School examinations completed,
Is, including the following
school districts Nos. 9-1217-21-
Observation-Disclosures So -55 and
81 and the Parochial school at
Ellis.
Is Number of school children exam
ined 10
lie Number of detectives found, 322,
giving an approximate percent
age of $3.50. (Of course, this is
only partial report. +. The com
plete report will probably show a
different percentage of defect
ives, but will not vary greatly
from this figure.
II Contagious diseases in schools
10
! IS. Number of persons quarantined
-- ---------------- 16
10 Communicable diseases reported
and quarantined, 16; Diptheria,
9; Scarlet Fever, 5; Infantile
Paralysis, 2. All of these cases
have been visited several times
personally by the Health Officer,
and have been properly quaran-
tined.
20 Premises disinfected and fumi-
gated --------------- ---------------------- 2
21 Homes visited by nurse --------- IA
% Demonstrations of Infant Hy-
giene work ---------------------- 4
"a Babies examined at the Fair 80
25 Suspected diseases investigated