Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1921-11-04
MISS LABRIE REVIEWS
PUBLIC HEALTH YEAR
Red Cross Car Travels 10000 Miles
In Carrying Nurse on
County Duties

November 1, 1920 to November 1,
1921. Inspections of school children
both rural and town have been the
primary work of the nurse during the
year November 1, 1920 to November
1, 1921, but other activities have
been carried on in connection with
this project.
November 1919, the rural school
teachers of this county met for
teachers institute and Miss Olive
Sewell from Red Cross Headquarters
gave talks to the teachers on health
work in the schools and made ply
steal inspection of all the teachers
feeling that a defective teacher has
as serious handicaps as defective
child. The nurse assisting in this
work and also arranged for Miss Sc
we'll to give talks in the situation in
Poland and the Red Cross Roll Call
at the schools in Morris and at the
Students Club, also at the Strand
Theatre in the evening. The remain
ing days of the institute the nurse
gave additional talks to the teachers
on health work in their schools, lay
ing special stress on the hot lunch
question, the Health Crusade and the
Christmas Seal Sale. Conferences
were held with the teachers on their
special problems and suggestions Of
fered as to obtaining the necessary
articles for the hot lunches.
During December, in connection
with her school work, the nurse as
sisted Mrs. Nash with the Christmas
Seal Campaign, which totaled 58O.86,
SIS per cent of which was credited to
the Stevens county Public Health AS
ISOLATION for use in procuring clinics
and literature and supplies for heal
tn activities.
Miss Pope, an agent of the State
Board of Health, brought a series of
health posters for school children
and also film for the children, but
was taken ill and the nurse made ar
rangements for the display of these
posters and the film at the High
School, the Agricultural School and
the Strand Theatre.
Five cases of smallpox we're quar-
antined and one of scarlet fever, two
of these cases being found in the
school rooms by the nurse. She Of
fered her services to the school prin-
cipaI and health officer in watching
for other cases that might develop in
the school and made a classroom in
spectiOn throughout the schools of
the town at this time.
Arrangements were made for Baby
Clinics to be held in June, one in
each of the five towns of the county,
the dates being the 7th to the 18th
235 babies were examined by a pedi-
african from the Northwest Pedi-
alton Society and procured through
the Minnesota Public Health Associ-
alton. The nurse made several fol-
low-up calls where the conditions of
the babies so Indicated
During June and July a house
hold Health Survey was started in
the interest of the tuberculosis situa-
ton in Stevens county. A list of the
cases reported in Stevens county in
the last five years and the deaths in
the last five years was obtained from
the State Board of Health. Calls
were made at these homes or upon the
physician attending these families to
ascertain the condition of the patient
at the present time and whether any
new cases had developed where death
had occurred in the family. This in
formation was being gathered in pre-
paration for Heart and Chest Clinic
planned for October, but, because of
10 n1y Of fJ11
be postponed until spring. 80 calls
were made at homes during this
time.
In the afternoons during July a.
demonstration lecture in Home Hy-
g1ene and Care of the Sick was given
IN each of the five towns of the coun-
ty, but due undoubtedly to harvest
and haying coming together and the
extreme heat, these lectures were
poorly attended. 1 5 in all were given.
Several cases have been investiga-
TED for the State Board of Health and
foI1ow-up calls made. Cases which
the nurse feels need investigating
nave been reported to the County
Child Welfare Board and she has
tried to of assistance to this Board
whenever possible to do so.
A Red Cross booth and rest room
were prepared and decorated for the
stevens County Fair, which were we'll
patronlzed during that time. Weigh
ing and measuring of the school chill
oren and many adults occupied much
OF the time and one day was devoted
TO Baby Contest. Several outside
nurses did the measuring and judg-
Ing OF the babies, rs babies entering
the contest while many not eligible
were scored and advices given to
others when desired.
The nurse accompanied two chill
dren to the State Hospital for erin
pied children at Pha1on por1z a.