Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-12-09
HEALTH REPORT
SHOWS PROGRESS
ANNUAL REPORT OF ASSOCIATIONS
SHOWS MANY THINGS &C
COMPLisHED IN YEAR

Achievements during the lnat year
by the Utah Public Health associstiso
| in the fight against tuberculosis and
In the campaign for improved public
health conditions in the state. NJ pst-
lined In the annual report Of Jau,sSeH.
Wallis, executive secretary, brought Of
fetal recognition and eongratulaiiss
from the board or directors In tn
fourth annual meeting Mt the Hotel
Utah Friday afternoon.
Both the report Of Mr.. Wallis Aad
that Of the treasurer, Horace II. Smith.
showed that the funds Of the associs-
don raised from the Christmas seal
sale last year had been judiciousiy, and
effectively expended In. many activities
which have and are producing con
crete results in the promotion Of
health education throughout Utah. The
convention unanimously adopted mo-
tion OF DR.. Heber j. Sears eongratu-
iating and thanking the executive SEC
rotary for the excellence of his report
Cor work done.
Dean Milton Bennion OF the School
of Education Of the University OF Uah
declared the public health work Of the
association was OF lnestimable value to
the state institution, and he pledged
the hearty support 70 the health asso-
citation in the successful carrying out
Of It's program.
The meeting was called TO order at
3 o'clock by Apostle John A. widtsoe.
In the absence of President Il. o. How
ard. After the reading OF the minutes
of the previous meeting Mr.. Wall6
read his report. In giving an outline
OF the work accomplished, he said In
part:
"In summing up our efforts the past
year. we can report having made great
strides In the modern health crusade;
wei have given the people of northern
Utah a dental clinic; have organized
and equipped travelling health clinic:
have conducted clean school contest
in more than 200 school rooms in our
state; have completed tabulated card
system OF all deaths in Utah from tu-
berculosis. since the year 1915; have
printed more than 10000 pieces OF
literature on our work, considerable OF
which has been distributed throughout
the state. have done much educational
work. speaking at lO7 different meet
ings. including hospitals, institutions
and conventions; have stimulated and
financed public health nursing In many
counties: have furnished public healxh
posters and motion pictures where op-
portunities offered; have purchassA
three additional health films, one cost
ing $500. on the EARLY Diagnosis -
tuberculosis" organized ut the staks
fair very successful and interesting
exhibit have supplied one Of the ROOMS
In the high school building at Spring
Vile with complete nursing equipment
for instruction In home nursing. have
assisted financially with other ass&-
cies in bringing DIR. Hedger 10 Utsh:-
and are now actively cooperating In the
rat determination campaign, which
opens October 81.
Notwithstanding the very great ham
dieaps last year. we succeeded In ma
tsriaily raising the total of our Christ
mas seal sales over that Of the prevtsss
year. We hope tn do even better this
year. The little Christmas seal ~
probably the greatest single health en-
cational force ever produced.
More work Is being done this gear
IN the schools with the modern hsaith
crusade than ever before. There s
already an enrollment Of 1908 studenkA
with many schools yet TO hear from.
The sound value Of the crusade and he
manner In which Il In TO-. cling Tecoeni-
tion In exemplified by the report Of tho
tuberculosis committee Of the supesnos
council. Knights Of Columbus. whSTS
Endorses the crusade ~ the best meth
Cd q health education In the eehoeix.
and urges upon all OF the ZOO counsta
In tho world to use every effort -
have the crusade adopted in all schOels.
Possibly the NEST Constructive ptscs
of work done by our association Is the
organization and equipment Of the
travelling health clinic. The clinic b
now In ITS fifth county. Up to the
opening Of the fair, 104 cases Of tuber-
culosis had been found; S44 chiidrsn
had been examined; 202 Of 444 ehIldreA
Of school age were found to be over 7
per cent underweight 347 weEe sur
fering with two or more physical d.
fects, and 1917 persons had visited the
clinic up TO that date.
in Rich county the dental clinic ex-
amned 800 of the $50 school childEea
of the county and completed dental
work on the teeth OF 210 Of these child
rem.
III should be encouraging TO the di-
rectors OF the Utah Public Health as
ISOLATION TO know that In the United
States, where tuberculosis Is still our
outstanding health problem, we have
much information to indicate that M.
have II 'on the run
For the registration of the United
States show the death rate from tubefa
culosis in all forms since 1905 has fan
en- 80 per cent In certain districts
where the National tuberculosis asso-
citation has carried on intensive cam