The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1922-08-03
MONTHLY REPORT
Of the County Health Department,
Ellis County, Kansas, for the
Month of June, 1922


Ellis County, Kansas, for the
Month of June, 1922
June 80, 1922.
To Board of County Commissioners:
The Department was crippled this
month by the resignation Of the
County Health nurse, who returned
to her home in Kansas City on the
first of the month. AS result of the
resignation of the County nurse
practically no Child Health or Infant
Welfare work was carried on, except
at Ellis. Here, however, a new nurse
has been employed to work IN Ellis
and in the township of Ellis, Haml
ton and Smoky Hill. Her expenses
are borne entirely by the local branch
of the Red Cross. She will work
under the supervision of this depart
ment, and in cooperation with the
Health officer.
In addition to the various duties
incumbent upon the Health Officer, as
Health Director for the county, he is
now charged with the duties of act
ing City Health Officer for Ellis,
Hays and Victoria. All of the Health
activities within the county are there
for concentrated under the direction
of the County Health Officer, who, at
the present time, is the only health
authority in the county. As a result
of the coordination of the health
activities under the direction of the
County Health Officer, it has been
necessary to hold frequent confer
ences with the Mayors of Victoria and
Ellis, and the City Manager of Hays.
The tabulation of the results of
the physical examination of the school
children in Ellis county have been
completed, and records of the same
have been filed in this Office. Reports
of the examinations in the larger
schools have been published from
time to time in the local newspapers.
A final report Of the examinations in
the county as q whole will be ready
within a few days, and viii be pub
lished for the information of those
who are interested in this work. This
report VIII show the total number of
children examined in all the schools,
the total percentage of detectives,
classes of defects found, and the
percentage of defects; also a table
giving the results of physical examin-
atoms in the schools throughout the
county. This will better enable one
to judge the physical condition of the
children in Ellis county compared
with that in the country at large.
Preparations have been made to
y
zeal examination Of the milk supply
IN Hays and Ellis county during the
summer. Some of the examinations
Will be made at the laboratory of the
Fort Hays Normal School and others
will be made at the State Agricultural
School at Manhattan. In these exam
nations the State Board TO Health,
through its Pure Food Department,
IS expected to cooperate with the
County Health Department.
A child health clinic and Infant
Welfare station has been established
at Ellis, and is being operated in CO.
operation between the Red Cross and
County Health Department The OBJ
Ject of this free clinic is to prevent
disease among infants and small chill
dren, and reduce the infant mortality
IN Ellis county, which is said to he
one OF the largest in the State. The
clinics have been well attended and
forty-Seven babies have been examin-
ed during the three weeks of its exist
ence. Mothers are invited to bring
their babies and young children of
pre-schoOl age to this clinic. They
are weighed and measured by the
nurse and examined by the County
PHYSICIAN. Advice is given in regard
to the physical condition of the
babies and the prevention of disease
as we'll as the correction of defects
that will handicap the child in later
years No active treatment is done
at these clinics, except in case of
communicable diseases or emery
encleS. All cases needing active
treatment are referred to their family
physician. ~
The mOubidity report of the county
above that there were nine cases of
communicable diseases reported to
this Office. All nine cases were cases
of Diphtheria and have been visited
personally by the Health Officer and
properly quarantined. Three premises
have been disinfected and fumigated
and four persons released from quar-
antine.
Following is detailed summary of
the activities of the Health Depart
ment for the month of June:
Cd County dependents treated, 81
~ Treatments given, 4S.
(S) Calls made by the Health Of
ficer, Sc.
"a Nuisances abated, IS.
(5( Nuisances reported, Is.
(6) Complaints attended to, "a.
% Lectures by Health Officer, l.
(S) Attendance on Lecture, 500.
(91 Lectures by Nurse, 0.
(lO) Attendance on these Lectures,
0.
CID Total number of lectures, /.
(12) Total attendance on lectures,
500.
(1S) Letters sent out by Health Of
fcer, 112.
(14) Letters sent out by Nurse, 10.
(15) Articles and notices in paper,
(16) Conferences with Health Of
fcer, SO.
(17) Conferences with Nurse, 2.
(18) Pieces of literature sent out,
$50.
(19) Schools visited by Health Of