Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-02-06
Items of information.

MISUNDERSTANDING always hinder
work and the county nurse is always
more than willing to avert these mis-
understandings whenever possible. II
you have any questions in your mind
come into the Red Cross office and tall
things over. The following information
may clear up some haZy spots:
The county nurses work is carried on
under the direction Of the nursing acti
iyities committee of the Red Cross.
E The work is under the direct super
Vision of Miss Elizabeth Reynolds, OF
the Red Cross. and Miss Anna Drake
of Des Moncs. state supervisor OF
nurses.
The nurse receives a salary of SlI
a month and travelling expenses. which
thus far have averaged about $50 a
month She pays her own room rent
and board.
The nurses salary is paid entirely
by the Red Cross. The Junior Red
Cross is helping by purchasing supplies
and so turning their money back into
the schools.
Miss Mary McHenry, who has car
ried on the home service work, Is not
n nurse. but trained social service
worker-a graduate of the University
of Wisconsin and of Lake Forrest ILL
lnois.
It has been the policy i'll most coun'
ties TO allow the nurse the reasonable
use of the Red Cross car for othel
than official work. provided she does
mot buy gas and oil out OF Red Cross
finds The nursing activities commit
ltee granted this privilege to the Hamll'
ton county nurse when she began WORK
The Red Cross is Il government or
ganization. The charter is national
charter. granted by congress. though
the organiza ton is supported by VOL
unteer funds. The chapter is autllorlZ
cd by the government to carry ou'
soldier relief and public health service
The following is general report Oh
tie Stanhopc schools, Inspected as'
lweek: Number of pupils Inspected
In; decayed permanent teeth. IL;
diseased tonsils. %: poor vision. -
nasal obstruction, 8: normal weight
AZ. seven per cent under weight. 70
ten per cent or more underwelsht, Is
m,n;ls with one or more defects. 81.
Stanhope has already begun nutrition
work by serving hot lunches at noon
to the rural children.
Miss Lorena Strand. OF Stanlopr mas
started the health crusade for her thlro
and fourth graders. The little folks
in this room repeated health playle'
for the county nurse. This same pia!
Ito, .rbe Health Charm" which is act
led with music, was given in Des Molhe'
last year The children are workh's
On a new program now. Mother Goose
Tin health land" There is spiehd1a CO
jcncratiyc spirit in the whole school aho
community at Stanhope.
Eor more Than a year scarlet fever
has been lurking about Stanhope M
no time has there been an epldehiic
Int c,se after case has occurred. There
must have been number OF missed
cases which has kept the disease go
ing In fact. some of the children. VINO
i.cidently have had light cases, say
1--we didn't really have scarlet fever.
Exon Il light case OF this disease ma!
llcoye bad after effects. Nearly ever
|child in the school who has had scafle'
favor has enlarged tonsils. One iittit
lf.l,o,v.s tonsils were so large that they
toucbed together. Deafness aften re-
sultS from the Inflammation OF the ma
d,e oar. Then. i'll the wake OF scarlc'
fever come kidney complications. One
l.,,or reprtel seven children in hel
room who made frequent requests 10
leave the room. Upon investigation
t,ey were found to be pupils who had
had scarlet fever. \ community can
ma, Ia. TOO careful in trying to prevent
no snread of this insidiouS disease.
Follow up work. as Il term. ma!
,,t moan much to the public. but II l.
tbc most important part OF ruhli'
Ihc.Ith nurses work. For instance one
,.,m,n said recently. Il don't sec
,,,,.ra II does any good to send HON,
.ho.. Sins. Now look AT the $
children, The nurse sent home slips
,-hicb said those children had bad
,onsils. and asked 10 have the children
,oken TO a doctor Mrs. S. knows
,,,se tonsils should come out. but II,
s,. soys. Where's the money to come
ifrom." That is exactly where The fol