The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1922-02-16
HEALTH DEPARTMENT, ELLIS
COUNTY, KANSAS
Monthly Report for the Month of
January, 1922-MOnth Ending
January 81, 1922

sioners:
The Christmas and New Year holi-
days have interfered considerably
with the school work during the
month. Most of the rural schools
opened during the second week of
the month, and practically nothing
was accomplished, under this division
OF the work, during the first week.
About the middle of the month, how
ever, the work was taken up again,
and the physical examinations have
been completed in a number of
schools during the past two weeks.
1t was found that an annual re-
port, in addition to the weekly and
monthly reports, is required by the
State Board of Health from the de-
partment, at the beginning of the
was busy, therefore, during the first
calendar year. The Health Officer
few days of the month in preparing
these reports for the State Board.
They were all completed and gotten
off in time.
Less attention has been given the
vaccination campaign this month, as
the Small Pox situation seems to be
improving in Kansas City. There are
still a good many cases reported in
that city, however, and cases are be-
ing reported now from some of the
smaller cities of the State In the
opinion of the Health Officer, it
would be advisable to continue the
vaccinations for some time yet The
Health Officer will be foud in his of
fee on Saturdays and Tuesdays and
viii be ready to vaccinate those who
apply on these days.
The water supply of one of the
school districts was suspected to be
unsafe. Two samples were collect
ed by the Health Officer on different
dates, and sent to the State Board of
Health Laboratory for analysis. The
first sample was somewhat doubtful.
While there were no Pathogenic bac-
terra present the count was alto
gether too high. The analysis of the
second sample, however, was reassur-
ing, and the water was declared to
be safe.
A large number of letters have
been sent out to teachers, school
boards and parents, informing them
of the results of the examinations in
the schools. Their attention was
called to all defects found, and they
were urged to take proper steps to
have them corrected. At the same
time a large number of bulletins on
the subject of "Water and Sewage"
were mailed to the teachers and
school boards.
The attention of the Health Officer
was called to the case of a defective
school child in one of the districts, by
one of the County Commissioners.
The mother was a widow and was not
able TO have the work done. The
child was brought to Hays and Oper-
ated on for tonsils and adenOids, and
is now much improved. No expense
is attached to this operation, except
a few days in the hospital and prob
ably the anaesthetic.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
school work was interfered with by
the holidays, 4O8 children were
examined; and of these PIP were
found to be defective, giving an ap-
proximate percentage of 5290 of de-
fective children. Examinations
were completed in districts %, 30, So
and all grades of the Public School
at Hays.
A summary of work done under
the different divisions during the
month, follows:
County dependents treated, II.
2 Nuisances reported, 2.
Complaints attended to by II.
Lectures by Health Officer. 6.
5 Attendance, Alb.
6 Lectures by Nurse, 9.
z Attendance, 240.
8 Total number of lectures, 10.
9 Total attendance, 628.
10 Letters sent out from Office, 242
II Articles and notices in papers,
u.
u Conferences with Health Officer,
6.
Is Conferences with nurse, g..
IA Pieces of literature placed IN
homes, $50.
Is Samples of water analyzed, 2.
16 Schools visited, 13.
IT School examinations completed,
f.
18 School children examined, AO8.
10 Parents notified Of defects, 212.
20 Defects corrected, 10.
21 Parasitic infections in schools
u.