The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1922-01-12

LnlS department.
The vaccination campaign for
which was begun here last
month, has been pushed, and every
one who has applied to this depart
ment, has been vaccinated free of
cost; vaccinations have been COM
pleted at the Normal School and Ex-
pertinent Station, and many children
from the public and parochial schools
of Hays, coming to this Office, have
been vaccinated. About $50 persons
in all have been vaccinated during the
month, of which about eighty-five per
cent have taken. All Of the arms
have been carefully dressed and at
tended to by this department. Many
calls have been made by the Health
Officer to the homes of persons, who
have been vaccinated. The campaign
seems to have met with unusual sue
cess. The immunity acquired through
this campaign of vaccination will be
protection to the people of this coun-
tv for many years to come. A special
effort has been made to reach the
school children for obvious reasons.
However, a good many farmers have
been coming in from distance OF
TWENTY-FIVE to thirty miles, bringing
their children to be vaccinated.
A special arrangement has been
made with the sisters at st. Anthony's
Hospital, whereby the sick county de-
pendents will be cared for at a re
duced rate. This arrangement was
effected by the Health Officer in COM
pany with the president of your
board, as agreed upon at your last
meeting. In conformity with this
agreement one patient was placed in
the hospital and treated during the
month. One death occurred among
the county dependents, and the burial
was performed at the expense of the
county.
A detailed summary of the work
accomplished by the department, for
the month of December, follows:
/. County dependents treated, 18;
visits to jail, 4.
?. Diseases reported, 4.
3. Complaints attended to by H. O.,
10.
4. Conferences with H. O., 1O8-
5. Conferences with Nurse, "a.
6. Lectures by H. O., 4; attend
ance, 594.
Z. School lectures and talks, 40;
attendance, 70.
8. Lectures by nurse, IA; attend
ance, $40.
9. Total lectures, So; total attend
ance, 1914
10. Letters sent out from office, 13O.
II. Articles and notices in papers
16.
y. Pieces of literature placed ir
homes, 2O8.
IS. Schools visited, %; Districts "a
80, 40, Sc, Schoenchen High
School. General inspection OF
all classes in Hays Public School
IA. School examinations completed
5.
is. Number of school children
examined, 80; detectives, "a OF
68 per cent.
16. Contagious diseases in schools
10.
IT. Persons quarantined, 16.
49, Communicable diseases report
ed. 16.
10. Premises disinfected and fumi
gated, II.
20. Persons released from quaran-
tine, II.
21. Homes visited by nurse, ST.
% Denomination of Infant Hy-
giene, Is.
%. Investigations made, p.
"a. Telephone calls answered, $50
25. Vaccinations done, $50.
26. Arms dressed at office, $50.
Besides the activities outlined
above. four cultures have been made
on suspected cases of Diptheria, which
nroved negative. Several premises
have been inspected by the Health
Officer. A number of homes have
been visited for the purpose OF IN
structing persons who had been vac
cinated, in regard to the care OF thell
arms by both the Health Officer ane
the Nurse.
Respectfully,
II 6 Capps. NJ. D.,