Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-30
GREAT WORK BY
THE RED CROSS
Public Health Work Through
Home Nursing, Home Hy-
giene and Sick Courses

WASHINGTON, Oct. SO-Great
interest in the amount of work done
by the American Red Cross in the
field of public health, through its
nursing service. home hygiene and
care of the sick courses. nutrition
activities, first aid and lie saving
classes, health centers and other
numerous methods Is disclosed in
annual report of the organization
for the past fiscal year, which has
just been made public.
The increasing establishment of
services that broadcast among the
people approved health c~onserva-
ton and disease prevention infor
nation emphasizes the necessity of
continuous support through d world
wide response to the annual roll call
of the Society from November IL to
20, the report states.
The war time nursing service of
the American Red Cross. when 49,
S77 nurses were furnished for active
duty. has not been allowed to over
shadow the society's peace time
nursing service. Since 1921 there
has been an increase of more than
n thousand nurses on the reserve
lists available for duty at any call.
me total number now aggregates
$3.50 nurses. OF this reserve 102
are serving with the army III with
the navy, 1872 with the q. 5. Public
Health Service and 1,03S with the
U. S. Veterans Bureau.
Three Red Cross nurses died dur
ing the past year from disabilities
incurred in service in the late war.
Last year the society established
S1S new public nursing services in
as many communities, making a to-
tai of 1,240 communities in the
United States, Alaska, the Philip
pines, Porto Rico, Hawaii and the
Virgin Islands, in%structing and de-
monstrating in public health educa-
ton, as well as nursing.
In the home visiting and nursing
service more than 1900 900 visits
made by nurses, visits to
schools totalled 14O, 900, and in six
months 1,250,00O school children
were inspected by these nurses, who,
in all cases of physical defects ad-
vised physicians care to parents.
Marked advance was reported in ru-
raj communities with thousands of
converts won to approved methods
disease prevention throughout the
country.
In home hygiene and care of the
SICK instruction, which equips the
student in proper methods insuring
a r where illness is not so serious
to require professional service,
the Red Cross conducted 1854 class
es, enrolled 1856 instructors, 3d.
448 students and issued 42,656 GER
to those completing courses.
The nutrition service which is a
recognized factor in pucIlc health
programs, also marked progress
This Red Cross service promotes
Individual and community health by
making available authentic informa-
ton concerning food and the food
requirements of different ages in
the varying conditions of lie.
In general health activities the
report shows that chapters main
tained S77 health centers which
provided 38,751 lectures Clinics
that specialized in baby welfare
work numbered close to 10000.
The record of accidental DE- aths in
the United States reached 62,492
asst year. In striving for prevention
untimely death. the Red Cross
through the first aid and l'fe saw
.ng activities is reaching many
thousands of persons. The Red
Cross life saving corps has a per-
of nearly 10000 qualified in
.ater-first-aid. and throughout the
year the society carried on q wide
campaign in teaching people to
themselves in the water and
n life saving.
One Of tn most interesting phases
Of American Red Cross work is the
activity of the Junior Rel Cross.
Although the society in July with
drew its relief organization from
Europe. the junior society has been
authorized to continue its W ac-
indefinitely.