The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-09
MARION COUNTY
.E!Ra!+N|IHEAETR.
First to Introduce Course Of
Health Habits III Schools
Of State.

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The November reports Of the
various nursing services and elm
les IN me city show that Fairmont
and Marion County. are progress
ing rapidly in the matter Of adopt.
ing modern health movements.
This tact IS most clearly shown
when n IS recalled that Marion
County IS e1e first one in the state
to Introduce d graded health hab-
HIS course ia Its schools. This
course win be given in addition
TO tlie physiology and hygiene
course, now present in the school
curriculum, with the assistance Of
Miss Clara Wilson, county super
intendent o. schools. The clinic
reports are marked by the fact
that attendance Is increasing
steadily The organization Of the
Little Mothers League is an out.
standing feature Of the work re.
ported Tor the city nursing serv-
ice last month. n
Miss May Maloney, tuberculosis
nurse % Marion County gives the
following statement in regard to
the report for November:
eThe month Of November has
been 81 interest In this work.
More interest in the clinic, has
been manifested and sixty people
have attended. Twehty-three OF
the sixty cases were given a clean
bin Of health, as far as chests
were concerned. Inquiries have
been made almost daily in regard
70 the clinic such as is 1t free?'
" 10 Is II only for. the poor? and
the like. AS soon as more public
NY can be given through general
understanding the attendance will
tale care ofSitself. Twenty.seven
visits were made, ten. of which
were social service calls. One
weeks bedside care was afforded
The patient isolated at the county
fartn.
Seven tbnsil and adenoid oper-
atoms were performed this month
IN a family Of nine children, the
oldest two Of whom are open tub
orculosis cases. Two talks wers
given during the month. Novems
Der 10, after the organization Of
the seal sale, campaign trips were
made Into the towns Of the county.
Much enthusiasm was found in
the sale and tuberculosis work
throughout the county.
Following IS a report of clinic
examinations: Total, so; negative
2s; positive 10: suspects, %; In
active s. Three OF the positive
cases are residents Of Monongalia
Comfy Sixteen Of the suspects
are school children.
The November report follows:
Clinics held, 4 attendance for
month G0i visits made during
month "a; social service, 40; bed
side care. g instruction IL: health
tailts made; 8; committee meet
mrs, 3 number Of days work on
seal sale, (; days absent from
work, 3.
me public health nursing sery-
ice report OF the city for Noyem-
bon state that fifty-two nursing
visits were made, forty-seven In.
struetiye were made and eleven
social service visits were made,
The total number OF visits amount
ing to 100.
The Metropolitan work report
is as follows: Visits made, IS;
new cases, ~: cases dismissed:
IL cases carried over. 8; fees
due. $780,; fee received from
other visits $3.50; fees due from
cther visits, $13. The total amount
dne Is s54. Two committee meet
i1gs were attended. Social service
and Instructive visits were made
as follows: Grant Town, 2; Wat
SON 3; Kingmont; Norwood; Fair
views Riyesyille, 2; county poor
firm.
During last month Little Moth
erss league classes were organ
ICED at the Central School on the
EastSide 3. Fifty-seven girls Of the
seventh and eighth grades were
enrolled.