The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1922-05-04
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which were placed in the hospital bv
the Health Officer and operated on.
One case was a school boy from Ellis
with fractured foot, and the other
was a case of partial paralysis from
Scarlet Fever in school child. It
became necessary to operate on this
case and remove the tonsils and ade-
nOids. The Health Officer assisted in
both operations.
A general inspection was made for
contagious diseases in three Public
Schools of the county. In one school
a number of Pink-eye cases were
found and sent home for treatment.
At another school the children had
become so infested with parasites
that the school board were thinking
of closing the school In this district
the homes were visited by the nurse
and the parents shown how to get rid
of the parasites. Over IS school
children were found to be infested
with the parasites.
The physical examination of the
school children has been interrupted
by the absence of the Health Officer
from the Office during the meeting
of the convention at Kansas City,
and also on account of the weather
and the bad condition of the roads.
Notwithstanding this interruption,
examinations were completed in the
parochial school of Hays, and Mum
jor. and the Catholic High School of
Hays, and work is now progressing
in the parochiaI school at Victoria.
During the absence Of the Health Of
ficer, the nurse did follow-up work in
Hays, visiting the parents and advis-
ing them in regard to having defects
in their children corrected. In all
708 children were examined, of which
4O9 or $3.50 We're found to be de-
fective.
Following is a detailed summary of
the work accomplished by the De
partment during the month:
1. County dependents treated, p
2. Treatments given, 25.
3. Nuisances reported, g..
4. Complaints attended to by the
Health Officer, 4.
5. Lectures given by the Health
officer, 4.
6. Attendance at these lectures,
10.
7. Lectures given by the nurse, 2.
8. Attendance at these lectures,
Sc.
9. Total number of lectures, 6.
10. Total attendance at lectures,
166.
II. Letters sent out from the Of
fqe, "a.
12. Articles and notices in papers,
10.
10. Conferences with the Health
Officer, 26.
IA. Conferences with the nurse, 10
Is. Pieces of literature sent out,
90.
16. Schools visited by the Health
Officer, 10.
II. Schools visited by the nurse,
u.
10. Physical examinations com
pleted in the Parochial schools at
Hays and Munjor and the Catholic
High School at Hays.
10. Physical examinations progress
sing at the Parochial School at Vic
toria.
20. Children found to be infested
with parasites, 65.
21. Children found to have defects
corrected, 10.
%. Other contagious diseases
found in schools, 6.
%. Contagious diseases reported
by physicians, 2.
"a. Cases quarantined by theI
Health Officer, 2.
25. Premises disinfected and fumi-
gated, 1.
% Persons released from quar-
antine, l.
27. Special Investigations by the
Health officer, 8.
%. Visits to the County Jail, 4.
%. Prisoners examined, 2.
80. Telephone calls, 26.
Respectfully,
H. S. Capps, NJ. D.,
Co. Health Officer.
The Editorial Association meeting
Of the Sixth District was held here
Saturday, at the Roundup gather
ing, but few members were here, in