, 1923-06-14


two periods . week In tho Eymna-
SUM under the direction OF the Ply
steal Training Instructor from the
fifth grade through the high school.
A physical examination Is made
OF every pupil below the high school
at least once a year and oftener II
deemed necessary. Cases that need
attention are followed up and the
necessary action taken-to help the
child, either by the parents or by
the school district.
Last year we had the part-time
services of a County Red Cross
Nurse. This veal for the first time
we have had a full-time school nurse.
In addition to this. the taxpayers
at the last annual meeting allowed
$4,000 this year for what may be
termed a free school clinic, /. e.,
children that need medical attent-
ion or minor operations and whose
parents are financially unable to have
this work done, can now have medi-
cal attention without cost to them.
School health work is new and
not very well organized but the
work is becoming more definitely
~systematiZef as the needs of the
school childUen are ascerta6ned.
Among other things the work includ-
es the following:
a. Physical examination of all
school children as required by law
in this State, and the following-up
of cases needing it.
b. To make weekly inspections of
each in the school system and
in case contagious diseases break
out at any time in a building, to
make daily inspections of the child
rem in that building. Such inspect
Ions, while necessarily hasty, are
nevertheless valuable in the proven
ton OF %epidemics.
C. To investigate absences where
pupils are absent several days on ac-
count OF illness. To call at the
homes of such children and advise
with the parents as to the course
OF procedure.
d. Pupils who have been Ill from
n contagious disease Cor when doubt
exists as to the nature of tho sick
ness). and pupils who have been ex-
posed to a contagious disease, can
be re-admitted to school only. upon
presentation to the school nurse OF
a health certificate from the family
physician. Provided. however, that
children who have been ~quarantined
by the health officer, can be read
mitted to school only upon a certi-
ficate issued by the health officer.
e. The nurse gives hygiene talks
in all rooms once a week. This
work can be correlated with the re-
gular work In physiology and hy-
giene.
I. Talks on personal hygiene to
the older girls.
/ &. The organizing OF a class Of
high school girls In Home Nursing,
which class will receive regular Gre
dit in proportion to the time devot-
ed to this class.
Dur school nurse, Miss Kraft, has
carried out the above program this
year in a most efficient
The following table. being a COM
pilation of the monthly reports sub
mitted by the school nurse, indicates
various other activities not included
In the preceding chart.
ITEM NUMBER
Room Inspections OF Pupils by
Nurse S7S
Excluded for Measles 1885
Excluded for Scarlet Fever 9
Excluded for Mumps I
Excluded for Ringworm l
Excluded for Scabies Utch) a
Examined by Health Officer 10
Examined by Nurse Goa
Measured by Nurse 534
Weighed by Nurse (No. of Tlmes)
2970
Treatments by Nurse SO
Home Visits by Nurse $40
Visits TO Schools by Nurse 452
Miscellaneous Visits for Health
Work by Nurse Sc
Talks to Pupils in Glass on Hy-
giene $40
Session of Glass in Home.Hygiene
and Care of Sick O.
An inspection OF the two charts
or tables above will show that the
school nurse has accomplished n
great deal OF health work among the
school children. The figures show
that 31S cases OF physical defects
OF some sort or other have been cur
ed. corrected or improved. This Is
certainly a most gratifying record
Health work In the public schools
has come to stay. ms n recognition OF
the fact that in order for children
to reach the highest developmen,
possible mentally. Il Is necessary
that their physical welfare be look.
ed after.
Continued next week.