New Britain herald., 1924-05-08
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Officers of Health Organization l TO MARRY IN MONTANA
 Legion Membership Campaisn-Fire.
 men To Practice This Evening-Lo. l cal Boy Sent To Reform schooI--
 Plainyille Briefs.
 Mrs. C. H. Curtis was elected presi.
 dent of the PlainWlle Public Health 1 Nursing association at the annual
 meeting held in the town hall last
 evening and alI her associate officers
 as chosen for the coming year, will
 be women. Mrs. Curtis has been one 1 of the most active members of the as.
 sociation during the last year and her selection as president augurs well for the future of the organization. The | associate officers picked to- act with Mrs. Curtis presents an excellent slate of workers for the cause which is considered one of the most important in Plainville. The list is as follows. | Vice. president, Mrs. H. $. Washburn; treasurer, Mrs. William Cassidy; sec retary, Mrs. Charles Wyckoff, and directors, for one year, Mrs. Ariel; for two years, Mrs. Albright, and for l three years, Mrs. oldershaw.
 H. s. Washburn, retiring president of the organization, in his report, gave detailed account of the work &C., ing the past year which was the first of the organizations existence. On May 1. 1928, the visiting nurse had 200 active cases under her care. From that date to May l, 1894, 1a0 cases were added leaving total Of $40 cases demanding her attention on that date. During the year, the nurse made l27 schoolroom visits, 1,l37 advisory visits, lss social service visits and a7s nursing visits. making total of e,7os visits made during the past year.
 On the school visits, the nurse weighed and measured s6o school children and has registered on cards in her office complete detail of this work. She also gave $40 vision tests and 30 of these showed serious de- fleets.
 The i,4T3 advisory visits included calls at the homes of the school ehil. dren to follow ID cases which showed the need of attention and in many cases, the results of her visits have caused the parents to have their chil- dren get proper medical attention and other cases are being followed up.
 The fs3 social visits had largely to do with tuberculosis work. Though it is hard to say what branch Of the work of the association is the most important, tho tuberculosis work is not the least important. During the past year, the nurse has had 2S per- sons under her care who were suscep- tible to tuberculosis or who had come in contact and lived where there was case Of the disease.
 The 976 nursing visits covered the general range of work Of a trained nurse. They included many night calls and obstetrical cases when 1t had been impossible 10 secure tho services of private nurse.
 In addition to all these. there have teen e50 babies brought 10 the nurses home by their mothers for advisory With the woman's committee elected last evening. this tranch Of the work will undoubtedly receive more attention.
 AS the visiting nurses throughout the state are under the supervision of the state health department, each year they are rated according to the char acter of their work. Miss Heineman's rating was ss which is much higher than any other nurse in this vicinity and the only apparent reason she did not get 100 is because they don't rate anyone that nigh.
 Treasurcr's Report
 F. T. Brastow. retiring treasurer Of | Inc association. submitted his report | which will be interesting 10 the mem i CTS. 1t is as follows: Total number | of members, s44: taltol receipts from | members and other sources including | he sale of tuberculosis seals. s3,2sS.- ,2: total expenditures. si.7Ss.Ts; bal- lnce, cash on hand. s1.523.is. This cash balance includes a balance Of ,is6.sS, 10 be used for tuberculosis work.
 Fircmcn to Practice
 Foreman Michael Sullivan of Plain IilIe Hose Co. No. has issued orders Tor all members of the company 10 -eport at the company headquarters n the town hall on Pierce street at i:s0 o'clock, daylight saving time for practice. This will be held providing he weather permits and all members