New Britain herald., 1924-04-22
FRESH AIR CAMP.
 ELECTS OFFICERS
Valuable Follow Up Work Con-
 ducted, Miss Logan Reports

At the annual meeting of the New
 Britain Fresh Air camp the following
 officers were elected for the coming year: President, Clifford Upson, vice. president, R. G. Germond; vice president, Miss Ventlie F. Logan, and treasurer, Louis W. Young. Miss Logan's report was as follows: The camp opened last year, June 22 for period of 10 weeks, closing August 31. Total number of children sent was 25S. Of this number 220 remained for a period of two weeks; 1 s remained for period of six weeks: four remained for period of 10 weeks; three remained for a period of | five weeks; eight, remained for a pe- riod of four weeks
 How Children Were Selected lowing to the popular way in which the camp has grown it was necessary tablished by which to select the chil- dren. The camp being primarily or ganized from a health standpoint, our chief concern was to provide special summer hygienic care for delicate children found in the medical exam- ination work, in the school health work of the city. A committee com- prising the superintendent of health, the chairman and the secretary adopt ed the following standards: Children who have been exposed to tuberculo- sis; children who are seven per cent or more underweight for height; chil- dren having physical defects.
 The following organizations refer red the children: Visiting Nurse As sociaton; Tuberculosis Relief society; Welfare Association: City Mission.
 We also obtained lists of under weight children from Dr. Vincent J. Smith, school physician, Miss Meehan, Miss O'Brien, school nurses. This list was very helpful as we reached chil- dren who were badly in need of spe- cial care.
 Education
 Tn the camp routine every oppor- tunty was taken to emphasize hygi- chic living. The children were encour- aged to wash their hands before they ate, to use the tooth brush regularly, to sleep and rest regularly and ade- quately. They were encouraged 10 practice satisfactory food habits, em- phasis being placed upon tho con- sumption of milk, cereals and yege- tables. The need for this latter em- phasis has been evident each year, and in some instances it was a difficult | task because as is so often with chill ! dren suffering from malnntrition few | of them had the milk and cereal ha- | bit. The daily consumption Of milk to so quarts. If was estimated by the 1 dietitian. Miss Racklffe, and the camp nurse, Miss Lund that the food con- sumed daily averaged from 5000 to LOGO calories.
 "The health of the camp was excel lent during the ten weeks. with the exception of few minor ailments the camp was free from sickness. We feel that this was directly attributable to the thorough work done by the physi- clans who examined the children pre- vious to their going 10 camp.
 The total gain in weight made was 's6.s-t pounds, average gain per child was 7.1-2 per week. These figures represent ten times the gain made for ! normal child during that period Of lime.
 Follow Up Work
 "The good work done at camp did lot terminate at the closing. Home tists were made in the follow up work after the camp period. This { phase of the work is most important, perhaps of greater permanent value han the camp work itself. It offers m opportunity 10 encourage camp practices at home to improve hygien- c and food habits. The home work certainly increases by a larger factor he value of the camp effort itself.
 Children have reported monthly to 1 ,e weighed in order 10 check ID on ,