Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-03
PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE REPORTS
ACTIVITIES DURING PAST YEAR
annual Meeting A. P. H. ASS0'N
PHOTO BY NORMAN

more than anything else do we wish
this to be the case. We cannot lose
sight of the fact that we are a
health organization and we cannot
for a minute forget the ounce of
prevention. In our education calls to
mothers and parents of babies and.
pre-school children we have tried to
teach health. We have, of course,
not been unattentive to the physical
defects that make the desired health
impossible but we have in our con-
WerenceS, clinics, demonstrations and
lectures tried TO preach the gospel
of health. Much has been done in
the North End Baby Clinic to bring
to light needed corrections and to
advise the mother in the necessary
diet and care of her baby. At this
clinic which is held every Nednes-
day afternoon over $50 babies have
been brought in the past year. The
babies have been weighed and then
examined and advised by the attend
ing physician. Every clinic has been
attended by DR.. II. Berube' and the
time and attention he has given have
done more than anything else to
make the work possible there. To.
FIR. Jos. 0. Casavant is also due our
in the way of bringing the clinic and
it's meaning to the French people.
The first of last month we began the
st. Augustine Parochial School eX-
amina tons. From 20 to so children
have been examined after the regu-
lar clinic session. This was done
last year, over 500 children being in
Spected and ii is proving most in
tereSting to watch the results that
have been obtained. Especially is
his true of tonsil and adenoid cases
and children with poor teeth. AL
, ready we have found that these need
ed corrections have been made.
in our infant welfare efforts we
have reached in the city and in Hal
lowell 200 babies AS much as pos
sible regular visits are made on these
babies. Over 900 pre-school chill
dren are receiving advise and in
Struction. So closely connected with
the infant and child care is the care
of the eXpectant mother that we in
Clude them all in a common Child
Health Program. We have given pre-
natal advise TO over 100 women in
the last year
Statistics of the number of visits
are as follows:
10 DtpltS o 10 IItSNiOct Clli-
dren 743; to School children 145; to
prenatal cases 143; to cases .requir-
ing general advise, in need of med
ical attention. and to secure physi-
clans 236; to crippled children 1856
con August Is we had our second
Crippled Childrens Clinic. We are
the only association in the State hav-
ing a return clinic. 1t was justified
as the clinic showed by the number
in attendance and the real interest
and later benefit that was derived
from it. Forty eight cases were eN-
amined by DR.. +. G. Abbott of Port
land, attending specialist Referred
to Children's hospital II; referred to
family physicians 2l; old cases hay
ing had treatment examined :. To-
day we have cared for four of these
cases. in hospitals. at home through
the family doctor ana we have filed
applications at the Children's hos
pital for five more cases.
Due partly 10 a general realtza-
ton of what tuberculosis means but
more than anything else to the excel
lent cooperation on the part of local
physicians in the matter of referring
cases, we have been able to secure
sanatorium treatment for ten persons
this year besides visits to home
cases. those already having the dis
ease or to those who have been in
close contact with it at some time
and would naturally be subject to it.
In the interests of these sufferers and
in the field work for our second tu-
berculosis or chest clinic over 100
visits have been made.
SIXTY five cases were examined 1T
the Chest and Asthma clinic held
November Is. Drs. WEIGH and Syl-
vester of Portland were clinicians
and nursing help from the Augusta
General hospital and the local Red
Cross chapter. We had not only an
interesting but highly beneficial elm