Milford chronicle., 1932-03-25
HEALTH WORK IN THE
SCHOOLS OF MILFORD
Your Child May Be Benefited And
Saved From Suffering

The Milford Board of Education is
making every effort to increase the
health service in the schools of Mill
ford to enable the children to do
more effective school work, to i'm
prove their physical conditions and
to prevent the spread of disease
among their numbers.
At the present time a nurse en-
! ployed by the Board of Education
renders first aid to the injured, gives
lectures, moving pictures, etc, per-
tanning to health topics, conducts
physical examinations and inspec-
tions, excludes suspicious cases of
contagious disease fro mthe schools,
refer case needing medical services
to physicians, has conducted an Orth-
Opedic clinic for the correction of
defects of posture and in general is
attempting to improve the hygienic
conditions in the schools.
The Milford Board of Health and
the State Board of Health are keen
ly interested in the health work be-
ing done in the schools of Milford
and are giving all possible assist
ance. To improve conditions among
the children the above mentioned
boards have approved a campaign
for the detection of tuberculosis con-
sistilg of a thorough examination,
a simple harmless skin test and an
Xray examination among those re-
ceiving consent of the parents to
submit to the examination.
The children to be chosen for the
examination will be among those
who are living or who have lived in
a house where there is or has been
"a case of tuberculosis and those who
from ten to twenty per cent under
weight. After the consent. of the
parents has been obtained the chill
dren will be given a skin test, SINH
lar to the schick test, whereby two
drops of a harmless preparation is
placed between the layers of the
skin. Those showing a positive re-
action will be given an opportunity
to have thorough physical eXami-
nation and an X-ray picture. There
will be no expense to the parents for
this service.
All parents whose children are in
the above classifications should |
take advantage of the opportunity |
because tuberculosis among chill |
taken early. Many cases of tuber-
culosis among children are not rec
Ognized because they may be in
latent or quiescent stage. If the
child's physical condition does not
improve the symptoms of tubercu-
losis may become manifest between
The ages of 10 and rs at period
when it is not as easy to combat
he disease or build up the physical
of the individual. Many
cases of tuberculosis apparently de-
7eloping at 20 years of age or older,
lad their beginning in early child
rood.
By the present methods of treat
nent it is possible to heal tuber-
;ulosis lesion so that there is prac-
ically no handicap to the individ- {
Ial, if the case is recognized in its {
.arly stages. The number of cases
if tuberculosis is rapidly declining [
nd many people are successfully I
,oing about their duties with healed S
esions who would have died except E
or early diagnosis and treatment.
Similar anti-tuberculOsis cam c
aigns as the one above described {
re being conducted in several j
chools throughout the world with I
o harmful effects and with re- |
uction in the number of tubercu c
isis cases and deaths. ]
In the near future the skin tests
ill be administered to the children Il
the Milford schools whose parents f
ignify their desire to have their t
hildren receive the test. Consent p
lanks will be sent to homes and all t
ho receive them are urged to sign v
nd return them promptly. No child O
ill be compelled to submit to the
,st. No charge will be made for e
lie service. S