The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1934-12-13
Little Health Secrets
Or What Goes On Behind
The Scenes

Miss Rosie Shaw, of Crellin, who
came to the Public Health office for
the first time in April to attend the
orthopedic clinic, has returned to the
Church Home Infrmary for further
treatment. At the April clinic she was
advised immediate entrance to the
hospital by DR.. George E. Bennett.
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Elmer Weimer, Negro Mountain,
was advised by the public health doc
tor to have immediate medical atten-
ton for his child. The case was
brought to the notice of the Health
Department weeks later, the child
not having received medical care de-
veloped empyema.
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Dr. Peck went to visit a scarlet
fever case in Accident on Sunday and
incidentally went to the home of the
Weimer child, about a mile back of
Todd's dam, between Negro Mountain
and Keyser's Ridge, and took the child
to Cumberland to board the train for
Baltimore. His only compensation for
this trip is mileage to Accident and
return to Oakland.
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John Jones, of the Oakland Craft
mart, is in Baltimore for medical
treatment at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
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Mrs. Arthur Hanft and small
daughter Bernice are in Baltimore
this week. Bernice will be under OBJ
servation at the Children's Hospital
School. The child was brought to the
orthopedic clinic held in September
at the accommodation of her physi-
clan, DR.. Broadwater.
This is another case that will re-
ceive care under DR.. George E. Ben
nett, who gives his services free, the
work being financed by him from fees
received from out-of-th State pa
tents.
Charles Skaters baby daughter is
again patient at Memorial Hospital
in Cumberland where she is under the
care of DR.. George Sharrett, who has
given his service in this case (osteo-
myelitis of the cheek bone) for ten
months or longer.
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Our little friend Eleanor Kahl, who
was able to discard one brace at the
April orthopedic clinic, has been ad-
mitted to the Children's Hospital
School, Baltimore, for an operation
which will enable her to lay aside the
other brace.
Betty Lou Hardesty, daughter of
Ira Hardesty, has entered the Chill
dren's Hospital School, Baltimore, for
a course Of treatment.
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These cases do not come under the
regular work of the Public Health Of
flee but are cared for in cooperation
with the Maryland League for Chrip-
pied Children, Inc, which assists the
bone specialists by arranging for the
clinics which are held every six
months at Oakland and during the
year provide for free beds for the
children and help in procuring of
braces and special shoes.
Important as they are to US, how
much more important is the regular
work of preventive measures, such as
diphtheria toXoid and typhoid vaccine;
the treatment of very young children
who have been unfortunate enough to
contact case of measles; the much
needed sanitation of rural schools, es-
pecially where large groups are pres
ent with no fit water supply.
visited one such school last week.
Surely the health of the children of
our county is our most important con-
sideration.
A HEALTH WORKER.
Editors Note-This article was
written by one who is working every
day for the health of our county peo-
pie without one cent of compensa-
fioT