The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-02-17
Dr.. L. w. Larson Tells Com
! tnunity Council About coun.
y cWs Health Work

Arrangements TO hold q pre-school
clinic IN Bismarck within the next six
weeks were begun Ut the Community
Councils monthly meeting held Fri
day afternoon at the American Legion
Auxiliary room, World War Mem
orial building. The guest speaker for
the meeting was Dr.. Z. w. Larson,
county health officer, who outlined
what Is to be done in the county
health program under the Civil
Works Service set-up.
Mrs. F. A. Knowles, council presi-
dent, referred the pre-school clinic to
the committee headed by DR.. Fannie
Dunn Quain, after Miss Esther Teich-
mann, school nurse, suggested that
the clinic be held while CWS nurses
are available to assist with follow-up
work.
Miss Teichmana also reported that
since the January meeting she and
the two CWS nurses under her di-
rection had made Ia visits to homes
Of families on relief and had given
10 children medical care. There were
1856 bottles Of milk served In the
schools with 101 children receiving It
free and 469 paying for it each week,
Miss Teichmann stated.
Mrs. Fred Jansonius. treasurer, re-
ported q balance on hand of $111633,
with receipts Of $542.29 and disburse-
ments Of 4195.28 during the month.
Day Nursery Proposed
A proposal to provide place for
a nursery school, sponsored by the
federal relief program for children
OF mothers who work, was placed be-
fore the council for consideration and
delegates were asked to refer 1t to
their clubs for discussion. Under the
plan, the relief system would provide
q nurse, assistant nurse and cook.
Miss Christine Finlayson, Fargo,
home economics extension worker
from the North Dakota Agricultural
college, described the project during
her visit here early this week.
DR.. Larson gave his personal OBJ
servations Of the CWS health pro-
gram as it has been carried out so
far in Burleigh county, dealing par
ticularly with the first Of q series Of
children's clinics held Thursday at
Moffit.
The CWS nursing project sponsored
by the State Nurses association to re-
lieve unemployment among graduate
nurses, has given Bismarck two
nurses to assist Miss Teichmann and
has placed nurses at the local hos
pitfalls to care for the INDECENT poor.
Outlines Health Service
When the program was enlarged
to county health service set-up, the
United States public health service
sent Miss Pearl McIver to Bismarck
to meet with the state relief agency
and representatives Of the medical
and dental professions to plan the
work which was placed under direct
supervision Of the North Dakota pub
lie health department.
The health system, as outlined by
DR.. Larson, includes health nurse
for rural work in every county and
district supervisors with Jurisdiction
over groups of counties ranging from
five to nine. Miss Florence Porter.
former Minot school nurse, has the
Bismarck district.
The plan is to make survey OF
the children,S health conditions and
to report cases needing follow-up
work to county health officers. Fol-
low-up work then will be done at
reduced rates. Burleigh county IL
being used to get rough estimate
Of the defects Of children In the
state and Moffit, Wing, Driscoll and
Wilton have been chosen for the de-
tailed survey.
Mrs. T. w. LlSk Is the Community
Council representative on the advis-
DRY committee for the health service
work.