Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-08-14
All School Children
10 Be Given SChiCk
Tests BY Fall Term
By EILEEN SHERIFF

nounced that Greenbelt's public
health service will give the Schlck
test to all school children, regard
less of age, in order to comply
with recent State health law.
The Schick test shows the sus-
ceptibility of the person innocu-
lated to diptheria.
AS part of their regular duties
under the Department of Public
Health, DR.. Eisner and Public
Health Nurse Mrs. Frances Stauf-
fer will continue giving lnnocula-
tions for the immunization to
small pox (vaccination) and
Whooplng cough, in addition to the
Schick test, each Tuesday at 9
am. in the Elementary School,
DR.. Eisner points out that these
lnnoculations are free of charge
and are available to adults as well
as to children. He reports that
from 35 to 45 children ale being
innoculated each week.
Pre-School Examinations
Children of the kindergarten or
first grade age who have not al
ready received the pre-school ex-
animation will be given it during
the coming week. Mrs. Stauffer
says that the children will be notl-
fed when to report and adds that
each child is examined twice. frsr
before entering kindergarten and
again before going into the first
grade.
Mrs. Stauffer's duties as public
health nurse in Greenbelt also IN
cludes being present at the school
every morning while school is in
session from to 10 am. in order
to inspect the children for disease
and illness.
Mrs. Stauffer is anxious that all
women who are interested attend
the prenatal classes which are
given free as a part of the towns
public health service. The class
meet sat 2 pm. every Tuesday and
is open to all women in the Green
belt area. At present the group
meets in Mrs. Stauffer's quarters
at the Medical Center. In the near
future the office of the public
health nurse will be moved to
larger rooms in the display house
on Gardenway.
Baby Bathing and Feeding
The prenatal class instruction
includes lectures on prenatal diet.
demonstrations on the care of ba-
bies. such as bathing and prepara-
ton Of the bottle. Mrs. Stauffer
also stresses the fact that she
visits the mothers of newborn
babies in order to give instructions
on the care of the child, to register
1T for the town, and to be of any
possible service.
DR.. Eisner points out that many
OF the newer residents of Green
belt have not been aware that the
town provides these services flee
of charge and that the public
health service is entirely separate
from the Greenbelt Health Asso-
citation.
The doctor also reports that a
new epidemic" has become preva-
lent in Greenbelt. Several elderly
persons prone to get up at early
hours of the morning have mis-
judged the head of the stairs for
doorways leading into their rooms
and have had severe falls. There
have been three such accidents in
town during the past two weeks.
Families in which there is a pos
sibility of such accidents occurring
are urged to have light at the
head of the stairs or to provide a
guard there.
The doctor also reports that al
though the tick-bite season is near
ing its close, it is well to continue
on the alert.
DR.. Eisner says that contrary TO
rumor, there have been no more
than the usual amount of ear trou-
BILE caused by swimming. ChIl-
dren whose ears are sensitive
should wear ear plugs, particularly
for diving, he said.