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Show County Nurse j Makes Report1 . I Mrs. KVitlina lO-.i-A, nurse of the Cl.ih County HealHi .'nil haM Hiib-milled Hiib-milled tin; following report of the act i v;t of Hie unit during l'J2D. Tim year just finished marks the completion of the fourth year of the activities of the Utah county health unit. The unit has had Dr. G. E. Chris- leiiseii, lir. E. E. Cullimore, Dr. E. 1'. Oldham and Dr. II. K. Hitchcock as directors, each one holding the position for different lengths of time. Whi n I he unit was without a di-n di-n dor t In: local doctor of the county a i: I'd wilh the work. Mrs. Kviilimi lieed was appointed as i mini;,, nurse, which position she mill holds. Our of Hie major problems was pro-school and infant welfare work.' I'Jighloen centers were organized and fully equipped for carrying on I his work. Eight centers are organized organ-ized where wo meet two or three times each year. Number of pre-school children examined 17273581. Number of pre-school children examined ex-amined 19284291. Number of pre-school children examined ex-amined 1929824. Number of pre-school children registered 7972. Number of corrections 3190. A second problem has been the immunization and vaccination campaigns cam-paigns conducted In the county. Total number of children immunized immu-nized against diphtheria 20,864. Total number of children vaccinated vaccin-ated against smallpox 3,333. Total number of people vaccinated against typhoid fever 697. Meetings held, 375; people reached, reach-ed, 19,083; home calls made, 1361; t reference calls made, 1168; number of classes held in home hygiene and care of the sick, 8; number of women enrolled in classes, 184; number of women receiving Red Cross certificates, certifi-cates, 143; number of women assisting assist-ing in health centers, 160. An unestimable number of illnesses illness-es aud deaths have been prevented and a very great number of people have been diretly assisted and help-j help-j ed. |