Show PlANS EXAMINATION OF DF SCHOOl CHIlDREN Dr Whalen Proposes Preventive Preventive Preventive tive System for Maintaining Maintain Maintain- ing Health of Pupils IIII to io Th The Herald Ogden den Au Aug 8 FreQuent 8 Frequent Inspection 0 of school children by bv a n corps of ot Ogden physicians with a view to checking disease in early earh stages is proposed b by Dr W. W E E. Whalen Phalen city physician and ond It Is certain tho the plan will be bo adopted b by the city board ot of education education tion at Its next meeting No charges will be made by tho the phy ph- for thle this work t They Thea assort the they are Interested In Increasing tho the general health conditions of ot the tho city and believe bellove that b by watching and maintaining h health alth conditions In the schools the tho desired end will be ob ob- ob tamed Inspection for Cor eye car nose and throat troubles Is regularly practiced In the schools Dr Edgar Bates having performed this work the past few years cars Under the tho plan advanced by Dr Whalen the specialist wI will continuo con- con his work as heretofore but ho will wIH be assisted by bv the other physicians who will make a more general exam- exam nation Other local practitioners will contribute contribute con con- tribute their services ser according to the city physician His plan lan Is la to assign n one ono physician to one J district The Tho physician physician phy phy- will examine the children in each room looking hooking carefully for signs of ot tuberculosis In its early earh stages pneumonia anemia and conta contagious dis dis- eases w Where treatment or dieting Is 18 thou thought ht necessary the parents will UI be bo notified A card Index system will be bo provided In which to file tHe charts with tho records of subnormal children that theIr gain aln or decrease in health ma may be better hetter noted Lectures to lo teachers will win be bo given 1 by t y the tho examining physicians that tho the instructors ma may be hotter bettor able ablo to co coOperate co- co operate with sith tho the examiners in dealing with health conditions of ot pupils Physicians Phy Phy- say many of ot their younger patients pa- pa patients pa pa- are arc school pupils wh who suffer longer lon than necessary because lecause their falling health was not noted earlier and that the prop proposed Hed system of thorOugh thor thor- ough h examination at ot re regular ular Intervals should prevent ent much Illness |