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Show fy MILK STATION WORK COVERS WIDE PRACTICAL FIELD FILTH DEPARTMENTJRINGNEEDED LESSONS TO HOMES SSSSt loZl" lZQl0STZCt? "r" THE I,0ME Ab0Ve Ml HeninKerS class at the Jeffer rfSe f MLSS Abna Carl8n at the LIncoln 6ch001 be,ng taught how t0 Ttan Distribution of fr for Children Is Accomplished EirUau3H,z the operation of "laty lealtb. department stations established Jnlv a various oJ tte Qty u 3 l"ge proportions In fact 7 Jtebcs show that Salt J? "Untie, of the Lulled Proportionate- popnlation in j "a, bii m an were first mean, of dutnbnting P and, in ,ome u, conditions warranted it, We wholesome milk fo 4 er the distribution of j mafl part 0f the work stations Edncaton of teleeirlswhobtb, Igildren is the pnnei pal ob;e or he w k o wh n nea fifteen er ns are n w em u ed Practical in Education Dr Samuel G Paul has often been quoted to the effect that education of ne p p a. the onl ore 10 insan tan. n ons and unhealthf alness This dea s be ng earned out to the fullest ext nt at be milk stations The stat ons are opened da lv for class work This includes nstruction of mothers an 1 children on subjects per tain ng to the care of bab es, the prop er method of mak ng a bed care of babv s milk subje ts perta n ne to ty phoid fever tubcrculos s an 1 other con tacnous diseases Then, too a board of health phys c an visits the milk stat ons da lv where he consults w th persons who are unable to emplor their own physician In cases of sufficient cause this physician calls personally at the home Instruct "Little Mothers" One nurse with an assistant is in charge at each m lk station super is ng all of the work done there Likewise these nurses visit homes in the r d s tnct inqu re into sanitary cond tions and carry out the educational plans outl ned by Dr Paul Perhaps the most interesting feature of he m k station wor s the L tl Io hers b The ubs n f 1 ttle girls 1 ears of age and o c who dijv attend classes at the schools They are gi en practical instruct on on the approved methods of caring for in fants. These nstrnetions co er sub jects such as the projor wav to bathe children, how to d ess them the proper surroundings for their feeding and sleep ing Dr Paul sa d last n ght So great has become th s work at the m lk stat ons that t s but a question of t me to my rmnd be fore more stations will be provided of necess ty Ne er in my experience in th s line of work have I seen the cm zens of Salt Lake take up anyth ng of this k nd w th such interest The fact that the establishment of the milk stat ons and the attending edu cational work is meeting with popu lar favor is evidenced by the large daily attendance Everybody Keeps Busy The work is keep ng everyone connected with it exceed ngly busy and my one regret s that I have so few nurses to ass gn to it In all c t es there ex sts a certain amount of poverty There are al ways fam lies who although some member may be s ck fa 1 to call a phys c an because of the expense In the larger cit es there are cl n cs where tbeBO people may go for prop er attention This need we na o overcome in the establ shment of the milk stat ons A board of health phys c an has consultat on hours at each stat on every day where peo pie in stra tened c rcumstances may obta n onsultation and advice free of charge Of course with n a short time the new hosp tal n the publ c safety bu Id ng will be fully equipped and w 11 with the dental and med cal cl nic furn sh a means to overcome th s need of a clinic The work at the milk stations s growing n proport ons da ly and it is quest onable whether t can be taken up next year w thout an in creased force of nurses Tax Association Elects Officers SAN FEANCISCO Aug 14 Off cers elected at the f nal sess on of the Ninth Annual National Tax association an nounced today t were Honorary presi . dent Allen R plev Foote Columbus ho re e e ted pres dent Samuel T Howe Topeka Kan vice pres deilt professor Charles J Bullock Harvard universitv treasurer A E Holcomb New hi re elected secretary, Dr T S Adams Mad son Wis re elected The place for holding the next conven t on will be named by the executive comm ttee later |