Show 4 HEALTH OF OP OF SCHOOL THE CHILD CHILD- 4 KEEPING THE CHILD FREE I a I 1 FROM SKIN DISEASES I Editors Editor's Note ThIs Note This is the eleventh eleventh elev cloy of a a. series senes of articles on the health of the child In in ins in's s school hool To Tomorrow o o- o morrow w Th The Nursery School p ool By DR MORRIS FISHBEIN Editor Journal of the American an Medical Association and of Hygeia Hygeia Hy Hy- geia the Health Magazine I When the child leaves Its home and attends the ordinary school It sometimes b becomes com subject to contamination contamination contamination con con- of ot parasites affecting the skin Indeed It stands the same chance chaice that its parents take In their dally daily lives with the addition that it Is constantly In Intimate contact with th the same group Thus school children are not Infrequently in infrequently In- In frequently disturbed b bj head lice and scabies or the th-e itch The head louse Is becoming less and less frequently frequently fre ire a disturber of school children children chil chil- dren owing to the fact that regular regular regular reg reg- ular inspections a are e now made In hi well managed ath schools This parasite Is extremely pro pra flue A female will lay front from to SOO eggs at at atthe the rate of ot about 70 10 a day HOW IT SPREADS Promiscuous Interchanging i i of hats and hair brushes serves to 9 spread the parasite Following ir irritation irritation ir- ir set up by crawling am and I biting the child chUd scratches and secondary secondary secondary sec sec- Infections of the scalp result re re sult suIt There are all sorts of good methods methods methods meth meth- of ot cleansing the scalp of parasites parasites parasites par par- that Infest it The best ones involve thorough gh washing and the of ot a good solution such as as larkspur which will kill klU the parasites s and the eggs x S The condition known know as nS scabies has also been called caNed itch h. h It is is' due t to- to toa a i little parasite that gets under the skin Its elimination involves the use of proper sulphur ments and and the the thorough cJ cleaning caning ning o of ot all of at the bed linen and clothing used by the child Ringworm sometimes appears in school children beginning on the surface of the skin or scalp as ared a a. red red spot which spreads The di diagnosis diagnosis di- di of ot ringworm Infection should be c checked by a a- physician who will make an examination for tor forthe forthe the Hie presence presen e of at the organism that causes causes' It PIMPLES Children Childen beginning with the age of 12 frequently suffer with acne or pimples gimples Not all children are equally subject to the condition It seems to tobe be associated with a disturbance of the sebaceous glands and the amount of ot grease In the skin Physicians advise under such circumstances a simple diet with lessened amounts of starches and sweet foods also thorough at at- at attention to the tile bowes bowels and th their ir ac ac- ac- ac tivit Excessive and unsuitable clothIng clothing cloth- cloth Ing adds to the development and spread of ot the tho disorders of at the skin with pimples It prevents proper function of ot the skin and deprives the body of stimulation provided by cool air and sunlight If It the child is given plenty of ot outdoor air and sunlight on an its I skin the texture and quality of the skin kin will probably improve i greatly l' l aUy This is one of at the reasons reasons why the j outdoor sunlight gets better results under such conditions than artificial artificial artificial arti arti- light app apparatus ratus I Copyright IS Service vl Inc c. c |