| Show progress of red cross work in district communicated since the public health nurse has been employed in the dia Ds brict by the local bed red cross and school authorities a great deal has been accomplished along health lines the number of nursing visits or visits in which bedside bed side care h has as been given to the sick has been 96 of these the medical cases were children 46 men 10 women vomer 23 3 surgical cases children 31 men 11 women 64 54 j so tar far the nurse has received 5 57 7 telephone calls which indicates the conditions requiring advice or as si stance of a community nurse A chil children dreng s health conference has been held in which forty pre school children were examined by clans detects defects were found as tol fol lows teeth 9 tonsils 16 defective hearing 4 adenoids 6 enlarged glands 4 detective defective speech 1 detec tive nasal breathing 1 underweight 13 irregular pulse 1 orthopedic 1 improper diet 6 5 inflamed ees ekes 1 twenty one cases in home hygiene and care of the sick have been div en six persons trying the elamin allons and obtaining diplomas from the red cross an illustrated health lecture and i five talks to parents on health have been given school work for the latter part of last year was as follows 1104 children given physical examination there were with detective defective teeth with defective vision 85 with i defective bearing hearing with diseased dise aeed tonsils and adenoids over 40 children have been oper at abed ed upon for diseased tonsils and adenoids about 60 50 have bad teeth corrected ten have had their eyes attended the nurse has made visits to schools visiting 38 rooms making 20 inspections As a result of this 26 have been excluded from school vaccinations have been given to number of minor dressings number of home visits 79 cases of ringworm cases of litia tia cases of eye infection 9 scar let fever 7 mumps 3 chicken pox 43 smallpox 28 whooping cough 48 unclassified 6 children out ot of school with toothache 24 with the aid of the local bed red cross two clinics were held at the provo hospital in which 26 children were operated upon tor for litis and adenoids number of children weighed and measured 1026 number under weight number 10 per der cent un class in little moth ers league held tor for 15 weeks health entertainment given by the little mothers league health crusade introduced into schools the health crusade is one of the most important pieces of health work is it not only teaches hygiene and right health habits but by continually doing these chores chorea they become a permanent habit this school year out of weighed and measured were underweight showing a considerable improvement from last school year number of visits to school chil dren so 80 far this school year 80 treatment in office number of rooms inspected 40 number of rooms fumigated 3 all books taken home where there la Is contagion fumigated six dental clinics have been held in which 23 children have been treated these treatments have con aisted of 73 fillings 28 extractions 7 cleanups the junior red cross has been instrumental in having established a play ground with proper apparatus consisting of giant strides slides etc |
