Show REPORT OF HEALTH supervisor FOR THE YEAR 1925 26 in conducting the health work in brigham city during the past year we have tried to keep the aims of health education foremost these aims may be briefly stated as follows 1 to instruct the children so that they may conserve arid and improve their own health 2 to establish in them the habits and principles of living which throughout their lives will assure that abundant vigor and vitality which provides the basis for the greatest possible happiness and service in personal family and community life 3 to influence parents and other adults through the health education I 1 program for children to better habits and attitudes so that the school may become an effective agency of health education in the family and community as well as the school itself 4 to improve the individual and community life of the future to insure a better second generation and a still better third generation a healthier healt hier and fitter nation and race the following principles have been stressed prevention is better than cure nutrition and food values mouth hygiene personal cleanliness A health consciousness physical education statistical report number of children examined 1530 number of children reexamined examined re number of defects discovered 1001 1061 cases of malnutrition 68 number of children given dental t a examinations 1818 number with teeth needing attention 1008 A big improvement was noted by the dentists after the tooth campaign and the second examination only rc 1 healed slight defects number of children with deceased consile number of children with heart bear t defects 68 dental defects corrected 41 4 hye eye ear car and other defects corrected 50 corrections made only during school term number of cases of chicken pox among school children 34 number of cases of diphtheria 51 number of cases of 27 number of cases whooping cough 66 number of for diphtheria in brigham 1904 number of for diphtheria in county and brigham number of home calls number of dressings personal inspection averaging once a week for ever every room rood at lincoln end and central we thank the local dentists doctors the clinic clubs and all who have assisted in any way to make the work a success ESTA E SARAG R health Super supervisor viso |