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Show DOCTOR LEONARD MAKES REPORT ON THE SCHOOL nlsinvesngauojrsKo1rt(, . -Joi.ujg? rcn to Have Eye, ffceth and Nose and Other Ailments. To tho School Trustees, Cedar City, Utah, Gentlemen: After making a careful medical inspection in-spection of tho district school children of Cedar City, and pursuant to our agreement, I beg leave to submit for your approval tho following report: Number of children examined 434 Eye trouble (as per report of Miss Ross) 328, or 75 per cent Teeth trouble 269 or 62 per cent Nose trouble 141 or 32 per cent Throat trouble 138 or 31 per cent. Ear trouble 38 or over 8 per cent. Refraction (those in need of glasses) 34 or 7.8 per cent. Skin trouble 0 or 1.3 per cent -- Skin trouble 6 or 1.3 per cent. Normal Children 15 or 3.4 per cent You will notice the largest percentage percent-age of troublo is with the eyes of the children. This is due largely to the inferior school buildings which are now in use. I would suggest that you look toward the erection of a new building in the near future. Tho teeth of the children are also demanding attention. The larger percentage of bad teeth is no doubt, duo to carelessness or lack of knowledge know-ledge on the part of parents. The "baby teeth" as they are sometimes called, should bo taken care of and tho decayed cavities filled by a competent dentist, same as tho permanent set. Tho nose and throat trouble you will notice is rather alarming, showinpr nearly one third of tho pupiU more or less affected. A part of this troublo can bo eradicated by proper medicinal medici-nal attention, while some of tho cases must receive surgical treatment for tho removal of growths in the nose and enlarged tonsils. The car trouble is due mostly to neglect on the part of the parents of the children. It consists mainly of hard particles of "ear wax" which has been left to accumulate and in some cases, completely filling tho nu-ditory nu-ditory canal, causing partial or total deafness. Those whose eyesight is affected should be refracted at once. This would not only improve them physically, physi-cally, but placo them in a position to got the most out of their class work There nro a few pupils suffering from scabies (itch,) which is trans-mitted trans-mitted from one chid to another by personal contact. Tho disease is stubborn stub-born and rather haid to cure, unless the proper precautions are carried out. I would recommend that those Buffering Buf-fering from this troublo should be asked to discontinue school until thoy havo received tho proper treatment and a certificate from a physician required re-quired before they are permitted to re-enter. A. N. LEONARD, Health Officer. |
