Show HEALTH NURSE REPORTS this mouth month we finished our preschool examinations on tile the east side of millard county during this examination each child was given the opportunity ot of being inoculated tor for diphtheria and vaccinated vaccina ted tor for small pox both ot of these diseases are very serious especially in the small child and can call be prevented pie vented of 0 all the children who wora were examined 80 per cent were vaccinated vaccina ted tor for small pox and each vaccination was successful and 53 percent of the children inoculated tor for diphtheria however there were several children who had been inoculated when they were infants which brought tile the percent up to 70 next year wo we hope to bring both of these up to percent this week we have had reported I 1 in n utah to the state board of health one case of smallpox four cases of diphtheria with one death serves to stress again the importance of 0 inoculations early in life against this dread disease it Is important that children be protected against those diseases which can call be prevented and diphtheria Is one of them those preschool pre school children who were quarantined with whooping cough or N were ere out of town will have the opportunity to have their preschool examination and immunization it they will make an appointment with their family physician at an early date another problem that we have had to face here is that of tularemia tular emla a disease which is 13 found in rodents and is carried by fleas ticks deer tiles files etc it is not a fatal disease but lasts tor for about 90 days in man the cases that we have had reported reported in millard county have contracted the disease from skinning or cleaning wild rabbits this Is just a warning that when you are around rabbits or squirrels be sure that your hands are protected these gernis germs can get into tile the body from very minute breaks in the skin it if ly by any chance you are going to bury such bitch rodents dig a large enough hole and without touching the dead animal with your hands push it into the hole and cover it well virginia webb public health nurse |