Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1926-07-18 | Page 13 | County Health Summary Made

COUNTY HEALTH SUMMARY MADE MAD Some Water Vater Dangerous Dan erous Children Generally In Good Conditio Condition Condition- Serious danger to health exists In the northwestern northwest part o ot of otc We Weber We- We Webar c bar ber county hero irrigation water Is being contaminated by Ogden City sewerage d declares clares the semi semi- semiannual semiannual annual report ot of o Dr H Earl Bel Del Del- nap Bel-nap nap and Mrs Olga Ellis nurse nunc who are arc In charge of ot the county count health unit Farmers of ot West olt SIn Sfa and adjoining towns the report says SOS have havo been bein personally warned to use extreme extremo care and not In any instance to wash their vegetables In water obtained from the ditches Children of the th county the re- re report report re report port- port continues are oro generally In Ina ina Ina a healthier condition than they were six months ago ngo while sani sanitation tation at nt public places in the county Is regarded as os excellent A survey of ot sanitation conditions In Ogden canyon I la III now being made three Thirty-three conferences In 17 health centers ot of o the tho county were held and school pre children were examined In addition home calls were made by member of the unit On Onu hundred six new cases were examined ot of these but bul 67 ot of the children n were found to tobe tobe tobe be normal Old eases cases called for 3 2 re examinations Dr Belnap Bernap advises all parents In the county having children who will enter school next Dext fall taU to have them examined before they send them to school so to that they will not start the their r career with defects that could easily b bu by corrected LIST OF DEFECTS Of Ot the school pro children examined the detects defects found totalled 2 1 10 per c nt or more under under- underweight underweight weight 64 teeth 16 extremities mostly flat feet I 19 IS cuticle 1 13 muscle tonus 10 hernia 14 mal mel malformation malformation formation 2 posture 7 rathy 1 tonsils tOnils and adenoids 46 circulatory system B Ii eyes lyes 1 ear ears 4 rickets 0 a a serious detect defect 10 digestive system 2 genito genitourinary urinary 5 B CONTAGIOUS CASES SES During the the six-month six period just elapsed the following con con- contagious con contagious disease cases were report report- reported reported ed cd to the unit although the unit officials believe there were many contagious disease ase cases not re- re reported reported re reported ported Diphtheria 4 chickenpox 28 3 scarlet fever 8 S measles 19 whooping cough German measles 3 mumps 38 typhoid fever 1 ot Of the four cases CUS of ot diphtheria Dr Belnap said none lune ot of o the chil chil- chil children children dren had taken aken the toxin anti antitoxin anti anti- antitoxin antitoxin and toxin serum scrum given last year two WO of ot the patients died The whooping cough scare hI he continued Iy Interfered with attendance at the clinic gatli gath gatti cringe oo 00 00