Show SEAL SALE preparations MS COMPLE bomol 11 preparations for the sixteenth annual sale of christmas seals throughout the united states are about completed in utah this work will take place under direction of the utah public health association lt it will commence on thanksgiving day and continue until christmas christ m as the proceeds from these penny penn y seals are used against the spread of tuberculosis and especially directed toward preventive measures against disease showing what has been done in in utah with the moneys monea s raised by the sile s ile de of christmas seals the tb e following public statement has been issued by james H wallis the executive head of the utah public health association 1 I 1 financed the utah traveling health clinic which started its work in iff august 1921 and ended ell d ed march 15 1923 the clinic visited 26 counties in the state and examined persons A total of active cases of tuberculosis were round found which have since been followed up with personal visits person al letters literature latest books on tuberculosis and visits by bv public hea health alth nurses with most gratifying results the actual number of persons attending the clinic and the health meetings held in connection therewith where motion picture films were shown was 1 2 cc conducted the work of the modern health crusade in the schools winning two of the eleven national banners awarded each I 1 ear in the united states for the best health work utah being the ony oa ay iy state west of iowa these much desired aik awards ards fifteen thousand of our boys and girls are enrolled this year in this work 3 financed in whole or in part the salaries of public health and school nurses in the state 11 4 conducted clean school contests in several ot of the counties with gratifying results to school officials 5 employed humpty damply the national health clown to stage pet pel formantes for mances at the state fair and in iii the schools of kinteen counties cou aties in th the state eState 6 awarded to tea a number of deserving schools throughout tle state play ground equipment and nursing service to the amount if of 7 organized health exhibits for state fair county firs fairs health shows schools etc 8 printed and distributed over pieces of literature dealing largely with tuberculosis its cause cure and prevention 9 prepared complete card records and outline maps and charts showing by counties 1357 deaths from tuberculosis in ia utah during tile the past seven years important and effective its as the work described has been mr wallis believes it can call be made much more so the larger the sale of christmas seals the greater will be the opportunity to do this the following program has loeen been nii napped ped out for next years s activities 1 1 will initiate statewide state wide movement fo for erection of a state tuberculosis sanatorium lium at the nelc legis latare of beds to which f thein he un fortunate sufferers from this disease will be taken for treatment ment 2 have agreed to appropriate one half of all tri monies onies raised in salt lake county from tile the seal sale to aid in tuberculosis at the salt lake courtly county general hospital Il 3 have agreed to assist in the it cam campaign a cancer cance nii in utah all by illustrated lectures distribution of i sud nd sur stir veys 4 will organize ori anize dental clinic for service to worthy school children in those parts of the state where no dentist is available the extent of this service will depend upon the amount of money raised 5 will extend the work of tho the modern health crusade to three ad dt ional grades in the public schools school 3 6 will continue to finance efficient public bealo nursing service in different sections of the state 7 will extend health picture film service and stereopticon lectures and continue the dist distribution n aution of current fleeting lub ercul ois cancers canceri and other i 1 bublic healt i problems 8 will prepare portable health exhibits tor for county affairs school ex er cibes civic entertainments etc 9 will clean school chool lt contests in school districts applying for or such service fj 10 will continue to make awards to schools where reconstructive construct iv e and permanent healan work is being oser observed ved by the formation and observance ser vatice of proper health habits |