Show red cross nurses combat disease on wide front at the close of the fiscal year ended june 30 11 there were ill red cross nurses bettering health conditions and caring tor for the sick in communities these red cross public health nurses cared tor for a total ot of persons during the year and made more than a million visits on their behalf the annual report ot of the american red cross states further that these nurses cooperated with doctors in examining school and preschool pre school children with physical detects defects found and curative treatment arranged in cases in red cross chapters 1733 graduate nurses taught red cross home hygiene and care of the sick issuing certificates tift cates to persons completing the courses in addition 1777 red cross reserve nurses were called upon during the year for or disaster and epidemic control work |