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Show 'HEALTH AUDIT WEEK' IN YOUR COMMUNITY As the old year goes out and the new comes in large and small businesses busi-nesses and industries, and the farm- I"1" T? ers must all take stock. The certified public accountants do a land office business. This year because so many more will have to pay income taxes, there will be even J more stock takine : Dr. Nathan S. and auditing than Davis IH usual. The farmers are taking stock not only that they may correctly determine their taxable tax-able income but also. to determine the condition and quantity of their stock and farm equipment. During the winter months, they will be busy cleaning up and renovating all of the equipment that will be needed for the spring planting and cultivating. cultivat-ing. Much attention is given to the stock of goods on hand, to physical equipment, to mechanical needs, to earnings and losses, but few even consider inventories of the health of the men, women and children who will be needed to carry on next year Average Height and Weight of Men and Women Compiled by the Life Insurance Medical Directors and the Actuarial Society of America. Ameri-ca. The weights are with shoes on, and usually usu-ally with coat and vest, which weigh from 8 to 7 pounds. MEN Ht. Ht. Ht. Ht. Ht. Ht. Ht. Ht. Ht. Ht. Age 5' 5' 5' 5' S' 5' 5' 5' 6' 6' Gr'p 3- 4' 5' 6' T 9' 10' 11' 1 20-24 127 131 135 139 142 150 154 158 163 168 25-29 131 134 138 142 146 154 158 163 169 175 30-34 134 137 141 145 149 158 163 168 174 180 35-39 136 140 144 148 152 162 167 172 178 184 40-44 139 142 146 150 154 164 169 17S 181 187 45-49 1 141 144 148 152 156 1 66 171 177 1 83 190 WOMEN Ht. Ht. Ht. Ht. Ht. Ht. Ht. Ht. Ht. Ht. Age 5' 5' 5' 5' S' 5' 5' 5' 5' 5' Gr'p 2' 3' 4' S- 7' 8' ? 10' 11" 20-24 115 120 123 126 129 137 141 145 149 153 25-29 118 122 125 129 132 140 144 148 152 155 30-34 121 125 1 28 132 136 1 44 148 152 155 158 35-39 1 124 129 132 136 140 148 152 156 159 162 40-44 128 133 136 139 143 151 155 159 162 166 45-49 1 131 136 139 142 146 155 159 163 166 170 and thereafter. Many large industries indus-tries require the physical examination examina-tion of all new employees. The pre-employment pre-employment examinations are to eliminate the unfit and so lessen accidents ac-cidents that might injure many. The examinations that are made annually annual-ly are for the purpose of finding defects de-fects early that they may be remedied rem-edied before they are disabling. Large industries have found this procedure well worth while and many smaller concerns are adopting adopt-ing it. Annual Health Audit. The small business man and farmer whose future . depends so much on their fitness to continue at work have sadly neglected the audit of this most valuable asset, health. The inventory of the health of all who work in a store or small factory, fac-tory, from the owner down to the office boy, and of all who work on the farm should be the most important impor-tant item in the annual audit. It would be a great improvement if the printed forms often used in the taking of stock, provided first for a notation that all owners, officers and employees had been examined and found fit to carry on at their usual jobs. As the efficiency of an employee, officer or owner is materially ma-terially affected by the illness of members of his family, stock should also be taken of their families' health. The Christmas holidays, when the children are home from school, when business has quieted down, when work on the farm is not as heavy as at many other seasons, furnish an ideal time to take the health inventory. Here's an Idea. Why not make the last week in the year HEALTH AUDIT WEEK? The members of your County Medical society would co-operate and might even make special rates for health examinations made at that time, especially if the whole family were included and if the examinations were paid for when made. Your health is your most important asset; as-set; is much more valuable than great riches and should be guarded even more carefully. Remember that many diseases can be cured only when discovered early, even before you become conscious of them. When discovered later they are incurable or disabling for a much longer period. Why not start the ball rolling by organizing a HEALTH AUDIT WEEK in your county? "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." QUESTION BOX Send questions to Dr. Nathan S. Davis III. Winnetka, 111. (Enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope.) Q. Upon awakening in the morning, morn-ing, I have aching legs. What causes this? P. B. A. If yon had stated your age, the answer would be more accurate. accu-rate. It is probably due either to foot strain or rheumatism. Q. Is it necessary to wear bandages band-ages after an attack of pleurisy? T. O. S. A. Only if they make you more comfortable. |