Annual report . exception of the year 1925-1926 when a smallpox epi-demic occurred in the University district. This includes calls asa result of the required physical examination upon entrance and U,6U9 forreexamination. The number of visits per student registered was The menof the Class of 1939 called 23,336 times, an average of per man; thewomen, or visits per woman. In contrast the upperclassmen celUdon an average of 3-32 for the men and times for the women. Thefreshman visits per capita are higher than those in the sophomore, junior,and senior classe
Annual report . exception of the year 1925-1926 when a smallpox epi-demic occurred in the University district. This includes calls asa result of the required physical examination upon entrance and U,6U9 forreexamination. The number of visits per student registered was The menof the Class of 1939 called 23,336 times, an average of per man; thewomen, or visits per woman. In contrast the upperclassmen celUdon an average of 3-32 for the men and times for the women. Thefreshman visits per capita are higher than those in the sophomore, junior,and senior classes because of the required physical exanination, reexamina-tions, conferences in ^giene, and a groater predisposition of the youngergroup to illness. Jreshmen as a rule are not as able to core for theirhealth as upperclassmen. Visits to the Health Service Station increase with each addition-al student registered, with each new emoloyee engoged, and with the ex- GRAPH SHOWING TOTAL VISITSTO HEALTH SERVICE YEARLY *. School Years Increase mainly due to smallpox epidemic Chart No. 1 - 2 -tension of University work involving medical supervision. This year,for example, it was thought desirable to reexamine those driving Uni-versity cars. As a result there were 26U more visits to the Health Ser-vice from this iter, alone. Such increases are inevitable unless mor-bidity rates decrease, protection to the health of the University popu-lation is reduced, or the institution ceases development. The only way to control communicable disease in the Universitypopulation is to detect illness in its incipiency by making an earlydiagnosis. To discover disease early, the student must be seen as soonas he develops symptoms and must be observed as often and as long asnecessary to determine the cause of his comolaint. Such care protectsthe community, provides prompt treatment, reduces the number of comoli-cations, and causes the student to lose the minimum time fron class. The numerous ailments of stud
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