Health in home and town . out thirty-four states havedepartments of child hygiene or welfare which alsohelp. School physicians, nurses, dentists, and teacherscooperate with the parents for the better health of thechildren. Valuable results have already been obtainedin reducing the number of absences for sickness and incorrecting defects so that children are able to maketheir normal gain in weight and height. The School Physician. — The responsibility for thehealth of the school rests chiefly on the school examines every child under his care at the beginningof the school year. Each
Health in home and town . out thirty-four states havedepartments of child hygiene or welfare which alsohelp. School physicians, nurses, dentists, and teacherscooperate with the parents for the better health of thechildren. Valuable results have already been obtainedin reducing the number of absences for sickness and incorrecting defects so that children are able to maketheir normal gain in weight and height. The School Physician. — The responsibility for thehealth of the school rests chiefly on the school examines every child under his care at the beginningof the school year. Each child is weighed and measured, THE HEALTH CAMPAIGN 307 and the results compared with a standard for his weight is one of the sure signs of physician is on the lookout for all children whoshow signs of retarded growth, or have defects in sight,hearing, teeth, tonsils or have adenoids. Deformedspines and feet and troubles of the skin are alsodetected. The monthly inspection may reveal the early. Medical Inspection in School stages of measles, scarlet fever, and other communicablediseases in children. These children are sent home andthe Board of Health is notified. In the daily or semi-weekly inspections, the physician examines any childrensent to him by the nurse or teachers. We must allcooperate with the school physician and the Board ofHealth to prevent epidemics. Vaccination. — Vaccination against smallpox may beone of the duties of a school physician. Smallpox is a 3oS HEALTH IN HOME AND TOWN very loathsome, dangerous, communicable disease whichusually leaves a person pock-marked for life. Vac-cination is a method of prevention against vaccination does prevent the spread of smallpox isa matter of history. In seven provinces of the Philip-pine Islands there were annually 6,000 deaths fromsmallpox alone. In 1916, measures were taken to stampout this disease and 3,100,000 persons were vaccinated. The following year, instead of 6,000
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