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11UU OC, ■%/ . ,yesterday with diphtheria. Should not school he closed?”Miss Mead consulted with the local health officer. The nearest doctor was eleven miles away. She called a meeting of prominent people in that village a.nd explained the danger of the epidemic unless precautionary methods were taken at once. She next swabbed the throats of sixty adults and children who had been exposed lt;and sent the swabs to the nearest city for examination. It was found that one child In the school had developed diphtheria membrane. He was sent home and -quarantined. Three new oases de-ve.oped during the week but no more. Prompt, intelligent action prevented an epidemic of diphtheria in that community.The county nurse is like the aeroplane in its service to an army. She is a scout alert for the slightest sign of the foeT disease. She reports ail germ troop movements to health headquarters. Immediately defense measures are taken to prevent, the invasion of villages, towns , farm houses and families, by the hideous, ruthless gerni army which many Limes, as the recent epidemic has shown, kills more people than a real army attack by shot and shell.Lincoln county had eighty-four schools. Miss Mead visits all of them once a year. She examines the general health of the children, their teeth, tonsils, eyes. When she finds something wrong, a note is sent to parents suggesting that they see a doctor or dentist. Parents general!/ accept the suggestion gratefully. U a doctor were to call their attention to adenoids, infected tonsils, decayed teeth, he might be accused of trying to promote business for financial reasons. Every resident of Lincoln county knows that the county nurse’s salary is paid out of-taxes and that her work is one of disinterested health promotion.r Miss Mead organizes health clubs in the rural schools and through these clubs is able to encourage chil-. « 4 ^ _ rl
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Grand Rapids Tribune
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, US
Thu, Apr 24, 1919
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