City Health Shows Improvement and Board Funds Meet
Waterloo's health improves with only 415 contagious disease cases since last April. Reports credit lower outbreaks of chickenpox and measles, while school and clinic conditions receive praise. A four member committee including the mayor will confer with county supervisors to find isolation and care space for emergencies.
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Waterloo
City Board of Health
Charles ©. MacKay
J. R. Thompson
Lorene Standish
Social Welfare League
Joy Harmon
East Side
Harmon
Miss Standish
A. J. Standt
County Board of Supervisors
Glenn A. Tibbitts
Thompson
MacKay
Waller P. Jensen
Frank T. Bentley
Board of Supervisors
Clinic's Reach Extends Beyond City Limits
The clinic faced crowding as demand rose with local residents in need of care. It logged 4 037 treatments and 106 cases during the Oct 1 1926 to Oct 1 1927 fiscal year, with 48 sessions and an average of 21 attendees each Monday. Costs totaled 675 83, highlighting calls for a hospital or isolation facility for severe cases. Dr Staudt and Miss Standish led the effort.
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League
Oet
Miss Standish
Staudt
Misa Standish
One Cent a Day Brings $100 a Month Ad
A Kansas City insurance ad promotes a policy costing one cent daily from the National Protective Insurance Association. Benefits run $100 monthly for 12 months and $1,200 to $1,800 on death, with a $3.65 yearly premium. No medical exam, limited to 100,000 policies, open to women and children over 10. Mail details for free 10 day inspection. no money due until deciding.
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Kansas City
National Protective Insurance Association
The
Scarritt
Hospital Clinics Face Crowding and Staffing Strain
The board reports two clinics weekly to serve women, children, and men, but crowding has worsened. The expense of the cling would nearly double and the board should anticipate this need, with attendance expected to rise. As it stands, they are not able to care for all cases due to overcrowding.
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Swift & Company
Swift
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Amrad
G. C. Kennedy
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Ferson
Burd Auto CO
Debe
West Fourth and
Jefferson
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Court House
I Company
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