EWP 1926 Deck pg 118

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Virginia

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Loudoun County Public Schools

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118

COUNTY

LOU DO UN

:

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL

home of Mrs. Henry Hoge, Hamilton, Virginia.
at that time called itself the Loudoun Federated

munity Betterment.
The health nurse began actual

The organization
Society for Com

work in the fall of 1914. Loudoun
States to institute a rural
Demonstrations were made
These consisted in simple tests of hearing,
compared to height) besides examinations
for
All of this was done to determine whether
physically able to use the time in school pro

county in the United
was the second
school nurse—and
the first in Virginia.

through the teachers.
sight, and weight, (as
serious

dental

the child
vided

defects.

was actually

for him by the State.

Two

very

practical
results were realized.
In the first place, the
would know if there was any physical reason why a child
did not utilize his time in school to the best of his ability.
Further
more, the parents were warned of any defects in their children.
It
might be interesting to note that the work was efficiently carried out
by Loudoun teachers with a very few exceptions.
From March 1923 to March 1924, Loudoun had a full time Health
Unit which consisted of a health officer, nurse, sanitary officer, and
teachers

nutrition worker. The
and towns as possible,
against diphtheria and
The following table
carried

out by the

object

was to make sanitary as many schools
as many children as possible

and to inoculate

smallpox.

will afford some idea of the amount of work
Health Unit in Loudoun County.

Summary of Health Work from October,

1914

to June,

1925

Number visits to schools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Number of business visits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Number of home visits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Number of visits to doctors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Number of miles travelled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Addresses to public gatherings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Health talks and lessons to Schools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Inspections of pupils. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Patients cared for at home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vaccinated against smallpox. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vaccinated against diphtheria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Classes for midwives. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chest clinics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Child welfare clinics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Clinics to ascertain if children were strong enough for com
petitive

athletics

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sanitary improvements
Tonsils removed
. . . .
Corrected vision . . . . .
Dental corrections . . .

schools.

1,962
1,550
2,673
358
57,610
210
1,572
31,140
150
947
4,739
10
21
12
8

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59

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285

at

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160
3,748

Item