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S E V E N T E E N T H A N N U A L C O N V E N T I ON 41 Lectures and papers were given at many branch meetings on . different phases of maternal welfare. One b r a n c h reports having given a $ 1.00 bank account to each o f . e i g h t new babies. Schools M e d i c a l examinations were held in four schools. D r i n k i n g fountains and paper towels were supplied in s e v e r a l . schools and in many places d r i n k i ng water was analyzed. One branch reports having a committee that visits the school each month and any unsanitary or unhealthy condition found is reported to the school board. Several branches supply and maintain first aid k i t s in the school. Hot l u n c h w a s . s e r v e d in several schools and in one urban centre milk was supplied to undernourished children as well. One branch is h e l p i n g to build a school kitchen. Prizes were given . at school fairs for p h y s i c a l d r i l l and a $ 15.00 cup was given at R e i d H i l l fair as a health trophy; t h i s . w a s won by T h i g h H i l l school. Clinics i I n one report which I received a mother of ten children has this to say: " I should l i k e to commend the government on the . T r a v e l l i n g C l i n i c ; I think this is the most forward step in public health that has been taken, as it brings rthe service to many who otherwise could not, for financial reasons, have their c h i l d r e n attended to. In the case of m y own family, we had three c h i l d r e n operated on at a c l i n i c t w o years ago a n d i t h e cost of the three was not much m o r e t h a n half the cost for one c h i l d undergoing the same treatment, i n a hospital in 1922." Twelve branches report having sponsored the T r a v e l l i n g Clinics during the year and arrangements for four others had to be cancelled on account of I n f a n t i l e P a r a l y s i s. B a b y Clinics F i f t y - t w o baby c l i n i c s were held and one branch adds, " The c l i n i c . g r o ws bigger each year, 83 babies being examined this year." In many places lunch was served . to the mothers and m i l k supplied to the children. The largest number reported examined at a clinic was 112. Other Clinics ' F o u r branches report h a v i n g dental clinics. In one school 46% of the c h i l d r e n had defective teeth. Three report h a v i n g c h i l d r e n inoculated against scarlet fever and three against diphtheria. Three pairs of glasses were given t o children f o l l o w i n g examination at clinics. Nursing Courses T h i r t y branches report having n u r s i n g courses given by a nurse f r om the Department and many branches report having had Dr. Owen's lecture, while others . had illustrated lectures by M r . Cook. One reports having had the i l l u s t r a t ed lecture, " M r . a n d M r s . M i c r o b e and a l l the l i t t l e M i c r o b e s , " a very " a l i v e " picture I would think. » Addresses and Papers Addresses and papers have been an outstanding feature in educational w o r k among the branches. Some of the subjects covered were, Infantile P a r a l y s i s , V a l u e of S u n l i g h t , G a m e s . i n R e l a t i o n to M e n t a l , M o r a l and P h y s i c al Developments, F o o d , Rest and Sleep a n d t h e i r R e l a t i o n to M e n t a l and P h y s i c al Development of the C h i l d , Vitamines and T h e i r U s e s .:
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Title | 1931 - Annual Convention |
Subject | Convention; Report; AWI |
Description | Report of the Seventeenth Annual Convention held May 19 to 22, 1931 |
Language | en |
Format | application/pdf |
Type | text |
Source | Alberta Women's Institutes |
Identifier | awi0811100 |
Date | 1931 |
Collection | Alberta Women's Institutes - Collective Memory |
Repository | AU Digital Library |
Copyright | For Private Study and Research Use Only |
Description
Title | Page 43 |
Format | application/pdf |
Source | AWI Collection |
Collection | Alberta Women's Institutes - Collective Memory |
Repository | AU Digital Library |
Copyright | For Private Study and Research Use Only |
Transcript | S E V E N T E E N T H A N N U A L C O N V E N T I ON 41 Lectures and papers were given at many branch meetings on . different phases of maternal welfare. One b r a n c h reports having given a $ 1.00 bank account to each o f . e i g h t new babies. Schools M e d i c a l examinations were held in four schools. D r i n k i n g fountains and paper towels were supplied in s e v e r a l . schools and in many places d r i n k i ng water was analyzed. One branch reports having a committee that visits the school each month and any unsanitary or unhealthy condition found is reported to the school board. Several branches supply and maintain first aid k i t s in the school. Hot l u n c h w a s . s e r v e d in several schools and in one urban centre milk was supplied to undernourished children as well. One branch is h e l p i n g to build a school kitchen. Prizes were given . at school fairs for p h y s i c a l d r i l l and a $ 15.00 cup was given at R e i d H i l l fair as a health trophy; t h i s . w a s won by T h i g h H i l l school. Clinics i I n one report which I received a mother of ten children has this to say: " I should l i k e to commend the government on the . T r a v e l l i n g C l i n i c ; I think this is the most forward step in public health that has been taken, as it brings rthe service to many who otherwise could not, for financial reasons, have their c h i l d r e n attended to. In the case of m y own family, we had three c h i l d r e n operated on at a c l i n i c t w o years ago a n d i t h e cost of the three was not much m o r e t h a n half the cost for one c h i l d undergoing the same treatment, i n a hospital in 1922." Twelve branches report having sponsored the T r a v e l l i n g Clinics during the year and arrangements for four others had to be cancelled on account of I n f a n t i l e P a r a l y s i s. B a b y Clinics F i f t y - t w o baby c l i n i c s were held and one branch adds, " The c l i n i c . g r o ws bigger each year, 83 babies being examined this year." In many places lunch was served . to the mothers and m i l k supplied to the children. The largest number reported examined at a clinic was 112. Other Clinics ' F o u r branches report h a v i n g dental clinics. In one school 46% of the c h i l d r e n had defective teeth. Three report h a v i n g c h i l d r e n inoculated against scarlet fever and three against diphtheria. Three pairs of glasses were given t o children f o l l o w i n g examination at clinics. Nursing Courses T h i r t y branches report having n u r s i n g courses given by a nurse f r om the Department and many branches report having had Dr. Owen's lecture, while others . had illustrated lectures by M r . Cook. One reports having had the i l l u s t r a t ed lecture, " M r . a n d M r s . M i c r o b e and a l l the l i t t l e M i c r o b e s , " a very " a l i v e " picture I would think. » Addresses and Papers Addresses and papers have been an outstanding feature in educational w o r k among the branches. Some of the subjects covered were, Infantile P a r a l y s i s , V a l u e of S u n l i g h t , G a m e s . i n R e l a t i o n to M e n t a l , M o r a l and P h y s i c al Developments, F o o d , Rest and Sleep a n d t h e i r R e l a t i o n to M e n t a l and P h y s i c al Development of the C h i l d , Vitamines and T h e i r U s e s .: |
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