MEDICAL INSPECTION OF SCHOOLS 



The following are the subjects treated, with the names of the physi- 

 cians who have contributed suggestions: 



1. Infectious Diseases. Dr. John H. McCollom. 



2. The Eye. Dr. Myles Standish, Dr. Henry B. Chandler, Dr. 

 Charles H. Williams, Dr. David W. Wells. 



3. The Ear. Dr. Clarence J. Blake, Dr. D. Harold Walker. 



4. The Throat and Nose. Dr. Samuel W. Langmaid, Dr. Algernon 

 Coolidge, Jr., Dr. Frederic C. Cobb, Dr. George B. Rice. 



5. The Skin. Dr. John T. Bowen, Dr. James S. Howe, Dr. George 

 F. Harding, Dr. Charles J. White, Dr. C. Morton Smith, Dr. John L. 

 Coffin. 



6. Diseases of Bones and Joints. Dr. Edward H. Bradford, Dr. 

 Augustus Thorndike, Dr. Charles F. Painter, Dr. George H. Earl, Dr. 

 Robert Soutter. 



7. Children's Diseases. Dr. Thomas M. Rotch, Dr. John L. 

 Morse, Dr. John H. Moore, Dr. Robert W. Hastings, Dr. Edmund C. 

 Stowell. 



8. The Teeth Dr. Edward W. Branigan, Dr. George A. Bates, 

 Dr. Eugene H. Smith, Dr. Samuel A. Hopkins. 



9. Nervous Diseases. Dr. James J. Putnam, Dr. George L. Walton, 

 Dr. Morton Prince, Dr. William N. Bullard, Dr. Edward W. Taylor, 

 Dr. John J. Thomas, Dr. Walter E. Fernald. 



10. School Hygiene. Dr. Henry J. Barnes. 



11. School Furniture. Dr. Frederick J. Cotton, Dr. R. Clipston 

 Sturgis. 



12. School Inspectors. Dr. George S. C. Badger, Dr. H. Lincoln 

 Chase, Dr. Harry M. Cutts. 



GEORGE H. MARTIN, 



Secretary. 



DISEASES 

 INFECTIOUS DISEASES 



Diphtheria. It is a well-recognized fact that nasal diphtheria of a 

 mild type without constitutional disturbance is one of the most impor- 

 tant factors in causing the spread of the disease, and also that children 

 very frequently have profuse discharges from the nose. It therefore 

 follows that, in order properly to inspect the public schools, it is impor- 

 tant that cultures should be taken from the nose in every case where 

 there is a persistent discharge, particularly if there is any excoriation 

 about the nostrils. 



The throat should be examined at varying intervals, depending 



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