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82 <br /> i <br /> is <br /> � I = <br /> y Report of the Public Health Nurse <br /> � <br /> During 1950 we visited the Town 55 times making <br /> 789 visits or just one hundred less than last year. How- ' `. <br /> ever, this does not mean that we gave any less time to <br /> Mashpee. <br /> There were no epidemics of disease and very little j <br /> impetigo even. In the spring we had a series of four <br /> immunization clinics with a total attendance of 76, con- <br /> ducted by Dr. Fred Moore, County Health Officer, at <br /> which time vaccination against small pox was given, and <br /> we used the combined antigen to protect against diph- <br /> theria, tetanus and whooping cough. There were 1', <br /> cases of whooping cough among our youngest popula- <br /> tion who were exposed before immunization could be <br /> started and a few'cases of German measles. <br /> Our major health project was ten dental clinics, <br /> financed by the Town with Dr. Melville Eldridge of <br /> Wareham as dentist. These terminated in June, and as <br /> we had no further money, we could have none in the <br /> fall, which left a number of children either unfinished <br /> or untouched. Our county dental hygienist, Mrs. Dal- <br /> zell, introduced the fluorine program in September cov- <br /> ering ages seven, ten and fourteen, but this was financed <br /> by the county. This is to continue long enough for a <br /> demonstration of value. <br /> We used both the Massachusetts Vision Test and <br /> i� I <br /> the Mass. Pure Tone Hearing Test for all children. <br /> Ij These are considered the last word in vision and hear- <br /> i <br /> �i <br /> j Ir <br /> t <br /> I' In <br />