HOSFITiL GDTS NB’.V IL TVRVITY T.uBLV
Feople of the Valley who about
two years ago gave funds for the
purchase of a new maternity tattle
will be interested to know that at
last it has arrived. Nothin^ had
been done by the surgical house
..ith whom the original order was
''need in supplying the table and
;o Dr. Hoehn gave the order to an
other firm which got the equipment
on its way, is more practical for
our hospital, and is less expensive,
In one extremely simple, well
integrated unit, has boon created
a table that meets ev^ry require
ment. The bo^v and leg. sections,
joined, form a labor bed. Separat
ed, the body section forms the de
livery table while the leg section
Is used as an infant, preparation
table. The removable foot end of
the b.d condenses the working area •
allows attendants more floor space -
and likewise provides a service
table area on which accessories can
be placed.
The hydraulic unit is encased in
& Chrome-plated sleeve; no oily sur
face is exposed. The tiltintt mech
anism quickly cives th table any
desired decree of angle, complete
rotation is possible, piecing the
body section exactly where wanted,
Masters are oversize wheels, cll
1 'bber, ball bearin^, each with its
wn brake, allowing ;xact table
positioning.
The superiority of the newly
developed Major lenee crutches is an
outstanding feature of this table.
At once noticeable is their extra
size. These are crutches v/ith the
roominess wanted, by the obstetrician
providing real support and comfort
for the patient. Their complete nab
ber plating does away with the cold
ness and unyielding discomfort of
metal. With only two adjustments
the crutch may be placed in any
position ns regards height, tilt or
rotation.
The surfaces presented by this
Major Obstetrical Table are'of sub
stances chosen for their particular
taste. They are composed of stain-.
1 ss steel, oven-baked enamel,
rubber and chrome. These especially
adapted surfac s are sxjpremoly easy
to keep clean an^ aseptic, .nnd for
the patient's special comfort there
s r. three-inch spronge rubber
ttress. An important feature of
- iis table is that it can be used
equally as well for surgery.
KEj.LTH C0UF3IL ACTIVITIES
There is no question that the
her 1th of a'community Is only as
good as the health of its individual
members, that illness cannet b, re
stricted only to those nefcli0<:nt of
their health, in modern so cioty;
that it is expensive in terms of
dollars and cents to have a lot cf
illness amonfa rnornb ?rs of a a, rnrmni ty
as well as vorir wasteful in terms of
human material to allow children to
to born 111, and do poorly r die
because of this.
If this is so, then therv is need
of an agency or a person to encour
age mothers to place thems Ives und
er medical care early in a preg
nancy so that the unborn chiIs may
get the benefit of the care she will
thus get. Who should help mothers
recognize the danger signs cf im
pending trouble so apt to rppeer
"out of a bluj sky” during a preg
nancy? IVho knows hew many children
do poorly because of overwhelming
shyness and fears Imparted to them
by their young, inexperienced and
very fearful mothers who had no one
to help explain their new infants
to them and initiate them into
proper and safe care?
'lie may not care Plough about an
individual to worry about what might
happen to her and her infact, nor
where is the best pic ce for it to be
born, but all of us know tl.-. popul
ation of a ocuntyy must crov/ f ;r the
country to continue ttrivin- ns a
sovereignty. Snch child lost be
cause of poor core at birtl . or sc on
after, is a loss to the country.
Thor, there has to be some comenuni ty
agency or person vh ose ihief con
cern is not to allow such want;- of
human material to take pin e .
We mafr not bo at all interested
in Tom, hick and harry who have
chicken pox, measles, or just a
sore throat. But all three &o to
school, play with the younger mem
bers of our own frmilies, and if
not detected and sent home t bed,
they will transfer their ills to
our children too.
Immunization is a form of in
surance against the worst f the
infectious diseases. When childrsn
the most susceptible memb rs of a
community, are protected against
these diseases the adults t t some
protection automatically. There
is less likelihood of an infectious
disease to spread in the absence of
susceptible material.