Edith H. Allen

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appreciates a population of 331,250 people. In perspective of these figures,
it is not difficult to become himself/herself/themselves account of the urgent need of the workers of field
and nannies in the connection with Christian Missions among Indian.

The relationship also shows the valued number of 21,980 Indians
suffering tuberculosis and 35,769 afflicted with the extremely
contagious illness of eye, trachoma. Death's percentage for thousand
among the Indians last year was 30.76. The percentage of corpses
because of tuberculosis it was 31.83, while the rate of birth was 38.79 for
thousand.

It says the Commissioner of Indian Business:

"I am completely aware of the fact that to perpetuate the Indian run,
the raids of tuberculosis must have been. To do this is
essential those best sanitary conditions are founded in the
Indian houses and the cleaning, the best ventilation and enough
and nourishing food is insured."

Account of the importance of these matters making himself/herself/itself, a study has been made
of the physical conditions of the Indian and government schools. A
effort has been made for discovering incipient tuberculosis and trachoma
and segregated and draws the infected ones, so that healthy families
you/he/she cannot be infected through the return of a child that has been
infected to school. Regular discourses are given to their children on
sanitary matters.

There is vital necessity for more hospitals to take care of for the
children and the other members of the family in the initial phases of
illness.

Fully sixty for cent of the Indian ones under the superintendence of the
Still Indian service is completely dependent on the government for
medical assistance. The medical personnel assumed by the government
he/she understands one hundred and twenty-eight regular physicians, while devoting
their whole time and fifty-nine physicians of contract that give part
service of time.

An unique characteristic and more profit of the Indian Missions
maintained by the Board of the Women of National Missions of the
Reformed church in America is the separate buildings known as