Students Get Free Physicals Because ‘Money Spent for Prevention is Money Spent Wisely’, 1916

“Chapel Hill Schools Have Medical Inspection,” from the Hickory Daily Record, Sept. 25, 1916

Beginning Wednesday, September 27, and continuing three days, the graded schools of Chapel Hill will have a physical examination made of all school children now enrolled. This arrangement was made by the school board who believes that money spent for prevention is money spent wisely and that a healthful body is the necessary foundation for a useful education. The work will be done by the state board of health with Dr. T.M. Jordan of Raleigh as medical inspector.

The schools of Washington will have medical school inspection also, beginning Monday, October 2, Dr. A.C. Bulla, under the direction of the state board of health, will do the work. On finishing the work in the town of Washington, Dr. Bulla will then examine the school children of Beaufort County. This town and county made provision for this educational health work last spring.