Temporary Clinic Set Up in Winton to Remove Tonsils and Adenoids From 23 School Children, Sept. 26, 1919

From the Hertford County Herald, Ahoskie, N.C., Sept. 26, 1919

N.W. Britton Gives Facts About Clinic for School Children Held in Winton

As is well known in different parts of the County, a clinic was held in Winton last year for the treatment of school children suffering from adenoids and diseased tonsils. It was our purpose to hold another this fall, but owing to an outbreak of influenza it was postponed to a later date. On the 29^th day of August another was held, at which 23 school children were treated successfully, no serious results following a single case.

Dr. John B. Wright, a specialist from Raleigh, who did the work last year, performed the operations this fall. He was assisted by Miss Nora E. Pratt, who represents the Board of Health, Miss Brown, Dr. Wright’s nurse, and two other graduate nurses, together with Dr. W.B. Pollard of Winton and Dr. Paul H. Mitchell of Ahoskie.

The entire cost of each one of the children was only $15, which covered the charges made by the specialist, nurses, doctors, the fitting up the building for this purpose, and nourishment needed for the children during the stay in Winton overnight. This cost was exceedingly small compared with charges made when children have to be taken to specialists in other cities.

The children treated were from four townships: one from Harrellsville, one from Murfreesboro, five from Ahoskie, and 16 from Winton. This shows that the parents and others are beginning to feel that it is about as safe to have such work done right here in the County as it is to have it done elsewhere.

Thanks are due to the local Red Cross, the club girls, and the people of the community for the splendid service rendered in furnishing all things necessary for the nourishment and comfort of the children while here. Miss Georgia Piland, an excellent young lady and one of our best teachers, with the assistance of Dr. W.B. Pollard, worked up the clinic, having not only done much writing but actually visited many of our people who have children that needed treatment and explained to them the necessity of having their children treated at once. Miss Piland is very much interested in improving the physical condition of the school children of the County, seemingly having caught a vision of the necessity of this matter while assisting Miss Nora E. Pratt last year in the examination of the children of the County.