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piled on river banlt where Red Cross ^
found them, provided shelter and care.
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A Year of Record Service
M o r e than a m i l l i o n person*, flo od ed out o f
homes and l i v e l i h o o d by n a t i o n ’* g r ea te st
flood ca tas tro p he in O h i o- M Is si s si p pi V a l l e y * ,
rescued, fed. housed, clo th e d, and g i v e n
m ed i ca l care.
A q u a r t e r m i l l i o n fa m i l i e s r e h a b i l i t a te d in
homes, fa r m s and small businesses in flood
ton e.
R e l i e f fu n d o f $25.000.000 c o n t r i b u t e d by
the public, e x p e n d e d fo r fl o o d - s t r i c k e n f a m ­
ilies.
R e l i e f g i v e n in 115 a d d i t i o n a l d is as te r »; 90
in the I ’ n it ed States. 20 in insular possessions
and 6 in f o r e i g n nation*.
Red Cross public health nurse* m ad e
1 000 ooo vi s it * to the sick; 35,000 pe rso n*
taught H o m e H y g i e n e and Car e o f the Sick
220.000 persons taught First A i d ; *0 000 p e r ­
sons taught L i f e S a v i n g , 50,000 C.C.C. en-
ro llees taug ht both course*.
1.000 E m e r g e n c y First A i d stations e s ta b ­
lished on h i g h w a y * to cut m o t o r ac ci d en t
toll. M o b il e First A i d units put in to o p e r a ­
tion.
7 (K)0.000 h om es and fa rm s s e l f- c h e c k e d fo r
a cci de nt hazards.
N. 000.000 school b o y * and girls e n r o l l e d in
J un ior Red Cross.
A i d g i v e n dis abl ed ve te ra n* , t h e i r d e ­
pen den ts and men n ow in a c t i v e s e r v i c e ;
C i v i l i a n R e l i e f g i v e n by Re d Cross C h a pt er *
In 725 co m m u ni ti es .
S e r v i c e g i v e n by ha lf m i l l i o n v o l u n t e e r s in
flood, m a k i n g g a r m e n t * , tra n s c r i b i n g br a il le
bo ok s fo r the b li n d, m ot or co rps and ca nt ee n
services.
T h e Red Cross op era te s t h r ou g h 1,700 C h a p ­
ters and t h ei r 9,000 Branches. E v e r y one w h o
j o i n s th r o u g h the l oc al C ha pt er
supports these se rvi ce s to the public.
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sand ta ught annually Rad C ro ss
methods of rescue and resuscitation of mtH o __
drowning; Pensacola aviators demonstrate "c a rry " o f unconscious
victim.
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EPIDEM IC
H A L T E D — In this
Red Cross field hospital, typical of 281 in flood area, a
meningitis epidemic was averted by Red Cross doctors and
nurses.
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