New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-27

II .--snr with knives. pulling with forceps and
II - air caustics the granular formation from
III "a -a- cent 81 tire children IN the public
II v-s-e suforing. The schools are now IN
-eer the long vacation. and the trachona
-. have been az work sorting out new suf-
- investigating the Improvement OF those
=. tskirr treatment. The statistics which
-.,prss last week show that conditions are
- and that probably the fight viii event
IL - won.
80 q the school year in June I7.7l0 ira
-.ss. had been registered at the Depart
- Health They were divided among the
- follows. Public schools. l4.sSs. parochisl
-r5 Industrial schools. l.oee: kindergar-
A. examination OF the public schools for
- ended September IS resulted IN I75 chill
II - sent away on account OF trachoma and
III --,-- .s acute con5unctivitis In the first
1901 In 1912 lso7 children were sent away
- as contagious eve diseases.
.ee health ~ the children has greatly im-
III -.-r at IS ro longer necessary Tor the BOARD
- 20 interfere seriously with the school
.r-,r- l.r She fgures which have just
---feF Ir the first week q school Tor
l 81. .---,. ~u--t-r g children sent out - school
F--a-fre-t inspectors wss 4730 The
III -s.-r week o. this yenr showed sSs sus-
l. ~ last wears suspensions 2oS7 were
l. -s rer.-rIrsis fhe department. name Cor
-r.is rra- 'lo number feu 20 "a. This
-. .---le- .f another department crusade
II T.. --st was most necessary.
n.-.r-te- Tho department OPENED ira
l.. t-erl-sl having secured the Old wing o. me
III .- r----,tal cu the East River. II has
.r-,--r doctors eight ocuIists and four
r,- 81. -e-ees care for the patients
49, r-.-. ..s. have to remain in WARDS
--..- since December l6. $500 cases
...-... ODD srr-essfuIly and io.5oo have
.s rea. treatment 81,
III -..ls alr -lo department. secured o"e'i-
49,. r-..t hundred and -eig tieenth-sl.
II ,...-...r. This is now being rcmoo''e-
II --,-r Hospital 80. .. and u VIII oe
.-.--. within two months. This
= t,-1taI Vu probably have a lo'oe ~
~. mana. nurses as are necessary
.s .-....- extent - tie ira chorna cpl
-..-... .r appeared that the worst SUI
Il. r.e..-r children on tne East sloe.
H r.. .-s-..r. ~ have reported that conditions
.---. Isl Dad among the Italians % Latte
II 81. --.-.--e-- Hospital could care Tor the
-rg -... Jews but 81 was out Of The
..-s.. .-.- moon Italians 90 take the street
III -. .---s... -r them-to The downtown hos
l. v-- were There any dispensaries or hoSll.aiS
III u. ....-H- rf -la new outbreak. where ihe pis
III -..-- Is. ---r.-.r treated in wholesale FASHION
4 .--s -fs -e-e--.tr f1r the new hospital
n
II t-.- ors- Pa mag cf Mauhattan when Iro-
III -.---s- ..r-. no. ask about trschoma. il
III ---Ei.f Uf.r pins. Ilackheaded and Colored.
III rsfr-as exrraf-e1 thet THE black pins sigri-
III IL. -is-s-..-..4 where csses OF trachoma
r.. 4. treated. -aud that the lcolored pins were
III t,-rf-.-s which treated other eye diseases.
II --e were sixteen f.srensaries and seven nos
,-su5re t-e boards special trachoma hos
J. on h5 Eas, sde
We r- making great headWsy in the tight
.-st tt.z disease cuI the statistics which have
4 pr -7-rrle5 tfls week are most encouraging he
a-r- b. sou want to know the real details Of
f-rt I.t me SEND vcr ro Dr. II. " WOotfon.
II lravs more aboat t-aehoma than any other
20 Nev-Yo-z-
Dr. Woauor was found az his daily clinic OF
-f.l cases ir a little room 0a the first floor of
Department 10 Health building. az Fifty-hfth-
\ ara sEtf-are Ir tte next room q lonE. wrig-
- r..v Dine ~ school CHILDREN were being
ped far vaccination. The trachoma suspects
barred twenty-five. and each one was accom-
fr parent
.s ia-..- washed fle hands took out his note
rrs ~afr f1- -lr FIRST case. There was
r-ar"t.- at -0w between two mothers. each
- sure She had arrived before the other
a. attended -o FIRST. one mother had a
't. Other golden haired girl Of nine wears.
...rH stopped fre dispute with mild let
\ rf'. ..lr come first"
rse back rer eye1d over his pencil. and the
Il r.. ..a..I BE was non hurting her in the
ttr ..- He was the doctor and that was
r, tried the lower lid and she screamed
i tr... rs were am7utating her finger The
w tF-en shIvered arprehensiveiy. one
\ -r.rr slid Tor the door Ills mother caught
srs Dragged him back into line.
Il W-t l.l ycu thiuk you were going she
hon
.-s .--. tre doctor had finished with the
\ 10 Cd. Golden hair she has trachoma.' be
.--sf quite matter ~ fact.
srr..s Ea.tor. what 4 ,hat7 WIN 81 XII her.
H. mother taapht ~ sobbine child 10 her
!. b r---..a-ad oyeIIds" he explained. and she
I'D Dor RELIEF send her 70 doctor. and In
.--s fre viI boz able 30 return 10 school You
i1 ss.r .- ths treatment. though unh she is
-rsl-
.t -r.1.r-t.a1 wert on rapidly. some hac u
some r-E not Mothers tried 20 explain away
r-t-ee ICES such "a terrible ~eader-tnilt =
m rrFas his eyes red she's Just been sewing
-.-t. .- ..--r ro trachona." And 20 % the end
81. tra doctor had tImc % tell - The hght Tor
s srrs
ras .- June of last vear shat Or Richard
shaded -he Department 81 Health ilal
tora- -.- I---a-ouslv prevalent Dr. the public
-Tss schools and found that from 10 DO per
-f -ra Il-e- had Tho disease. Tie JewiSh
l-a -tEH-er we're particularly Affected lhe
.t.tr f.r immediate and craste 1cu'" "os
rrt t.t along what lines
iT,t1ra .s disease that takes nouns 20
niles. ono slt-lits O. ~ operation X 5
.c-.-r tedious and lnclina3 20 ~elapseS- ~
o-.-rs.. Impossible 90 keep tire afflicted GIL
fran s-f.-. until they recovered. II "'as ee-
o. insist Hr tfeir taking ire ftmeTt. ana T.
a t.er to retu-r 300 school So long az me- -
fh' tnart until "a cure was cIieo'el. --e
--rfrt prescribed no treatment ana 'io i.''
0---a-. --a---.r-e The treatment offered ny
physician .- Gis1orFary WIS considered sa'is-
-.r
s. E-eet v-s trc number cf cases. N'''
... ev. hospitals and dieueEsarios w"ie o''
bel They began t0 complain. their c-lnies w
-, wiki -ra.hona case. their surgeons ila1
',- nothing else end something must De oOi,e-
17.be- t..ars was "a meeting ~ 0cuhsts ana --'t
's-rUr Hospital plan war worked CIT ~ -,
i- ll fr. wards on operating room ana -