The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-11-17
NEW HAVEN DlSPENSARY
ANNUAL MEETING HELD YEs-
 TERDAR AFTERNOON


 Secretary Reports a Most Successful
 Continuance of the society,s ExceI-
 lent Work-Omcers Elected.
 The annual meeting of the managers of the New Haven dispensary was held yesterday afternoon at the house Of Dr. c. A. Lindsley, the president of the society.
 The secretary reported as foIows up- on the work of the past year:
 With the completion of another year the secretary is happy to report most successful continuance of the benafcent work of the dispensary. The records show total of 17,O5s consultations and free distribution of the medicines re- quired to fill 17.9s9 prescriptions. The dispensary was open sO5 days with an average daily attendance of about 56 patients. Thirty-eight physicians have actively participated in the work
 The most important development dur Ing the year has resulted from the in- auguration of dental clinic under the wing of the surgical department It will be remembered that at the last an- nual meeting the secretary presented a request from the attending physicians that facilities be provided for the care of the teeth as an aid more especially to the treatment of the various dis orders of the stomach. The dentists stood ready to do the work, but the cost of the equipment seemed prohib- Hive at thats time. It is now with great pleasure that I report the gift of an equipment of the most modern type through the generosity of c. R. Hooker, Miss Elizabeth R. Hooker and Donald K. Hooker of this city. With out solicitation. as the result of the mere statement of the need by pr. Gaylord our kind friends volunteered to supply the necessary funds. Drs. Gaylord and Nettleton have taken charge of the conduct of the work which has not been going on for about live months, during which time 101 treatments have been given. As it be- comes more widely known that such service may be obtained by the poor at the dispensary there should be great demand for it. Few things are of greater importance as contributing to the general health than proper care of the mouth and our dental clinic should serve most usefu! purpose in assist ing to educate the community in habits Of oral cleanliness as we'll as in afford ing relief from the diseases of the teeth.
 Tn my last report called attention to a plan for the better care of our pa tients suffering from tuberculosis. So far as the careful instruction of the patients as to their hygiene is concern led this plan has been in successful op- eration during the past year, but It has been impossible to provide the very poor among them with the additional food which so materially contributes to the success of the treatment since no special fund for that purpose has been carried out for some time in connection with the large dispensaries of New York and it can be only a matter of time till it will be employed every Where, A neglected case of consump- tion may be a dangerous source of the. spread of the disease, and it is a duty of the community to exert every means to so instruct and care for these un- fortunates that such danger shali be re- .duced to minimum It is particularly among the very poor, where insufficient food, clothing and heat are available during the winter and where cleanliness is apt to be neglected, that the battle against tuberculosis should be vigor- ously conducted, and 1t is here that the greatest benefit should result from in =telligent efforts to prevent the spread #of the disease. It is sincerely hoped that some means may be soon forth coming which will permit us to carry out the plan of extra distribution of food outlined at our last annual meet- ing.
 In conclusion the secretary would make acknowledg dgement to all those who have contributed during the past year to the support of the dispensary and to the finance committee through whose energies the funds necessary to the carrying on of the work have been raised That the physicians in attend- ance have faithfully performed their duties is shown by the satisfactory maintenance of the service, and that the apothecary has continued to exer- else his accustomed economy in the management of his department is ap- parent from the very low average cost of the prescriptions We have also to thank the press of the city for it's usual favor in the way of announcement Of meetings.
 John s. Ely, M. D,
 Secretary.
 The report of the treasurer suggest ed a gratifying increase of interest in the dispensary on the part of the com munity in that the amount contributed by subscription was somewhat greater than heretofore A small surplus re- mains after meeting all expenses of the year, sufficient to carry on the work till the new year when subscriptions begin to come in again.
 The following officers were elected:
 President-Dr c. A. Lindsley.
 yice-president-Tho Hooker, Esq.
 sjecretary-Dr John s. Ely.
 Treasurer-Herbert c. Warren, Esq.
 Finance committee Messrs. Adler and Hooker and pr. Bishop.
 Committee on supplies--Drs. Ely, Car malt, and Swain.
 ApothecaryDr Thomas H, Young.