The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-12-09
Or. Otis Of Boston Spoke at
Park Theatre.
REV. W. 4. P. fAUNCE PRESIDED
Judge SWsetland Told 0f Work Of District
Nursing Association 10 Interested A.
dltoy Last Night

'"The Prevention and Cure OF Tubercu-
losis' was the subject OF the addresses
at the public meeting I'm the Park theatre
last night, under the auspices OF the COM
mittee on relief and control OF tuberculo-
sis Of the Society for Organizing Charity
OF Providence. The chief interest was in
an address by DR. Edward o. Otis OF
Boston. who said the best system OF
caring for tuberculosis was the outdoors
plan, and that IL was now considered the
best plan was TO use shacks. rather than
big sanltoria- He showed n large num-
Der OF interesting lantern views of con-
sumptive patients who sleep outdoors at
home.
The methods used in caring for the
cases in Europe were shown and lot OF
the breeding places for the disease In
Boston were shown.
Dr. Faunce spoke of the work OF the
society here and what IL intends 70 do.
Presiding Justice Sweetland OF the su-
perior court. who is president Of the Dis
trict Nursing association. told OF the
work that the association Is doing Tor
consumptives
stages have died and four are still under
treatment. There are also three cases
OF tuberculosis In the hip. leg and BACK
DR.. Otis. president OF the Boston So
ciety, was next introduced.
He said that the reason that so many
laymen are interested in tuberculosis is
million a year. Today over 400 people
have died from It. and tomorrow and
In France there is an annual mortality
Of 10000, or the desolation OF city the
size OF Rouen.
PROVIDENCE LOSES $50.
Boston loses 1900 each year. and Proyi-
dence $50. or about one-fourth OF the
deaths The loss caused TO Great Brit
ain by IL each year Is from 1J0oo.0Oo 10
200.000,0oo and IL costs 100000 TO care
for the paupers caused by this dreaded
Because this disease is communicable
and Is also durable, the interest OF the
we will have 10 look for the bettering OF
conditions. 1t is a social problem. the
child labor sweatshops and alcoholism
Most OF the cases in France come from
the use OF alcohol. directly or indirectly
The Improvement OF conditions for chill
dren was given as a powerful element TO
combat the spread OF the disease, Tor
anything that Improves the physical con-
dition Of the child helps 10 make
strong adult.
FOR SELF F-PREsERvAT1oN.
Self preservation is another reason why
the laymen should be interested and &C"
tive I'm combating tuberculosis. for 1t is
an ubiquitous disease and We are all IL
able TO Infection.
servant with tuberculosis can infect
whole family where she serves, he said,
and told of cases where doctors are slow
In making -returns-to the health depart
ment.
Several systems OF municipal effort TO
stop spread OF tho disease were spoken
of
The inspection. free examination of spu-
tum prohibition OF promiscuous splitting
nf advanced who the
chief menace OF the homes, are some OF
them He said. however. that II is "a
hardship TO prohibit splitting in halls, de-
pots and places. without providing a suit
able place to deposit the sputum.
Individual effort and by organization
like the one under whose auspices l am
speaking tonight, are also being effective
ly used.
The societies can carry on a campaign
OF educatlon-send leaflets and wall cards
against splitting. They can also send
trained visitors to the known cases and
they they have proper attention. The
district nurses also do notable service in
educating the family of the poor con-
sumptive TO care for il at the same time
giving treatment.
sANAToRIUM NOT SOLUTION.
The sanatorium will never or can
never solve the tuberculosis problem ef-
- fectively.
The Boston association maintains a day
camp on a hill outside the city where
patients stay during the day and go home
at night but they get great deal OF
valuable information about good air and
right living. that is vitally important to
them.
The speaker said that he thought II
was not the purpose or province OF the
Tuberculosis association to collect money
for needy consumptives. but TO put the
cases in reach of the other organized
charities
The press, which has thus far Loyalty
backed up the work of the association
was warmly commended by the Speaker,
who spoke OF It's influence in the cam
pagning.
The struggle with tuberculosis demands
the mobilization OF all the social forces,
official and unofficial as well. II any re-
suits are expected.
The address was earnestly listened to
by the doctors present among whom was
Dr. Charles v. Chaplin, Supt. OF Health
and some OF his associates.
DR.. Otis was surprised at the size of the
gathering OF a meeting OF this sort.
The officers OF the Providence Society
for Organizing Charity, are: President
w n. Il. Faunce: vice presidents. Rev
w. G. Selleck, Rev. r. 8. Rousmaniere;
secretary. George =. Wilson: treasurer,
Preston H. Gardner.
The members OF the committee on the
relief and control OF tuberculosis COM
prise DIT. Charles V. Chaplin, Mrs John
Gardner. Miss Eleanor Green. ]. Fred
Gibson, Mrs. John r. Huntsman, Rev
Augustus NJ. Lord. Caesar Msch. DR. Jay
Perkins. DR.. James r. Sullivan. DR.. Gard
ner T. Swarts
ALL NEW ENoLANpERs ARE PA.
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