New-York tribune., 1905-11-10
CARE or CONSUMPTIVES.
Columbia University Reports on
Scheme of Home Treatment.

The medical department of Columbia University
made known yesterday the results OF wcrk
which it has been conducting for two years in
the treatment OF tuberculosis. The feature OF the
work is that the patients have been treated in
their homes at a cost less than that necessary
to send them to a hospital or sanatorium. The
work has been successful in large number Oh
cases
The Columbia medical department began to take
special interest in this subject in 1902, and cary
In 1895 a plan of campaign put into operation
by Dr. James A Miller. with the cooperation and
support of Professor James. In 1891 and 100 th!s
plan was carried out by DR.. Iinsly r. Williams
who held the Proudfit fellowship in medicine anu
by the other physicians in the department i"'
plan consists in treating the patient at the Clinic
and his home. rather than in removing Mn 10
sanatorum His history and physical examlna-
ton are carefully recorded on special charts anu
advice is given both verbally and on printed Sips
instructing him how to live a sanitary hfe' no"
he NAV obtain the three main aids for the reS.Oia
tton of his health fresh air. rest and good foou'
how his disease may thus be arrested and eule''
and how he ought to protect others
Medicine is given to him when necessary d s'iei'
charge being made if he is able to pay It. a pc.
sonsI interest IS taken in each patient ana ne
p1aced in the care OF visiting nurse F1er "O WIZ
Is OF great value, both to the doctor anu " % %
patient She visits the patient ana ms i1H.-. -
in their home and supplements the phS Ss'c,a ~
ady
She reports TO the physician the condl'ions i'n.
of the home. whether any relief Is neeoe" .
whether the instructions given to the patient S''
carried out - ..n q,
In the two years In which the plan mas Dees - :,
oaratton there have usually been abort one htt ~.
Sred cases under treatment at one to- titte - ma
wear ended September 80, 1901 the NUN nu,o - visits
fants treated was sOS and the nunoeT SSaa-;,shis -
made nv the nurses was 2.Ti6 various - o1.srafed
INSTITUTIONS in the city have WiIIlnsl! ~ gn,iIss
with Columbia in this work MANY o. y. I Jrins the
og ,a tjents are sent away from the city uG Mis
summer thus receiving much nee4eu o...eia ton
has been supplied by the Diet Kitchen "It of
Of Trst free but later it was pald III, IoI ~ The
Special fund Eggs are given 70 ,ss also been
needv natients Considerable reiieI Has '
afTorded bv giving cast-Of clothing III = VAN
The nurses salary paid py MIS-; w ;ha a. sstab-
aerhiit out of the fund given by heI iCI S
ifshGng Of district nursing from the sp,n,nting
The ofher expenses have not been laTse, S NJ pa-
IN Ieo4 to ONLY s217 80 for the total hursd With
tients treated This is small wnen G%otIps COZ r sana-
the cost of a single patient In q hospit@i u
torium. A-,a baer satisfactory
and compare fayorably with similar 80 ~ t,Iber-
forjums They demonstrate the rae Itas necss-
ouloss can be successfully treaIeu, 'facti. home.
sary through the clinic and at the pno, he estI-
The educational value Of the Work Cir.1arai thou-
mated but IL Is undoubtedly great. Sn,ion and
sand peopie have been reached py lis4on lisl. 1f tho
taught to do much In the way OF preNenean,
disease and of the infection OF enVIroiii