The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-16
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Gted With Bis cas- g
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WILL sONI' IN =DIS Sc
Claim IN earl very, Instance
Hat q bleas s. is old:y My \ off
Bronchial i at1lr Cl Jerks &
Are Wrought y RI Over
Existence 81 the 53
Disease.

(From Our Regular Correspondent.)
5 5WAsHINGTON,i8 D. rs c., July t15.--The
clerks in government # departments in
HNNashing gton are #Wrou light up a over he
very general sSexstence OF $& tuberculosis
among the employees. and sstl1e absolute
& failure OF enforcement OF the ORDER is
sued BY resident, Roosevelt calling for
Fthe Examination of all clerks suspected
of having the terrible d!sease, and their
segregation. II found suffering from the
#n1alady. There was much comment and
some excitement 1t the Il time the order
was issued a but these were as nothing
compared to the turmoil which has been
created by the discovery that5i t has not
been enforced, & VA "A
#E The duty of ordering suspects to be
Examined devolved on the chief Of the
bureaus or divisions In which the sus-
4pected clerks are employed Every man
and woman Ia each depar rtnlent si was s.
given a slip Of paper. on which were one
or two tions. which the recipient
was expected to answer. These questions
were designed to bring out whether the
clerk had tuberculosis. IL Il Fs5 Ss.
Very fewSpeople suffering from the dis
ease would acknowledge the fact, claim
Ing In every instance that the trouble was
simply of bronchial nature. The CHIEF
clerk OF the bureau, from being thrown 30
Sintma tely with the men and women Eun-5
der him. naturally dslikes to INSIST upon
the examnnti ton for tuberculosis OF q
person " whon he links affli ted With the
disease. ( and who denies having It. 81 In
one or; two cases the clerk OF al division
approached IS by persons under him.
with the request that he order the ex-3
Ramina ton fof certain persons believed to-
4 be suffering from tnbercu losls. .$8 The COM
splainant was warned that his complaint
would have 20 be made public, with enl-33
barrassingS results. 3']t 3'e]it ~
The heads OF all the departments have
issued an order, however, that uch COM
Il be regarded as CONFIDENTIAL land the med
Elcal department will be requested to ex--,
anime the persons suspected ,of having
tuberculosis, Fiji S5l }s2
M 5.A notable instance OF the, dangers IN
CURED by clerks is 81 ven by al 8empl oyes
lin q certain department In q small
room a number Of men and women are;
at work. The room has but two windows
Seated at one Is {, mlddle-aged woman
who hns had the same seat for years.
4 She has also suffered from What she
terms bronchial trouble for years, s.. BY
her side, three feet from hers young
woman has sat for more thanaa year.,
Z She is only nineteen years OF ago, 5All
the fresh air she gets comes through
the window by which the elder woman;
sits. AZ. IS 81
3 "A few days ago the younger woman de-
yeloped symptoms Of tuberculosis. The
Sn,enlpers OF her family, being In the Office,
and observing the loca tlon Of her seat,
and hearing thet hacking cough Of tho
elder woman at her right hand, OWNED
the cause Of the young woman s trouble y
They called the attention Of tho chief of
the division to the matter, but that o1l-l
Scial said he was compelled to accept q 8.
true the statement OF the lady that 81 llc
was suffering from bronchitis. though he
admitted ne suspected that she had tuber-i
culosis. lie said, however, that IA CONF,
plant, accompanied by q request that
the elder woman be examined for tuber-'
{culosis, would have to become public
which might, result An an enbarr rassirg
situation. ttsi IA, il l,3 N 4.