The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-24
War on tuberculosis to
Begin in Richmondiat
Noon Tomorrow.
TWO DISPEN SARIES
WILL BE OPENED
Final Council Of Physicians Held
Last Night-City Divided Into
Districts, and System for
Treatment Of Patients
Arranged Import
ance Of Work.

Organized war on tuberculosis will
begin at noon tomorrow in this city.
The final council of the fighting squad
was held last evening. and definite arr
|rangements were made for the opening
OF dispensaries, one for white patients
at the Ballard House. Fourteenth and 4
Franklin Streets. and one for colored
patients at No. 412 North Third Street.
Under special appropriation of the
City Council, the Board OF Health has
mapped out a comprehensive plan OF
attack. which will include, free treat
mcnt OF all cases., not only OF well
developed tuberculosis, but also OF all
communicable diseases OF the lung and
throat.
Work of Dispcnsnrics.
Doctors and nurses who will take
the lead in the work met yesterday eve
ming at s o'clock at the new colored
dispensary, which has hsen placed In
thorough order and which is fully! ready
for the opening. Under the direction
of Chief Health officer Levy, the two
Idtspensarles have been fitted with every
| ecessary appliance
DR.. Levy made'a brief talk to tho
doctors and nurses on the character OF
the work to be undertaken, pointing
out in the course Of his remarks that
In the past twenty-six years certtff-
Gates filed showed 6.0i9 deaths In Rich
mond from consumption, an average OF
a33 year.
Most OF these deaths tho physicians
believe now could have been prevented
able.
| The work of the dsp will
have twofo1d object. First is the
treatment Of consumptives by capable
lphysicians and nurses. it having been
fully demonstrated that under proper
conditions and with fresh air. nourish-ss
merrt aud care,Ta large percentage of
eases may be entirely, cured. The sec-
Jrl1d 9nject Y he a. sn tnore I'M
Il sesiice-s. OF eito rr Il,
of the disease from persons now suf-
4 ferfng from it tosttose about them. S
In this the doctors see the most
hopeful result OF thcir work. ana 1T
lis this that will be emphasized ass
much as possible. Insspeaking of this
last night DIR. Levy said 1t was only
comparatively recently that the public
had come to realize that consumption
was communicable disease. Now the
popular mind has swung over to the
lother extreme In many cases, un till
some ignorant people have come to be-
|lieye that 1t Is, positively Contagious
and perhaps as dangerous as smallpox
to have pa tient suffering with the
disease In the house. Asgreat part OF
the work Of the dispensaries. he ex-l;
planned, Will be to educate the patients
in the proper cure Of themselves. so
| that there may be no danger3to others.
Especial emphasis will be placed on
the Importance OF destroying all spu
tum from Infected persons, and sputuin
cups of approved design Will be sup
Piled to all patients. to whom their use
will be explained.
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Each person applying to< the dispen-t
sary for free treatment will have 4 he
history of his case entered on a card
prepared for the purpose. showing Eli
the information necessary for the fdo.s-I
tor to properly diagnose and treat tho
case. a complete recorslrcf treatment,
diet and pulse will also be kept, with
a view to revealing the progress sf
the disease, or the success Of the
1 3Itreatment
Capable nurses have been provided,
and wherever it is necessary these
nurses will visit the patient in his
home and continue the treatment, and
/ also sec that proper precautionary
measures are taken to insure the safe y
| ty of other memhers OF the family.
White patients will recei I've reatmentE
\ at the Ballard House, and colored per
sons at No. Az North Third Street; SO
4 |lnsal there need be no confusion be-
i tween the races.
For the convenience OF the physf
clans and nurses, the city has been
ldivided into five districts. with q ply,
lstciar1 and nurse assigned to the white
lpeople in that district and physi-
clan and nurse for the colored people
lin the same section. s
The Districts.
| Though dispensary hours VIII be-
from II to 1 daily, and any patient
calling will receive needed attention.
Istill. in order to have the same doctcr l.s
and nurse all the time. one day in the
week will be assigned to each district
and on this day the physician and
nurse of the district will be at the
iIdispensary.
In working this plan out last 3nightl
1t was agreed that the districts should
he arranged as follows: 8s}5s II u
Distrlet 1-lAll ttnt part nj the ss
city east or Twenty-hfth street,
Including Fulton. % ,,sss
District 2-'rhc section Wcen
Eighth aud Twcnty-hfth Streets,
District 3-From Eighth Street
west to Adams and ST. Johns. 4
District t---Ncst Of Adams ana
ST. Johns Streets and north Of Main s
Street.
\ and south of Main. X
Co1ored people from District should
go to their dlspansary on Monday. Dis n
iltrict on. Tues day. District s. on We'd "
|nesday. District 4 on Thursday. md
tIpistrict 5 on Friday, For the white
iIdispepsary, patients from pishiet \
'Ishould call on Wednesday,. District 22a
Ion Thursday. District 3 on Friday !.
,lDistrict 4 ON Monday. and District s.
lion Tuesday This plan will preyeii Il
Ian overcrowdinK OF the dispensurysc on,
certain days. and will also enable the
!, |pati Ito see he same doctor at GAG ii
Visit. ~. S
Il sI.atar d nlan for spnrial Saturday 4.