The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-18
BATTLING AGAINST
THE WHITE PLAGUE
Work of San Francisco AssOcia-
ton for Study and Preven-
ton of tuberculosis
Organization Will Soon Have
Permanent Home in Jackson
Street Near LarkIn

The San Francisco Association for
the Study and Prevention Of Tubercu-
losis will soon move into its own per-
manent home. 1t will be in Jackson
street. between LarKin and Polk, and
the lot, leased gratuitousIy for a period
of three years. will probably be re-
tanned at the end of that time on a
rental basis. A number of people
deeply interested in the cause project
ed by the association have come for
ward with other practical donations,
such as various building materials,
which will help expedite the construc
ton
Much lumber has been given. also
plumbing fixtures. hardware and rock,
besides cement in generous quantities.
and the work on the new building will
begin July 20.
CoMM0DIoUS QUARTERS
The house will consist of two stories,
on the lower of which there will be
10 rooms. These will include an ex-
ecutive Office, a room for the board of
directors, a waiting room, two rooms
for the history of patients, two exam
ination rooms, a laboratory and two
rooms for the physicians needs. In
addition there will be bath. lavatories
and a small dark room for the exami-
nation of threats.
The upper floor will be devoted al
most exclusively to exhibits which are
an explanation and history of the dis
ease and its peculiarities. The interior
finish of the house will be wood, the
outer likewise with the exception of
the frontage. which will be of plaster
Through the aid of donations already
at hand and those which are forthcom-
ing, the association is enabled to be-
gin its work of a permanent clinic.
There is about $4,000 in the treas
ury and this will be required for fur
Their equipment and furnishings,
though not adequate for all The as
ISOLATION expects to have the building
ready by October l.
WORK OF FREE CLINIC
Since the opening of the free clinic
for the tuberculosis patients last jan
uary in the rooms of the Telegraph Hill
neighborhood association, the demands
and the attendants have increased.
The cIinicians have found it necessary
TO give more than two hours on the
four mornings of the week, and one
feature of the new rooms will be the
addition of a daily clinic that the large
number of patients may receive every
accommodation. The Hahnemann hos
pital has also sent clinfoian, making
the representation of schools to include
all in the city the University of Cali
fornia hospital, the Lane college,
Mount Zion hospital and the Hahne-
mann hospital.
The clinics are attended by Miss
Lucy B. Fisher, supervising nurse, and
two assistants. With the opening of
the clinic there will also be estab
lished a relief committee. This will be
composed of representatives of each of
the city's charitable organizations, and
will be a body to look exclusively
after those afflicted with tuberculosis
and to aid In the comfort and 'necessi-
ties of those patients unable to attend
clinics or to give themselves proper
care.
THE DONATION COMMITTEE
A donation committee has been APP
pointed TO seek further aid in the line
of donation, those composing it being
Mrs ]. F. Merrill, chairman; Mrs Will
liam II. Crocker, ]. B. Grimwood, ]. j.
Blackwell Jr. and DR.. w. c. Voor-
sanger.
The officers of the association are
Thomas E. Hayden president; DR.. Her
bert c. Moffitt, first vice president; Mrs.
]. T. Merrill, second vice president; the
Croker national bank, treasurer, and
DIR. W. c. Voorsanger, secretary.