The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-07-15
ANTI-TUBFRCUlOSIS WAR
IS BECOMING IMPORTANT

The crusade which il being Wageo
by the Houghton County And-Tuber-
culosis society is daily becoming more
important, as the visiting nurse en-
ployed by tho society discovers more
and more cases of the dread "whte
plague" I'm all parts OF the county. Ac-
copding TO the report made by Miss
Caroline Ehlert the visiting nurse OF
the society az the meeting OF the or
ganizauon held in their new head
quarters at Calumet, Tuesday even
inF. she now has uron her books 92
cases OF the disease in the county,
which she is treating.
The work OF the nurse has been 50
thorough that she reports TO the 500
cicty that she now has % patients who
are sleeping out Of doors and that sho
has noticed n marked Improvement I'm
some of the cases. Upon the darker
side of her report is recorded the
death Of II Of the cases she has had
turned over 10 her since she started
her work here in February In each
of these cases, however there was
practically no other termination 10 he
expected as each Of them was an ad-
vanced case before she saw them.
Scope of Nurses Work.
The scope of the work of the visit |,
ing nurse has been 50 much mis-uu- 7
derstood by many that it is advisable /
to tell here just what are the duties
of Miss Ehlert in her labors among (
the tubercular victims Of the county.
Whenever the nurse hears of case
Of tuberculosis she visits tho homo
where the infected person is and
makes an examination to determine
that il is the disease from which the
person is suffering and not something
else. Finding that it is n case of tn
berculosis. the nurse examines the sur
roundings of the patient. makes sug-
gestions as 10 the proper changes to-
make, such as directing the patient
TO sleep where he can get plenty OF ?
fresh air and giving directions rs TO !
the amount and kind Of clothing il
would be wen for the afflicted mdivid-
ual TO wear.
In addition to this she tells the pa
uent or some relative in charge OF G.
the patient the best kind of foods for d
the patient TO eat and drink and in Q
some instances, leaves printed direc- I'
ions for the care of the patient The u
patient, himself Is not the only per- u'
ION in the home whom the nurse looks W
fter Each member OF the household u
n which an Infested person is discov- W
red is examined by the nurse for ga
ymptoms Of the disease. and. If they Is
re found to be infected, directions rs W
their care are also left. These di- pc
'ctions are very different in regard to Oh
he treatment OF the advanced cases. De
fact. each case of tuberculosis. the III
lme as that Of any disease, must bc WI
'eated little differently than any sa
her. the treatment varying as does 81
he status Of the disease and the sur
Of the infected person. The
ork Of the nurse As almost altogether
visory and those who do as tho We
rise directs generally find relief and. tai
less their cases are very far adj we
need will ultimately be cured. dis
Future Plans of Society. the
At the meeting held the other even era
: the members Of the society preg- tai
discussed many things for the i'm sui
ovement Of the society and tho en- hay
cement Of its scope of activities quo
us paper in its issue of "Wednesday lor
d Of many Of the things that tho sist
'iety plans to do in the way of rails day
funds for the rwJhcrance of ifs
ns such as the dancing party 10
given at the Amphidr9mc. oi.ber
e this month or early next month I.
tag day during the Copper Coun- Kni
FAR and other things. but ho I,
citing also discussed some WAYS to sta
nd this money. The members of tho !,
iety realizes that Miss F,blert has "a
aimed about the limit of her Ca 4
'ilities when she is caring for over or
asses and she reports that she could 4
many others If she but bad mo tur,
e to discover them and then Give I,
m some attention but that She can troi
no more than she is now doing. Chi
this connection, now committee 7,
provided for at this meeting. oau- cho
he nurse advisory committee. Hon ,s
l'aer of Hancock being chosen tai
rman OF the committee and told %
eject his members. While the dr- Cit,
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