Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-03-18
MISS LlNDoREN's WORK.
Nurse Employed by Woman's Club Told
in Striking Way Of Efforts to Stamp
out Tuberculosis.

nurse Employed by Woman's Clup Ola
in Striking Way Of Efforts to Stamp
out Tuberculosis.
The campaign which is being waged
against tuberculosis in Brattleboro was
presented in IA striking way to an inter
ested audience in conference under the
auspices of the Woman's club In the
Centre Congregational chapel Wednes-
day evening. To any one not familiar
with the work done last summer at the
tuberculosis camp on the Dr. Waterman
farm, or with what has been accomplish
ed since in home treatment, the report of
Miss Alice Lindgren, the nurse who has
been in charge of the work, was a reve-
lation Miss Lindgren told of a single
day at the camp and a day Of her routine
work in home treatment in a way which
opened the eyes of most of the large au-
dienCe TO the possibilities of the work
with such an enthusiastic leader, backed
up by an organization like the Woman $
club. In the discussion which followed
the report much light was shed on Vari-
Gus aspects of the subject. Mrs. c. IL.
| Thompson presided at the conference.
| Miss Lindgrens account of a days dis
trict work. such as she is doing while
the camp is closed, was as follows
Begin at am. by visiting a patient
! in the third stages of tuberculosis Civ
/ ing her an oil rub and helping her in her
! open shack, where she sits nine hours
/ daily-observing there that all precau-
! tons are taken, and supplying all needs.
! Next call is a patient also in last stages
/ a hypodermic is given. patient dressed
/ and placed in reclining chair, charts look
/ ed over and all needs supplied. Next
| an observation visit and patient kept i'm
! cups, antiseptic handkcrChiefs, and all
supplies That takes us to patient
that has tuberculosis of the bones. Her
diet is regulated and an oil rub given
patient weighed ana found to have gained
| IL pounds in two months.
Next call is upon a woman past 81
years who is just beginning to take thi.
| treatment. An oil rub is given, also en-
| couragement and instruction. After din.
ner beginning at l pm, a visit is mad,
! upon a young man in the second stage.
of tuberculosis. Here literature is left
and any kind of amusement imaginable
is brought. lesson given in jig saw puz
Zle cutting, and encouragement is EiVer
in abundance. Next call upon a widow
Here, too. encouragement is given an,
ways to relieve worry are made by In
terested friends who give clothing, nour
ishment and cheer: an oil rub Is ais,
given. Next call made is upon paten
in first stages. The house seems damp
and the sun outside brings the odor o
dampncss to ones notice. The cellar Il
investigated, found I'm an uuwholesOm
| condition, reported to owner ana to pa
TENTS doctor He advises patient L
move. Then nurse looks for suitabl
/ quarters
Next call is purely instructive. an,
eggs are LEFT. Books are left at the mex
house and arrangements made TO sen
a helper to that home twice weekly L
relieved and assist. Health officer is mott
fled of patient moving and the house !
I fumigated. During the day condition
have shaped themselves so it Is ncces
sary to communicate with the clergyman
overscer Of the poor, or PATIENTS physi
clan. This is done in the evening. wit
the plan Of the following day made out
We finish d9r days work.
During the past two months the wOr
has increased in such measure that
nurse has been obtained through tn
Memorial hospital to assist in the care q
these patients
Misc rird,,.r cav. h,. r.,,,..t az, o.,
count If tba sters t,i,or In or5or ,
, bring about rasnlts f., ~ certnin caeo :
town sbou.inr tb,t a ,,,,rso mr. eoci.
, worker carnot listen IA crIticis,,, mr. .,.,
he entity Of being discouragad
! In tho discussjon Which foll,v,.J ,t
, ronort mr. II II IJoltor sacretory Of "a
state hoard of boaIth stated tIat 81
: law rennIred nbysicions ~ renort ~ ~
stat hoard ~ beaItb but tbat h, ,,e,
of tuherculosis thc,, dId rot do ca
! any preat evtent /, Iqo oni,. TX 90 .,
: | Of tubcrculogi, ,,.or. r,r,ortol g., ,Lo 800
/, aitboupb there vrar. t55 de,tbs Fror, -,
disease
The question of insnec,ior =, =,
, ! scbooIs vac hrougbt nm a,d Mis- trlo