Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-12-15

critics. state and local boards of health
and the National Association for the
Study and Prevention of tuberculosis
medical societies and agencies or organ
ization in approved measures adopted
for the prevention of the disease.
5. Promotion of the organization
and work of local societies in all parts
of Wisconsin.
6. Encouragement Of adequate provis-
/ ion for the cOnsumptive by the establish
ment OF sanatoria, hospitals, dispens-
aries and otherwise.
A few of the things the Association
has done:-
/. Made surveys of tuberculosis situ-
alton in Wisconsin cities and rural dis
tricts. Nine complete surveys have
thus far been made and over $500 cases
studied. Made survey of Dunn county,
Wisconsin, March, 1911, the first COM
plete Investigation of the tuberculosis
situation in a rural community in the
United States.
2. Employed visiting nurse to visit
twelve cities that won her service for a
month each to aid in the local white
plague campaign. She has thus far
spent one month in each of the eight
cities. Through this example set other
cities acted Independently
a. Superior employed an expert
social worker, following the work of
the Wisconsin Anti-Tuberculosis Asso-
citation there, to help solve Superior
health problems. ,.
b.g lila Crosse emplOyedTan efficient
health commission to devote all of his
time (which is unusuaD to the city's
health administration.
C. Eau Claire added a municipal
tuberculosis visiting nurse to it's
| health administration staff.
d. Wausau and Madison established
| dispensaries for free examination for
| tuberculosis.
Wausau established a system of
| medical inspection of school children,
| and reports saving Of $4,000 year.
e. MaEitOWOc and Two Rivers con-
template uniting in the employment of
Deal visiting nurse to work in both
cities, and follow suit in inspecting
their school children.
f. Milwaukee has three dispensaries
and institutes system of medical in
spection of the children in its pnbic
schools.
g. Oshkosh will soon have dis
pensary.
h. Fond du Lac Common Council
appropriated money for visiting nurse
i. MenOmonie started an enthusi-
| astic campaign for local tuberculosis
nurse fund, giving entertainments and
moving picture benefits.
3. Association did legislative work
for sanatoria, thus procuring passage OF
bill in legislature in June, 1911, en-.
abling Wisconsin counties to erect san.
atoria for consumptives with state aid
Legislature passes law exiling the pub,
lie cup from all public places. Since
then the Roller Towel had to go also
rules and regulations with regard to ex,
pectoration have been closely carried
out, and the bubbling fountain replaces
the public cup.
/ 4. Several good lecturers were placed
on the road about the state to tell citiz
ems about the white plague. They rapid
ly yamplified state press service, thorough
ly covering the state, furnishing state
tuberculosis items and articles to 4O(
Wisconsin newspapers. 10000 Count,
Health Heralds" were sent out, covering
seven counties up to present date, ant
5000 factory placards were distributed
teaching factory employees prevention
and cure of tuberculosis Also distribute,
5000 copies of Modern Woodmen O
, America swar" pamphlets on tubercu
losis.
: At the state fair this year hundred
, of visitors each evening found an hour
entertainment in DR.. Harvey De,
Browns lecture and moving pictur,