El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-31
PREVENTION Of
TUBERCULOSIS
Interesting Papers on Sub
ject Read at Meeting of
National Association.


Washington, D. c., May 31--"The
visiting nurse and tuberculosis con-
troll The New Jersey tuberculosis ex-
hibit" The East river homes founda-
ton" and the establishment OF a
home hospital in New York city" were
the subjects Of papers read at this
mornings session of the National Asso-
citation for the Study and Prevention Of
tuberculosis, now in annual conference
here.
The paper on the New York home
hospital was read by John A Kings
bury, general agent of the New York
Association for the Improvement of the
Condition of the Poor.
The Home hospital" he said, els a
new experiment in the home treatment
of combined poverty and tuberculosis
Its purpose is, first, to give adequate
and wise relief to a number of needy
families in which there is tuberculosis;
and, second, in so doing, to find out
whether it is pOssible-in a sanitary
tenement, under wise medical direction
and constant nursing oversight, with
adequate relief and freedom from I'M
due worry, ample fresh air and sun
shine, and room for reasonable segre-
gatlOn-tO prevent the spread Of tuber-
culOsis from the sick to the we'll men,
bers of the family, and particularly to
protect the children from infection, to
cure some OF those in the early stages
of the disease. and TO afford consider
able Improvement to patients whose
cases are only moderately advanced
Twenty-three Families Chosen.
The hospital has been established in
section of the East River homes.
popularity called the Vanderbilt tene-
ments' Twenty-three families have
been chosen for the experiment. which
is to cover three years. Every effort
VIII be made to care for the patients
in their homes as well as they could be
cared for in hospitals While the
association viii bear much of the ex-
pense, the able bodied members of the
% families will also be obliged to con-
tribute to their support The assOcia-
ton estimates the expense at about
$4,000 a year
The experiment was launched on
April 1. and at the present time the
% families have been installed, and the
outlook for. success is very promising.
Control Of Infection.
Miss Lillian D. Valid, director OF the
Henry street settlement, discussing the
visiting nurse and her relation to
tuberculosis control, said that success
sive steps taken in the anti-tuber-
culos1S campaign, such as hospital care
for advanced cases, segregation OF
dangerous ones. curative treatment for
those IN early stages, prevention OF the
development Of the disease by the care
Of lnclpient cases, and preveutOria for
predispOsed children-an lead to the
ultimate basic problem, that the con-
troll Of Infection must be accomplished
by vigilant personal work of indi-
viduals working with and through in
divlduals TO prevent germ growth and
multiplication.
Large collective schemes Of control
said Miss Waid even those so funda-
mental as to bring about changes in in
dustriaL social, or political conditions,
viii yet always depend for their eff
cheney on this personal guiding care"
Moving Picture Exhibit.
Df.Mlllard knoWlton, tn tuberculosis in
esrrsr 60
of Health, said that probably the most
attractive feature Of the New Jersey
tuberculosis exhibit is the motion pic
ture equipment.
Illustrates Local Conditions.
Mr. knowlton described another
phase OF the work that has been very
effective.
we have been in the habit of hav-
camera before the exhibit goes and
take a number Of pictures OF local
conditions. We have in this way found
a number of dark rooms without out
ten thousand population. We have
taken pictures Of dirty back yards. in
teriors where many people sleep, dirty
Fairgrounds. etc. for use in the local
ditiOns with the camera has been made
effective in obtaining immediate re-
suits. In one place. for example. be-
fore the exhibit had been going two
glassWOrkers in one of the factories be-
cause we showed a filthy garbage bean
in front dOoryard. which the owner
OF the factory should have cleaned IN
Speaking on the East River homes
foundation. DR. Henry /. Shively. of
New York, said in part. Through the
generosity OF Mrs. William X. Wander
bilt, ST.. a series OF modern hygienfc
tenements have been constructed in
New York especially for the purnose Of
providing the best features Of sanator-
ium and hospital treatment for tuber-
culosis in the patients own home
These tenementS have been named the
East River homes. There are four large
Ilre-proof buildings. which will house
3S5 families. Every room has an
abundance Of light and air and an Of
the stairways are built on the outside
Each apartment also has arrangements
Tor outdoor sleeping. Every precaution
mas been taken to make the walls and
floors IS sanitary as possible. The roofs
are fitted up for outdoor life"