The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-05
36 TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS IN MONTH Secretary Eaves Reports on Red Mountain Work HE CITES SOME CASES Association Is Still in Need of Ade- quate Funds to Carry on Work
 in Way to Accomplish
 Most Good
HE CITES SOME CASES

pr. George Eaves, secretary of ths Anti Tuberculosis association. has made public the report of the work of the as- sociation for the month of September. as follows.
 "The report of the camp work during September shows that the association had charge in all of 36 persons during that | month, some of whom, however, left early | in the month, and one of whom died early | in the month. Altogether too large a pro- portion of those who are now in the camp are beyond the incipient stage of the dis ease, although the great majority show an increased weight. Two other patients | have been added. making a present resi- dent number of 3i, and to three others an order of admission has been issued. There were "A free patients on the Sep tember list, only eight had agreed to pay in full, one of whom went away owing, however, 0 month and a half's board. all though he was restored to health; four paid in part. This maKes a total of 36. The East Lake Dorcas society has paid a months board for one patient. "Also toward the 24 free patients small sums have been received, including gift of one lady on behalf of the boy of IA for whom some special appeal was made. '"The association has received a check for S7l from MT. J. J. Goldstein, collected in single dollar subscriptions from mem- bers of the Orthodox Jewish bodies. Sim liar generous work was done by these good people last year, amounting to $l5o- MT. Goldstein promises an ever larger list this year.
 .sseveral of the patients still on the list will shortly have to leave. their time hay
 ing expired and their places being needed for others in a worse condition than them selves. Some of them are chronic cases that ought to go into a hospital and to stay there until home conditions can be made safe for them and their families.
 1.-TWO children are being dismissed as cured and another child has entered a local school, the picture of health. A girl of 10 who entered in August almost in d dying condition when she arrived, after prolonged hemorraghes, shows a clear gain of 10 pounds. An Italian lad has gone up from 113 to over 136 pounds. but the greatest triumph is in the case of young farmer boy of IT whose people are poor. but who has educational ambitions, who came to us in the latter third or July III a very emacated and exhausted condi- tion. He has gained 62A pounds and it is not too much to say that unquestonablss his life has been saved, as In the case or the others already mentioned.
 ''If the city commission insists upon cut ting off part of the appropriation, Which Is already inadequate. work ike tnis VIII certainly have to be stopped, for 1t must be remembered that the payment or sz' per patient a month contributes almost nothing to the upkeep or the camp or the expenses of the association. If 1t is the settled plan of the local government 10 destroy this work. no quicker method than starvation could be desired.
 Turning to the September record from the dspensary and the visiting nurse sya tenn. we obtain the following figures;
 "Tuberculosis eases reported by the health department to this association. White. 6. colored, 10: total. 16. The above were visited by the nurses, appropriate measures being taken in each case as far as the equipment permits.
 '"rhere were reported to the dispensary bv the nurses 25 cases: reported by the Asaociated Charities, cases; reported by physicians, s, and from other sources. 9, total of 60 tuberculosis cases unearthed during September.
 asrhe ,e cases credited to the health de- partment however, were aifeaay hh- earthed during August
 "Our nurses reported to the health de- partment for inspection. cases. and for the fumigation of homes or rooms ,il which tuberculous persons had been liy- ing. 25. These were foci for infection to spread from.
 New cases treated at the dispensary were: White. 21: colored. l3; total of sf cases.
 visits were made to white persons. total iG9 and to colored, 52. Wherever necessary sputum cups were supplied, as well as instruction. sympathy and help of the kind that nurse only can give
 Two indigene white persons were sent to the almshouse. and three eolored; per- sons were sent to the camp From the dis- pensary one of whom mas since provec unsatisfactory Of these only two are able to pay, a fact which gives some light In the kind of problem being dealt with by the association The ear fare for the nurses for the month was $l2!05.
 "GEO. EAvEs, Secretary