The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-04-02
PfescribeS Treatment at
Home for Tuberculosis

John A kingsbury general agent
of the New York Association for
Improving the Condition OF the
Poor. says of an experiment in home
treatment Of tuberculosis.
About year ago Rev. f. Tlrasin'
nj brought to our attention family
consisting of a father and mother,
both suffering from tuberculosis,
aud seven children Two Of the
children, aged 10 and =. were also
in the grip OF the white plague. TWO
other tots, Of ] and ;, were suffer
ing from serious eye trouble aud
running ears. and the twin babies.
scarcely 2 months Dld were III with
bronchitis Frank, the only other
Child, s years old, though not pro
nounced tuberculosis, was pale and
anemic The mother, although tn.
berculous. was nursing t1e twin ba-
bios, who developed pneumonia with
in few days and, after brief i'll
ness, died
The family whom we will call thu
Bocora family, had been sclf-rcspact
ing aud sclf-supporting, until they
found themselves afflicted with tu4
bcrculosis. Mr.. BocOra, carpcn
ter had reputation for honesty
and enjoyed the confidence Of his
landlord and his grocer.
During a consultation as to the
best treatment for this family. HON.
or Folks. commissioners Of char
tiles OF New York City. suggested
that The Bocora family itself would
fiji small hospital
why not put a nurse in there aud
have the doctor call every day, said
Mr., Folks, and in fact turn the
dome into a hosptal?'
Inquiry showed that among the 2S4
families we were caring for IN which
thCre was tuberculosis, fifteen were
In much the same condition as the
BOcora family Further discussion
with experts resulted in the plan for
a home hospital
The nome hospital is . new eSpcr-
iment in the home treatment OF
combined poverty and tuberculosis
which our association is inaugural
ing It's purpose is 10 give effective
relief to number Of needy families
in which there is tuberculosis and,
y lllit al tlViIEt ~ liiN bii W uttitL
II is possl lblc-in sanitary tene
mcut, under wise medical direction
and constant nursing oversight with
freedom from undue worry, fresh
air and sunshine. and room Tor rea-
sonable segregation Ito protect the
well meubcvs Of the family from in-
lection Other aims are to cure
some OF those in the early stages Of
the disease. and 10 afford improve
mcnt to patients whose cases arc
ouly moderately advanced, To in.
sure sanitary homes section Of tho
East River Homes, Seyenty,Eighth
street and John Ray Park, New
York city. more familsrly known az
the Vanderbilt Tcnemeuts,," has
bccu leased or t1rec yearg. This
section consists IT twenty -four
apartments with southeastern eX.
pusure
Tho families participating IN tho
experiment viii he mainly those
nov in The care of our relief dc
partmcnt who are dependent no
cause of Tuberculosis. Abicbodled
members Of tho families viii bc re
uuircd t0 work and to contribute
NIttA tfit uAhN7 ~ Alit ldulAAJ NubHlJOi
So far as il is necessary aud posi-
bic. hospital ana sanatorium re-
Gimc will be instituted in each
family Everything elfcctine the
life not only the patient. but OF
he other members ut the family.
VII &c carefully supervised, : 9TH ON
the social and on the medical side
We propose o bear in mind that no
preventative measure is SO valuable
as The proper protection against the
source OF Infection Patients VIII
wot.1 only on the advice OF the ply
siciaps In cnarge and as their
strength permits Every member Of
the household viii be examined reg.
ularly whether sic. or we'll BY
this means many cases Will be much
more lcarly certain
Families will not ae dismissed from
the home hospital uutl tns'r p1.
dents have practically tr.5tcrra