Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-26
RATTLE IN WHITE
PLAGUE FOR NEW
YEAR RENEWEO
Anti. tuberculosis Society Out
lines Campaign for Greater
Results and Efficiency.

.sstv Atlantans, men and women, are
..frIv laying plans today for fight
tuberculosis during the present
% They attended the annual meet
of the Atlanta Anti Tuberculosis
visiting Nurse association yester-
.. afternoon in the basement of the
rrogfe library, and listened to an
.trine Of the most thorough campaign
.ar formulated in this section.
nr TheO Toepel, of the medical de-
1tment. declared that the dispensary
aft of this department had done good
.ork during the past year, and had
stornlined to make a better showing
Turing 1913.
Joseph C. Logan, OF the board of di-
r.ctors traced the growth of the
movement from 1906, when Captain w.
G Raoul, John ]. Eagan and DR.. Roy
Harris were the only Atlantans "dy-
namically" interested in suppressing
tuberculosis. TT must be our ideal -
he said, ito stamp it out. The people
are willing to go forth and shoot fire.
works on the Fourth of July, by way of
doing something for the country. but
greater is he who will march in the
ranks against this common foe"
Talks on How to Help.
Rev. w. r. Hendrix, of the Wesley
Memorial church, spoke on the sub
fect. How the Church Can Help" and
Rabbi David Marx took the subject,
How the Jewish Societies Can Help. -
Dr. 5. W. Merritt, of the Battle Hill
Sanitarium, advocated the establish
ment of free milk and ice depot. Mrs.
Fred G. Hodgson read an interesting
paper and DR.. Quillian spoke.
Resolutions deploring the death of
Captain Raoul were offered and adopt
I'd by rising vote.
Steve r. Johnston. president, pre-
sided He presented the associations
fourth annual report.
The report shows that 1,1SS cases
were handled during 1912-whites. $50:
Il negroes, 232. Under Is years of age
We're 80; between Is and 35, $50; over
1 IS, 293. The unimproved numbered
4 IL; the improved, %; the cases ar
4 rested, 8; the apparently cured, 4;
deaths, GA; patients sent to state SAM
4 tarium, 81; to city sanitarium, 90.
Since the opening of the Battle Hill
Asanitarium, 20 months ago, 250 patients
have been sent there by the associa-
ion
In his foreword to the report, Mr..
ohnston said:
Efficiency Increased.
The report Of the fourth years
II orE Of the Anti tuberculosis and Wis
% ting Nurse association shows that
mere has been a steady improvement
efficiency and scope this year.
The medical department has broad
8hed and an increase in number of pa
Ients has called for additional doc
tors and another nurse. The same de-
arments of medicine mentioned last
year prevail-laryngeal, pulmonary,
Qenta- astrological and orthopaedic.
In the line of prevention, greater eff
Tort is being made to conserve the
health of families in which tubercu-
Iosjs is present than has ever been
done.
The medical colleges, city hospitals,
metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Y wesley House clinic, juvenile court
clnlc, the State tuberculosis sanita-
num- Jewish Educational alliance, pub
lie schools and the board of health have
worked tremendously with this asso-
cation during the past year Cards
nave been furnished these organiza
ions by the Anti tuberculosis and
Us ing Nurse association, for report
-- cases Of tuberculosis; and for Civ
results of examination of non-tu-
ular patients sent to them, who
-I7 associated with victims Of this dis
Many private doctors have done
-r. work for the association in their
ate Offices.
We are aiming to do an active work
q" ns the negroes, trying to arouse
interest and gain their co-opera
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