The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-10

contribute and where each will jump His field is applied sociology. He is a practitioner of sociology. He must CO., ordinate the experts. If experts are left to themselves, then they conflict with each other and nulIify each other by trying to dominate each other. The competent executive uses them all at the points where they are useful. Let the experts realize their modest but indispensable talents, their narrow then they will cooperate by assisting those who are called upon to exc cute."
 Washington, May 1o-About 50, ,00o new cases of tuberculosis are con stantly drifting about the country without even consulting physicians. Dr. Harry Lee Barnes, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Sanitariurn, who made this statement at the ninth annual meeting cf the National Asso- sociation for the Study and Proven tion of Tuberculosis, pointed out the desirability of finding such early cases. Before they are found, he said, many of the patients become incurable and infect others.
 The significance of bIood-spitting, pleurisy, chronic cough, and night sweats, declared Dr. Barnes, should be well known to the public. A large percentage of the people had no def1- nite idea about the various state and municipal sanatoria or what consump- tives might hope for by entering them. States and municipalities having san atoria, he said, ought to advertise them enough to let the people know what they can do. The ease with which consufnptiveS could be inf7u- enced by advertising was well shown bv the sale of consumption tcures.' The sale of patent medicine, adver- |. ceeded 1000 bottles in Rhode Island in one year, an average of 1T bottles for each death from tuberculosis. The speaker recommended describing the early symptoms of tuberculosis in newspa per acknowledgements until they were stereotyped on the brain of every one who could read.
 The tuberculosis Preventoriuna, its methods and it's value was discussed by pr. Alfred F. Hess, medical direc- tor oe the PreventorIIn1 in New York City.
 ''The Preventorium," said pr. Hess, ''may be called the latest development of the Anti-Tubercufosis movement. The first to be founded is that at Tar ningdale, N. J@ Others are being es- tab1fshed, and we hope many will fol- low. This new link in the chain of prophylaxis was forged in the light of
 
 that tuberculosis is implanted gener-j ally during childhood, and must be combated before adult life.
 '"The Preventorium was designed to care for the most needy group of sub normal children, those who are not only poorly nourished, but who in ad- dition are exposed to tuberculosis in lection in their homes. There is slight value in enthusiastically preserving infants who are doomed to die some few years later of tuberculosis. These children of the tuberculosis poor are not only predisposed, but actually ex- posed to tuberculosis. They will sure ly die or drag down the physical and mental standards Of the rising gener- ation and of the nation unless some thing is done for them in time.
 ''The Preventoriun takes 800 of these children a year, gives them good food, a 24-hour day in the open air, an intimate acQuaintanceship with the fields and woods, and the practical lessons in hygiene. A two-hour school period is sufficient to keep the chill dren up to grade. During the three to six months stay at the Prevento- rum the home condition of the chill dren is investigated, the tuberculosis father or mother is sent to sanf- tarium, instruction is given to cleanliness and hygiene, and relief is obtained where necessary from exist ing charitable societies. Every six months after their discharge these children are visited. their condition is ascertained, and if necessary sec ond visit to the Preventorium is ad- vised. The children have so. far con served their gains in weight and strength remarkably well" The special difficulties of fighting tuberculosis in the rural districts were described by pr. Charles S. Prest, Health Officer at Waterford, N. r., in a paH- read today.
 { 'sT,he prevention of tuberculosis in the country and small towns he de clared, ''is a mans job in the fullest not more, thought, experience, judg- ment, persistence, and money per cap ita as in any large city.
 '"rhe difficulties that are met arise from the Jess highly developed local government, less expert and effective health officials less inclination to be governed, less voluntary organization for practical social work, greater op- position to even temporary increased taxation. and the deep-rooted fgnor- ance and belief in the heredity and fatality of tuberculosis.
 'SThe ignorance in the country dis tricts concerning tuberculosis is ap- palling. The edcua ton of the rural concerning ventilation, the dangers of overcrowding, cleanliness or person ana SuErOunQ4nSS, elh0 eA- tent of the disease, it's means of pre- ventfon, etc, is one of the most inn portant phases of the work that can be undertaken, as well the most difficult.
 'srhe problem presents two features of surpasing importance, early diag- nosis and adequate supervision. The 1 one hangs upon the other whichever way you take it. early diagnosis, so that adequate supervision may be pos sibIe. and adequate supervision, in or der to secure early diagnosis"
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