The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-04
WORK OF ANTI-TUBERCULOSIS
ASSOCIATION IN FEBRUARY

be able to follow at home the instruc-
tions given. Two girls have been dis
missed as now free from the disease.
Three persons have been dismissed as
unimproved because they preferred not
to stay Nine new cases have been re-
ceived during the month. A total of
I97 patients have been cared for during
all or part of the month of February,
of whom no less than 33 are free
cases. This means a very great de-
mand upon the income of the associa-
tion, far in excess of Its ability, in
lasmuch as constantly increased atten-
tion has to be paid to the dispensary
and home visiting work. The secretary
has accepted these large numbers Of
helpless sufferers, believing that the
people of Birmingham would back up
the policy with their generous gifts.
'If the friends of the association, there
fore, do not accept the secretary's invita-
tion to enroll themselves as permanent
sustaining members in large numbers, the
association will inevitably be compelled to
reduce its activities. The secretary would
draw careful attention to the fact that
February is the most trying month of
the year, and that ii 81 persons have been
| brought under the care of the association
during that difficult month. when people
naturally shrink from the severe weather
| changes of open air life, it is reasonable
knocking at our doors begging to come
in with the mild and attractive weather.
| What provision can be made for such
pressure? 1t is surely imperative that very
liberal support, both from public and pri-
vate purses, be given the association.
| Kind words are very precious, but 1t is
| money that makes the mare CO..
| Gifts for the month include carload
of coal for firing the incinerators from the
Pratt Consolidated Coal and Iron COM
pany and a donation of biscuits through
| the Rev. J. A. Bryan.
GEORGE EAVES, Secretary"
With the report of DR.. Eayes are
presented the reports of Miss Zellers,
matron of the sanatorium, and Miss
X T. Malone, supervising nurse of the
dispensary. Miss zellers' report fol-
lows:
Birmingham, March l, 1918.
New patients entered during month
of February, 8; removed during
month, 6; improving, 10; apparently
arrested 2; unimproved, S; losing, s.
dead, 3; Just admitted, 8; total, 81.
Treated more than six months, q more
than five months, l: more than four
months, 3; more than three months,
4; more than two months, z: more than
one month, G.; less than one month, 8;
total, 81. Free patients. 33; part pay
ing. 2; paving, 2; total 81 Children
unuer 10 years Oh age, o, from 10 10 ou
years of age. 10: from 80 to 4S years
of age. IA; above 4s years of age, 1;
| uncertain, / total, 81
7. c. ZELLERS, Matron.
Number new white cases examined. 81:
number new colored cases examined, 8;
total, 40
Number re-examinations, IL; number
cases positive, 10; number cases advanced,
10 number cases reported to health de-
partment. 10; number cases sent to aims
house, l. number cases sent to camp, 6;
| number cases reported to Associated
charities, 1; number specimens sent to
| laboratory, s; number visits made by SUI
| perintendent nurses. 40; number visits
| made by social visitor, So; total visits, 125.
Number hours spent in dispensary sup.
nurse, 40; number hours spent in dispen-
sary social visits, 40; number hours spent
/ in office by sup. nurse, 40; number of
sputum cups furnished 2l0; car fare used
. by supervising nurse. So; car fare used by
visitor, $40; total, $40.
X. I. MALONE, Supervising Nurse.