The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-05
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
WORK IN THE BAY STATE
Hope for Consumptives In Talks
at Conference in
Boston.

: BosToS. April 3. - The sixth session
! Of the Massachusetts Conference on Tu-
berculosis at the hail Of the Twentieth
Century Club was attended by delegates
from anti-tuberculosis associat lions and
other health organizations and hospitals,
both public and private, from different
parts OF the state. The meeting was in
charge Of the chairman of the conference,
! Dr. Walter c. Bailey. who is chairman
of the Trustees Of Hospitals for Con-
surnptives.
Five speakers addressed the meeting
on medical subjects. Or. L. Challls Bart
lett formerly superintendent of tho Rut-
land Sani'ariuni. spoke on how tubercu-
losis patients are and should be treated (;
! l'r. Carl e. MacCOrison OF the North
: Heading Sanitar,um discussed the role of
: family clusters In the prevention OF con-
! sumption: President George r. Under
WOOD OF the Gardner Anti-Tubercuosis
J Association spoke on the social workers
! educational influence In the community
Seymour \. stone. secretary of the Bos-
J Ton ASSOCIATION for the Relief and Control
| OF tuberculosis, discussed the field work
| OF inc association Dr. Cieaveland Floyd,
director or the out-patient clinic at the
4 Boston Consumptivcs Hospital read a
paper on tuberculosis infection of chill
! dren.
Dr.. Msccorlson said that his study
CT family infection Vas based OH the
' l,SVe admissions In the State ssnitariun
since It's opening three and one-half years
/ ago. II was learned that In 1874 distinct
eNaiHples there occurred the incidence of
! NJ least three cases OF consumption in
single family. He told OF what the
/ french authorities are doing In Paris
/ 10 eradicate the disease In Paris In
/ 1911 there were 9.3,l persons dying of
tuberculosis. and OF this number 2,5e5
J were In infected houses. The authorities
! are striving to do away with these houses
ana 10 replace them with hygienc build
! ngs.
pr. Underwood said that the social
worker must teach the wage Garner Row
! 10 spend his small income, the mother To
care Tor "A Sick child how 10 cook or
! provide sanitary and comfortable condi-
( lions Tor patient. She must have IA
wide acquaintance with the business men
I ana people Of means In the community
! IN order TO secure work and support for
! mos" she * Interested In who ar. I'm
heeu. Dr.. Underwood explained how i'm
pnsslhl. IL Is for the physician to do
all that Is necessary In family and
/ how ,hc social worker can not only carry
out the siciaus Instructions bu, con
time her friendly oversight OF the patient
! ana family To- better advantage than tn.
physician. But the social worker cannot
cordial support Of a good physician or a
Well equipped dispensary a. we'll a. tn.
encouragement and cooperation OF the
community.
That the state has "A we'll defined policy
Tor hehting tuberculosis by providing for
persons In the earl. stages Of the disease
In State hospitals and requiring munich
paliti-s 20 care for persons In the more
advanced stages Of tn" disease in local
hospitals. aided by a subsidy paid by the
state, was pointed out by Seymour H.
stone. secretary of the Boston association
| Mr. stone also called attention TO the law
requiring cities and towns of 10000
! Inhabitants ard over 10 maintain tu-
berculosis dispensaries. The state prob
lem OF about 5000 deaths from tubercu-
losis. with from $1,000 to AZ. 600 persons
suffering from the disease. II handled 1t
pubic expense by four state hospitals, a
hospital FOR INDECENT men and one for In
| digent women. thirteen municipal h1sp'-
tails. fifteen municipal dispersaries. a hos
I p.tal for tubercu!ar prisoners and pro-
| vision for the tubercular insane in twelve
asylums. This does not include :hc rro-
vision made by private charity. Mr..
. Stone stated empha ticaly that the duty
! Of caring for the tubercular is too great
| for private enterprise and should be
assumed by the State and municipall-
ties. OF the s20.o00,0Oo spent last year
| for the treatment and prevention ~ tu-
] WI III t4i' 4Alltu SAtl'S pfso per
cent was derived from public funds. az
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| II Is the function Of the Anti-Tubercu-
losis Association. Mr.. stone said To study
| local conditions ascertain the amount Of
tuberculosis IN gwen community and
4 help IN making a programme 10 handle
! the problem. Then again Il should try
! to instruct people how to guard against
contracting the disease aud give informa-
| ton about early symptoms This ,du-
cational work can b. done ny means of
free lectures and exhibits and the dis
! tribution Of literature.
| Or FLOYD stated that recent researches
! show that from to 10 per cent. Of all
cases are due to Infection from milk. tn.
elimination OF the Tuberculosis COW viii
, help very much IN expressing this type.
! OF 1000 children dying from various
diseases under year old 10 per cent.
show tuberculosis, This proportion rap
| IDLY increases until the child Is about
| 10 years of age. In summing up DR..
| Floyd stated that as IL means OF pre-
venting tuberculosis we should have
proper preparation Of food. fresh air IN
! The homes and cleanliness