The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-06
MAKES REPORT ON TUBERCULOSIS WORK

Dr. George Eaves, secretary of the Anti Tuberculosis association, has made the following report on the work for May:
 Thirty-eight patients were treated in the sanatorium during the month. Of these six were under 16 eight be- tween 16 and 21, IA between 21 and 30. nine between 30 and 40. and one over 50. There is thus a total of "A cases under 21 and total of 2s un- der 3O One has been discharged as improved and two left the sanatorium not showing improvement. Of those re- maining IT show improvement There was one death
 The problem in handling the sana- torlum cases and one that is constant " pressing upon the management, con cerns every dismissal. Patients who are discharged and forced to return home or to engage in occupations which are not conducive to the conservation of health. speedily undo the good that they have obtained. Every effort is made, therefore, to devise proper ar- engagements for graduates before they are discharged. Open air employment is urgently needed and friends of the association who can offer such employ ment are respectfully urged to com municate with the secretary. It is un- derstood that in no case is there dan ger from those discharged from the sanatorium with the consent of the manag cement
 very great pressure exists by the very large number of applicants for i accommodation. The only solution 70 l this difficulty will be by establishing a separate institution for the care of l advanced cases. The present accommo- l dation would be sufficient for the care l of incipients for which 1t was designed l On the other hand the claims of the l extremely sick for care in an insti- l tuition become heartrending and chal- l lege the action of the whole comlnun- l ity alike on humanitarian and self protective grounds. When it is remem- bered that a like condition exists in every county it may be seen that the problem will only be met by legsla- tive action.
 1 "Dispensary work during May has 1 been very active. Nearly 1900 sputum
 cups were distributed and 2700 paper
 napkins; S39 visits were made by the
 nurses, TO of which were among he
 negroes; 57 examinations were made
 during the month at the dispensary of
 which 12 turned out to be negative,
 27 proved to be advanced Seven pa . | tients were sent to the sanatorium and | two negro cases to the almshouse. 1 Thirteen houses were reported to the I health department for Immigration and 14 cases for registration. One hundred l quarts of milk were distributed. There l were eight deaths in the outpatient | department. The secretary has been ac- l tive in educational work day by day. l "The association gratefully reports | the following gifts: Moore X Haneley l Hardware Co, a screen door; Estes | Lumber Co, lumber for sleeping porch l l. A. Toa1. a negro drayman $1 Mrs. | Priestly Toulmin, a wheel chair for l outpatient department. MT. Grant and l, Mrs. Kent each have donated a tent. Mrs. J. R. Messer has given clothes l and groceries for relief and Father l Reilly $3 for milk. In the temporary | absence of one of the visiting nurses, Father Reilly of the Immaculate Con | oeption church Is cooperating by as- 1 sisting in the care of dependent negro Il patients a form of operation eX- 4 tremely gratifying to the association T "'The oncoming of the summer months 'l constitutes a very strong plea for all
 interested In the work to send cor tributions so that the work may not be !; hindered by lack of funds in the vaca- ton months Respectfully submitted, "GEORGE EAVES,
 Secretary"