The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-03
DR. EAVES' REPORT IS VERY ENCOURAGING
Financial Affairs of Anti Tuberculosis Society in
 Good Condition

The report of Dr. George Eaves. secre- tary of the Jefferson County Anti-Tuber- culosis association, for the month of June is very encouraging. showing the financial affairs of the association in good condition through a gift of $500 and the sanatorinm and dispensary doing excel lent work
 The report follows:
 The accumulated deficit of which fre- quent mention has been made during the past months has been greatly reduced
 by the generosity of donor who pre- fers to be unnamed. A check for $500 sladdened the heart of the secretary. and
 other generous gifts have placed the asso-
 citation on satisfactory financial foot ing for the present
 Great and growing demands upon the
 associations services, however. have been
 made. Beds have been placed on the porches of the pavilion and recreation hali
 tc accommodate now SS patients No fewer than 42 cases were handled in the sa ma . torium during June with total of 1O55 hospital. days. Nine new patients were admitted and six were discharged one with perfectly clean bill of health, one disease being arrested, one greatly i'm proved, and two in a progressive condi- ton at the request of friends Of the other ss cases IS are improving and two
 are working. Three elderly men, three young women and three young men are on the list of those in whom the disease is still progressive
 By the kindness of number of friends
 water heater for baths is being in- stalled and fire protection Is being given
 by arrangement with the Birmingham Wateiworks company. The following donors are thanked for these gifts: Mir. John K. Kyser, fire hose; Young & Yam supply Co.,. hose nozzle: David Roberts, Jr., water heater. and the Harris Trans fer company for hauling heater and nov ing tank
 Another feature of the sanatorium work is the interesting fact that 15 of the patients are able to participate in the cost of maintenance by small payments from themselves or friends. while IS are on the free list. A long waiting list still confronts the secretary with every inch of available space occupied.
 Turning to the dispensary work for June. the number of visits has been slightly reduced, although one of the nurses has been on her vacation part of the month. Fifty-two patients were ex- amined at the dispensary, 250 visits paid. no quarts of milk distributed, 6so sputum cups given to patients, Is cases reported to the board of health and Immigration
 secured for b houses. Eight negroes were sent 10 the almshouse. Another interest
 Ing feature of this department is that
 there have been 15 deaths during June
 in the homes under the inspection and
 care of our nurses. These deaths have
 been appreciably made not only safe by
 measures of segregation, but have been
 comforted by the activities of the nurses
 The total cost of the work in all depar rt-
 ments for the month of June is $1366 75.
 Following gifts are acknowledged:
 Hamilton Hines X Co.,. plumbing work at
 dispensary MT. F. B. Clark. donation of
 coffee. Through Mrs. W. C. Pendleton. Broyles Furniture company. pillow;
 Faultless Mattress company, a mattress.
 and East Birmingham Bed company, a cot: groceries and clothing from Mrs. J.
 B. Messer and Mrs. Triplett. and lum- Der for porch from friends.
 "The association is successfully dis tributing Lily Cups which are in great demand fog the preservation of public health. The income from this source, though small, is valuable and the de- mand for this protection should increase in view of the fact that all tuberculosis infection Is through the mouth
 GEORGE EAVES, Secretary"