The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-07
EARNEST APPEAL
 FOR AID IN FIGHT
 ON TUBERCULOSIS
Dr. Eaves Points Out Great Importance of Carrying on the Association
 Work

Dr. George Eaves, secretary of the Anti-Tuberculosis association. in his re- rort for April. makes an earnest appeal for more assistance in carrying on the associations work. He writes
 "The Anti-Tubercuiosis association of Jefferson county appeals to the people of Birmingham for money. It's little income arising from the sale of Red Cross seals is now nearly exhausted. Many members who have paid in former years have not yet sent in their contribution for the cur rent year Many donors of considerable generosity in previous years have not yet reported their donations for the cur rent year. On the other hand, the ap- pal.ing fact presses upon the executive committee that no less t. an S850 per month must be raised to keep the work going.
 'Deducting the average income from pay patients and the generous gift of single individual, there is a clear deficit of S60O monthly. After all, what mere .bagatelle it is. Three hundred people in
 this great city giving us g per month
 would carry the whole load The money will never be put in better use. One
 thousand sustaining members giving us
 s5 only would be sufficient to care for
 us this year These are serious facts in
 which every home in Birmingham is vii
 tally interested.
 "One of the encouraging features Of the
 situation is the growing interest among
 the womanhood of Birmingham, especially
 with the most progressive and intelligent
 part of it, the womens clubs. Ine
 Mothers club of Wylam sent to the sec
 retary a few days ago $50. The Mothers
 club of Ensley district will probably care
 for a new project on behalf of the chil-
 dren, not yet officially announced by the
 executive committee. The plans that are
 on foot will make an auxiliary circle in
 every district linked with the executive
 committee by representative member.
 :Looking at the latest report, 1t is found
 that the cost of operations for the month
 of April falls below the monthly average
 by about $50. This will be offset by ex-
 traordinary expense in repairs at the
 sanatorium during the summer.
 Tn the dispensary total Of 53 persons
 were examined, of whom only 15 were oolored showing SS white persons exam ned. Of these, 38, 32 were susplcious or positive cases, while on the contrary, or the 15 colored examined, 10 were found positive The visits paid by the nurses total 349 at an expense in car fare of $1l. More than 1000 sputum cups and $500 pa per napkins were distributed, relief given to four families, 50 quarts of milk were given away, F cases reported 10 the board of health, were sent to the sana- torium and to the almshouse Under this visitation work there is report oi 12 deaths, once more the average, or nearly the average, per month. Sixteen I houses were reported for fumigation and l four new cases discovered in the out de partment.
 ''The educa tional work by the secretary since the last report has covered lectures and addresses at Sylacauga, Ensley, East Lake and eight other points in the city. Tn the sanatorium 32 patients have been treated. As often happens in the early spring there has been a high ratio of deaths among those who have man aged to fight off the end during the cold
 weather No fewer than four who have for many months been inmates Of the sanatorium succumbed during April. h. evitably the result of this IS general de- Iression of spirits among those patients who are themselves in a not unhopeful condition of health.
 "The plan being 1OllOWeu III ofuSl U prevent congestion and unnecessary de- lay in handling earnest applicants IS to regard the sanatorium as a kind of school where they may learn how to protect others while doing justice to themselves 1 in their own homes. In this way TOUT 1 lave been graduated to suitable home conditions during the month. Eight new | patients were received and of those In l the sanatorum seven show steady inn movement In one case the disease IS 1 iapparentiy arrested and in eight instance there seems to be no change to record | This showing is not encouraging, but the l occurrence of it is created by the dread ! ful necessity under which we labor tc receive almost dying persons or persons | ii, capabIe of recovery into the institution along with incipient or curable cases.
 ."The association rejoices in the bellei 1 that it is seeing the end of this obnox- 1 ious condition in the growing hope thai | we shall soon have Jefferson County 1 Tuberculosis hospital in which advanced 1 cases of both co'ors may be cared Tor I at the expense of the county itse'f ana under hospital board officially repre- setting the entire community.
 l .'The following gifts are gratefully ac- ! knowledged:
 i Chairs, tables and one cot, Mrs Eads' mattress. bed and clothing, Mrs. Steele; mattress and blankets Mrs. Ratcliff; out door sleeping shack, bed, mattress ana clothing, Mrs. Emma Hancken.
 | "GEORGE EAVES, Secretary