Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-09
EXAMINE % POLIO CASES
DR.. Lovett Says Vermont Plan of Treat
ment IL Copied in Various Sections
of the Country.

st, Adams, Aug. 5.-Twenty-t three
patients were examined at the polio
myelitis clinic held at the st. Adams
hospital yesterday by Dr. Robert w.
Lovett Of Boston and his assistants, DR..
w. S. Roberts. resident surgeon at the
Children's hospital. Boston, Miss Janet
B. Merrill. Miss Helen King and Miss
Rebecca e. Selfridge. all of Boston.
The clinic opened at nine o'clock in the
morning, and was the first of this
years clinics in Vermont. This is the
third series DR.. Lovett has conducted
in the State.
In the afternoon lectures were given
by DR.. Lovett, Dr. Harold L. Amoss of
the Rockefeller Institute, New York,
and DR.. Edward Taylor Of the Vermont
State board Of health research labora-
| tory. DR.. Amoss spoke Of recent ad-
| vances in the study of the, disease as
regards symptoms and diagnosis and
referred to the inclination to make
light of the present knowledge of the
disease. saying that he felt people
should not refuse to utilize the limited
amount Of knowledge that had been
gained regarding the disease. DR.. Tay-
lor told Of results of serum treatment
and Of some of his experiences in Yer
mont. DR.. Lovett spoke Of the work
in the State beginning with clinics In
December, 1914. the first one in this
city having been held in January, 1915
and exhibited charts Of figures show.
ing the results of the treat.
ment followed on suggestions made
at those clinics. The first rec
ords, as look back on them now,
said DR.. Lovett. were very crude. bu
we learned here to make decent rec
ords." He also stated that in variou.
sections of tho country the Vernon
plan, an 1t is was known as such. wa!
followed
This plan was the travelling clinic
with the after treatment. at home. HI
spoke of the latest methods Of treat
ment and in this particular said tina
the question Of rest had come to be al
important factor. He said that in
large number of cases he had foun,
parents Of the more intelligent classe
willing to cooperate in this expert
ment Of keeping a child off its feet 70
a year at least. He stated that he ha'
been in communication that afternoon
with DR.. C. s. Caverly OF Rutland
president of the State board of health
and had told him that he hoped tn
recent cases of infantile paralysis Il
) Vermont could have careful after
treatment.
| Out OF Town pHyslCidne pEcScHI a
; the clinic included DR.. H. A. Ladd O
the State laboratory. and Drs. r. F
, WEIGH Of Franklin, c. E. Allen and T
, r. Lape of Swanton. c. s. Scof1eld an
E. p. Lunderville of Richford. c. c
Abel of Enosburg Falls. E. NJ. Brow
Of Sheldon, L. C. Holcombe of Miltor
D. Q. Powers OF Highgate and J.
King Of Georgia.
The next clinic will be held at Bar
ton tomorrow.
After the clinics Miss Merrill wi
. come back to Vermont for the summe
continuing the work she has been dc
. ing for two years. She will be assist
II ed by Miss Selfridge and Miss Kin
and 1t is expected that Miss King wi
remain In the State during the comm
+. winter. They go back to each centt
v where clinics have been held. visit tn
a parents in their homes to see that al
i. paratus ordered 10 right and that II
- parents understand the methods
y treatment to be given. and teach the
just how to use the exercises to develc
the muscles. At intervals during Il
winter patients will be visited at the
70 homes or notified to come to the cente
Is for treatment.