Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-09-13
TUBERCULOSIS PREvEN1OR|UM
Committee Would Like to Estab.
fish One in Vermont.
Secretary slocum in Report Tells about
Accomplishments and Hopes Of AS
sociation in Stamping Out the
White Plague.

The executive committee Of the vermont
Association for the Prevention OF Tuper-
culosis held meeting at the State lapora-
tory Thursday afternoon, the main Dusi-
ness being a discussion Of the report OF
the secretary, Harold w. Slocum.
1t was decided Mt the meeting to use as
much money as possible from the sale OF
Red Cross seals to aid In the work OF car
ing for children Of tuberculosis families.
II enough money can be raised 1t was
Thought wise to open a preventorium In
this State. II enough money can not be
secured to further this project. then 1t VIII
be the policy of the committee to do all In
Its power to secure more favorable
places for these children.
The sum Of money raised last year was
n, 200 after the National Red Cross had
been given It's rightful share. Every effort
will be made to increase this sum this
year, and II the means are available 1t IL
the intention of the committee to carry
on an educational campaign in Barre and
Montpelier. the main purpose in mind be-
ing to induce the people to vote for tu-
berculosis hospital.
1t was also voted to secure Is more
stamping machines to install in towns
In the southernpart Of the State. Twenty
three OF these machines melted $1S In the
past month, and the merchants say the
people are using them more freely.
Those present at the meeting were r. M.
Bradley Of Brattleboro, Dr. c. s. Caverly
Of Rutland. Harold w. Slocum, secretary
DR.. c. +. Dalton, DR.. Milo B. Hillegas of
Montpelier. DR.. Creighton Barker Of the
bureau of municipal research. Of New
York city, Thomas Magner Of this city,
Miss Emily Dutton Proctor Of Proctor.
and DR.. Edward J. Rogers Of Pittsford.
SECRETARY's REPORT.
Harold W. Slocum. secretary Of the Yer
mont Association for the Prevention OF
tuberculosis. gave this report. in part:
I have endeavored to visualize an active
propaganda for the prevention Of tuber.
culosis that is within our limitations fol-
the coming year along the following lines
! % Educational work, especially in our
schools by the forming Of health crusade
leagues.
| (2) The establishment Of preventorium
for anemic children who have been exposed
to tuberculosis.
C) To make a beginning of rural nurs.
ing. and, lastly to establish hospital in
the State where advanced cases of tuber.
iculosis may be taken care Of
For the educational work I have sent
a letter to each of the district super.
intendents Of schools, explaining just how
the National Association for the Proven.
ton of tuberculosis is organizing q
modern Health Crusaders League among
the school children of the country. This
letter explains how the league is formed
and the work which the children are ex.
pected to do. 1t closes with: ut will in.
terest you to learn that Vermont's share
Of the Red Cross seal money will be used
to equip an open air school for anemie
boys and girls in danger Of developing
tuberculosis.
1.-THE third part Of the work has to dc
with public nurses and the establishment
Of place for advanced cases.
Last year I presented a plan for divid.
ing the State into districts Of approximate
ly ten thousand population each and CO.
operation with the people Of that distric,
to provide a rural visiting nurse. On &C.
count of the war and the demands made
in that connection, 1t did not seem advs.
able to endeavor to raise money to further
this plan at that time. However, the opin.
ion is growing all over the country thai
at this particular time we ought to give
more attention to public health work
rather than less"