Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-11
MEDICAL EXAMINATION
FREE ON WEDNESDAY
Provisions Made Under Supervision
OF Antituberculosis Associa-
ton OF Richmond.
SIX STATIONS TO BE OPEN
One in Each of Health Department
Districts and In Charge OF DR..
flannagan's Nurses- Location
and Hours Given,

Free medical examination will. be
provided on "Wednesday at several con-
rcniently located stations for all those
who apply. the arrangements having
been made by the Artituberculosis
Association OF Richmond as part of it's
campaign against this dread disease in
this city. Last year, OF about 200 per-
sons who were examined. nifty were
tound 10 be infected in more or less
serious form, and this large percentage
Is an indication OF tho widespread
prevalence of the plague In this COM
munity. The Importance OF submitting
10 an examination by all those who In
the least suspect that they arc victims
has been emphasized by the students
from the Medical College of Virginia
during their educational talks in many
OF the large manufacturing plants OF
Elchmond on several days Of last week.
and 1t is confidently expected that
scores OF men and women will take adj
vantage Of the opportunity offered to
them without cost to find out their
real condition
There will be six stations. scattered
throughout tho city-onc in each OF
the health department DISTRICTS into
which Richmond is divided. At each
station one OF Or. F!annaEan's nurses
Will be in charge. their assistants be-
ing from the Nurses Settlement and
from the various hospitals. The cxami-
nation viii! be conducted by different
physicians who are giving their SER
vices for this work.
PLACES AND HOURS OF
MEDICAL EXAMINATION
The places and hours O., examination
are as follows:
City Dispensary, Twelfth and Clay
-
Meade Memorial Parish House,
Twelfth and Decatur Streets. to :
L. NJ.
Nicholson school. $40 Nicholson
street, Fulton, } to r. VI.
ST. Andrews Mission. 525 South Bel
"idere Street. to r. NJ.
House OF Happiness, 7i5 Mosby Street,
Church Hill, . TO T.. NJ.
Friends Cclored Orphanugc. H.
Charity street, ) 70 i. NJ.
Til" location OF tub-rcuIar Victims
and The supervision OF their cases at
forwards is one OF the worthy things
accomplished by proceeds from the sale
OF Red Cross Christmas seals. now on
sale in many stores throughout the
city. An earnest campaign has been
conducted this fall 10 arouse the peo-
pic OF Richmond TO the seriousness of
the menace. and widespread interest
has been manifested. The responses
to several hundred personal letters OF
appeal sent out TO representative men
and women have been most gratifying.
the total received within the first two
or three days coming close to the $500
mark. with favorable replies pouring in
by the score on every mail. The chill
dren OF several of the Sunday schools
are in friendly rivalry in the campaign
TO sell the largest number OF seals, n :
the returns from this source already
amount TO several hundred dollars
But after all these special efforts, the
bulk OF support and cooperation must
come from the masses OF the people
who can be reached only in public ap-
pcals. The buying OF a few seals by
each Individual for placing on Christ
mas letters and packages, bills ana
checks and all forms OF mail matter
will cause a great flood OF dollars 10
roll in. 20 be used in vaEnE an in
creased and more vigorous warfare
against the great white plague.