The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-21
JUNE Il NAMED FOR
SECOND TUBERCULOSIS
EXAM |NA1|0N DAY
Cftywtde Canvass Will Be Made Look.
ing to Relief OF All Persons
Affected BY White Plague.
MANY CASES IN CITY
NEVER GIVEN TREATMENT
Object OF Richmond Anti-Tuberculosis
Associations Work Is to Have Cura-
tive Methods Applied Before 1t IS
Too Late.

Richmond's second tuberculosis ex-
animation day will be held Wednes-
day. June 81, under the auspices of
citation. On that day stations will be
esta blished In every section OF the city
with physicians IN charge. who will
without cost examine all persons, 7aFa-
plying. On the examination day held
last year about 400 Richmond people.
both white and colored. were given
the test for tuberculosis. and many
cases which had never had medical
attention were discovered.
We want to make the examination
day this year a record" stated Miss
Agnes d. Randolph. of the Richmond
Anti-Tuberculosis association yester-
day. land urge the people to take ad-
vantage OF this opportunity. Whether
a person suspects himself OF being at
fected with tuberculosis or not, he
should have the examination made, as
1T 10 only in that way that cases OF
this great malady can be brought to
light and curative methods employed
This Is a serious matter, and one thai
should be considered carefully by the
people Of Richmond"
Miss Ida Bargamin, executive secre-
tary Of the Richmond Anti-Tubercu'
losis association. will in a few days
announce the names of the physicians
who will have charge of the examina-
tons, and the stations at which they
will be located. On next Wednes-
day the physicians will be on duty
from early morning until late at night,
and it is hoped that the number OF
persons applying for examination Will
exceed that OF last year. 1t is known
that there are many cases OF tuber-
culosis in the city which have neve:
come to the attention Of the medical
authorities, and as long as they are
without medical aid. the persons ar
fectcd are not only placing their lives
lin serious jeopardy, but menacihs the
Lives of others
FOR this reason those in charge OF
examination day state that too great
emphasis cannot be laid on the neces-
sity of having the people subject
themselves to the tuberculosis test on
the appointed day. In Richmond
last wear not more than 800 cases OF
tuberculosis were reported to the
health authorities. when statistics
show that according TO the percentage
OF deaths reported in the same time
at least 1,50o cases should have been
reported for medical attention. 1t Is
in the hope of bringing this situation
forcibly to the attention of the people
of Richmond that the examination
day will be held,
While persons will be examined free
! of charge on next Wednesday at the
stations in all parts OF the city. ex'
amirations for tuberculosis can be
/ had at any time by application at the
city dispensary in the Medical College
of Virginia. Twelfth and Clay streets
i Persons can be examined at the dis.
pensary before and after examination
day. and since thsre are many more
cases in the city than can be made
! apparent to the physicians next Wed.
| scsday. people are asked to take ad.
| v3 ntage Of the facilities of the dis.
/ rensary for this purpose.