The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-10-03


number of family budgets, which show
ed their salary of $1,000 was not sufii-
cient to meet expenses. These were
| submitted at the request of Commits
sioner Lewis
Raises to Be Asked for Others.
The board decided to approve the in
crease and directed its budget commit
tee to appear before the State House
| Commission and request not only the
amount necessary to cover the situa-
| ton at the prison, but increases de-
manded by employees at other state in
situations.
Motion pictures will be taken at all
the state institutions as part of the
boards campaign of education. This
work will be directed by Dr. L. B.
Blan the boards publicity agent, and
Frank Kruger of this city will be en-
ployed for five months at a salary Of
5000 a month as operator.
Anti-Tuberculosis League.
The New Jersey Anti-Tuberculosis
League will make a special effort this
trial plants In its new fall and winter
health program. which has just been
completed by Ernest ID. Easton, sec
rotary and treasurer. Instead of
claim agent to determine the injuries
done by industrial hazards Mr.. Easton
hopes that safety experts and health
engineers may be established in many
plants. 1t is estimated that Newark
loses 100000 year at least through
illness, % per cent of which could be
easily prevented, according to Mr.. Eas-
ton, if more manufacturers worked on
the thought advocated by the Anti
tuberculosis League that prevention
is better than cure"
To have a nurse to follow up i'll
neSses. by having medical examination
of employees and being constantly on
the alert to provide health measures
the league hopes to materially lessen
the number of i'll persons this year. 1t
is pointed out that in the University of
Wisconsin, where free medical service
has recently been introduced to all of
the students the amount of sickness
has been reduced about 60 per cent.
The Anti-Tuberculosis League has
also promised the United States Public
Health Service, the department of la
Dor and the Board of Health to coop
crate in the establishment of an indus
trial clinic for expert medical advice.
The league hopes to have a "health
week" during the year to advocate
health centers and to promote the idea
of having everybody take an inventory
of their health conditions at least once
a year.
Posters in Factories.
As means of getting these ideas in
the public mind the league is adopting
the use of posters in factories, stores,
fraternal lodge rooms, railway sta
tions, churches, clinics, etc. Special
posters are being prepared for street
ears. Special literature will be prepar
ed for fairs and for general distribu-
ton. Pay envelopes with "T. b. slo-
ganS will be available for use by firms
Lectures with or without Stereopticon
views will be put at the disposal of
churches, clubs and fraternal bodies.
Surveys of housing conditions, santa
ry and milk regulations will be made.
Cooperation will be sought in this eX
tenSive campaign from both the New
Jersey Tenement House Commission
and the department of public health.
In addition to acting as a clearing
house for information to the 80 local
organizations over the state the New
Jersey Anti-TuberculoSis League has
hospital committee, which is attempt
ing to standardize the requirements of
the various county hospitals and to
make concrete suggestions as to how
these various institutions should be
run. 1t is also trying to have the state
law enforced making every county pro-
vide for its tuberculosis, either in
local institution or by sending the pa
tients to a nearby hospital.
As means of awakening interest in
local communities the league is plan
ming a travelling tuberculosis clinic in
many of the rural counties. This clinic
will have an expert in charge, and be-
fore the clinic is held a survey of con-
ditions will he made and the co-opera-
ton of the public Will be sought
through the churches, clubs and other
organizations. a nurse will follow up
the suspected cases of those found to
be tuberculous and try to secure sani-
tarium treatment.
One of the biggest features of the
fall and winter schedule of work is the
campaign for preventive measures of
tuberculosis, which will be conducted
by the league members, This cam
paign will be conducted along several
lines. Following up the summer work
of giving over 800 tuberculous and
anaemic children two weeks outings,
at an expense of over $4,000, an effort
will he made to get the county to es-
tabllsh a preventorium, so that these
children may be cared for in a public
way.
Start Farms for Soldiers.
Work will be begun at once on de-
velopment of farm colony at Wins
low for returned soldiers and sailors,
a model for similar colonies in every
other state, it was announced here by
the New Jersey branch of the Ameri-
can Legion, which has launched the
movement. The cOlOny's purpose, the
announcement adds, IS to stand as
practical and living memorial to per-
petuate in the life of our nation the
ideals and the spirit of the men who
died In the great war"