El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-25

u.EUrEse ullrE the Z uAAEN nAaAEa Wv
erumens In Fl PasO Free Clinic.
A KONG many things this city has TO
a Be proud OF and grateful for is
the free clinic, located In the base
meat OF the county courthouse
Il has become the refuge Of the
eity'H poor. who flock to its doors
When III for medical and surgical
treatment which otherwise would be
denied them. and the service It Is rem
derinE Is far reaching and great
Five Thousand Patients Treated
8fors Than 5000 patients have been
treated In the past year Not only do
those who are sick receive the ueces-
sary treatment 10 regain their health.
but the health and happiness Of
countless others are guarded by the
Influence 81 has in controlling the
guread Of communicable diseases
Hundreds OF cases OF blindness In
children have been prevented
Il Paso-a Poor Wen Cared For
A corps OF e. Paso physicians, each
q specialist Ia his line is cevotinG
It's services 20 this cause. IN order
that The needy sick may be made well
and defective and deformed children
may grow to be strong men and
women and useful citizens.
There is not a community IN the
United States that gives its poor bet
ter medical attention
The city and county officials the
Red Cross. the Associated Charities
and the United States public health
authorities are working hand In hand
with the physicians Of e Paso to
make this the healthiest community
fn rhs country
Supervised by L = Government
lrnar
{. as the Fl Paso clinic Is official
known ls one Of IS social clinics
established IN the United States since
var vas declared On Germany II Is
run "a connection with and as part
q the county clinic, for the purpose
Of treating and preventing social dis
ezses-
Intended primarily as a protective
measure for the soldiers stationed IN
and near Fl Paso. its work has grown
until from a standpoint OF PUBIC
health, u is one Of the most TAR
reaching Influences inaugurated IN
this community Established In Feb
ruzrv. 1918. i has treated over 1900
men. women and children afflicted
with social diseases
From - 10 $50 people come each
DAY 70 receive treatment that is given
free under the personal supervision Of
= venerszl specialist and corps OF
nurses
Maintains q Hospital
Win she assistance Of the county
and the Red Cross. the clinic main
tafns q hospital in charge Of graduate
nurses, located in the courthouse, for
The treatment OF cases during the in
fectious stages From so to 50 pa
dents are under treatment IN this de-
partmeut Of the clinic and only those
cases that are an actual menace to 4
he health OF others are detained
Enter Hospital Voluntarily
Most Of those who take hospital
treatment do so voluntarily, recoEniz- (
ing the fact that they are suffering
from q loathEome contagious disease
and welcoming the opportunity TO re- 9
cefve hospital treatment free Of cost 4
Other cases. who, either through ig-
OF a disregard for the welfare
Of others, do not become voluntary
patients. are detained during the in
fectious period CT their disease. under /
the state law
when these hospital cases are no
longer Q menace 70 others, they are
uaroled and are required TO report 10
the clinic Al regular intervals to re-
ceire whatever additional treatment 4
may be necessary 10 insure a COM
plste recovery
Ita EzIstence Justified.
Il IS unquestiOnably true that
eventually a Teuereal clinic viii be as
much q Part OF every city as IS the
fire department and the police de-
nartuent- Fl Paso Is fortunate IN
possessing one OF the first clinics Of
THIS kind 20 be established in the
United States