Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-07-22
ANTI-TUBERCULOSIS
CONVENTION
FIFTY NURSES, PHYSICIANS
AND WORKERS ATTEND
SESSIONS
Clinic Examines Seventy Three Per-
sons From Wausau and the County
Discover Six Incipient Cases OF
tuberculosis.

sons From MauSau anu the COuntt
Discover Six Incipient Cases OF
tuberculosis.
"The most important feature of the
two conventions, that of the Visiting
tuberculosis Nurses, held at Roth
schild Park pavilion Friday, and of
the Anti-Tuberculosis workers on Sat
urday, was a report and thorough dis
cussion of the new bills which have
passed the Wisconsin tate legislature"
declared DR.. Partridge, city health
|officer and director of the cooperative
Laboratory, following the final banquet
at the Hotel Bells Saturday night.
"The conventions were both splendid
successes, held at this time so that the
cities and counties and sanatOriums of
the state can take advantage of these
new measures"
Friday Luncheon
The opening of the convention of
visiting nurses held at Rothschild pa
vilion Friday, where a luncheon was
served by the Ladies' Literary society,
and of which Mrs. F. P. Stone was
chairman. A discussion was led by
Miss Nellie Van Kooy of the Anti
tuberculosis convention. Among those
present were Mrs. Bradshaw, Milwau-
kee, Miss Aimee Zillmer, Miss Eliza
beth Upham and Miss Theta Mead, of
Merrill. Miss Mead was the first Wis
iting county nurse in the state. Re-
Gently the Pilot published an article
relating her experiences, trying often,
in Lincoln county which she travels
often from one end to the other nurs-
ing and aiding folks far away from
physicians and surgeons.
Graduate nurses are difficult to OBJ
tain and one of the new features of
the health program in some of the
sanatoriums of the state, is the select
ing of girls with an education cover
ing only the sixth grade, whom some
expect can be trained to do ward
work. To many this, however, is a
question. Other means are being
sought to obtain the necessary number
of workers for the work. Another
suggestion that has been made is that
women with two years of college,
may, upon the completion of a one
years training course, undertake pub
lie health work; the work of visiting
homes In counties and cities.
tuberculosis Clinics
| tuberculosis clinics were held the
first day of the convention, in charge
OF Major G. l.. Bells, M. D., of Mil
waukee, and DR.. Oscar Lott, also of
Milwaukee, the former of whom has
been in charge of Muirdale sanitor-
ium. Seventy-three persons were ex-
amined in all. Eight incipient cases
of tuberculosis were discovered as a
result of the examinations, the major
lily of which are in Wausau. 1.-THE
result of this examination lies in this
discovery" DR.. Partridge declares,
and these persons will receive every
attention from the health depart
ment. We have a record which will
enable us to work with Them"
Marathon county as well as all 9TH
lers. needs a tuberculosis doctor, to
take charge of the entire district for
this one disease, There should be a
travelling clinic to visit all of the
cities, towns and villages often. The
discovery of a single case means much
to locality"
New Legislation
H.,
La Crosse, who has been intimately
connected with health work: in that
I locality, and a persistent anti-tuber-
culosis worker, explained to the con-
ventiOn delegates, who went to Rib
View sanitorium Saturday at 9:O5, OF
the new legislation affected this year
at Madison. Mr.. Thompson was the
sponsor of several of the measures.
The state legislature has increased the
aid for each tubercular patient from
$500 to $500 week. Counties have
been compelled to maintain a county
visiting nurse. There were two other
measures of Importance. The first
provided that sanatoriums be permit
ted to combine to obtain the services
OF reconstruction worker, and the
second make it possible for the county
to maintain "outpatient Clinics" or
dispensaries, which will go about the
county to examine persons. County
nurses are to be paid for by the coun-
ty, while the state will share the ex-
pense of employing reconstruction
workers. The dispensary, it was de-
clared, was merely a branch of the
main county sanatorium.
1
of the Literary society, Mrs. F. 2.
Stone. chairman. Will NJ. Ross spoke
on Advertising Sanatoria," early in
the afternoon. Tuberculosis and
the War;" was the title of an address
| by Major Bells. DR.. C. P. Boyd of
Kaukauna, led a discussion on "a
Suggested Plan for Sanatorium Man
Iagement."
Decorations.
The decorations throughout Rib
View sanatorium in honor of the
guests from throughout the state, at
tracted much attention on Saturday.
Pink and white phlox were used pro-
fusely, picked in the garden at the
sanatorium. In the hall of the build
ing maiden hair fern and coropsis
formed an exquisite decoration. Ex-
pressions congratulatory to Rib View
sanatorium and its superintendent,
Miss Mary Hughes, were heard on all
sides OF the room during the morning