South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-16

Gently addressed the Kiwanis
club on the subject OF the L. S.
Public Health clinic recently
established I'm this city and in
which over 800 have received
treatment thus far Following
is DR.. Freyermuth's talk. ex-
cept the Introduction in which
he paid a tribute % the sup
port OF the Klwanians In the
efforts to establish such a clinic.
We occupy six rooms at 3I2 5.
Lafayette St, the lower floor Of an
eight room dwelling. which were
TemOdeled 90 suit the convenience
OF the work. The Office and wait
ing rooms. one for each sex, are 50
furnished as not 20 embarrass those
of the mental walks OF life or TO
offend those Of the better classes.
An atmosphere OF dignity. respect
ability and welcome pervades the
whole place and all feel at ease as
soon as they make their acquaint-
snoe with the surroundings.
The treatment rooms, however,
are fitted W with the best and up
20 date appliances for the treatment
OF these diseases. Cleanliness is con-
scientiOusly observed. no instru-
ment is used without being first
sterilized BY thorough boiling
Dressings are carefully applied. In
jections. intravenous, intrarnuscular
and otherwise are performed with
close attention 20 details to avoid
accident In short, nothing for the
welfare Of the patient is overlooked.
The man, woman or child, rich
man, pOorman, beggar or thief"
loses his personality when he en-
tiers the treatment rooms and is
thought Of only as an unfortunate
human being who must be cured
not only for his own sake but for
the sake Of society. Therefore,
nothing needful for the patients
interests Is wanting in the treatment
room or the South Bend clinic.
Takes Interest i'm Patient.
A. u. s Public Service clinic
lakes more interest in its patients
than many of them do in them
selves. a patient once registered
there BECOMES a charge Of the state
until cured If he does not return
for treatment at the appointed time
an investigator is put on his trail
10 bring him in. II ne refuses TO
come back he is quarantined and
placarded. This will soon bring him
so time. He cannot leave the city
without being transferred 10 another
clinic or physician; and then he
must report at stated intervals TO
the health officer Of original juris-
diction. If he fails in this the health
board of the state 10 which he has
gone is notified and they locate him,
II possible. and make him submit 10
treatment or return him TO the clinic
he left.
South Bend was especially for
tunate in the assignment OF the per-
sonnet to this clinic DR. r. r
Bush comes from Indianapolis where
ne was a successful practitioner for
eight years and for several assist
ant clinical instructor, in the In
diana School of Medicine, 10 Dr.
Frank Cregor, than whom there is
no better specialist in venereal dis
eases In the country He gave two
years IF his life. experience and
skill TO the medical corps Of the
army during the war and is regard
ed as one Of the best clinlcians in
his specially in the state. He is
more. lie is an altruist-a humani-
tarian-and in this work because
of the possibilities it offers for bene-
hting the individual, society and the
race. j never saw a physician man
ifcst greater interest in his patients
nor give them more painstaking
care.
Nurse Wei Qualified.
our nurse. Miss Belle Emden. is
also from Indianapolis and is the
right person i'm the right place"
a better selection for the position
could not have been made. She Is
trained nurse and graduate of the
indianapolis City Hospital. and has
had years OF experience as social
worker in Indianapolis and other
parts Of the state OF pleasing ad-
dress and personality she soon gains
the confidence Of all coming i'm con
tact with her in this work so that
the embarrassment 50 many show
when they first come to the clinic is
GuicNly lost.
Up 10 date We have registered
ga patients, % percent of whom
are women. They are the same
class OF people who so TO any doc
tors office for medical attention and
range from three months To over
90 years in age Very few OF the
sium element have thus far come
90 us for relief. perhaps because
that class is so ignorant and indif-
fereut 90 the dangers OF veuereal
diseases. But this class must, and
uiu Doe reached by compelling them
To come for treatment as soon as
we can have an assistant. for Or.
Bush has all, and more. now than
he car attend 20 i'm caring for those
who come voluntarily. IL Is moth
ins unusual for him 20 give from
90 90 so treatments n day
No Names Mentioned.
No one hears the name Of a pa
tient mentioned in the office. wait
ing or treatment rooms All are
known and called by numbers. The
reason for this is obvious. Every
lit of knowledge obtained from the
a