Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-16
DR HEAD Of
BODY 70 FIGHT
TUBERCULOSIS


pock Island and the lower part
VI IN county now has a permanent
ssSerculosis association. 1t was
smed Saturday afternoon at the
~ hall and was ofncially named
- Lower Rock Island County Tu-
s,erculosis association.
me organization was completed
y .yter full explanation Of its pur-
800 BY DR.. Russell E. Adkins, d.
ssrto, OF the medical field service
= he Illinois tuberculosis associa-
ton.
omciaIs who heard DR.. Adkins
vere: E. C. Fisher, Dr.. John Nc
Gown Stevenson, Mrs. John Hau-
Mr. Mrs. F. W. Bahnsen, Mrs.
caroline Juhl, Mrs. P. ]. Carlson,
Wiss Alice Thompson. T. A..
Murphy, M. H. Sexton, DR.. A. N.
Mueller, ]. L. Vernon and William
A. Smith.
f,ficers of the new organization
ware named as follows:
President Mayor Harry M.
Schriver.
vice president - Mrs. Caroline
Juhl, superintendent Of the Rock
Island tuberculosis sanatorium.
Treasurer--J. L. Vernon.
Sacretary-Miss Alice Thompson,
visiting nurse.
Executive board--Mrs. F. W.
Bahnsen. Mrs. Kate V. Collier. Mrs
PJ Carlson, William A. Smith, S.
s. Davis and NJ. II. Sexton.
To Have Survey.
Il was decided that survey will
be taken of conditions In Rock Is
land and the lower part Of the
county. A nurse specially trained
in this work will be brought here to
take the survey, which is estimated
will take three months. Her duties
will be to establish as near as. pos
sible the exact number of tubercu-
losis patients, persons in contact
with persons i'll with. tuberculosis
and all other data of value.
To Have Clinic.
It is planned to establish a tuber-
culosis clinic, composed of physi-
clans in this community. The spec
ial nurse will bring all data before
this clinic, which will also be given
the services of prominent experts
to be sent here by the state free oil
charge, and who will aid the clinic
in every way possible in arriving
at q reasonable conclusion Of con.
ditions here and to launch an edu-
cational campaign against the dis
ease.
An effort will be made to teach
tuberculosis patients how to care
for themselves in their own homes
Every possible aid will be giver
them in effecting a cure and per
sons down with the disease anG
those who come in contact with
tuberculosis patients will be edu-
Gated in how to take care of them.
selves.
Mortality is Large.
DR.. Adkins pointed out to the
members of the new organization
that statistics show that one out O,
every eight deaths is caused from
tuberculosis. He said that stats
tics show that one out of ever.
four deaths of persons between tn
ages of IA and 40 years is caused b!
tuberculosis. Between fifty ant
sixty out of the 102 counties in Hi
nois already have tuberculosis as
sociations, and the time has com,
when it is imperative that ever,
county in the state has such an or
ganization, DR.. Adkins declared. H,
said that both the national and tn,
state organization is giving ever!
Gid possible In this work.
Have 500 Fund.
The new association has s70t
with which to start its work. This
money Is Rock Island and the lower
county's share OF Red Cross sea
funds since 1917. The amount il
said to be sufficient 70 conduct thu
survey and get the move well under
way. Members of the organization
are giving their time free and al
other work contemplated at presen,
Is to be free with the exception o.
mat OF the specially trained tuber
tulosis nurse.
Terms Of Membership.
Inc new organization adopted :