Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-08-09
Governor Present
Closing Session
Fairfield Clinic

Governor Carl e. Milliken was the
! suSst during the closing sessions of
the physicians at the tuberculosis
clinic hs,a daring the pat week at the
Central Maine sanatoriun. Distin-
euished physicians from Boston. at
| trActed BY the clinic. which Is the
first Of its kind ever TO have been held,
spent the entire week at Fairfield,
among those being Dr. Edward o. Otis,
professor Of pulmonary tuberculosis at
tho Tufts Medical school. and Dr.
william J. dAllivan, director OF the
| Division Of tuberculosis Of the MASS
! aehusetts State Department Of Health.
! over 50 Maine physicians and a score
Of. public health nurses and health
workers enrolled at the clinic, an at
tendance almost remarkable in view of
, the fact that such clinic has never
before been attempted. Interest
throughout the week. in lectures. lab
orAtory demonstrations. x.ray demon
straticns ana physical diagnosis. was
most enthusiastic ana predictions are
vetoed everywhere that upon repeti-
ton Of tho clinic next summer accom-
modAtions suftleient to house the ply
siGkAts who will attend will be DIM
cult to ind.
! Dr.. Otis, who ID an international au-
/ thority on diagnosis Of tuberculosis.
not only delivered the lecture for
which ne was scheduled but remained
to conduct two clinics in diagnosis Of
the disease at which patients at the
sanatorium were the subjects.
DR.. Otis. speaking enthusiastically
OF the clinic, said today: Il Am much
impressed with the value of a clinic
like this. DR.. +. E. Hardy. chairman
Of the Maine tuberculosis trustees. is
work has made 1t possible. I find the
physicians Of a high grade. Of intelli-
sefice ana nahifestins the greatest in
terest. Every physician in Maine
should be grateful to the associations
, which have organised this experiment.
think the plan is admirable 1t is ut
terly surprising to note the perfection
which sanatofiufn work has attained
here. It II one Of the best, IL not the
best sanatoriufi4 have ever seen, and
I have visited many in this country
and IA Europe
; Dr.. Gailivan Of the Massachusetts
Health Department is another en-
thusiast. "When 1 saw the clinic al, :
fotiicement," Dr.. daiiivafi said. "it
struck me ~ particularly novel. I
never knew anything like II before to
occur In this country and It's import
ance impressed me in several ways.
II puts the sahAtoriufis to better use,
educationally. because this clinic has
given the physicians Of Maine an OBJ :
portunity to set practical instruction
in tuberculosis work not obtainaple {
any medical school Or city hospital.
A second point Of great value IL that
through knowledge In diagnosis OBJ
tanned 1t this clinic. the physicians
Will come to understand that their
patients must Be sent to the sanator-
iuri for periods OF months. instead of
weeks, az many Of them come prepar-
ed to do at present, and such ififor-
nation kiven to the patients before
leaving home will make for their
greater contentfnent while under
treatment.
THE presence Of Dr.. Otis at this
conference is the greatest privilege
which the medical profession of Maine
could have received. 1 believe this
clinic will be copied in other states
In the country and feel that as soon
as announcement Of this clinic is re-
ceived. requests for details of the
conference viii be in great demand.
The closing day Of the conference
was given over to consideration of
the cancer problem. with laboratory
concentrations. physical diagnosis
and lectures. DR.. Leverett b. Bristol,
state commissioner Of health for
Maine. addressed the clinic.
! The clinic was ARA nsed nv tba
Maine Public Health Association co-
operating with the Maine sanatoriun
Trustees ana the state Department OF
Health.