The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-12-17
News From the War
on tuberculosis

Labor unions, fraternities, wo-
mems clubs, schools, business organ
izations, and the children have come
forward as workers in the Christ
mas seal sale as never before, and
moreover, are in deadly earnest over
the tuberculosis crusade" said Mrs.
B. B. Buchanan, State Campaign
Manager for the 1920 Christmas seal
sale, at the close of the second week
of the sale.
at looks as though poor health is
to become as old fashioned in this
State as a wooden plow," continued
Mrs. Buchanan, "from the interest
that has been shown.
"The seals will remain on sale in
all parts of the state until Christ
mas, according to our usual GUS
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What w. T. A. Is Doing
"Public health nurses have come
to stay in the State of Washing
ton," said Mrs. Elizabeth S. Soule,
R. N, who occupies the triple posi-
tion of Director of the Department
of Public Health Nursing for the
State Board of Health, Supervisor
of Nurses for the Washington Tu-
berculosis Association, and Super
visor in the State for the Red Cross.
"Four years ago there were but
four rural nurses in the State. To-
day there are thirty-three nurses
giving all or part time to tuberculo-
sis problems and school work, and
twenty-five Red Cross public health
and school nurses, nine working in
the cities with the Visiting Nurses
Association. Nine more are en-
ployed in the large towns by School
Boards, not including school nurses
employed in the three largest cities
of the State.
County tuberculosis nurses are
for the most part working under and
paid by County Commissioners, al
though in some instances they are
paid by the Anti-tuberculosis Leagues
until such time as the Commission
ers vote to pay them. In all in
stances, however, the nurses work
in cooperation, no matter by whom
employed in the educational pro-
grams outlined by their organiza-
tions, and in no instance does their
work overlap.
The county tuberculosis nurse
maintains her office at the county
seat, and usually keeps Saturday as
an office day when she receives Wis
itors nd makes plans for the fol-
lowing week. Practically all of
these nurses are furnished a car by
the Commissioners, and certain days
zach week are employed in calls.
The nurse usually covers her entire
county inside of a month, with es-
pecial attention, naturally, to the
most serious cases.
She instructs the members in
families having tuberculosis patients
in the care of the sick person, and
in preventive measures to guard
others, and sees that such instruc-
lion is carried out. She is also re-
Iuired to investigate all cases re-
ported and call as soon as possible
at the homes where such cases are
known to exist, and Immediately in
stall preventive measures.
The County tuberculosis nurses of
this State do very great deal of
school nursing as preventive fea
ture of the work, make health talks
before Women's Clubs and other or
ganizations, and make arrangements
for patients to enter sanatoria.
The establishment of tuberculosis
clinics over the State is due in
large measure to the successful work
Of the nurses, who bring to the elm
les, when held, all cases in need of
diagnosis. They have in addition ar
ranged for other clinics, such as or
thopedic, mental, nervous and dem
tai, where the best specialists of the
State have given their services in
the preventive work of the three or
ganizations mentioned, which have
united in a policy for a State pub
lie health nursing program.