Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-05-06
WILL MEET PROCTOR
GIFT OF $4,000
Members of Vermont Tubcrcu.
losis Association at Annual
Meeting Firm in Belief That
Money Will Be Forthcoming
for New PrevpntOrium

pf officers was held the WORK OF sowing
The lives of Ne:1noni Children WAS dis-
pussed. emo plans laid for the raising Vi
NE s5Oceo in tho G-vo next June Thomas
Mcuner of this city was reelected pres'-
t.nt The other officers were also ro-
h.acted .yitE tho exception or the first
vice president who is always Tho preSi-
don't Of the state Federated Women's
riuNs ard who is Mrs. W w. Slack of
Fprirgaed
THO mon and women who attended tho
meeting Thursday were serious In their
pfcrts to better the health of the state
md there seemed to ne no doubt that
the quota would he raised IN Vermont to
ht,r3le,nent ,he Proctors' gift of $4,000
Tor a praveutorium. Remarkable as the
work against tuberculosis has been in
Vermont during the past few years. tie
n'a5 for cnlarglns it's score was shown IN
laa ,eports which were made.
MIR Mayner who presided. gave tho
presidents report. He reviewed the 0c-
cor,pl.shmants of the Organization e!nc9
y started !hrcc years ago. With 500 and
the co operation of Tie Sthee Board OF
Health as its only assets. since then the
H:atA Federated Woiren's clubs have en-
Gs;cd and these two organizations have
been IF inestima5ic value 70 the assoca-
tor.
The preventorlum at Essex has already
Beat Oh, G2-children on the road to health
when they wore headed straight for con
su:nptires graves. Washington county
has voted an appropriation for y hospital
Gov tuhartuioss patients, which Will lie
btarted in tho fall. Mr.. Magner also told
% tho work which i< being done among
the children by way of education, such
rs the publication of the Health crusader
and the work in the schools. 1t is the
lmbition of the association to enlist every
child in Vermont in the cause OF taking
care Of his health. Then there Is the Pre-
Ventorium. the motion pictures, and
health plays, all directed toward bringing
up a generation of healthy children in
Vermont.
All authorities are now agreed that
while tuberculosis causes more deathe
than any other disease among the peo-
pie between is and 40 years of age, 1t
ran surely be cured if taken in time. The
great difficulty is in diagnosing the
disease in time, and now DR.. II. A. Ladd
has been engaged as an expert in THIS
line and with the district nurses cases
ought to he learned of in time.
II. w. Socum, the executive secretary.
also told in his report of some of the ac-
accomplishment tuberculosis attacks
those who have weak resisting powers.
ind the germs are more less present
IN everyone. The building of general
health is therefore necessary in the fight
against consumption Four goals have
been sought in the fight to get the general
health of the people of Vermont to
higher standard. First: 1t is necessary
to get every open case of tuberculosis
under supervision. In many cases these
were living in crowded houses and
spreading the disease as well dying
themselves. These must be taken care
n in OILS oil prpp q
along this line is being made. Help
must he given in finding places outside
the State where the non-curable cases
can be treated and now Vermont cases
are being taken care of in New 1iamp-
shire, Massachusetts and will be soon in
New York. These are for the advanced
cases which are not provided for in Yer
mont. Later it is hoped to secure -four
Bmall hospitals in Vermont where cases
ran be treated near the homes Of those
who have but short time to live.
Second: Incipient cases must be gotten
Under treatment. Thousands of cases
Gould be saved in this way There are
many handcaps and one is that if a
doctor tells patient he has tuberculosis
the patient changes doctors. The serv-
ices of the district nurses and the tuber-
cuosis expert will be of great value In
this in discovering the cases and get
ling them under treatment, where the
practcng physician could not. 1t Is
hoped in time that the sanatorium a
Proctor can be used solely for incipien
Eases
Three: Children, who are predisposeC
10 tuberculosis must be attended to. Will
an edaquate force of public health
nurses, these cases can be discovered anC
The children placed where they can bt
Started on the road to health. Many lives
can be saved in this manner.
Fourth: Educational work. This is be
Ing done by instlling into the children
The health rules. The teachers are co
operating. The Health Crusader ant
bther means of which Mr.. Manager spok'
Ire taking care Of this department
Mr.. Slocum said that at the presen
time, 1t is estimated there are 200 oper
bases of tuberculosis in Vermont, ant
hot more than 800 are reported This Il
where the district nurse will do "A grea
Service in reporting these cases so the.
fnay be taken care OF and prevent furthe
epread instead of allowing the patient I,
30 on and lose ali chances of his own re
Eovery.
DR.. e. +. Dalton of the State Board O
Health told OF the work and of the man,
Ingenious ways the gospel of health wa
Introduced into the small! towns. II
bpoke of the increased efficiency q
Die new system of district health doctor
Ind explained the need for district healt
burses. The Red Cross. the State Boar
bf Health and the Vermont Tubercuosi
association have together about 30 nurse
b the State. 1t Is proposed to unit
these nurses under the direction Of
supervising nurse. By. the use of thes
hurses the State can be well covered an
tuberculosis cases sought out at ono
The association will pay one-half tn
palary of a supervising nurse, the Re
Gross the other half, and the state Boar
bf Health will furnish the quarters.
Was voted at the meeting to enter sue
IN agreement and Miss Elizabeth Va
Patten was spoken of as the supervisor
burse.
DR.. Dalton said that at the last electlo
y per cent OF the towns had voted Il
NC medical inspection in schools. ]
compared with Is a short while ago.
places where this is not provided, healt
)enters will be established so that Il
children may be inspected with the pa
bnts' consent
a. nominating committee consisting
w. H. Jeffreys. j. L. Southwick, John
Weeks. Mrs b. II. Stone and Mrs v
b. Phelps was appointed and brought
the nominations which were approved
4he meeting; President, Thomas Magne
Burlington; first vice-president, Mrs. '
". Slack. Springfield; second vice-pres
herf II Rronks Johnshur