Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-01-27
CLINIC PROVES POPULAR
Specialists Visit Audubon, Who Rem
der InestiInable Value to the
Community.

A free public clinic was offered to
the people of Audubon and vicinity
last Friday, when four specialists
visited the city, using the Presbyter-
ian church as their headquarters.
The idea of free public clinics is
something new in rural communities.
The Iowa tuberculosis association,
since functioning in the state, dis
covered great deal of sickness
could be avoided by proper care and
attention. We are all human and
all human beings are so busy chas-
ing after the almighty dollar and
keeping the wolf from the door that
they are prone to neglect their phys
icak condition. Not that we do it
Intentionally, but unconsciously.
This association, through careful
study of the situation, finds many
children as well cs adults. afflicted
with ailments that can easily be cur
ed and prevented by employing the
proper methods. The great desire
of the association, however, is the
determination to stamp out tubercu-
losis. In order to do this is was
necessary 20 reach the masses, so the
idea of clinic, where everyone
could undergo an examination by
specialists, was advanced, and this
is now being worked out to sue
cessful conclusion.
Audubon was selected among the
few towns in the state where the lex-
pertinent was to be tried. Special
lists were secured through the aid
of the Audubon County Health Asso-
citation, and the result has far ex-
ceeded the most sanguine expecta-
tions.
Friday morning four specialists
came from Des Moines to conduct the
clinic. The men in the party were
DR.. j. H. Peck, president OF the Iowa
Tuberculosis Association, assisted by
DR.. Scarborough, who was in charge
of chest and lung examinations; DIR.
May, specialist in eye, ear, nose and
throat: and DIR. Dyson, specialist in
infant and children's diseases These
specialists were assisted by Miss
Agan, Miss Skov. Miss McIlvaine,
Miss Gennewein and other trained
nurses.
The clinic started at O'Clock in
the morning and continued until
$40 in the evening, with only an
hours intermission for lunch. The
physicians worked rapidly, but the
attendance was so large that many
persons were compelled to leave
without being examined. Persons
applying for examination were re-
quested to register, the list in the
evening showing that 214 persons
had registered. OF this number 10
were adults and 1875 were children.
During the afternoon hours the num-
Der in waiting was so large that
many who had hoped to gain admis-
sion lett the church without regis
tering Persons who insisted on an
examination were given an opportun-
ity of seeing the specialists at the
offices of local physicians after s
O'Clock. About a dozen availed
themselves of the opportunity.
The money the people of Audubon
county contributed in the recent
Christmas seal sale has made II pos
sible to carry on this work. 1t is
the aope of every person interested
in the welfare of humanity that the
splendid work undertaken by this
association will enlarge from time
to time until it will have embraced
in its scope the elimination of prac-
tically all diseases and the complete
determination of the white plague"