Arizona republican., 1921-05-08
April Report of Maricopa Co. Anti Tuberculosis Society and
 Public Health Nursing Bureau

same is applied toward furnishing glasses to absolutely destitute pa tients. A small fee is also charged for X-ray plates, though sometimes very poor patients are granted this expensive privilege free of charge. The pathological laboratory is very generous in it's dealing with the clinic.
 The hospitalization of patients needing operations treatment, obser- vation, etc, is a difficult problem. The Sisters hospital is letting us have one bed all the time and occa- sionaIly two, free of charge This is invaluable to us; during the past month seven patients were admitted from the clinic to hospitals for oper- ations and treatment. We hereby ex- press our thanks to Mother M. Paul for her generosity. Occasionally the county will accept patients for hos pitalization
 The patients are admitted to the clinic through the social service de- partment. The history" is first taken, both social and medical, the patient is weighed and measured, then turned over to the doctor for eX- animation. After examination he again passes through the social serv- ice department for instruction and disposition. The physical, mental and social conditions are all taken into account when final instructions are given the patient before he leaves the clinic
 The number of new patients regis tered the past month is 107 with a total attendance of 276, making a daily average attendance of Ill. This very definitely illustrates the need which we are trying to fill.
 The follow up work is as complete as we can made it with our small force. We try to visit all children and such adults as need special at tentio1; this in addition to the calls, both nursing and instructive, which we pay to patients who are too ill to come to the clinic and who are referred to us by phone or at the desk by friends and relatives. Dur ing the past month there were 399 calls daily average of 15.9 made by the nurses to the patients home or in their behalf. There are three full time nurses employed at present. Miss Yolande Weiss spends nearly. all her time in the clinic assisting the doctors, taking care of supplies, pre- pairing for treatments, etc. Miss Frances Meehan spends nearly all her time visiting, while the nurse in charge divides her time as is neces- sary day by day. All admissions and discharged pass through her hands as do all matters of importance re- htinig to the patient and his family thus saving time and avoiding errors.
 Since the marked slump in the if nancial situation in the valley there has been a noticeable increase of Mexican patients, bringing to light many pitiful situations. We cannot expect to have healthy community as long as conditions that have been found lately are allowed to exist Poverty and colossal ignorance are claiming their tolls among these little brown babies. Mrs. Green of the Associated Charities has been a veri- table angel in helping us out with her knowledge of the Spanish language and her ability to translate not only our words, but also our desire to help, to save.
 Our American patients, too, have increased in number and kind People who were formerly in position to en- ploy their own physicians must now come to us for this service. Lack of employment is the greatest factor in bringing about this situation.
 Irl addition to fighting tuberculosis, children's troubles and general ignor- ance, we are trying to assist the state in stamping out Venereal disease in this locality. Our venereal disease