The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-14

| by DR.. Louis Mark Of Columbus and
DR. Emmett Faycn. Medical Supt' OF
| Rocky Glen sanatorium Mc''onne!ls
VILE: % we're found 10 he positiNf
lases of tuberculosis. while IA were
classified as suspicious. Thirteen OF the
positive and suspicious cases are young
people under % years OF are.
II this group can be kept under the
supervision Of their family physicians
and the necessary aid given 10 them by
the community as whole. further de-
velopment Of the disease may be avoid
cd This aid may lie increased san"
torium facilities or the cduCa ton or III"
patien and his family in the home by
the physician usually through the ph"'
lie health nurse. This cannot be d"re
successfully by pamphleteertng but Ivy
constant supervision and personal con
tact by ones especially prepared ana
qualified To do this work Many or the
positive cases are not amendahie TO SUI
pervision and To protect the family AND
community these persons should dc
urged to enter a sanltortum. AT pres
ent Belmont county has no sauatarun,
facilities Of its own but Is dependenr
upon the state sanatorium and the va
rious county and private institutions
throughout the state There is wall =
ing list for all Of these which means
that these people who now desire 10
take the cure must walt Indefinitely Tor
the opportunity.
To Send Report.
The original copy OF the history and
findings Of the cliniCians for each pa
tient will be sent to .ho family ply
sIcian as named by the patient. \
copy will be sent 10 the health commits
sioner Dr. +. r. Dew and one to the
public health nurses, Miss Besse O.
Felter and Miss Kntharyne Fulton. All
treatment will be handled through the
family physician AMI every possible In
fluence will b. used to urge these peo-
pie TO have repeated examinations In
order to treat the disease in national
manner. All will be followed up by
the nurses and a report made on them
to the state department.
Response Was Good.
Dr. J. A. Frank, CHEZ of III" bureau
Of tuberculosis is pleased with the In
terest and corporation Of the rhysi-
clans and nurses and ihc response OF
the community In a program which
{? inns al assist the community To solve
It's own tuberculosis problem.
Through the courtesy or the members
Of the boards OF education IN st. Glars
willie and Rarnesvillc permission was
granted 70 use the hieh SChool build
| ings The rooms werc we'll adapted
10 the purpose and wer n great con.
venienCe 10 the cllnicians.
Miss Gertrude T.. Armstrong. .uber'
culosis nurse from the state depart
ment was assisted in tho COrduction Of
the clinic Nv tho local health organiza-
tcn and Mrs. g w. Kirkland OF Bel
laIre. The clinic records were copied
by Misses RCr'a Jones. Lola R!nker
Reulah Mcfarland. Mabel Waller. Rn
! sella Ellis. Hazel Mann Mrs. Emm9
Wecms school nurse 90 Rellairc ami
Mrs McCarty and Miss BARTON dome,
their uniforms and assisted with th-
nursing work ~ tho Ci'"''
CbRutaunun CloEcs.
The Redpath Summer ChautauGua
which opeped a i've day session IN 81
! Clalrsville on Sund"y gave their last
/ entertainment for thc session in the
| chautauqua tent on the school grounds
| last evening.
The afternoon session was given over
to the AInlor Pageant "CnnUuests OF
Peace" which Miss Peterson has been
training the Local children for since hcl
! arrival here The pageant was de-
cided success and showed the results
of much practice on the part OF the