The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-08
8TUBERCULOSIg
CASES ESTIMATED
IN FAIRMONT NOW

| NFAlKNIUNI NUW
Plans for Survey of County
Formulated at Meeting
Last Evening.
l. It is estimated that there are at
least 178 active cases Of tubercul-
osis in Fatrmont and 545 active
cases in Marion County, according
! to a, statement made last eyenin &
at a meeting held to organize a
! local advisory committee to CO.
! operate with the West Virginia
| Tuberculosis Association in a sur
F., vey to be conducted by the state
l association. The survey in Marion
! County is made possible through
! the funds raised by the sale of the
l tuberculosis Christmas seals last
! December and is one of many
! being made by the association to
! ascertain the amount of tub,-cul-
osis in this state SO that definite
| plans may be formulated to reduce
| the high death rate and provide
|
! ton of the disease.
The permanent chairman of the
advisory committee will be DR.. c.
| H. Layman. chairman of the Pub
| lie Health Nursing Service, and
| the secretary will be Mrs. Joseph
Grimsley. representing the Wo-
man Club. The invitation to the
state association to make this
survey was extended by the local
public health nursing committee.
The local organizations interested
in health work were requested to
appoint representatives to CO.
operate with the state association
in an advisory capacity SO that it
may have an opportunity to keep
| the organizations informed as to
the scope of the survey and re-
ceive information and, suggestions
that will serve to make the survey
as helpful as possible. The COM
mittee is composed of the follow
ing: DR.. J. A. Reidy. county
medical society; DR.. H. L. Satte--
field. county dental society; DR. J..
n. Yost, county health officer; DR..
J. A. Jamison, city health officer;
Thomas D. Cornell, Chamber of
Commerce; DR.. C. H. Laynran,
Public Health Nursing Commit
tee; Mrs. Joseph Grlnlsley and
Mrs. Arthur Staley. Woman
Club; Miss Dorcas Prichard. Bust
ness and Professional Woman s
Club; DR.. l.. d. Howard, Kiwanis
Club; Simon Goodman, Elks; Cap
tain Carr, Salvation Army; Law
renee G. Boggs, The West Virgin
ian; C. E. Smith, Fairmont Times;
I. A. Barnes, county superinten-
dent of schools; w. E. McComas.
county agricultural agent; Miss
Eva L. Blair, county demonstra-
ton agent; o. G. Wilson and w.
A. Hustead, superintendent OF
schools; and representatives to be
appointed by the Quota Club and
the Associated Charities
A house to house canvass will
be made of the East Side, Fair
view, Pennington Monongah
Grant Town and possibly Mann
.ington under the direction of Miss
Francina Mcmahon, field secretary
of the West Virginia tuberculosis
Association. A study and analysis
of the death rate and unsanitary
conditions will be made and later
clinics will be organized with the
help of the Marion County Medf-
cal Society for the examination Of
suspected cases of tuberculosis SO
that those who are found to have
the disease in active form may be
given proper medical advice and
nursing supervision. A special
study will be made of the condi-
lions among the colored popula-
ton by Dr.. J. H. Boulware and
Mrs. Jackson who have been ac-
IL y, "a
colored people. This is the first
time that survey of tuberculosis
conditions among the coloreo
people of the state has been made.
The County Medical Society has
appointed a special committee to
assist in the survey of the county
and to help conduct the clinics.
These physicians are DR.. J. A.
Reidy, Monongah; DR.. L. c. Davis
East Side; Dr. A. W. Smith,
Harrington; Dr. J. Collins, Grant
Town; DR.. Swishcr, Falrview.
An examination Of the death
records for Marcia County for the
past tive FEARS by Miss Mcmahon
has disclosed that 855 deaths have
been reported with the cause of
death stated. OF this number 1855
deaths were due to pulm onary
tuberculosis. This indicates high
death rate for this county when
compared with the tuberculosis
death rate for the entire country.
Statistics show that one person in
ten dies of tuberculosis and the
records for Marion County indi-
cate that one person out of every
six dies of the disease. Through
the facts learned by the canvass
and the examin atoms made in the
clinics comprehensive program
can be recommended to help bring
the disease under control Fifteen
cases of tuberculosis among the
ex-seryice men in the county have
been reported. The educational
campaign to be conducted under
the supervision of DR.. L. N. Yost
in connection with the survey will
explain to the public the reasons
why all persons who have any
symptoms of the disease or have