Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-07
NEW CLINICS
GROWING FAST
Excellent Work Done at
Roosevelt Combating With
tuberculosis

The new state tuberculosis clinics
at Roosevelt and South River are
growing rapidly. So many patients
reported at the Roosevelt clinic on
the fourth Wednesday of May that
the state clinician. DIR. Elliott Dorm,
and the Roosevelt Board OF Health.
and the supervisor of tuberculosis
nurses were kept busy from the
time the clinic opened until the
early afternoon. The schools are
cooperating splendidly by sending
children who are thin, anemic n
may be suspected of tuberculosis TO
the clinic for examination. Many
doctors are availing themselves 81
the opportunity of consultation and
advice from the state expert.
AS the clinics increase the follow
up work becomes much larger as
the families of all deceased tuber-
culosis patients are visited fire.
auently, while arrested or cured"
cases are watched SO that they my
be examined frequently and that
they may follow the advice oil. the
doctor and nurse and keep up :o
standard health. &.
The following family is a typical
one under the care of the tuber-
culosis league. One of the county's
many cooperative doctors referred
a Hungarian man to the clinic a
short time ago. The man was found
TO have tuberculosis in an advanced
stage and application for admission
to a sanitorium was made immedi-
ateiy. Before admission was secured.
however, the man died. The tuber-
culosis league had the family, con-
sisting of the wife. four children,
and four boarders examined
promptly. Two of the boaders. both
young men under thirty. were found
to have incipient tuberculosis n
the Oldest child. a boy nine years
old. was found to nave moderately
advanced tuberculosis. The child
and one of the hoarders are now in
a sanitorium and reported to be i'm
proving. The other boarder is 10 be
admitted during the week.
The family, a Hungarian one, re-
ceives frequent visits from the nurse
and an effort has been made TO re-
lieve the congestion by keeping the
mother from taking b~oarders, and
providing light employment outside
the home while the children are at
school. Before the Middlesex
County Anti tuberculosis League
became interested in the family, the
family and four boarders were hv-
ing in four rooms. now the family
of five and one boarder live in the
same rooms. A distinct effort Is
being made along preventative lines,
| giving the mother instruction in the
value of fresh air, cleanliness and
| certain kinds of food.
A cursory survey has been made
of the schools of the county to de-
termine how many schools are in
terested in instruction work among
undernourished children, and the
degree of success attending the
! health system of the Tuberculosis
League which is known as the Mod
ern health crusade. The Plainsboro
school has been conducting a very
interesting experiment in nutrition
with the aid of the Walker Gordon
Farms. The school principal has
asked for the cooperation of the
tuberculosis League next year. The
modern health crusade has grown
to be a regular feature of the
school work in some communities.
One mother said Before Dick en-
rolled in the modern health crusade
l couldn't get him to go to bed. NOW
l can't get him to stay up"
The health motion pictures of the
New Jersey tuberculosis League are
to be shown in the following schools
during the week of June IL TO II.
Metuchen, Roosevelt, South River
and Dunellen. These pictures are
especially designed for children al
though they will prove interesting
to adults as well. There are three
films, Take No Chances" a human
story telling of the cure of tuber-
culosis at the beautiful state tuber-
culosis sanitorium, Glen Gardner.
The second film, Health Cru
saders," is a health promotion finn
telling of the nutrition classes for
undernourished children and the
children's summer camp. The third
film. links" is an animated car
toon. telling of the joyful activities
of Mike Robe, a tuberculosis germ
in q sick man Jinks.