Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-05

LEAGUE REPORT
Much Has Been Done in
County in War on White
Plague

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tuberculosis League met at a lunch
con in the Packer House at noon
| today for the purpose of hearing
! reports on the sale of Christmas
seals, the annual report of the ex-
ecutive secretary, Miss Jane j.
Packard, and brief talks from sew
eral of the members. T. B. Kidner,
institutional secretary of the Ma
tional Tuberculosis Association, was
present at the meeting and gave an
educational talk on "Sanatoriums
and Sanatorium Sites"
DIR. Charles I. Silk, county presi-
dent, presided. Among those sched-
uled to speak were Wilton 7. Apple
gate, John r. Hanley, DR.. English,
DR.. Hoagland, Mrs. Ernest Peters,
Mrs. Joselson, Mrs. Leberer and
Mrs. w. N. Riddle, representing all
parts of the county.
The reI orts of the executive sec
rotary for 1922 follow:
Nursing and Clinics
The accompanying detailed nurs-
ing report will show the strides
made in the clinic attendance at the
various clinics throughout the coun-
ty, as we'll as the increased number
of visits made possible by the addi-
llOudl nurse ana ny q COTISLdJSu
nursing program.
During the last year arrange
ments were made with the Metuch-
en- Red Cross, the South Amboy Red
Cross and the Roosevelt Board of
Health so that their nurses took
sover the visiting of tuberculosis
cases in their district and this par
ticular work is supervised by our
nursing supervisor and monthly re-
ports are sent in to our office. The
employment of a nurse for Perth
kmboy exclusively lot only gives
more time for intensive work in
Perth Amboy but allows the nurs-
ing supervisor to follow up more
closely the work In the smaller
towns and in rural sections. A dis
tinct effort has been made this year
TO bring all contact ase to the
clinic. Many S have been dis
covered in this way. The state
tuberculosis clinics which are held
twice monthly at Roosevelt and
bly, during the year. The Perth
Amboy clinic now has three doctors
in attendance: DR.. Silk, DR.. Sirrott
and DR.. Klein.
Educational
The New Jersey tuberculosis
League supplied health motion pic
lures to the Middlesex County Tu-
berculosis League. During the lat
ter part of May these were shown
in various schools in Metuchen,
Roosevelt, South River and Perth
Amboy. A special circular describ-
ing the work of the league and CIV
ing the general symptoms of tuber-
culosis a been prepared by the
league and distributed widely
throughout the county. From time
to time health talks have been given
In the various schools before par
ent-teacher associations and before
clubs.
The Middlesex County Tubercuio-
sis League have been cooperating
with a committee of the Womenis
Club in Perth Amboy in an end -
o to have a nutrition program in
PRODUCED in the Perth Amboy
schools. Talks have been given be-
fore parent teachers associations
and a conference of social agencies
in Perth Amboy has been called to-
gether to discuss the matter. The
tuberculosis League is now making
arrangements to help with the
weighing Of school children in Perth
Amboy so that definite statistics as
to the amount of malnutrition may
be obtained.
Proceeds from the Christmas Seal
Sale to date is 100000. 1t is ex-
pected that about $4,000 will come in
after the follow up letters are sent
out and after definite reports are Sc
cured from all the workers and
schools. The mail sale this year
was increased from $500 to $500
in an effort to secure a budget
which would provide for a full time
secretary and stenographer. An en-
deaVor has been made to make the
campaign an educational one as well
as a financial one. Definite mater
ial regarding the work was sent out
in all of the letters and workers
were provided with detailed infor-
nation as to the program of their
league. In addition to the mail sale.
a worker was placed in charge of
booth work, school work and per-
n solicitation in every commut-
ity where possible.
County Hospital.
The tuberculosis League went
on record favoring the proposed
hospital site at Metuchen and a ne
tltion recommending this site to the
State Board of Health was circulate
ed throughout the county and more
than two hundred signatures of
prominent and influential persons
added to the petition. The
public hearing at Metuchen was at
tended by members of the Tuberc1-
losis League. DR. . Silk and DR.,
members of our executive
committee. made speeches in de-
Tense OF the site. The president of
the league was one of the members
of the committee appointed by tho
Board of Freeholders to consider
plans for the hospital after the Me-
tuchen site was condemned. Sta
tisticS showing the prevalence Of
tuberculosis in Middlesex county and
estimates of the needs of the coun-
ty were prepared for this commit
tee by tuberculosis League. Notice
has been received that Middlesex
Board of Freeholders are consulting
with Somerset Board of Freeholders
regarding plans for a joint hospital.
secretary of the New Jersey Tu-
berculosis League has informed the
Middlesex County Tuberculosis
League secretary that Mrs. G. G.
Thompson of Red Bank, is planning
for a meeting with the Monmouth
county and Middlesex County
Boards of Freeholders in January