Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-07-04
A FREE CHEST CLINIC,
Anti Tuberculosis Society to
Visit Villages in the Coun-
ty.

will have visit of the Wisconsin
Anti-Tuberculosis Association free
chest clinic, and the dates and
towns to be visited have already
been decided upon. They are:
Phelps, July II, the clinic to be
held at either the town hall or
school house from $50 a. m. to
6 p. m.
Eagle River, July IL and Is, the
clinic to be at the courthouse from
$50 a. m. to 6 D. m.
Vinegar, July IA the. clinic to
be at the Company Hospital from
$3.50 a. m. to 6 p. M
Preliminary arrangements are
being made by Miss Ann B. Christ
man, county nurse, who will en-
| deavor. to bring to the clinics all
families in which there is or has
been cases of tuberculosis; all per-
, sons having symptoms of the dis
! ease or other chest diseases; and
| all underweight- and anemic child
rem.
The chief purpose of the free
chest clinic is the early discovery
of tuberculosis, a communicable
disease which yields readily to the
proper treatment when discovered
in its first stages, but which is
extremely difficult to cure once it
has been allowed to become adj
vanced. 1t is of great importance,
In view of the fact that tubercul-
osls> is communicable and not her
editary, that all persons who have
or have had any contact with it
have thorough chest examlna-
ton, so that if they have contract
ed the disease, it may be discover
ed Immediately. The delay of
even month in diagnosis may
mean unnecessary months of suf-
fering and expense to the patient.
For the same reason it is strong
| ly urged that all persons having
symptoms of the disease come to
the clinic for an examination. The
symptoms common in the early
stages of the disease include
| fatigue, lack of pep, loss of ap-
petite and weight, indigestion, a
persistent cold or cough, afternoon
fever and sleeplessness. While
these symptoms seldom appear all
together, and while they may not
mean tuberculosis, it is safest to
follow the clinic motto "Play safe
and have an examination. The ex-
aminations are open to everyone;
no charge is made; and all records
are kept confidential. No child
under Is years of age will be ex-
amined unless accompanied by
parent or some older person.
In addition to an examination of
the lungs, the heart, nose and the
| throat, teeth and glands of the
neck for goitre are examined.
| A periodic physical examination
for everyone, regardless of his or
her state of health, is urged by
| the Anti tuberculosis Association,
which believes this to be one of
the biggest preventive health mea-
sures now known. Any disorder
yields more readily when discover
ed early, and much unnecessary
suffering could be avoided if every
one had thorough examination
leach year.
| No one who owns a good auto+
mobile, says staff physician of
the Association, would think of
running his car year after year
without having it overhauled at
regular intervals. Yet that is just
what we human beings do; we run
our machinery and it should be re-
membered that human machinery
cannot be replaced until something
happens to it, and then we think
about going to the doctor to find
out what is the matter.
| More than $4,000 examinations
have been made at the clinics of
the Anti tuberculosis Association
held in every nook and corner of
| Wisconsin since the work was. be-
gun late in 1919, and the demand
for clinics by towns from all over
the state is so great that it can
hardly be met. The organization
now has a staff of four examining
physicians, all of them trained in
diseases of the chest.
| If you have had any prolonged
contact with tuberculosis; if you
have the symptoms of the disease;
IT you are anemic or have any
chest disease whatsoever; if you
want to find out about your health