New Britain herald., 1924-12-08

The result oS the ballot was as follows: Miss Ventlie Logan, 105: Rev. Dr. J. E. Klingberg, 9s; Dr. samuel Delano, t9; Dr. T. F. Reeks, .! .aarcus White, 7; Rev. Lucyan Boinows,zi, g. Dr. Amelia TutIes. B.; Isaac Black, 1; C. F. Bennett, 1. Miss Logan was born in London, England, and is of Scotch descent She has been in this country 10 years. She Is graduate of the Notre Dame preparatory school or London and holds the degree Associ- ate of Arts from Oxford university. She is a graduate of the Hartford Hospital Training School for Nurses and of Dr. William R. Emerson's In- stitute of Nutrition.
 Although in her regular position Miss Logan has brought comfort and pleasure to hundreds of New Britain homes, it was on the basis of other achievements that she was noml- mated.
 Has st4 Patients
 Tn her regular capacity Miss To- gan. who has two assistants at pres ent, but frequently has not had any has charge of 314 tuberculosis pa tients. This work includes almost everything from nurse to housekeep- CT. She has found it necessary hun dreds of times to go into houses where the white plague thrived, tn- sist upon the patient being isolated, and given hygienic and sanitary care, as well as the necessary sick room attention, see that the other mem bers of the family are protected from infection as much as possible and then instruct the others In the fam iIy. Recently she was required to 20 into one house where it was necessary to move the patient into cleaner room, find new bedding and sheets. secure from outside sources q hot water bottle, prepare food for the invalid and then help a l4 year old girl clean up the home for both parents, who were working, and eight otf er children.
 Also in capacity as head ot the tu- berculosis relief nursing staff. she has had charge Of the TT. B. clinic in the Booth block. At this clinic about 40 children are examine1 every month, and during the camp season about 200 a month, They are looked at from a standpoin, ot pre- caution against contagion, under nourishment and other physical a.1- ments. Free examinations are given at this clinic at all times 70 adults who wish to ascertain their coadi- tions.
 l. was through this clinic that Miss Logan started the movaR5cnt which gave New Britain it's dental ctnic and the dental hygIenists in the schools. Noticing that practically ali tubercular children had bad teeth, she made q survey with the a;d Of a physician and found that out of a group of 30 examined, every one was suffering from pyorrhoea The phy- sician who made the examination at the time stated that the dental con dition was responsible in thls group to the lung condition.
 Starts Public Dental Clinic
 Miss Logan started on an aggres- sive campaign for a dental c1nlc s' that time. She enlisted he ajl ot Dr. Frank Zwick. then chairman o' the board of health. and the latter selected a committee Of represents tive citizens. A drive was Coa1u'.'d' funds were raised and tHs clinic started first as a matter os voluntary contributions and later was given a place in the city budget. While the dental hygieniSts are not functtoning at this time. the clinic is caring Tor the teeth of school children in the Booth block every day under the dl-
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