Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-10-01
ASSOCIATIONS REPORT
Clinic Finds tuberculosis in
Foreign Citizens in Many
Counties.

OACASH NlCiZenS IN MdnV
Counties.
Approximately one person out
OF every seven examined at the
free chest clinic conducted IN
Eagle River and Phelps last week
by the Wisconsin Anti-Tubercu.
losls Association was found to be
tubercular. This is the statement
contained in a report of the find
lngs received here from the Asso-
cations headquarters in Milwau-
kee. One hundred and fifty-eight
people were examined at the two
cllnlcs, LOG at Eagle River where
the clinic remained two days and
81 at Phelps which had a one-day
clinic, and a total of % cases of
tuberculosis was found. The rate
at Eagle River was much lower
than at Phelps, only 9 cases being
found at the former clinic while
Ia were discovered at the Phelps
clinic.
Two of the nine cases of tuber-
culosis found at Eagle River were
diagnosed as active; one presum-
ably active; two as suspicious,
that is, cases in which all the
findings point to tuberculosis but
IN which no definite diagnosis can
be made upon one examination;
and the other four were cases of
healed tuberculosis LESSONS. Sana-
forum care was recommended for
one patient. The discovery of sus-
plclous cases Of tuberculosis is one
of the most important functions
of the clinic for in such cases the
disease has generally advanced SO
slightly that there is every chance
for complete recovery.
The need for better care of the
teeth was indicated when AZ cases
of decayed and neglected teeth
were found at the Eagle River
clinic and 6 cases of pyorrhea.
Goitres were also prevalent, "a
cases being found of which 81
were children. Other findings in
Guided 36 cases of enlarged and in
fected tonsils; Is more that looked
suspicious; % of enlarged glands;
two of organic heart disease; and
several cases each of chronic and
acute bronchitis; tracho-bronchial
glands; and one case each of toxic
goltre, asthma and malnutrition;
2 of nose and throat disease; three
of enlarged adenoids and eight
more that appeared to be infected
Sixteen children were found to be
more than 10 per cent under
weight. Vaccination was recon-
mended for 81 and Is were found
to be o. K.
At the Phelps clinic ID cases of
tuberculosis were found; four of
them suspicious; one quiescent;
active; and seven had healed
tuberculosis LESSONS. Sanatorium
care was recommended for five
The necessity for early discovery
in tuberculosis was strikingly
demonstrated at the Phelps clinic
by the fact that in several famil-
les two members were found to
have tuberculosis; one member
having first contracted it and the
disease having then been commun-
icated to- another member. AT
least three-quarters of those who
were found tubercular had at
some time had contact with q
tubercular person.
Other findings at Phelps were:
20 cases of decayed and neglected
teth; 2 pyorrhea; Is of enlarged OF
infected tonsils and three more
that were suspicious of an abnor-
NAL condition; Is enlarged glands;
l non-pulmonary infection; 2 NAL
nutrition; l asthma; l tracho-
bronchial glands; s nose anC
throat disorders; / toxic goitrei
26 simple goitre; 2 organic heart
disease. Four children were more
than 10 per cent underweight; &c
patients needed vaccination, and 9
total of 40 were referred to physi-
clans for various disorders. Six
were pronounced 0. K.