Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-10-02
Chest, Dental Clinics
Uncover Many Defects
REPORT OF FINDINGS SHOW
THOSE CLINICS TO BE Nr:cEs-
sARY FOR PUsLIcs HEALTH

One hundred and fifty-eight people
were examined at the free chest elm
les held at Eagle River and Phelps
last week by the Wisconsin Anti-Tu-
berculosis Association and 23 cases of
tuberculosis were found, approximate
ly one person out of every seven ex-
amined being found tuberculous.
At Eagle River, where the clinic
was held as prize awarded for that
community's high per capita sale of
christmas seals last year, 1O6 exami-
nations were made and 9 cases of tu-
berculosis were found: while at
Phelps which only had one-day clin
ic and where only So examinations
were made, Ia cases were found.
Two of the nine cases of tubercu-
losis found at Eagle River were dag
nosed as active; one presumably ac-
tive; two as suspicious, that is, cases
in which all the findings pointed to
tuberculosis but in which no definite
diagnosis could be made upon one ex-
animation; ana the other four were
cases of healed tuberculous LESSONS
Sanatorium care was recommended
or one patient. The discovery of sus
picious cases of tuberculosis is one
If the most important functions of the
clinic, for in such cases the disease
las generally advanced so slightly
hat there is every chance for com
)lete recovery.
The need for better care Of the
eeth was indicated when AZ cases of
.ecayed and neglected teeth were
ound at the Eagle River clinic and 6
Eases of pyorrhea. Goitres were also
revalent, Al cases being found of
which 81 were children. Other find
ngs included SO cases Of enlarged and
infected tonsils: Is more that looked
uspicious; % Of enlarged glands, two
If organic heart disease and several
cases each of chronic and acute bron-
,hitis, traco-bronchial glands; one
case each of toxic goitre asthma and
malnutrition; 12 Of nose and throat
disease; IT, alarged adenoids
and eigh appeared to be
infected, o1A,voss r-ren were found
20 be more than : per cent under
weight Vaccination was recommend
I'd Tor 81 and Is were pronounced o.
X.
AT the Phelps clinic Ia cases of tu-
berculss ptAs Found four Of them
suspicious; one quiescent; two active
and seven had healed tuberculous le-
sions. Sanatorium care was recon-
mended for five. The necessity for
sarly discovery in tuberculosis was
strikingly demonstrated at the Phelps
clinic by the fact that in several fam
lies two members were found to have
tuberculosis, one member having first
contracted it and the disease having
hen been communicated to another
member. At least three-quarters of
hose who were found tubercular had
1T some time had contact with a tu-
)ercular person.
Other findings at Phelps were: 20
cases of decayed and neglected teeth
2, pyorrhea: 13 of enlarged or infec
I'd tonsils and three more that were
suspicious of an abnormal condition;
Is enlarged glands; non-tuberculo-
sis pulmonary infection; malnutri.
ton, asthma; tracho-bronchial
glands; 8 nose and throat disorders;
l toxic goitre; 26 simple goitre; two
organic heart disease. Four children
we're more than 10 per cent under
weight. Thirty patients were urged to
be vaccinated, total of 40 were re-
ferred to physicians for various dis
orders, and were pronounced 0. K.