The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-03-26
Association Claims Facilities
for Treating TubercuIar
Patients in Indianapolis
Inadequate = VIII Give
Figures on Needs Friday.
SURVEY CONDUCTED BY
NATIONAL T. B. HEAD
Specialist to Lead Campaign
Against Disease in City
Is Suggested - Health
Crusade by Schools Men
toned as Possible Aid.

One hundred beds would be pro-
vided for tubercular patients at the
city hospital, IL a survey OF tuber-
culosis conditions here, made at re-
quest of tho city board of health and
Marion County tuberculosis Associa-
ton, is adopted by city authorities
Miss Mary A. Meyers, executive
secretary of the association. will pre-
sent summary of the survey to the
associations board of directors at a
luncheon at the Lincoln Friday
noon.
The city hospital unit would iso-
late tubercular cases. serve as a
training center for medical students
and would be utilized as a clearing
house for those invalids bound FOR
Sunnyside sanatorium.
The survey was conducted by DIR.
H. A. Pattison, supervisor of medical
service of the National tuberculosis
Association and his assistant. DIR.
II. r.. Edwards, during November
and December, 1924. 1t covered all
phases of the situation In both city
and county.
Tuberculosis Specialist Suggested
The board Of health is advised to
appoint a tuberculosis specialist to
/ head the entire campaign against the
dreaded disease, and numerous sug-
gestions are made in regard to ro-
organization of the city's clinic serv.
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equipment for sterographic work at
the City Hospital, weekly clinics in
the packing house districts and sup
plying of health literature and
posters to all ly-clinics.
Thirty additional beds are required
for semi-ambulant cases at Sunny
side Sanatorium. as we'll as addition
al bed capacity to care for forty to
! fifty colored patients, the report
says. Employment OF business
manager and assistant. with addition
of consultant staff and various
items of medical equipment is
deemed essential. Building a modern
incinerator plant and a switch to the
hospital is suggested.
Start of a modern health crusade
in the schools is recommended as
means for the Indianapolis Board OF
Education to cooperate.
Appointment of fulLtime sani-
tary inspector is proposed for the
Marion County board of health, as
well as additional nurses so that
there shall be one in each town
ship.
Program for City Board
In addition to increase in per
sonnel of the nurrdng service OF
the city board of health, the report
says that body should support the
nurse at the Theodore Potter Fresh
Air School-who now is paid by the
Marion County tuberculosis Asso-
| caation,( and one nurse son the staff
. fthe Visiting Nurse Association.
More important recommendations
for work of the Marion County Tu-
berculosis Association are: Develop
ment of health crusade, encourage
ment Of annual health examinations
for citizens, extension Of nutrition
work into industries, propagation of
industrial clinic plan. furtherance
of child nutrition camp and con.
tribution OF the anti-spitting' cam
paign.
The Woman's Improvement Club
is asked to close it's hospital for in
durable consurnptives in Agnes st.
Rehabilitation of small group Of
families is recommended for the In
d.anapolis Flower Mission in place
of construction of tuberculosis
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