New Britain herald., 1927-05-23
PROPOSE SURVEY ON
TUBERCULOSIS HERE
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during which time the patient has
10 be cared for at home with made
quate facilities and supervision.
There is little hope of protecting the
children OF family where a case
exists when we have to wait eight or
nine weeks for a bed in the in
Urinary. Then, owing to the length Of
time during which the patient has
waited for admission he has become
contented with home treatment and
refuses to enter the institution, or
his family refuses to let him go,
which simply means that the time
and energy expended in persuading
him to consent TO going are of no
avail. Also, the advanced case re-
quires frequent visiting to insure
adequate supervision, ii such is pos
sible, with regard 10 Instructions
given and nursing care. This is all
done at the expense of ether cases
on which time and effort expended
would be far more profitable. Were
the problem of the advanced case
eliminated considerable more time
would be devoted to educational pur-
poses. Home supervision cannot be
considered satisfactory substitute |
for hospital accommodation. The |
nurses efforts, no matter how thor
ough and conscientious, can never
remove the danger of further infec- !!
ton. The closest supervision is in |
adequate.
Would Reopen Hospital.
In an effort to secure an appro- !
priation from the city with which !
TO reopen Rocky Hill Sanatorium, |
data relative to obtaining vacancies !
at the State Sanatoria from the time /
OF application showed that the situa- /
ton is an acute one. During the year
1925-1926 application had been made
for As patients.
For one patient application was
made by May IS. July S the patient
died without our having been able
to obtain a vancancy. 1t is easier to
persuade a patient to enter an in
sttution Just around the corner
than to go to one far distant from
his home He has dread of scpara-
ton from his family. his family are
equally reluctant. If the hospital is
remote from the city. the family
can afford neither time no money for
frequent visits The above facts
play an important part in influencing
a patients decision and due consid-
Grafton should be accorded them. An
addition of 60 beds to the sana-
torium in Norwich has temporarily
relieved the situation but We still
fall short of the number of beds
needed to accommodate adequately
patients who need infirmary treat
ment.
On the matter OF survey, the fol-
lowing is written:
zone of the essential elements in
the community machinery necessary
for the control of tuberculosis is the
provision of special tuberculosis
clinics for examination and diagno-
sis. The degree to which diagnostic
clinical facilities are available In a
community will in a large measure
the successful control of
the disease. for one of the essential
in combating tubercu-
loss is a knowledge of the existing
cases in the community.
"rhe control of tuberculosis is in
timately linked up with the social,
and general public health
problems of a community. There is
an important relationship between
industry and tuberculosis. Infor-
it is an enormous and COM
plicated problem. We need Il sur
very in order to know the exact sit
uation in this city as far as tubercu-
losis is concerned and receive by
means of a strictly impartial and
yet authoritative study advice and
as to how best
proceed.
I'm conclusion may ask that you
give the matter of having such
survey conducted sometime within
the next year your earnest atten-
ton