Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-20
COMMITTEE NAMED
FOR HEALTH DRIVE
Urgent Need of ChiIdren's
tuberculosis Sanatorium
! to Be Stressed.

% order TO arouse the Washington
pthhc to the urgent need Of q sana-
forum for tubercular children, q bill
Suw. which Is now before the Senate,
and to carry on q campaign Of educa-
taon for the early diagnosis of tuber-
eulcSis during April, q committee, COM
posed Of leading physicians and health
Odacials, was formed at meeting held
yesterday at the Y. W. Q. A. under the
auspices Of the Washington Tuberculosis
Association.
Mrs. Ernest r. Grant, who as chair
man Of the children's sanatorium COM
Rntt*ee for the past two years has been
aGtive In advancing the proposed meas
ure, presided at the meeting, which
was attended by about go men and
women connected with public and pri-
Vate health agencies here.
N presenting Mrs. Grant as the
Hatch, acting secretary of the Tuber-
culosis Association, said that the time
had now come after IS years of health
work by this association to call on the
public for help in bringing pressure to
bear on Congress to provide this essen
tial institution for the proper care Of
the children threatened with tubercu-
losis.
Outlines Need for Sanitorium.
Mrs. Grant, outlining the immediate
work Of the early diagnosis campaign,
indicated the comparative futility of
efforts to protect the children of the
community without the great advantage
Of q suitable place for the care of
those found to be threatened.
Mai. LaySon Z. Atkins, assistant en-
gineer commissioner and chairman of
the ofacial commission appointed to
develop plans for the proposed chill
dren's sanatoriun, another speaker,
praised the pioneer work that had been
done by the children's sanatorium COM
mittee and described in detail the work
Of his committee in plans for the pro-
posed sanatorium had been completed.
The estimated cost Of q suitable site
beyond the city limits would require an
expenditure Of approximately $625, 200
for the project, the amount named in
the pending Capper bill favorably re-
ported to the Senate.
On motion of Dr. r. c. Smith of the
United States Public Health Service the
meeting resolved to urge Senator Cap
per to introduce the necessary item in
the appropriation bill, making this fund
Immediately available so that work may
be started on the Sanatorium this year
Cumming Commends Project.
Surg Gen. Hugh S. Cumming of
the United States Public Health Service
commended the project and called at
tention to the fact that washington is
now the only large city In the country
which Is not provided with sana-
forum or hospital to care for tubercular
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juvenile patients.
DR.. J. w. Peabody superintendent Of
the Tuberculosis Hospital, gave the fig-
ures showing the actual results >of the
work done at the Children's Tuberculo-
sis Clinic since its organization last
April by the Tuberculosis Association In
cooperation with the Health Depart
ment. There had been in that time
2,S41 visits Of child patients to the
clinic, s5l patients admitted and 178
children found to be infected with
least five cases Of Juvenile tuberculosis
had changed to the adult type Of the
disease.
Death Rate Decline Ii Cited.
DR.. George M. Kcber, speaking Of
the work Of the association, mentioned
the decline Of the District death rate
4AO4A SQOCAOO4OoAc ny W pei CCl1J anu
stressed the importance of care of
juvenile cases as preventive measure.
He said that even If Congress now
enacts the desired legislation, 1t will be
two years before sanatorium will be
available for use. In the = eantime, he
urged the extension Of open-air
schools.
On motion Of DR.. John Foote, presi-
dent OF the District of Columbia Medical
Society, the meeting voted the forma-
ton Of q committee with DR.. Kober as
Its chairman to present the issue before
the public, and named the following
executive committees to conduct the
early diagnosis campaign:
Mrs. Ernest r. Grant, chairman; DR.
Edward j. Schwartz assistant to the
health oficer; DIR. r. C. Smith, DR..
Joseph A. Murphy, DR.. j. w. Peabody,
DR.. John Foote, Dr. Frank, Jones. presi-
dent Of the Medico- Chirurgical Society: