The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-01

The annual report of william M.
Harris, manager Of the Anti-Tuber-
culosis league, was read and off,
GERS and directors reelected for the
ensuing year at the annual meeting
Of the league at the Lincoln House
Yesterday afternoon. Oficers were
as follows: President,
Roger s. Sperry; vice-president,
Frederick s. Gorham ana MRS
A. Crane; secretary, wal
ter Torrance; treasurer, ROBERT >.
Munger; directors, r. 8. Sperry, =.
s. Gorham. Mrs A. A. Crane. Will
liam j. Pape, r. s Munger, r.
Robert Stevenson, Miss Edith M.
Chase, Arthur r. Kimball, walter
Torrance, w. M. Harris.
The league handled a total OF 100
new cases during 1881 and 40 cases
were cared for at the isolation nos.
pital, according to the report OF
Mr. Harris, which follows:
The number of new cases for this
year Is 100, q decrease of 70 over
1890, OF these cases 20 came from
Naugatuck, 6 from WATERFOWL and
one each from woodbury. and
Cheshire, One hundred thirty
eight OF these cases needed dag
nosis and were referred TO our
clinic. It IL interesting to note
that the clinic returned q positive
diagnosis in SO Of these cases. Dur
Ing 1891 our Office has filed 70 ap-
plications for admittance OF pa
tients to state sanatoria. or this
number SO have been admitted and
20 are now on the waiting list ana
the balance have either died or're-
fused Senatorial care.
Field Service
Our field service 10 under the
care of Mrs George T. Jackson, r.
". who has had charge OF this
work in our organization since
1921. For the first time In many
years we have not had an assistant
in this department, due to the fact
that we transferred Miss Murphy
to the isolation hospital and left
the position open. ] cannot speak
too highly Of the immense amount
Of work that Mrs jackson has ac-
complished alone as indicated by
the fact that has received 481 peo-
pie at her office. During the year
she has made 20 visits to the State
Sanatoria at which time she has
interviewed our patients. 1t must
be remembered that there are al
ways patients among those waiting
to the Isolation hospt-
tai who require supervision by Mrs
jackson in their homes. Another
very important feature Of her work
is the preparation OF patients Tor
the tuberculosis clinic which IL
held at Lincoln House on Friday.
Clinics
During 1881 there have been 80
clinics. DR. Cole B. Gibson OF the
Undercliff Sanatorium In Meriden
has been in charge Of the clinics
and has been assisted by DR. James
]. Hennessy, medical director OF
the work at the Isolation hospital
There have been 284 examinations
involving 1873 different patients. AL
the work of the clinic has beer
ably assisted by Mrs A. A. Crane
who has prepared 214 X-ray Aims
and by the city laboratory to Whon
224 specimens OF sputum nave
submitted for examination.
Isolation Hospital
This work has been under tne
care of Miss Anna @. Murphy, X
NJ, who has been ably assisted by
Mrs Annie c. Fitzsimons. There
have been 40 different patients
in the hospital 3S OF whom
have been admitted during the year
OF 1881. One Of the patients has
been in the hospital for IL months
one for eight months, three for
seven months, one for six months
and three for five months. 1t seems
to REQUIRE seven or eight months
from the time the application Il
placed before the patient Is ad-
mitted to the state sanatoria.
During the year there have been
four Adirondack recliners added to
the equipment, also a very nne
radio has been loaned, as well as
three victrolas together with rec
ords. This would seem to be a
fitting time to refer to the many
gifts and favors, which bring pleas
ure and add color to the lives OF
our patients. Such things are in
diyidual baskets of fruit which
were given by the Kings Daugh-
tiers at Christmas time. the personal
gifts from DIR George A. Leonard
in the form of toilet articles Tor
the women and smoking material
for the men and the bed jackets
which were made by Mrs George
A. Leonard and Mrs Deschant; the
flowers for each of the patients
which were given by Mrs Roger
s. Sperry at Christmas time; the
gifts of candy and writing paper
by Mrs A. A. Crane and also from
Mrs Thomas Collins; the splendid
library which has been donated by
the Junior league; the frequent
contributions OF beautiful flowers
with individual glass vases for the
patients given by Mrs FIoto OF Sake
q Fioto; the turkeys which were
given at Thanksgiving and Christ
mas time by MeGrath's market, the
entertainment OF the A u q quar-
tet, eigarets from Mr. Wrlghti
wooden caps for each patient from
Mrs Dudley Beach, holly wreaths
from Mrs Gilmore. Christi
mas wreath for the front door
from Mrs Hoilister and the supply
Of pickles, Jams. jeiiies, ana apples
which have been given In large
amounts BY various friends. All OF
these things have brought cheer
and comfort 10 the patients and
have made the task 81 opsrhfins
the hospital much easier, The CUES.
llon IL frequently ankad ne 10 thu