The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-01-01
Kiwanis Committee Lists
Years Work; Cites
Specific Cases

vile. and the county were ,aidee
, through medical and hospita
Treatment during the past year
and citing three specific cases of
this type of relief was made pub.
lie today by the underprivileged
child committee of the Kiwanis
club of which H. E.. Mitchell has
been chairman.
Physicians of the city cooper
ated without charge in this objec-
tive, and the work will be contin-
ued through the coming year, a
fund of almost $500 having been
raised through the Christmas holi.
days to take care of a number Of
emergency cases on the waiting
list. Names of physically handi-
capped children are received first
from the federal relief office; a
special committee of the club
then makes further examination
and if the applicant is worthy his
or her name is passed on to a
physician for medical treatment
or disqualification. Cases Of dis
eased tonsils and defective eye
sight have been in the majority,
although several cases of more Sc
rious nature have been handled.
| Thus children suffering from ply
steal defects have been given
treatment which will result in a
better opportunity to fit them
selves to take their full places in
the future life of the community.
The work of the committee dur
ing the past year is admirably
summed up in the committee re-
port which is briefly as follows:
Free medical clinics-Five med
ical clinics held over the county
and 23O physical examinations.
Observation-Disclosures bed in
the hospital available for cmer-
gency cases. One case of acute
rheumatic fever, heart involve
ment; one case of eupyema; one
case of typhoid fever; and one
case of infected arm which result
ed in an operation and recovery
of the patient.
Orthopedic clinic - Fractured
arm with complications resulting
| in complete recovery. Paralysis OF
arm after fall. Two cases of spas
tic paraleg CHA. One case of bllat-
eral arthritis of the hips. One flat
foot. One case Of Little's disease.
One case of webb fingers follow
ing severe burns of the hand. One
infant with club feet being held
/, ready for corrective operation
as soon as a vacancy occurs at the
orthopedic hospital
tTonsil clinic--17 cases operat-
ed yon and all cases followed up
until physical defects were M
proved or removed. Twelve or
more on the waiting list for this
work. -.
Eve clin;c-l7 defective cases
examined and eyes treated OF
glasses obtained. 49,. :,
Miscellaneous Truss obtained
for hernia case. Two cases of CO.
genital syphilis treated for three
months. Eye sight restored to one
case Two cases of COLTS in IN
fonts treated with resulting, com
plete cure. Care of three whoop-
ing cough cases and hospitaliza-
tion Of one to prevent pneumonia.
Connoratio, with the mems or
| eanization of st. James Eplsco..
nal church in obtaining a set OF
baby scales for the mission at Bat
cave, One infant with club feet
being held ready for corrective
oneration as soon as vacancy
occurs. One case of st. VituS
| Dance (Chorea1 given medical
: care for eight weeks with subse-
uuent recovery. r. =,
To oive n more comprehensive
understanding of where such
cases are found and how they are
treated the committee has cited
three specific cases as follows:
/ Case No.. I'm this case the
patient wasca white boy 13 years
old an orphan who lived with an
: aged grandfather. The two. were
supported entirely through the To-
! cal welfare organization. The boy
had been ill for two weeks and
was living on pallet in an empty
house When. seen by a physician
who is a member of the commit
tec the child's temperature was
los degrees and he was delirious'
! A. Kiwanis bed in the. hospital was
obtained and the, child was enter
cd as a typhoid fever case. Three
weeks later he was discharged as
completely recovered and a. good
home was found for him in the
county where he made a rapid
convalescence.
Case No. "a physician, a
namher of the committee, was
called to see three children in a
remote section of the county. The
family was supported entirely by
tbo welfare organization. The
nhvsician found family of five
in a small mountain cabin. The
family consisted of three small
children ranging in age from :
months to three and one-half
wears and mother. and father
| The children had been suffering
! from a severe form Of whoopine
cough for six weeks and were
emaciated, pale and sickly. The
baby was threatened with bron'
o-pneumonia. The baby was
brought to the hospital and with