Evening star., 1936-04-19
DEDICATE WINGS
Of SANATOR|UM
ChiIdren's Tuberculosis
Building Is Completed at
Glenn Dale, Md.

Dedication of the four new wings
completing the modern Children's
tuberculosis Sanatorium at Glenn
Dale, Md, yesterday afternoon gave
District health officials an oppor-
tunity to emphasize the need for CO.
ordinated effort in cutting the tuber-
culosis toll.
The completed sanatorium, cul-
minating a campaign that had its
beginning in 1928, now has capacity
of 300 beds. its accommodations for
patients having been doubled by the
four new wings. Less than half that
number of beds now are occupied.
The need Of proper coordination
between all agencies to halt or lower
the tuberculosis death rate to a salts
factory point in the District and COM
pulsory examination of persons sus-
pected of being infected with tuber-
culosis was stressed by DR.. A Barklie
Coulter, director of the Health De-
partment's Bureau of tuberculosis,
who delivered the principal address
at the exercises.
Dr. Coulter also recommended that
the clinics set up by the Health De-
partment be used as a clearing house
for all future patients at Glenn Dale,
adding that he hoped such a sug-
gestion would be approved by District
authorities.
Early Treatment Urged.
The Health Department. he said,
can help the Children's Sanatorium
in no better way than in getting pa
tients to it in time to cure them.
That is the only way to cut down
the death rate" the speaker declared.
"Otherwise the patients would simply
come here to rest and die"
Declaring the public health aspect
Of tuberculosis Is being ignored too
much, DR.. Coulter said the various
problems of coordination cannot be
knitted more closely until Congress
provides adequate funds for these
purposes.
The health official praised the efforts
of the tuberculosis Association in en-
deavoring to rehabilitate patients after
they leave the hospital. pointing out
that this is most important phase of
the work to be done, since tuberculosis
is "relapsing disease
Other speakers were Engineer Com
missioner Dan I. Sultan, who made
the formal presentation Of the newly
completed wings. and DR.. H. J. Cros-
son, chairman of the Committee on
Medical Service of the Board of Public
Welfare. F. w. McReynoldS, chair
man of the Board of Public Welfare,
presided.
Sultan Lauds Builders.
Col. Sultan, who was charged with
construction of the new wings, told
the group that the architects, engi-
neers and builders had put their
hearts and souls into the work" In
turning over the completed wings to
the Board of Public Welfare, he add
ed: I'VE look forward to better
health for our children and more hap
pineSs for the people of the District. u
In sketching the history of the in
stitution, during which he recalled the
allotment of $1,500000 in P. w. A
funds for the adult hospital, DR.. Cros-
son praised the efforts of Mrs. Ernest
r. Grant, former president, and other
officials Of the tuberculosis Associa-
ton.
On September Is, 1884, the central
portion of the children's building was
opened to receive its first patient, he
recalled, but antedating this by many
years, the directors of the Tubercu-
losis Association. and in the very
largest measure, Mrs. Grant, had in
sistently ard intelligently labored for
Its desperate need" he added.
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