Montana labor news., 1938-05-26
EARLY DIAGNOSIS
HALT5 TUBERCULOSIS
Easily Durable If Discovered
in Time.

This month marks the eleventh
early diagnosis campaign held in the
United States. Butte joins the Mon
tana tuberculosis Association and
the National tuberculosis Associa-
ton in this campaign. All of the
union members and their families
are urged to avail themselves of the
free clinics held in the local office
on the first floor of the courthouse
each Thursday from 2 p. m. to 5
p. m. and on Saturday mornings
from IL a. m. to IL noon, throughout
the year.
DR.. J.. L. Mondloch, examining
physician, and Miss Sadie O'Reilly,
nurse, are in charge of these clinics.
These clinics are maintained through
the sale of anti-tuberculosis seals at
Christmas time. The essence of early
recovery is early discovery.
Early Symptoms
Some of the early symptoms are:
Fatigue, indigestion, a cough that
hangs on, loss of weight, blood from
the mouth and pains in the chest.
If you have one of these symptoms
see your doctor at once; they may
mean tuberculosis. When you go to
your doctor first he will ask you a
lot of questions about yourself, your
family and what is ailing you. Next
he will look you over, and listen
carefully to the sounds your lungs
make when you take a breath. The
germs of tuberculosis may be in the
sputum you cough up. He may ask
you to bring some in a bottle and
he will examine it. He will usually
make a test on your skin. This is
called the tuberculin test or Mantou
test. He may take a picture Of your
lungs. This X-ray is a wonderful
help in diagnosing cases. There is
an X-ray machine in the local office
of the Butte Anti tuberculosis So
ciety. When your doctor has made
his examination, he is able to make
a diagnosis of the case. If he says
you have tuberculosis, follow his adj
vice and you have a good chance to
get well again.
Cooperation Necessary
No chronic disease is more easily
durable than tuberculosis when it is
discovered in time, but tuberculosis
undiscovered endangers not only the
victim but also those with whom he
comes in contact. Everyone should
listen to the message that is being
spread this month by the Butte
Anti tuberculosis Society. 1t is of
vital Importance to everyone. It
may be the means of saving a life.
Miners Union Assists Society
The Butte Miners Union has al
ways been very interested in the
work of the Butte Anti tuberculosis
Society. Two members of the union
are members of the Board of Direc-
tors of the Society. The Sick Com
mittee of the Miners Union, working
together with Doctor Mondloch, the
examining physician for the Anti
tuberculosis Society, have been able
to help quite a few members of the
union, not only those suffering from
tuberculosis, but those having sill
COSTS as well.
Free Clinic Maintained
The Butte Anti-Tuberculosis So
ciety maintains a free clinic in the
Silver Bow County courthouse for
the benefit of those wishing to take
advantage of its services. Tubercu-
losis in its early stages is easily
durable, and it is the hope of those
interested that all members of the
Miners Union, together with their
families will take advantage of the
free clinic. A few years ago tuber-
culosis ranked second as the cause
of death in the United States. Due
to the untiring and unselfish efforts
of the various units of the National
tuberculosis Association, such as the
Butte Anti tuberculosis Society, tu-
berculosis now ranks sixth as the
cause of deaths in this country.
EVERYONE SHOULD TAKE AID
VANTAGE OF THE FACILITIES
OF THE FREE CLINIC AND HELP
TO ENTIRELY ERADICATE THIS
DREAD DISEASE. IT CAN BE
DONE.-Reprinted from The Miners