Evening star., 1939-04-05
Early tuberculosis
Action Urged at
Association Meeting
Dr.. Frank W. Buree
Calls for Protection of
Potential Child Victims

Dumb animals protect their young
from danger with more energy than
human beings protect their chill
dren from the greatest killer Of
youth, tuberculosis, DR.. Frank Wal
ton Burge, chairman of the Tuber-
culosis Committee Of the Pennsyl-
vania Medical Society. declared at
luncheon meeting of the District
tuberculosis Association yesterday
In Barker Hall of the Y. w. C. A.
"The combination of too mucn
tuberculosis infection with too little
food and rest keeps tuberculosis
alive in little bodies at time when
it is easiest and cheapest to cure"
he said to the group which was
gathered for discussion of its annual
early diagnosis campaign.
Discussing problems of segrega-
ton, DR.. Burge said: IF teeth were
put in segregation laws and serious
attempt made to permanently quar-
antine all tuberculosis cases, con-
cealment of the disease would en-
sue"
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DR.. Burge. who is chief of pull
monary diseases at St. Lukes and
Children's Hospitals of Philadelphia,
urged the use of empty wards in
general hospitals and private sana-
forums to Segregate and treat pa
tients on waiting lists for treatment.
He also stressed the importance of
keeping institution beds free of the
chronic incurables and providing
attractive tuberculosis homes for
such cases.
In discussing the tuberculosis
campaign mapped out by Pennsyl-
vania. he cited the need of sufficient
nurses. ward maids and orderlies
to do the work of institutions so
that patients are not called upon
to do the work
The A. B. C.'s of tuberculosis
eradication. in his opinion, are find
ing every case of tuberculosis as
early as possible, protecting the
child, curing the infected child.
early treatment for the diagnosed
cases and segregating the positive
sputum cases.
Discuss XRay Examinations.
Local health officials and workers
discussed plans for the free X-ray
examinations which will be carried
on for Howard University students,
members of the National Youth
Administration and for that section
OF Washington having the highest
tuberculosis death rate. Sponsored
by the District Health Department
and the local tuberculosis Asso.
citation. examinations have been
scheduled from May 2 to 5.
The speakers were Mrs. Josephine
Prescott, director of the Nursing
Bureau of the District Health DE-
partment: Dr.. A. Barklie Coulter,
director of the Health Departments
tuberculosis Bureau: DR.. D. l.. Seek
niger, assistant District health off,
Ger, and Mrs. Helen Duey Hoffman
executive director of the Washing
ton Housing Association.
The students and N. Y. A. men,
bers will be examined at Howard
University on May and 3, while
residents in the area bounded by
New York avenue. New Jersey ave-
nue., Rhode Island avenue and Sew
enth street NV, will be examined
on May 4 and at Peoples Congre-
gational Church. 624 M street NV
DR.. Burge complimented the group
on Its work. Mrs Ernest R. Grant,
managing director of the District
tuberculosis Association. presided
at the meeting. A motion picture
produced by the National Tubercu-
losis Association entitled "On the
Firing Line" was shown.