Evening star., 1941-04-27
Free Chest X-Raying
Starts Tomorrow for
Household Workers
Seven Hospitals and
Two Health Centers
Aid tuberculosis Drive

doors to household workers for chest
X-rays tomorrow. beginning the two
week early diagnosis campaign of
the District tuberculosis Associa-
ton.
First campaign undertaken since
anew administration took over the
tuberculosis organization, the drive
will be formally launched with
luncheon meeting Tuesday. How
ever, several clinics and hospitals
will begin the X-ray work tomorrow
Senator Capper, Republican, of
Kansas will preside at the luncheon,
TO be held in the Y. w. c. A. at noon.
DR.. Kendall Emerson, managing di-
rector of the National tuberculosis
Association, and Maj. A. A. de Lori
rnier Army Medical Corps, will be
the principal speakers.
Previous early diagnosis campaigns
here have concentrated on student
groups or sections of the city where
the illness is most prevalent. Harald
Lund, new executive secretary of
the association, explained that at
tention will be focused on household
workers this time in treating tuber-
culosiS as a problem of the whole
community.
z Forms Given to Physicians.
stReferral forms, attached to a
statement of facts about tubercu-
losis, have been sent directly to
physicians and to a number of in
surance companies for distribution
to clients in the group to be X
rayed. Speakers have addressed
civic clubs, announcements of the
campaign have been made over the
radio and a number of churches
have been given the referral forms.
The Instructing Visiting Nurse So
ctety and the Public Health Nurses
are also distributing the forms,
ssFree X-rays will be given to any
one employed in a home or unem-
ployed household workers. Included
in the group to be X-rayed are but
lsrs, chauffeurs women who come
into homes to do the laundry. cooks,
maids and others, both white and
celored.
bClOlC lIlC plOSl an wac NCNlISNt
upon. Mr.. Lund said, the association
consulted with the Districts Medical
Society, Medico-C -Chirurgical Society
and Health Department. Under the
arrangement worked out with the
clinics and hospitals, they will do
the X-raying, Interpretation and re-
ferral to physicians and the asso-
citation will pay for the films on the
basis of returned referral forms and
will promote the X-ray campaign,
which is designed to uncover early
cases of tuberculosis in time to ar
rest and prevent its spreading to
others.
Program of Education.
Those not reached through the
distribution of the forms, Mr.. Lund
said, can get them at any of the
cooperating hospitals and clinics,
from their physician or from the
tuberculosis Association.
The campaign period will also be
given over to public education.
Pamphlets on tuberculosis are be-
ing distributed to hygiene teachers
in the schools through Birch E.
Bayh, head of the department of
health and physical education.
Churches and insurance companies
also are distributing literature on
tuberculosis and the association is
working up a speakers bureau,
drawn from the ranks of the Junior
Board of Commerce, to spread the
gospel of health through the city's
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The following hospitals will make
the free chest X-ray examinat ations
between tomorrow and May 10
at these hours:
District of Columbia Health De-
partment, chest clinic, 469 C street
NW-Mondays. April % and May 5,
1890 to 1:30 pm, white; Tuesdays.
April % and May 6. 1890 to 1870
pm, colored; Tuesdays, April 29 and
May 6, 7 to 8 pm, colored; Thurs
days, May and May 8, to pm,
white; Fridays, May 2 and May 8,
1890 to 1:30 pm, white.
District of Columbia Health De-
partment, Southwest Health Center,
Delaware avenue and ! streets S.W.
Monday through Friday, April %
to May 2, 9 to 10 am, colored; Mon
day through Friday, April % to May
2, 1890 to 1:30 pm, white except
Wednesday,; Monday through Fri
day, May to May 9, 9 to 10 am,
colored Monday through Friday,
May to May g. 1890 to 1:30 pm,
white Except Wednesday,.
Doctors Hospital, 1915 I street
NV. (X-rays to be taken by
Groover, Christie and Merritt, 1885
street "WEDNESDAY, April 80,
. to pm, white and colored;
Wednesday, May 7, 2 to pm, white
and colored.
Emergency Hospital, I'LL New
York avenue N.W-TueSday, April
%, 4 to S pm, white and colored;
Tuesday, May 6, 4 to pm, white
and colored.
Freedmen's Hospital, Sixth and
Bryant streets NV - Monday
through Friday, April % to May 2,
$50 to $50 am, l to 2:30 pm;
Monday through Friday, May to
May 9. $50 to $50 am, l to 2:30 pm.
Garfield Hospital, Tenth and Flor
ida avenue N.W.-Wednesday April
30, 2 to 3 pm, white and colored;
Wednesday, May 7, 2 to pm, white
and colored.
George Washington University
Hospital, 1889 H street NW-Thurs-
day, May /, to 4 p m, white; Thurs
day, May 8, 8 to pm, white.
Georgetown University Hospital,