Evening star., 1944-11-26
tuberculosis X-Ray
Program in Schools
To Open Tomorrow

With the aid of the latest, mobile
rapid-photoing X-ray equipment
available, program of tuber-
culosis prevention will be launched
tomorrow in District high schools
Health Officer George C. Ruhlano
announced last night.
Sponsored by the Health Depart
ment in cooperation with the Dis
trict tuberculosis Association anC
the Board of Education, the pro-
gram will cover about 5000 seniors
of public, private and parochia.
schools and the vocational schools.
The X-ray equipment will be useo
for the first time in the city's high
schools. The .X-ray films are 81
nm. dimension and the pictures arr
taken at the rate of l25 an hour.
Will Teach by Experience
The program, DR.. Ruhland ex.
planned, Is designed to teach stu
dents before graduation the es-
sential facts about tuberculosis ano
its prevention. 1t will show them
through their own experience the
method of rapid X-raying of the
chest for early discovery of tuber-
cuiosis when it is most easily con-
trolled.
To focus attention on the tuber.
culosis question an educational cam.
paign has been in effect in the high
schools in cooperation with the
tuberculosis Association during the
past few weeks. The Bureau o.
Vital Statistics Of the Health De.
partment reported 80 tuberculosi!
deaths in the District between thu
ages of IS and 20, in 1943.
The expense of the new program
will be borne by the District Tuber.
culosis Association and the X-ray
films will be read by DR.. A. Barklis
Coulter, director of the Health De.
partment Bureau for tuberculosis
who will carry out any necessary
follow-up procedures. Mrs. Jose.
phine P. Prescott, director of Public
Health Nursing, has arranged tn,
schedules.
X-RayS Given Adults.
Adults in families of student!
being X-rayed will also be giver
an opportunity to have free ches
X-rayS in connection with tn,
program. The department strongly
urged the adults, who have alread,
been advised through pamphlet!
how to arrange for appointments
to be X-rayed because the majorit,
of tuberculosis cases occur in ag,
groups beyond high school.
The schedule of x-rays follows:
Monday. $50 a.m.-Chamberlain voca
School; 800 p.m.-st. Cecilia's, at East
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High school II snoon.,sMcKinley. HiE
sihisy sshHS3; High D%iMSt sehooi Anth0nys at Nc
School; 1s:ao am..Dunsar High 81 School.
Hfh l'seh School q HisS DesSa' sehoo
Monday. December 4 $40 a am-Wash
ington Vocational High School; l pm
Anacostia High School.
trail High School; l p.m.-Coolidge Hig
School: 3:15, p.m.--.Academy, of Hol
Name at Coolidge High School
Wednesday, December 6: 1890 pm
Sidwell Friends at Wilson High SCHOOL,
p.m.-Immaculate Junior College an
Seminary at Wilson High School; 2:15 pm
-Gonzaga; 3 p.m.-St. Johns College 9
GonZaga.
Thursday. December z: Q AMIN
maculate Conception at Notre Dame:
rick's at Notre Dame; l p.m.-St. Ros
at Holy Cross; 1:30 p.m.-Sacred Hear
at Holy Cross; 1:30 p.m.-St. PauFs q
Holy Cross; $50. p.m.-Holy Gross; 3:3
p.m.-Devitt at Holy Cross.
Friday, December 6: S:15 am.-Wood
ward at Y NJ. C. A.: 10 a.m.-George
town Visitation. II a.m.-Holy Trinity a
GEORGETOWN Visitation