Evening star., 1946-10-03
Plan 10 x-Ray All
In tuberculosis Drive
Presented 10 Rutland

Plans for drive on tuberculosis
here, with the aid of chest X-ray
examinations for every Washing
tonian, were laid before DR.. George
IC. Ruhland, District health officer,
today.
DR.. A. Barklie Coulter, director
of the tuberculosis Bureau Of the
District Health Department, re-
|vealed last night at b meeting OF
the Red Cross Nurses Aide Corps,
held in the Pepco auditorium, Tenth
and E streets NV, that he has pro-
posed this program. He embodied
this plan in a letter to DR.. Rutland
and said that mass photography in
tuberculosis has been developed in
the war, making 1t possible here
now.
The United States Public Health
Service and the District tuberculosis
Association will be asked to Coop
Ierate in the program, which calls
for X-raying all Washingtonians in
five years. The X-rays would be
free and voluntary, DR.. Coulter ex-
|plained.
Students to Be X-Rayed.
tuberculosis is being attacked on
another front, inasmuch as the Dis
trict tuberculosis Association an
nounced that 1t hopes to X-ray
1000 high school students and their
parents during the three weeks be-
ginning Monday.
There are. more than 5000 ur-
diagnosed cases of tuberculosis
here, DR.. Coulter estimated. Under
the program, he said, more than
ZOO persons daily could be exam
ined
There are 1870 persons waiting
| for Sanitarium care, DR.. Coulter
revealed. Due to the lack of nurses
and other help some 300 tuber-
culosis beds are still closed, he
said, adding that even If they were
in use there would still be an in
SUFFICIENT number. If the disease
were detected early enough and
proper care given, DR.. Coulter said
that at least 500 of the 600 who die
here annually of tuberculosis could
be saved.
Costs $4,000 Per Case.
| The District pays an average Of
about $4,000 annually for each
tuberculosis case, he said, consider
ing the cost of public care for FAM
lilies of those stricken.
More volunteers for the Nurse
Aide Corps were asked for in an ap-
peal made by Mrs Arthur w. Cross
/ ley, corps chairman, at last nights
meeting. Caps were given six
nurses aides and 20 received post
graduate certificates Mrs. Cross
ley pointed out that Gallinger
Hospital gets about half of the time
given by the corps workers, but it is
still understaffed.
! Edward K. Funkhouser. executive
secretary Of the association, said the
program Is designed TO teach stu
dents before graduation the essen
tial facts about tuberculosis and Its
prevention.
Students Parents Eligible.
| Free chest X-rays will be offered
to adults in the families of students
who come under the program. Pub
lie and private high school seniors
all vocational high school students
and athletic squads will be exam
ined.
! In the program, starting Monday
mobile X-ray equipment will visit
schools for three weeks.
! School examination programs
follow:
| October 20 a ma Eastern High School
Seventeenth and East Capitol streets;
2:30 pm, Chamberlain Vocational High
School Potomac avenle between Thirteenth
and Fourteenth streets Sc.
! October So am, Roosevelt Hish
| School, Thirteenth and Upshur streets
NV; 80 am, Burdick Hish school at
| Roosevelt High School.
October $3.50 am, Bell Vocational
| High School, Seventh and O. streets NV;
| noon, Mckinley High School. Second and
T streets NE; Gallaudet College ut Nc.
| Kinley High School. .s
| October lO-S:30 am, Margaret Mur-
ray washington High school at Dunbar
High school and Dunbar High School. First
and N streets NV.
/ October 11-9 am. Central Hish