Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-23
Second x-Rays Begir
Monday for Those in
Suspect Condition

Second chest X-rays for those
whose first x-rays disclose suspect
conditions will begin next Monday
and those in need of treatment will
start going to tuberculosis clinics
February 2.
AS officials of the Washington
Chest X-ray Survey announced this
timetable, they emphasized that in
three out of five cases the second
X-ray will eliminate all suspicion
of tuberculosis.
1t was explained that the second
x-rays are IA by II inch filmings,
as compared with the 10 MN. first
filmings and the larger films show
In many cases that what looked to
be a suspect condition actually is
not tuberculosis.
$4,000 Given by Wednesday.
AS of Wednesday, $4,000 District
residents had been given chest x
rays in the campaign to X-ray $780,
900 residents over IS years Of age.
Reading of the films by medical
specialists is running within two
days of the actual X-rays, officials
reported. Negative reports already
are in the mails.
Positive reports to those whose
first filming indicates the POSSIBLE
ity of tuberculosis require little
more processing. Survey officials
said it is too early In the campaign
to give an accurate estimate Of the
percentage of suspect cases.
Response Called Satisfactory.
DR.. A. Barklie Coulter, director
of the Health Departments tuber-
culosis division and director of the
survey, yesterday said he was well
satisfied" with the public response.
DR.. Coulter is holding instruction
sessions with supervisors on his staff
Of Health Department nurses so
that those in need of treatment
may be given expeditions care in
the tuberculosis clinic.
Once they have visited the clinics,
those In need of care may continue
clinic treatment or 60 to their pri-
vate doctors. if they insist, but the
object of the campaign is to keep a
check on cases discovered through
the survey for two years, officials
said.
Beginning Monday, portable x
ray units installed in Government
agencies will operate as follows:
Federal Reserve, Monday; In
terror, Tuesday through February 8;
South Agriculture, Monday through
Wednesday; General Accounting
ONCE, Monday through. Wednesday;
Tempo S, Sixteenth and Constitu-
ton avenue NV, Monday. and
Tempo 4, Seventeenth and Consti-
tuition avenue, Tuesday; Labor,
Monday and Tuesday; Treasury,
Wednesday through February q;
Tempo 6, Bethesda, Md, Monday
and Tuesday; Government Print=
ing Once, annexes 8 and 4, Monday;
City Post ONCE, Tuesday through
February 2.
Mobile neighborhood units will
serve the public next week as fol-
lows:
Grant and Division avenues NE,
Tuesday through Saturday; Belle
vue housing project, Tuesday
through Saturday; Seventeenth
street and Good Hope road Sc,
Tuesday through February 7.
Portable x-ray units in private
business establishments:
!, Thompson's Dairy, zoos Eleventh
street, N.W.,n Monday and Tuesday;
Call Carl's, 614 H street NV, Mon
day and Tuesday. Call Carls will
be host to the employees of. the P. J.
Nee Co. and Bergmanis Laundry,
who will be X-rayed at the H street
address. -., s-@..a
The Central Unit, 1850 Pennsyl-
vania avenue NV, in front Of the
District Building, is open seven days
a week, 10 am. to 6 pm.