The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on October 17, 1924:
MANY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF PUBLIC CHEST CLINIC
Total of Thirty-Nine Persons Undergo Examination by Drs. Slater and Britt
A total of thirty-nine people took advantage of the opportunity for examination at the chest clinic held Wednesday at the Armory under the direction of Drs. Slater and Britt, of the Southwestern Minnesota sanitorium.
Fully ninety per cent of those who underwent examination were adults. This is said to be the largest number that have ever taken advantage of a similar clinic and the result of Wednesday’s event is considered most gratifying in the results disclosed and the number of patients who were really in need of such examination.
While the clinic was primarily for adults, children who live in homes occupied by persons who are or have been affected with tuberculosis infections, were also urged to attend the clinic. In a number of instances, the result of the observations were such that the patients were instructed to closely watch their own condition and to report to the county nurse for observation every few weeks.
Public Health Nurse Florence L. Green and the Misses Helen Houg, Marietta Johnson and Myrtle Collins assisted the physicians in conducting the clinic.
It is announced that another chest clinic will be held here by Dr. Slater within the next three months.
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