The story of Pittsburgh: Hospitals

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Identifikator:: 1831622599

Document type:: Multivolume work

Title:: The story of Pittsburgh

Place of publication:: Pittsburgh

Publisher:: First National Bank

Year of publication:: 1919-1930

Collection:: Economics Books

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Identifikator:: 1831623870

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-241156

Document type:: Volume

Title:: Hospitals

Volume count:: Vol. 1, nr. 16

Place of publication:: Pittsburgh

Publisher:: First National Bank

Year of publication:: 1928

Scope:: [ca. 100] Seiten

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Tuberculosis league

Collection:: Economics Books

It is a source of gratification that the Tuberculosis League of Pittsburgh was one of the pioneers in establishing health talks in public and parochial schools. The scheme adopted was so successful that it was not only awarded an honor at the International Congress on Tuberculosis held in 1908, but adaptations of the Pittsburgh plan have been followed by many other cities. In addition to the hospital, dispensary and school work, six popular pamphlets dealing with tuberculosis were pre- pared, and thousands of copies distributed free. Considering the financial difficulties under which the new organization was laboring, all these achievements in the first year of its ex- istence represented a tremendous amount of effort on the part of all connected with the institution. In September, 1908, the Tuberculosis League of Pitts- burgh opened the second open air school in America. The school at first consisted of five children, all patients in the hospital; the teacher herself was a patient, teaching the child- ren at first only half a day. Outside pupils were quickly add- ed, making it necessary in 1909 to employ a full time teacher, whose salary the Civic Club paid for two years. Beginning in 1910 and continuing to the present time, the Board of Education supplied a fully qualified teacher, fur- nished an up-to-date school room, and books. The Ogontz Society has each year, contributed funds for the services ofa, full time nurse, and the League serves a hot noon-day lunch, with milk in the morning and afternoon. The day pupils are supplied with carfare, when necessary. There is a daily at- tendance of between 30 to 40. Children are recommended for admission by school doctors or nurses. Although these children are all predisposed to tuberculosis, in the 20 years of its existence, no graduate of this open air school has succumb- ed to the disease. As a result of this pioneer open air school, a number of others have been opened in various parts of the city, under Civic Club auspices, and then in each case taken over bv the Board of Education. With thousands coming to the dispensary for advice and treatment, it was found imperative in 1909 to erect a sepa- rate dispensary building. This was done with the assistance

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