Show COMMUNITY CLINIO RENDERS Am AID TO TOe e HUNDREDS 6 Report Shows Excellent Results Results Results Re Re- of Work Done by Clinic At a meeting of the the board of trustees trustees trus trus- tees tes of the Community Clinic and Dispensary Dispensary Dispensary Dis Dis- Regent street held yesterday yesterday yesterday yes yes- afternoon Miss Blanche M. M Butler superintendent In charge presented presented presented pre pre- her first report Including not only for August but running back t to June 1 when the clinic was opened opened- to o the public Miss lIss Butler reported that hat records of ot the patients showed showed- the he high cost of living had so af af- many families that were it not notor for or the clinic they would of necessity necessity sity have had to go without medical attention as they simply did not not- have the means With the Community Clinic opened on June Tune 1 I it had three departments medical surgical ear ear eye nose and throat The first patients were at attended attended at tended to June Tune 15 and from that time regularly Since the clinic opened patients were examined The superintendent su au- stated in case the pa patients pa- pa were found able to pay they were recommended to consult a clan cian During August there were five such cases Dividing the patients Into classes classe during August there were the following following fol fol- lowing cases cases- Medical 47 new cases case 64 revisits surgical 23 examinations 29 revisits ear eye nose and throat 40 new cases case 46 revisits local treatments treat ments meats 36 dressings 13 prescriptions prescriptions 16 6 laboratory examina examinations 23 EXAMINED EXAMINE Cooperating with the city board of It health and the Utah Public Health association assistance was as rendered rendered- In the examination of or patients with tuberculosis In this connection six tubercular patients were given examinations examinations exam exam- during August and four of those were sent to the county hospital hospital hos hose pital where whre they are being given open air treatment During August thirty nine children under 15 years of age received medical medi cal cat aid and of these ten had their adenoids and tonsils removed Through the cooperation of the city board ot of of health these operations were performed performed performed per- per formed at the emergency hospital Since the opening of the clinic att attention atten n- n tion has been given to sixty-four sixty children PERSONNEL Invaluable In assistance was Tender rendered d dby by the Salt Lake County Medical association association as association as- as which appointed members to serve the clinic for four months Jo to Jobe tobe o obe be followed by others In n succession Tho Those e In service at present are ate Dr F. F 1 U. U i. i Raley Haley In n charge charre of eye ear nose and throat work Dr J. J E. E Dowd I assistant Dr W W. R. R Tyndale Jn in n char charge e of medical work Dr LeGra LeGrand Woolley and Dr M M. M M. Critchlow as assistants assistants as- as as- as Dr J. J F F. Critchlow In charge of surgical work Dr J. J C C. Clark Dr C. C N. N Ray and Dr L L. F. F Humphrey assistants Dr John SImpkin in charge of laboratory work Their successors will take charge on October Octo- Octo Octo ber 1 During the absence of Dr Hosmer the managing trustee on his vacation vacation vaca vaca- I tion the work of the clinic was as un und under under un- un d der r the general supervision of Dr G. G W. W Middleton VENEREAL CLINIC By arrangement with Drs Beatty and Gramling In charge of the United States public health service a venereal ve venereal venereal ve- ve clinic is maintained at the rooms of the Community Clinic in the afternoon hours the regular work of the clinic being carried on In the forenoon Valuable cooperation was given bythe by bythe bythe the Civic Center association the home service section of the Red Cross the L. L D. D S. S Relief society the charity charit I organization the Jewish Relief so- so so society and the Catholic Y Woman's Womans man le league These ee e various organizations as as' as as the citizens of Salt Lake City ar are in sympathy with the American all-American reconstruction work which has d de since the close of the war the raising of the standard of the health of children and adults |