Salt Lake Telegram | 1949-02-05 | Page 5 | Heart Patients Can be Used to Fill Gainful Positions

Your Health Heart Patients Can Be Used To Fill Gainful Positions I By BJ James W. W V. V Barton MD M.D. It is 19 only during the tile past few years that wo we are learning that because an individual has heart disease he Is not L' L c doomed to an anJI j rA early death It JI M 1 1 is true of course that heart disease dis dis- dis- dis t ease stands first J. J r i as a cause of death but this 4 j is because the of life Ufe of span h I men and women L is now above 66 years instead of Dr Barton only 48 years less than 50 years ago I r have spoken before of a physician physician cian on the staff of the University of Illinois who lived for more than 30 years after he learned that he had heart disease His life tife was prolonged because he knew heart disease was present and lived Jived on a slightly lower level of physical and emotional activity Found During War Sar Some idea of how patients with heart icart disease can be employed employ d in industry is given by Dr B. B E. E in America Review of Tuberculosis who states that during World War Var II it was found that handicapped individuals can canfill canfill canfill fill their places in industry Their production record was on a high level when compared with supposedly supposedly supposedly sup sup- normal workers their standards of ot concentration tion on the job lower accident rates and reduced absenteeism were above normal expectancy What about workers with heart disease It was found that heart patients can be employed and should be employed ed for their own well being Recently it was reported that of 2081 2031 patients the entire enrollment enrollment enrollment enroll enroll- ment of or 10 heart clinics in New NewYork NewYork York C City ty 65 were doing some work and of ot 5 13 who were under 35 years of age 80 were employed employed employed em em- in productive work For Heart Also Dr believes that every handicapped man or woman who applies for employment should be examined and X rayed not only for tuberculosis but also for heart disease If It this is done both employer employer employer em em- and the know the exact position or c condition of things and both are safeguarded during the tho term of or employment The employer gets an who will be grateful for tor the job and will do to good work The morale of ot the worker handicapped by heart disease will be raised as ashe ashe ashe he realizes that he Is still a useful useful useful use use- ful worker and provider for tor his family and an asset to his com corn Why 11 Worry arry About bont Your Heart 1 Do you get out of or breath jn n slight exertion Does your heart seem to skip beats or beat irregularly irregularly arly Send today for Dr Barton's Bartons Bartons Barton's Bartons Barton's Bar Bar- tons ton's interesting booklet i this subject entitled Why Worry Vorry About Your Heart 7 To obtain it just send 10 cents and a cent 3 stamp to cover cost of handling and mailing to Dr Barton care of The Salt Lake Tribune Telegram Home Service Bureau Salt Lake City Utah Released by Bell Syndicate Inc