Show Equipment Aids TB Fight to aid in tuberculosis tuberculosis tuberculosis losis diagnosis and up follow have been loaned to Davis County Salt Lake City and Salt Lake County health departments departments departments de de- de- de by the State Division Division Division Divi Divi- sion of Health ELTON ELroN E. E NEWMAN MD M.D. I Chief of the Divisions Division's Tuberculosis Tuberculosis Tuber Tuber- I Control Section presented present present- i ed the devices called ers to J J. J 0 O. Brewerton MD M.D. Director of the Salt Lake County Coun Coun- I ty Health Department and andI j I Richard J J. J Nelson MD M.D. DirI Director Director Dir Dir- I ector of the Salt Lake City Health Department I The Divisions Division's Tuberculosis Control Section has assisted financially in equipping rooms for the safe collection of sputum sputum sputum tum in the health departments THE works like a vaporizer making a fine I I warm mist which loosens secretions secretions secretions se se- in the lung A fume hood is necessary for collecting collecting collect collect- ing the samples safely The samples are UIt wen nHea I and examined for tuberculosis bacteria at the Divisions Division's lab lab- oratory I Such examinations ons are necessary I I sary every six months for TB I Elton E. E Newman right chief of the TB section of the Utah State Department of Health presents a for T TB patients under intensive care Patients under long term care still need a yearly examination UTAH NOW has seven centers centers centers cen cen- for the examination with equipment available ble In addition to those mentioned mentioned mentioned men men- centers are operated in the Weber County Health Department University of Utah Medical Center San SanJuan SanJuan SanJuan Juan County and the Uintah Basin area These centers have enabled Utah to surpass the goal set by the US U.S. Public Public Public Pub Pub- lic Health Service for the performance performance performance per per- of the e examinations w Jy r ti x r iT s. s r i 4 y r r- r tt F h N Y v specimen collection to Dr Hampton Davis County health director |