First report of the Clinic for the Treatment of Communicable Pulmonary Diseases, Department of Health, City of New York.

  • New York (N.Y.). Department of Health.
Date:
[1906]
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Credit: First report of the Clinic for the Treatment of Communicable Pulmonary Diseases, Department of Health, City of New York. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    NEGRO CLINIC. On June 6, 1905, a special class for negroes was organized. This was held on the evenings of Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, and was limited to negroes, there being negro physicians in attendance. It was thought that such patients would attend the clinic more readily were they treated by physicians of their own race. Confer- ences were held with prominent negro physicians and ministers, at which they promised to do all in their power to induce their con- sumptive brethren to attend the clinic. This particular clinic was not so well attended as the others; the colored patients being not only willing, but often eager to attend the mixed classes on other days and hours. It was, therefore, discontinued January 1, 1906. RULES. The rules of the clinic are as follows: The attending physicians are expected to arrive punctually at 10 a. mv 2 p. m. and 8 p. m., and to enter their names and the time of their arrival and departure in the time book in the registration room. If for any reason a physician is prevented from attending his class, he should notify the clinic promptly by telephone. No tuberculous patient may be discharged except by request, and previous to discharge, patients considered to be cured must be ex- amined and their discharge approved by the Chief of Clinic. Prescriptions are written in duplicate over carbon paper and show the date, patient’s clinic number, and the physician’s signa- ture. Each prescription is recorded on the history card in every instance. If the physician desires that the patient should be re- visited by a nurse, enter a hospital, receive charitable aid, be dis- charged from treatment or transferred to another class, he states this fact on the history card. Each new patient is referred to a throat class for examination and treatment, if needed. All patients must attend the classes to which they have been assigned on their first visit. Patients applying for emergency treat- ment, however, are examined and treated by the physician to whom they may be temporarily assigned. Prescriptions are supplied only