Object of Work—Districts—Hours on Duty—Number of Daily Visits—The Nurse’s Office—Lunch and the Noon Hour—Bags—Prophylactic Supplies—Cups, Fillers, and Napkins—Disinfectant—Waterproof Pockets—Books of Instruction—Stocking the Bag and Distributing Supplies—Nursing Supplies 33 CHAPTER V Records and Reports—The Patient’s Chart—The Card Index—Nurse’s Daily Report Sheet—Weekly and Monthly Reports—Examination of Charts—Taking the Patient’s History 48 CHAPTER VI Finding Patients and Building up the Visiting List—Increasing the Visiting List—Social Workers—Dispensaries—Patients’ Families and Friends—Nurses’ Cases—Physicians 61 CHAPTER VII The General Practitioner and the Public Health—Responsibility of the Private Practitioner in Tuberculosis—Impossibility of Fulfilling this Obligation—Failure because of the Nature of Tuberculosis—Failure because of the Personal Equation 74 CHAPTER VIII The Nurse in Relation to the Physician—Municipal Control of Infectious Diseases—The Nurse’s Difficulties—A Waiting Game—Undiagnosed Cases—The Nurse’s Responsibility to the Ethical Practitioner Only 87 CHAPTER IX Obtaining a Diagnosis—The General Dispensary—Sputum Examinations—Tuberculin Tests—Registration of Cases 105 CHAPTER X Prevention of Tuberculosis—Sources through which Calls are Received—Entering the Home—Telling the Truth to the Patient—Truth for the Family—Disposal of Sputum—Danger of Expired Air—Isolation of Dishes—Linen, Household and Personal—Disinfectant and Other Supplies—Phthisiphobia 117 CHAPTER XI Inspection of the House—The Patient’s Bedroom—Porches—Gardens and Tents—Flat Roofs—Clothing and Bedclothing—Artificial Heat—Rest—Fresh Air—Food—Cooking—The Bedridden Patient 136 CHAPTER XII Care of the Family—Examination of the Family—Taking Patients to Dispensaries—Children—Tuberculosis in Children—Open-Air Schools—The Danger of Sending Patients to the Country 154 CHAPTER XIII Disinfection of Houses—Value of Fumigation—Formaldehyde—Housecleaning—Burning and Sterilizing—Boiling—Carpets, Rugs, and Mattings—Painting, Papering, and Whitewashing—Temporary Removals—Vacant Houses—Concessions—Compulsory Cleaning 169 CHAPTER XIV