The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-07
DIR. HUNTER
On the COnfdgiOItsneSs Of
Consumption and Its
Prevention 6y
Segregation


unsound IN doctrine. unwarfanted Nv facts and ser
tain to infict misery and injustice on thousands Of
citizens without benentnE any
ON the mere r's diNt OF NJ Herman mss. ions Of
isown empoyees IN report prepared at its own In
| stance. 70 declares
fmst-rhNt consumption IL contagious
second-1hst itt communicate from the ,ict to the
vel. and
Tbird-That u IL preventabie by the Segregation 81
those suffering from 1t.
These assumptions and all the differences drawn from
them know to he utterly untenaole.
Hconsumpiton we're contagious II would necessarily
increase from year to year In ratio than the
increase Of population which II doe, notdo N each
con,umpvc spread tho disease by injecting others IN
health. II would he increased IN each succeeding year
by the addition NJ the numbers infected We have
In New YORK about six thousand deaths year by con-
sumption in I.BjuOOJ OF population. II these we're
5000 centres OF infection. next years mortality would
be Increased by NJ many thousands were thus in-
fectsd for each would undoubtedly breed scores
OF others It lisa lingering sickness which lasts for
months and years and every moment NJ that time
would be throwing on the germs OF the disease to in
feet others through the DUST or DRIED sPUTrN."
until the whole population would become contains
mated.
But there Ia no increase whatever ON the contrary.
there fewer deaths each 10000 Of the populaon
Of New York than there NIFTY years ago. The
death tables Of the city of London show the annusi
deaths by lung diseases to be Gil In each 100
Of population whereas hundred years Lo7e died
from tho same diseases IN eAcn 100 600 THIS ts de-
crease OF than 80 per Aud II must too. be
remembered that none ot the voSRtons. projections.
nud precautions which our Health BOARD would have
ia believe are necessary to guard the well from the
sok were ever taken. Tho above facts show the abb
surdity Of the whole contention Consumption has
always been the most prevalent and most dreaded of
all human diseases. IL fully described by Zip
poctAes and Aristotle than 800 years before the
birth Of Christ Tho annals Of medicine since then
furnish evidence OF its contagious character IRE
he contagious now 1t was equally So 1000 years ago
A.
itself from the to the we'll" 1t Is less prevalent
than At the beginning
No disease that il not contagious he conmun-
Gated from the sick to the well have spent pro-
fessionAl life for 80 the closest associ
ton with people afflicted with oil forms Of weak and
diseased lungs have he IN constantly EXPOSED to their
breath and to emAuAtons f-ou their CREATIONS;
passing the chief part OF each DAY exam ming their
chests and In Analyliu4 tho matter thrown OF from
their lungs and never or eit anything make
me believe consumption infectious My lungs remain
sound aud non. % my family .rryant, or nsststAn.s
The Heath department bases ITS deere. on the UNI
s%p"y VINO s"s"rins sOT TiiE W6RL us. been
hi SsnF S OF Sr ,Sog an ,.
y for 40 yesrs as hNve done and gained the know
;omr!h!ns Of its snts,'cs he wi! be much wiser and
The real gst Of th, prsposterous decree viii he found
by ga ,T. rom sS.9
friend, and shutting them up hke rpsts IN pest houses
Insrs not than thousand consumptivss
many h .e"sd s SSS ard o,ns .e ass a IN
last stage 90 the rrst two asses most are engaged
support Of Their families
ssnnder twenty Thousand ismihe. BY taxing tho wife
ond ohr IN re n6nd .nd shs, or Ge9Isd ,o n
sympathtsins strangers, there to remain until death
little wrong that would be done sy carrying
ssgitimae conclusion the obvious purpose OF tins de-
The Heath pspartmen, make. no prstsnee Of hay.
nrut Would AFFORD to consum ptivss chance
sumption nc.p,m Il does not sSp.et TO 6.nsns tss%
10 eaIl such D' place n".piis @,.nomsr It's nsms
%"a. Mason s Mort or oS.s oesh DO 10
Inc Health Department may d,sCl.im having any
::%sI;s S.s,s st:!T% ana s%s
Il to be constant menscs TO all who come IN contacs
s az nr r a 9G s. .SS 8" : can ARE @
= sR arc S s"eh ho. bST
s,cans VINO support l., pr shrndy IN published inter.
p an r S car e 81 9 s rom m
do.n 70 thsir work or to have employment by the
or dr. T1,.G no. OF Ss ps ,Su no
for thcm but the pest house or suicide
And o. j. Jtnpng: goes s]eP tuT,h;r Ne s.y.s
VIII be taken. Then It ption can be stamped
STAMPED orT is particularly suggestive. 1t was.
the CATTLE rIAGrE At,rr the doctor. failed %
WITCH meant To- yan,r ali tfn diseased cattle together
80 .I.mghtsr tisn, tn va,hrT All ronsii,n ntv.s 10
s,d ,,srni,S hem Il, die seTund.rn attain would
~. -, IN r,ng ~ mi win yrnyennre
NM wT- avery c1nsumptiys 10 b. thus killed OF or
thus IN pes, houses Pssr % o ofm'
I..s inr Inc me brnnchtai ntthcks would orcnr
- ,,,tuIs han AMI me .atne lad Treatment Of such
attach ouid xpose the lungs 10 the germs aud con-
a,n,,,',r ESQ,
Ihss v.rrn theory Of ronsurn ption on which the
Health nerarmrnt proisssedn bases al as eon'ia,
r N,rttn nni sus-Gu.nIIy nn\ o. aled bv lr BHrron
iSIu hv Dr t,rIrIrnr, m lSEi u, prufes.or Lana
in siiI and AinpeI hy me in I-i a. the only theory
"a mon Tor the great ylrueure OF sunni
non IN me my. founded IA y treatment BY IuGA A.
I'm nam A. n,I during The pa.t rnrtV wears nav, an
a., ,,nr,. ,, ri 06I ,asss etnbra,tng cysrv
Ti If I nv uinin from rAtArTb 10 ronsu1btion
- ~ vs.tsr .u,rrss ihau vas ,N,r lef0Tr brueved
possible
az. ,i,.u. az ~. r,tv huI,,ng nLo ~ uIuat class
tnn.s ~ inc II,th DeunTimrnI tT,t ArL no edged
IN. IN al mi. tbsnry- mat time tL.y denied
IL and contsnded mat consumption NAn a diseass Of
III. bsr Eody csused by an ed tAint 40 tie "a.
t.nts blood All this ihsY have sincr gwen up and
n, atmtt IN nj m. one and only Causr OF rUngunntOn
H. 'n baru. s,rn i.sdinK upnn th. Internal snrfae.
OF m, I"nvs ' ~