The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-17
CONSUMPTION IN COLORADO.
Board of Health Says the state viii
Not Quarantine Against II.
From the Denver (Col) Republican.

From the Denver (Col) Republican.
The State Board of Health has deter
mined to do all in its power to make the
year 1900 the most useful so far in its
history. At a conference of the Executive
Committee of the board three important
stems were taken A Pure Food Commits
sionef, was decided upon, and this work
will be carried on without extra expense
to the state. The services of a man have
been secured who is obliged to travel over
the state He has assumed this extra work
as a duty to the public. The board also
has decided upon employing Frank Young
as a water commissioner, who will under
take to see that all protests as to impure
water are remedied, if possible. The third
and possibly the most important step
taken was the adoption of a circular pre-
pared by DR.. George Il. Tyler, setting
forth the manner in which the spread of
tuberculosis may be checked. This docu-
ment will be printed and circulated
throughout the state. In part it is as fol-
lows:
The State Board of Health wishes it
to be understood that its efforts are not
crusade against the consumptive. In
promulgating the following rules its aim
is to help him, as well as others. The con-
sumptive often lessons his own chances of
recovery by failure to observe simple pre-
cautions and this failure also endangers
the health and life of others. Therefore.
the interests of sick and well are identi-
cal, and there should be no difficulty in
securing the active cooperation of all
concern ed.
.'Consumptives may be associated with
as freely as though they were well, if they
take due care; 1t is not the consumptive,
but the careless consumptive, who is the
source of danger.
Neither does the board wish to be mis-
understood as TO CoIorados climate. That
this climate has saved the life of many
who have come early cannot be doubted.
There is no need TO talk of quarantining
against consumption. Such a course is
both unnecessary and impracticable.
Doubtless many persons with advanced
tuberculosis should not be sent here, but
for these who can be benefited by coming,
Colorado should have nothing but a warm
welcome. But the number of cases con-
tracted in Colorado is on the increase, and
markedly So The records of the Denver
Bureau of Health show that of the deaths
from tuberculosis occurring since Jan. /,
1898 the following were specified as con-
tracted in Colorado: 1893, 40; 1894, 5N 1895,
GA: 1895. &c; 1897, IS; 1898, 90; the percentage
to the total number of deaths from this
disease passing successfully from II 26 in
1893 to 1882 in 1894. 14j9 in 1895, 1888 in
1896 II SO in 1897. and 1877 in 1893; hence
every citizen should be INFORMED as to
the sources Of danger and how to com
bat them.
I'm the order of their importance the
sources of danger are; First, the expec-
toration; second infected milk third, dis
e9sed meat.
"Expec toration-Th expectoration of
consumptives contains great quantities of
the germ of consumption. So long as the
expectoraton remains moist the germs are
held therein; the moment the expectora-
ton becomes dry the germs are liberated
and float in the atmosphere in invisible
particles. These germs are dangerous for
several days after being expectorated, I'M
less they have been killed by methods 10 be
mentioned later Therefore, the eXpecto-
ration is great source of danger, and its
proper disposition is one of the great prob
lens In preventing this disease.
"Mik.--lt Is the opinion of the best
informed that there is danger In using che
milk of tuberculous cows. ii Is also true
that milk from a healthy COW may be-
come infected by consumptive dairyman
or dealer. The necessity for a guaranteed
pure milk supply is obvious. The state
Board of Health will examine dairy herds
for tuberculosis at the actual cost OF the
labor involved. Infected milk may be
made safe for drinking purposes BY boil