New-York tribune., 1901-08-03
CONSUMPTION HOSPITALS.

II were not able Al present 10 get rid Of the
danger which small and oVercrovded dwellings IN
The people about mem TO lodge them better. and
this could be done only in suitable hospitals. But
the thought of attaining this end by compulson Of
Was that that the consumptives might be enabled 10
obtain the nursing they needed better than they
could obtain ii now Al present consumptve in
advanced stage of the disease regarded
tai The consequence was that ne was reluctantly
admitted and dismissed soon possible. The
patient. too. when the treatment seemed 10 him 10
produce no Improvement and The expenses. owing
upon him was himself animated bv The wish TO
lave the hospital soon. That would be altogether
lives and # the patients were taken Of there
To such hospitals they would willingly go: they
could be better treated and cared for there than
execution OF the project would have great difficult
ties TO contend with owing to the considerable out
lay II entailed But very much would be gained II,
nit a great number OF cons sumptives any rate.
special wards established for them in which
pe2uniaiy facilities would be oiIeF-d them. II
number of consumptiyes were suitably lodged
in this way, q diminution Of infection and cOnsc-
quently OF the sum total OF tuberculosis could not
fail 10 be the result. The only country that pos
Tor tubercular patients was England and there
could be doubt that the dminution of tubercu-
stance lie should noint 10 the rounding Of special
hospitals for cOnsumptves and the better utiliza-
ing Of consumptives as the most Important meas
cution opened ii wide field of activity to the State
There were many people Who possessed great
wealth and would willingly give Of their superfiuity
fellow creatures but did not know how 70 do this
IN judlcous manner Here was an N opportunity
FOR them 10 render real and lasting service by
founding consumption hospitals or purchasing the
right have a certain number Of consumptive
patients maintained In special wards OF other nos
pitals free OF expense As, however, unfortunately
s io time et we ,nt fnr tbe nresnnf Tnsnri
N Of har mi q aV
main measure Just referred to and serve as sup
plement and temporary substitute for it.
NOTIFICATION AND EDUCATION.
AAmS9g such msafGFes he Fsgardsd obi qSbsatoEy
G iii infectinis diseases IN bad nroved in5isTeTg
able as a Of obtaining certain knowledge as
Increase and decrease. In the conflict with tuber-
culosis also We could not dispense with obligatory
disease bTt mainly in order 10 learn Where bai6
where the dsinfecton which was 50 urgently neces-
sary when consumptiyes died or changed their
residences had to be effected. Fortunately, II was
not all necessary TO notify all cases Of tuber-
cuoss, nor even all cases Of consumption, but only
those that owing to the domestic conditions, were
various places. in Norway for instance by special
York and in several American towns which had
followed its example In New-York, where noti-
hcation optional at first and afterward
made obligatory. II had proved eminently useful.
used a4 20 be- feared The ntroduction of notcsfd1
for tuberculosis would bring about need not occur
and Il was devoutly TO be wished that the ex-
amples he had named might very soon excite emu
lation everywhere. There another measure,
closely connected with nOtifcation-namely, dsin-
fection-which already mentioned, must be ef-
fected when consumptives died changed their
residence in order that those who next occupied
the infected dwelling house might be protected
against Infection. Moreover, not only the dwelling
houses. but also the infected beds and clothes Of
consumptives ought 10 be disinfected further
measure. already recognized all hands as ef-
fectiVe, the instructing OF all classes OF peo-
pie 20 the infectousness Of tuberculosis and as
o III.
that tuberculosis had considerably diminished I'm
almost all civilized States Of late attributable
solely 10 the circumstance that knowledge of the
contagious character Of tuberculosis been more
and more widely disseminated. and that caution Ia