The Cairo bulletin., 1905-02-07
AGAINST CONSUMPTION
VIGOROUS CRUSADE WILL BE
MADE IN LEGISLATURE.
Bill introduced For Heavy Apropria-
tion-State Board of Health Ae-
live in the Movement

live in the Movement.
/ In the crusade against consumption
/ in Illinois, conducted during the past
few years by the state board of health
with the cooperation of the medical
profession of the state, il has been
constantly realized that while the ed.
ucational work being done could ac.
complish much, the real remedy lay
In the establishment OF suitable hos
pitfalls or sanatoria for the afflicted,
! The value CT such institutions lies not
alone in the cure of the patients. but
in the prevention of the spread of the
distase by the segregation of the peo-
/ pie and the education of the people
regarding the disease. In the circu
lar of the state board of heal h, which
has been so widely distributed hope
was expressed that the present gen
eral assembly would make provision
for such institution.
Two Bills in Legislature.
With the bill introduced by Repre-
sentative f. j. Glackin OF Cook coun-
ty on Thursday. providing for the
appropriation of 100000 for this pur
pose an important campaign in the
legislature is opened up, which means
much to the tuberculosis crusade in
Illinois. The presentation on the same
day by Representative +. j. Heinl, Of
Morgan county, of a bill providing for
The physical examination of school
teachers and prohibiting the employ.
ment of teachers suffering from com
municable diseases, is merely ano her
Indication OF the various ways in
which consumption will be attacked
turing the present session.
State Board OF Health Active.
The state board of health, which is
responsible for the inception of the
crusade. and which has pushed it so
vigorously is now exceedingly active
IN informing the members of The
house and senate as to the necessity
# state care for consumptives. Sec
-etary j. A. Egan has had copies of
the consumption circular bound in
substantial leather covers and one
has been placed in the hands of every
senator and representative. in the be
ief thai the accurate details in this
circular will give TO the members the
essential facts in the most concise
md briefest form.
The legislature has had state con.
sumptiye senatorial under consdera
ucn on three occasions, and while il
has moved with elaboration. and has
tailed to ac- on two occasions, each
succeeding session has evidenced
greater interest.
Investigations BY the Board.
In 1899 the senate and house. by
Joint resolution, directed the state
board of health TO investigate as to
he necessity for such institutions and
o report to the governor. and a re-
BORT fayoring immediate establish
ment led 10 bill in 1901. For this
bill and a similar bill IN 1908, Secre
tary Egan was active, but both mea-
sures were lost Since 1908, however,
the state board Of health has contin-
ued Us Investigations, and has con
iucted campaign of education
among the people. which has occa-
stoned comment and praise from all
parts of the country. The people of
he state are now probably better in
formed as to the ravages and the dan.
gers of the disease than those Of any
Their state, and Z is expected that
he popular sentiment created by the
boards educational endeavors will
have a decided effect upon legislation
this year
Or. Egan's Reappointment.
The medical profession of the state
manifests great interest in the mat
ter. and interest in the consumption
crusade is probably 10 a certain ex
tent responsible for the large number
Of requests from medical societies
and physicians fer the re-appointment
Of DR.. Egan. County societies by I'M
animous resolution, individual physi
clans from every county in the state
and local officials and health offers
Of many cities have already requested
Governor Deneen to make possible
the completion of this and other san
itary and health works of the board
by the retention of The present secre-
.ary. while over 100 officers Of county
medical societies, in similar petitions,
voice the sentiment of the doctors OF
their vicinities.
What Other States Are Doing.
The fact that Massachusetts,, New
York, Rhode Island and New eJrsey
are already caring for their consump
lives and that Minnesota. Maryland,
Connecticut and Ohio have made par
tial provisions for this work, will
influence the Illinois legis
lature this year. AZ any rate it now
seems certain that good bills will be
presented and that the members Of
the house and senate are fully advised
as - their merits. and further that
they can support the bills with con
hdence that they are carrying out a
measure popular with the people as a
whole. and one which has proven won
derfully valuable in other states
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