Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-04-12

comes potent factor in the proven
ton of the disease throughout the
state
). While the affected patieats may
successfully follow the hygienic treat
ment outside OF an institution, the,
rigid discipline and close medical su
pervision secured in the sanatorium
are such as to lender cure much
more likely to be effected
L. A cure effected at home is likely
TO he more lasting chan one secure
under different climatic surroundings.
Hence. as most residents find it mad.
visable TO pelManeH+'v change their
homes to a dlIfereEt climate. Ii is ber
ter 10 treat the disc ase under Wiscon.
sin conditions
Then, too for the great majority OF
effected individuals a climatic change
is impossible for financial reasons.
What Other States Are Doing.
The commission notes that, while
this movement in this country has been
largely fostered by private organiza.
tons, more recently different states
have begun to cope with the problem
by the erection of state institutions
intended primarily for those
afflicted with the disease in its earlier
stages but who are unable to pay the
whole cost of maintenance.
Massachusetts has state sanator
ium capable of accommodating 40C
patients. that has now been in success
full operation for eight years. New
York built in the Adirondacks a yeal
ago, large institution of this kind
Rhode Island has Just finished a 500,
900 structure for its tubercular poor
New Jersey has also a wel-equippeC
instit@;ion. Connecticut and Peunsyl
vania are granting annual subsidies tC
organizations already in the field
Minnesota and Ohio purchased sites
| last year and it is expected that the
| buildings will be authorized this SEES
sion Iowa. Illinois Maine. Maryland
New Hampshire. Vermont and a mum
Der of other states are moving in thf,
matter having appointed commission
TO investigate the problem for their
respective commonwealth
In two years alone the insurance
companies of Germany spent 81 600,
! GOO for tine erection and maintenance
of sanatoria in which TO treat THEN
consumntiye policy holders. This was
done only after ii was demonstrated
good policy from merely 4 business
point Of view to heal as many Of theil
stockholders as possible II a business
corporation finds it worth while to pro
/ long the lives of its police holders
the commission asks if il is aot worth
while :or the state itself to extend a
helping handtO the So nfortuuates? The
records taken from the official reports
of these insurance companies show
from 1897 to 1900, 27.176 persons were
treated. of which Is to a per cent OF
the men. and IS to Is per cent Of the
women were discharged as greatly
improved or cured.
The United States governr nnt ha
made provision for the treatment OF
its soldiers and sailors al Fort Bavarl
and Fort Stanton in New Mexico All
classes of eases are sent to these lar
racks: consequently the mortality is
high. We, ut Fort Stanton Of the 203
eases treated from November 1900. to
May. 1902. 81 were discharged as ap.
pareHtly cured - improved. 9 not i'm
proved - died aud 107 were still,
under treatment. The National Sana.
toria association of Canada has a cot.
tagc santorium at he Muskoda lakes
Canada OF the 422 cases treated, y
We're discharged as apparently cured,
1@t were abb TO go to work again, and
104 showed marked improvement.
The range in period of residence varied
from four to ten months.
In this connection it may be said
that there is pending in the legislature
a bill appropriating 100000 for the es-
tablishment of q sanitorium in Wis
coasin. and that the institution is sore
ly needed. and that it would constitute
a noble beneficenCe the above facts
seem to clearly demonstrate.