Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-02
REGISTRY OF GASES,
CONGRESS TO BE ASKED TO LEGIs-
LATE ON TUBERCULOSIS.
Action Taken by Associated Charities
Law to Be Patterned After
New York Statute.

Steps are being taken for the compulsory
registration of tuberculosis cases In the
District of Columbia, and efforts will be
made to have law adopted providing for
| such registration. Action this matter
was taken yesterday afternoon at the meet
| ing of the Associated Charities committee
on the prevention of consumption, after
The Stars report closed.
A general discussion of the subject was
| brought about by MIR. William H. Bald
win, who delivered a paper before the Ma
tional Association for the Study and Pre-
vention of Consumption. Mr.. Baldwins
paper the sanitarium movement
throughout the country and favored the
compulsory registration of all of
consumption by physicians and others
His idea was said to be to formulate a
law, patterned after the New York law
on the subject, to be adopted in the Dis
trct.
The necessity for such an enactment was
pointed out and emphasized in the general
discussion of the matter which followed
On motion Gen. George NJ. Sternberg, the
presiding officer, appointed Mr.. William H
Baldwin, DR.. George M. Kober and DR..
Richard Kingsman a committee Ito report
on the advisa blity of the free examination
of sputum by the city and the compulsory
registration of all cases of consumption
Proposed Sanitarium.
Discussion of the proposed consumption
sanitarium for the treatment of Washing
tonians of moderate means who are affict-
ed with the dread disease was continued.
Gen. Sternberg described the building at
Rockville Md, upon which he had secured
an option at 5000. He announced that
Mr.. Henry Phipps of New York had donated
81 600 for the consumption hospital. 1t is
probable that Mr.. Phpps' donation will be
employed in lessening the expense OF treat
ment at the sanitarium for those who can
not afford to pay the full charge for treat
ment, and to provide free treatment for
others.
1t was the belief of Gen. Sternberg and
others that charging uniform rate of
$40 week for treatment at the proposed
sanitarium would be adequate. EndoW-
ments and donations, it was said, could be
employed to supply the difference between
the full rate and the amounts certain
patients could afford to pay below the regu-
lar sum.
1t was the consensus of opinion of the
meeting that Congress should be urged that
the government must take care OF the IN
digent tuberculosis cases in this commu-
nifty.
Mr. Charles F. Weller, secretary of the
Associated Charities, suggested that the
charity organiza lions of Washington might
furnish some money for the treatment OF
poor consumptives at the prospective SAM
tarium. ,,
subscribed to the sanitarium fund before
Incorporating the company
Then" he added. I'VE can make start
and trust to Providence aid the good peo-
ple of Washington to back u.s.
Physicians Interested.
1t was regarded as a good omen that al
ready thirty-eight physicians In the Dis
trict have entered their names on the list
of sanitarium subscribers.
It am anxious said Gen Sternberg, 10
get under way. Let US secure this Rock
vile property and make a start
The announcement was made that wlthln
the next few days a meeting of the SAM
tarium stockholders will be called and
decision reached as to what steps shall be
taken and when.
A letter was read by the assistant sec
retary. Mr.. Wallace Hatch from Mr.. w, S.
Duffield, who is taking great interest In the
fight against tubeI culosis which is being
made in Washington. Mr.. Dufield said
he was in New York attending the funeral
of his brother, who died from consumption.
This fact, he wrote, makes my interest in
the important matter all the greater
letter was also read from Mrs. Taft,
wife of the Secretary of War, favoring the
good work. of the committee in behalf of
unfortunate humanity
On motion Mrs. Taft was unanimously
elected to membership on the committee
for the prevention of consumption.
Secretary Weller addressed the meeting,
favoring educational work in the crusade
against 1.-The white plague of consump-
ton.
DR.. Jesse Rarnsburgh made a report on
tuberculosis disnensary work. He said 1t
was his purpose to arrange a system OF
medical STATS and substaffS for the dis
pcrsary in order that there might always
be a physician on duty during the hours
announced for the examination of suspected
cases of consumption. He spoke encour-
agngly of the good work that is being ac-
cCmpished in the dispensary at 925 f street
northwest.
The announcement was made that Mr..
John B. Dickman, president of the Central
Labor Union of Washington, had accepted
the Craftsmanship of the subcommittee on
trades unions in the tuberculosis crusade.
Attention was called to the necessity of
enlisting the efforts of the newspaper men
of Washington in the legislative work of
the committee.
Mr.. GUIDES Views.
Mr.. William F. GUIDE, chairman of the
finance committee of the general commit
tee for the prevention of consumption to-
day called attention to the necessity for
more united effort on the part of the
against tuberculosis. He illustrated the
urgent need of funds to provide care and
treatment for the INDECENT consumptfves
and for adopting stringent sanitary meas
ures for the prevention of the disease.
Mr.. GUIDE cited as an Illustration of the
cent death of an estimable citizen who
we'll and hearty six months ago, at
which time he weighed $50 pounds. He
contracted the disease and quickly wasted
away until death relieved him of his suf-
ferings. This man is said to have left
widow and six small dependent children,
and is given only one of many similar
cases in the District.