Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-19
DIR. FOSTERS REMEDY
Consumptives Should Be Con-
fined by Law
IN THE SANATORIUM
TREATED IN SPECIAL PUBLIC
INSTITUTIONS.
Other Papers Read Before National As
ISOLATION for Study and Proven
ton of tuberculosis.

obtain private treatment or to support
themselves without working for a living,
even though they are strong enough to
work. ought to be confined by law in tu-
berculosis sanatoriums and made to re-
main there, in the opinion Of DIR. John r.
c. oFster of New Haven. Conn.,, who adj
dressed the National Association for the
Study and Prevention of tuberculosis In
the ball room Of the New Willard Hotel
this forenoon. A large number of physi-
clans and nurses attended the symposium
session at which this statement was made.
The subject under consideration was sana-
forum treatment of the disease, with spe-
cial reference to cases demanding this
method regardless of climate.
At the same time in another portion OF
the hotel, on the same floor, session of the
pathological and meteorological section OF
the association was held, the papers and
discussions being for the most part teen
meal in character.
DIR. Schuman N. Bonney presided at the
symposium. The first paper was read by
Dr. Herbert NJ. King of Liberty, N. Y, on
"Sanatorum Provision With Industrial OPP
portunties for INDECENT Consumptives He
described proposed institutions which would
provide infirmareS for the early treatment
of consumption, pavilfons where outdoor
treatment may be begun and Industrial de-
partments, including farms and workshops,
for those patients who are nearly cured.
DR.. Fosters Paper.
The subject of DR.. ]. P. c. Fosters paper,
to which reference has been made, was
Detention Institutions for Ignorant or Vi
c!ous Consumptives."
1.-The movement to arrest the spread OF
tuberculosis" said DR.. Foster, land so far
as possible to eliminate 1t cannot be sue
cessfuly prosecuted until the detention OF
t- L. n oynd tC
systematically enforced. The right to de-
tain a consumptive In a hospital at the
discretion of the health officers Is not TO
be confined to those who seek public aid
because of their inability to continue work.
There are cases that are at work and
continue to be at work for an indefinite
period, which should be removed TO oeten-
ton institutions and retained there as long
as the authorities may deem advisable
After relating an incident. which came
under his own observation, of servant
girl with incipient consumption working IN
a house where her presence was especially
dangerous, DIR. Foster went on to describe
the nature of the institutions in which poor
cases Of this kind should be confined: He
believes each town and city should nave
It's own institution, which could be main
tanned It small expense. Both from an
economic and humanitarian point OF view,
he said, this method ought to be approved
Other Speakers.
Il. II. -
what Cases Are Suitable for Admission to
a State sanatorium, Especially in New Eng
land" DIR. Bowditch spoke on the sana-
torium subject from six years experience
at the State Sanatorium for tuberculosis
at Rutland, Mass.
Other speakers on the program OF the
symposium session were Maj. G. E. Bush
nell of Fort Bayard, DIR. E. L. Trudeau OF
Saranac Lake, N. Y; DR.. w. =. James,
~ vorlyo if nr A
city; DIR. Edward o. Otis, Boston; DR.. w.
Evans, Chicago; DR.. ]. A. Wilder. Denver
DR. H. P. Loomis, New York city; DIR. S. Z
solby, Colorado Springs, COL and Dr. Al
fred Meyer, New York city
The chairman of the pathological and
meteorological section is Dr. NJ P. Ravenel
of Philadelphia and the secretary IS Or. u.
]. Mccarthy of the same place. The pro-
gram of the session this forenoon was as
follows:
Introductory address, Channels of Infec-
ton in tuberculosis" DIR. William II.
WEIGH Baltimore; 1.-The Therapeutic Value
DR.. Arthur ]. Richer, Montreal; THE Nat
ural and Artificial Protection Of Man
Against tuberculosis" DR.. G. Figari, Ge-
noa: 1.-The Serum Diagnosis of Tubercu-
losis,' DR.. Hugh NJ. Kingdom. Saranac
Lake; 1.-The Diagnostic and Prognostic
Value of Agglutination in tuberculosis,
Drs. NJ P. Ravenel and H. r. NJ. Lands.
Philadelphia; Studies in Immunity in Tu-
berculosis''-Part 1, 1.-The Properties of the
Serum of Immunized Rabbits" Drs. E. r.
Baldwin, II. NJ. Kingdom and A. H. Allen,
Saranac Lake: Part II. "a Astrological
Study Of the Lessons In Immunized Rab-
bits" DR.. ]. L. Nichols, Saranac Lake:
'The Blood in tuberculosis, with special
reference to Prognosis,'' Drs. Josephus VI
lom and F. A. Craig, Philadelphia.
This section and the sociological section
began their afternoon sessions al O'Clock.
The association will conclude the business
of this annual meeting today.
In Two Sections.
The session yesterday afternoon was con-
Quoted in two sections, the sociological and
clinical and Genealogical. In the last the
work of localities was reviewed, with aIlu-
sions to the necessity for participation by
the public in contributions, ETC., to save the
lives of the afflicted of this disease. In
Pennsylvania, it was stated, that the aver
age cost of curing a tuberculosis patient is
$40. In New York the cost was estimated
at from 81 to SIS per week, while In Mary
land 500 was given as the cost of cure In
comparison with this, II was stated that
the value of the life saved together with
the cost of attention and medicines in cases
where, no special treatment was cured
amounted to a total of 81 600 The invest
ment was said to return dividend of not
but 5000 per cent in favor Of re organ
tied effort as represented In the modern
institutions. This discussion in the socfo-
logical section was based on two papers
by Hhomer Folks of New York and Ed
ward r. Devine of Chicago. The discussion
was general.
The second section took up the technically
medical phase of the subject, DIR. Norman
Bridge OF Los Angeles presiding. The topics
discussed included THE Relation of Tuber-
culosis to Life Insurance and Insurance Com
panes,' THE Open-air Treatment of Sur
gical tuberculosis" The Role of Climate
in the Management of tuberculosis and
THE Influence of the Advent of Tubercu-
losis upon Native Populations
AS to instance, II was stated that u per
cent of the death benefits paid by one Of
the big three" life insurance companies
was due to tuberculosis that one-half Of
such benefits were paid during the first five
years of the life of the policies and that
of the one-half billion dollars paid In death
benefits by eleven of the large companies
yearly six million dollars is paid on account
of this disease.
The Evening Session.
The evening session was devoted to an ad-
dress by Talcott Williams of PHILADELPHIA,
the election of directors and general BUSH
ness.
Mr.. Williams spoke on the Responsible
ties of the Layman In the Prevention of
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