The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-04-10
TUBERCULOSIS LECTURE.
MR. WILSON AT CITE MISSION
 LAST EVENING.

Tells of the Decrease of Consumption
 Deaths Since 1Ss3-Mayor studIey
 tbe Presiding 0nicer-HOpe for the
 Future-Danger from ExpectOratiOn
 -surroundings More Harmful Than Heredity.
 At the City Mission hall last evening the first lecture in connection with the 1 tuberculosis exhibit at the Organized l Charities building this week was deliv- cred by Alexander Wilson of Boston. MT. Wilson is secretary Of the Boston 1 association for the relief and control of 1 tuberculosis.
 1 The lecture was preceded by a short service at which Miss Ruby Street sang, accompanied by Miss Jessie Holt. Rev. MT. Mossman, who is in charge of the mission, introduced Prof. Irving Fisher, who is secretary of the citizens com mittee and chairman of the executive committee of five.
 He spoke os the importance of the anti-tuberculosis crusade, and called att tention to the exhibit which is being held this week in the United Workers room at the Organized Charities build ing from 9 a. m. to 9 p. m., and also of the outside exhibits.
 Mayor Studley who was present and who is chairman of the committee, was called upon, to presided. Introducing the subject he delivered some interest," ing remarks in regard to the import once of the taking up of this work in this city, following the lead of other large cities.
 The mayor then introduced Mir. Will son. He gave a number of statistics and reports from various sanitoria. He told of the possibility of dealing with the dread disease.
 This has been more fatal in New Haven than spotted fever. averaging as many as twenty deaths a month. Yet we do not know how to deal with spotted fever, while we do know how to deal with consumption.
 There was a steady increase in the fatalities due to tuberculosis up in 1883. In that year the germ of the disease and the methods of curing the malady were discovered. Since then there has been constant decrease ir1 it's contri- button to the death list. In Boston the rate has been cut in two, and Connecti- cut shows a steady decrease.
 There is therefore q hope for the final elimination of the germs if the people can be aroused to help to exterminate it. ~ s~E
 He alluded to the extreme danger arising from the expectoration. This little germ which has to be magnified 300 times to be seen, is continually be- ing thrown out by those who have the disease, and is spread in various ways into the homes of the people.
 5 He also spoke of various occupations and their relations to tuberculosis. a Cigar makers. he considered especial ly liable to the disease on account of the close condition of their rooms ordi- narily, because of the necessity of keeping the tobacco in a. good condi- tion. .,.,....
 He told of the dangers of infection in houses and adduced the fact of the numerous deaths occurring in the same house due to a lack of disinfect- I ing. Heredity he declared to be not as N great as surroundings. && 5
 He closed with many helpful state- nents for the future. .' After the meeting many of those present adjourned to the Organized Charities building to view the tuber- culosis exhibit there. >,a,