The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-12
.R'eCOl1lfnen dations bsy
Public I B iiy[; Health ! i. h
SOCiation. 4. \. l.2
WORK If Pr Z {, v & NTION N!s8
\ VERY lMPO ORT' AMT
Interesting Review of vVhatSHa AZ
Been cen Accornp p1ished @ in { en-
3 ~ Years Ears and Results :; 81 Best
! S,cient;i ii; 6c 4 Thought fors ssIa
sStalnpin Out the 5s3.
Disease. N "a 3SBsss

n 711ll van
5{speecial Cable to The Tinca- -Di SSs
4. CtJEs1N, Jan,lnry II i aoat III
interestng and Important sc hi th II ~
scecdinga OF tho Arno ican# Public tIaal ti,sE
a ssoclatiol,, which lis lii session hero this
ek. yyas the report Of the Cornml tte eas
5oi, !, t,
iot O /, la. rinnn OF the CO ID
!nlittee. was unable n to bo 5pr esent Il. ara q
the report I Was read by the seorcta ~. Ri
q he report is for he last ten years, a1id$
shows In Sde etnil tho work OF prevention,
that has been done the crusns Va sal i1stS
l,losis. also II tile best
tific thought for tho a fiirther rance 81
sof the movement Ito stamp out tile
ase.2 f8Sl
I frecMonr1le g dat lon of the Commi Ness
for Control aid AZ ion " Conau,np
ton follows n t
Tho mott flea ton to- ana tllc reE s
Is trn ton by heal saut horit ies or nj
q cases OF tubercul losts Which have ar \;
a rived ID II tho infect tious sta 10,
Es The thorough lsinfectioii o. III n s
Cured, q and tile recording 81 OF VI sucllgsSs
action 4 II an II open record
TheS m esta b hment sof special u
ssA hosp pitals for the tmcnt of ~ ber
" culoss. is
j;S The organizatio Ion of sociot Hes fo
the preVentio Of TT berculo Isl
Govern me f sinspe q tion$ ofE dairte II II
slaughter house and tie EXTERN Inn 3s $
Sst ton VI of s$ tubercnlo losig anon ia
S ca 5S
The approprlato v eglslnii Hon
against spi ting into laces$ where "a he
sS4sputum Is likely d feet ot hers, and 4
s against the a sale Q III ofat ton -
"a Jcpts which have been muse 90
sun,pt vos unless tlley becllss3ss
M thorough dislnfcct ga. SsS
Compll lsory sllainfe fect ION tel s
rooms, sleeTiness ~ and AZ
8s steamer bins SW icil haVa lteefi
:cuple led n hsslss III
If persons arc i,lllnwc to odcup
Institutions M ee ded
rho report continue ": II
now cl ear Int SforSIhe tretttnIeItsS
of t,iberculos there must lie five klrd
iinRtitutions: Tirs t. a Il iSpensitri fprBgt
cns scs n ocorid ana
cases third sansl toria
cont farms for the nnrlo men pc
Who hnYo 81 been a res storsd nh ysictsl lFs h
healtll,;hut shaypS not htni med 10
platol state OF euro; III llospl tails sss
advanced dying ca ses: s|s
"a number Of d ispetlslr ll,l vc been
3cstub shod lii the e tlesi# and soma
arc being opcned snnl to f|sE
3tablislled. "a lius been dernonst tetl
many early stag cases car: ,cs sue cessrss
fully treated without rference w tlls3
occupation and ordinary domestic rela-Sg
tions. n Tor tho treat mt OF sue ~ ca se55$$
1T MS cccssary. however, to 81 q material
assistance iii tho way die as Syyall ast3
medicine to people whose scan ty means
does not permit the plrclla se 9 suci ";
articles. # u ss
Much more should be #6o one by 5s4yt he
government for healthy mlls and inea t3a
and thn8 Ion oe tuberculp ISIS 8s Ssss
among doinesttc animals than has been sI
done ZIP to the present time u. #
question: OF whether or not al s
NAL and bovine i lberculos a rpR ~ ter
shoul nfll1enc GO tlls
matter at Ill. 8 # 9 3s
35$$8"It is To the interest OF the human
family that tubercuosls OF every Ind boz
wiped from the face OF tho eilrth NJ aud
this cannot DO benccoglplishe II tun less the {s
limo Of battle be mado to extend oil 3S
tho cntro front WhercYe ubcrcul
appears Moreover, Il must be conceded III
that the milk and meat OF a. sick IN tnlal S
is Improper food, 4; even though; the diss- s-5Ss
ease from which, the tlnlmal suf ffersI be-
not trnnsmissbl to- hc person consl -3SS
ing such food. f s III s5s b 8
The Evil Of Splitting
Legislation agailst Eapi tti s.. liIl-ss;
fortunately mas missed & tho mark. proh-
iy3bccallseS there has not been Q. 5cl lea q;
cut understanding d s4the manner ~ n SSfs
which splitting. cont tributes to- the spread ss
OF tuberculosis, II there Is to be any
legislation on this subject at all, 81
should be- such ms will prevent consunlp-sss IT
tives from contnminating ltouses.sg8# ISL
clothing, U utensils and suell NJ things as
ll;lve to be handled ind MS may become
media OF transmission OF the q isease 70 5SS
others, 3s 5 81 SSSi u 81
"spitting OH tho street or upon the s85
pavement Is or very little consequenG noe
in n8tho snroud Of tuberculosis MS COM A
pared with splitting lii the cliandkerchlef n
or splitting upon the floor Of q house,
1t Ii, perhaps going too fi,r TO attempt ~ 81
enter III man's castle and control S his
personal conduct, and fp,s this lrusol,
Legislation upon tho subject 5of spitttn NE
.probably Will never aceomplisl much s5
good. NJ IA .8l 2i M 5ls3 4 i5ss
sDisinrccton -nf aiotel rooms, sleeping
car bertls and steamer cnbins y not et,sg 81 IS
primary Importance In no y etslnrssisi s
against tuberculosis. but4is othfcally des!Sa
srable We nov know that implntttn7
ton of tuberculosis requires ,s much
larger aud more intimate exposure tiinli8@SS n
Ii, ordinarily possible In 5ho.cls. en- rs and ~
steamers. Very susceptible pcrsallsig
however, might contract tho aisetlss m
this way ,,nl this IL an 'ldli tjonal sieii-# III
son. besides tho ethical one why indi- Isl
yiduals and corporations Who have TO Do
With such places and fcuny SEES should II.
be required 10 give absolute pspteftson
to their guests and patrons, Il s.
rphe home and tho workshop arc rNtlly /
tho centers from whici, tuberculosis ~
distributed, and they at tho same iin'ts il'
ara strong pretjs Causes g .,,a ~
disease by reason Of their uaheai llful J.
ness. BAD aud gndul lteritssi food and lnsF
proper selection Of food bs thss Ind Yidyal
arc all strong. pscdisPoslns causes py 81 u
lowering Vital IA 8