Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-01-20
THE MARYLAND ASSOCIATION
For The Prevention And The Re
lief of Tuberculosis.


The arrangements are perfected for
holding the public meeting on Tues
day evening next in Annapolis. By
the grace of the members of the House
of Delegates the meeting will be held
at s O'Clock in their new chamber at
the State House. The Hon. John
Writ Randall will preside and Gov
ernor and Mrs Warfield will be pres
ent. Among the speakers will be w
II. Welch, NJ. D.. W S. Thayer, NJ
D., and the Rev. Donald Guthrie.
There are about thirty ladies aud
gentlemen connected with the medical
profession coming from Baltimore
to attend the meeting. These will re-
turn by special train over the An
napolis and Baltimore Short Line
Railroad after the meeting. There
is two-fold object IN holding the
meeting at this time in Annapolis.
One is that permanent organization
of a branch of the State Association
for Anne Arundel county may be per.
fected. The second is that they may
get the ear of the new legislature and
prepare the way for new legislation,
which is needed.
IN view of the strong movement de-
veloping throughout the country, hav-
ing for its object the suppression of
tuberculosis, and in view of the rather
remarkable results being obtained by
voluntary associations like the one
now before us, it is desirable that
branches should be organized through
out the state in the various counties
of the same. tuberculosis prevails
especially during early adult life, and
it is demonstrated beyond doubt that
If ic dtcaaca aud
there are at least 100, 90 ocases of this
disease in the State of Maryland to-
day. Between October /, 1902, and
October ], 1908, there were in Mary
land 2. 500 deaths from tuberculosis.
Now when we are assured, on the
highest authority, that tuberculosis is
both a preventable and durable dis
ease, and that the most important
elements in its treatment are simple,
namely, cleanliness, rest, food and
fresh air, it is the bounden duty of
every citizen TO help forward such a
movement in every way, So that this
frightful drain on the life of the
young manhood and womanhood of
the state, and the fearful loss it
brings, may be averted.
Ii further urgency were needed it
may be gathered from the astounding
revelations made in the Report of
the tuberculosis Commission of the
State of Maryland, 1902 1904. I" One
significant fact may be cited. In 1908
the death rate from tuberculosis dis
eases in Baltimore and the four prin-
cipal towns in Maryland were as fol-
lows per 0,000 of the population
Annapolis, 81 "a; Cumberland, %. n;
Frederick, 1890; Hagerstown, IS. AZ;
Baltimore city, %. 80. From this it
viii be seen that the highest mortality
among these towns is that of Annapo-
lis, with death rate from tuberculo-
sis of 80. S4 per 10000 of population,
risingfar above that of Baltimore city,
and exceeding that of Hagerstown by
nearly 100 per cent. All the other
towns in Maryland have tuberchIar
mortality below that of Baltimore.
Upon analysis the great excess in the
mortality of Annapolis is seen to be
mainly due to the large colored popu-
lation, though the white mortality
still exceeds that of Baltimore.
The proportionate mortality is svery
high, moreover. for both white and
colored populations, in other words,
while of every ten persons dying in
Baltimore, one dies of tubercu losis,
one in everysseven dying in annapolis
perishes of the sdisease, and the pro.
portionate mortality among the color
ed rises to such point that nearly
one in every five of the colored popu-
lation dies of tuberculosis. These are
gruesome facts to contemplate, and it
is hoped that the meeting on Tuesday
may see the Inauguration of a move
ment which shall stem the tide, and in
due time entirely stop these ravages,
which, in these modern days of light
and leading ought not TO exist.