The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-22


politics. md congratulated tho people
or vtrgInin on tho fact that tho time
has come when such men us tho Mayor
and. the Guvernprgare advocates OF tho
spreveptiono Of stI,bercslosiH and are thus
showing tllcir Interest IN the tiilngs
TINT have to do Will, tho daily life OF
the people. Or. Mitchell. paid High
Tributes to DR.. Levy and DR.. freeman
for their work In connection with the
exhibit. and commented
on tho strides being made by the Board
OF Health generally.
a Hopeful Note.
In closing the meeting, Or. j.. G..
Levy sounded O. hopeful note In show
ing the progress made In the year just
8 .'Ti.eereS are Still ten days loft in
1907" he declared. but Tor purposes
of comparison wo may figure proper
1Ii q, with considerably accuracy.
Old city. Late IN that i's year there were ere
.aiinexed 1850 people. The deaths this
year e. r. from tuberculosia 80 far amount
TO s6l md TX they keep ZIP the same
ea,ne f2f sho nnlng ten days VII
OF the Increased reputation. The rate
now now 231. against $50 for last year. The
whitc rate OF deaths from tnberculosis
year. The colored deatl, rate was 346
per 100000 this year. against 402 last
year. showing notable Improvement
IN the healtlisof the colored population
The exhibit closed with a stercoptiS
con lecture from Professor Rput4ahn,
n which he stated that I'm no other
Giiy wsSs the exhbi. has been shown
e @as aus oqk the
Health Department OF Richmond, and
to. It's. vigorous officials. s,..
h Aftcrnooa Lectures.
AT J O'clock yesterday the subjects.
"The Com,ncrcial Aspects OF Tubercu-
1eTts o ana TTbesGnloss Costs
8. Tuck, the first speaker. told OF the
comparative death rates. as&illustrated
from life Insurance. statistics. Mr..
Tuck said that of the people dying be-
over 80 per cent. died of tuberculosis.
In referring to tho cost to the city OF
Richmond as estimated by the Board OF
ala thst aneu, mr
resent only about one-third OF the cost
to the city. This estimate does not in
clude the cost OF maintaining hospitals
OF Ter pnSpEa e the nr
ventable disease.
He said that regulations should be
SO made that persons predisposed te
tuberculosis should be prevented from
loss to, the city OF richmond al SO,
oO0. 1000. II does not begin to tell ths
tale of sadness and woe brought te
the homes OF the people who have hat
consumption visit them
DR.. Allen W.. Freeman, medical tn-
tspectcr OF the Health Department. satc
that II the people who were going e
be brought into Sanger Hail and tote
that this Is a preventable.s disease. any
amount OF money could be raised K
save those lives. DR.. Freeman. stated
that consumption taxes the people OF
Richmond at $12 head. and strikes
mainly the poor and INDECENT and those
who are less able to stand the ravages
| OF the disease.
Organized Labor.
AT 4 r. NJ. yesterday, ''Tuberculesi
by Mr.. James J. Dreamer who sail
labor has been lighting for more san
itary conditions In the factories an,
called attention 10 The fact that tn
majority OF the people affected ar
between the ages OF sixteen and fifty
and for this reason he thought tina
to labor unions. In closing. he as
sured; .the1 Board OF Health that tn
1 labor unions: were ready and Willing
! to do all In their power to assis
Mr.. c. b. Cooke, president of tn
Civic Improvement Beagzic, considere
the subject one OF the most inip'ortan
/ that had been taken up during TIL
numerous meetings. OF, the exhibit, %
accounts Of the fact that the laborin
4 people are more subject to unsanitar
conditions in their work, and ar
4 forced to live in poorly constructs
houses. He advised each local unto
! to form special committee to ascer
! tain the prevalence OF Consumption
among It's members. their wives an
children, 80 as TO help the Board .
4 Health to locate the cases which hav
not been reported.