The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-02-24
FIGHTING
SCOURGE
A HAWAIIAN BRANCH or Ma
TIONAL MOVEMENT no COMBAT
TUBERCULOSIS IS FORMED.

The steady prevalence of tuberaulo-
sis as the principal contagious disease
here is now attracting the practical
attention of medical men and others.
The Hawaiian Territorial League
for the Relief and Prevention of Iu-
bercuIosis mas been formed att the sug-
gestion of the National Association. A
. constitution for local Auu-Tubarcu-
losis Society has been drafted and
adopted
The following provisions will give
some idea of the field To- be covered.
This League shall be affiliated with
the National Association for the Study
and Prevention of Tuberculosis.
It shall also be officially connected
with the following societies for mu-
tual help: Southern California League
for the Prevention of Tuberculosis,
American Public Health Association.
st. Louis (Mo) Society for the RELIEF
/ and Control of tuberculosis. Peuusyl-
vania Society of the Prevention of Tu-
! berculosis, Department Public Health
and Charities, Philadelphia; Charity
| Organization Society, New York;
Washington Society for the Relief and
Prevention of tuberculosis.
"Purposes:-The education of the
people of Hawaii in all matters per
tanning to tuberculosis, commonly
! known as consumption, that is to say
the nature of the disease, its dangers
and sources of contagion, how to pre-
vent and how to cure, and TO advise
the well and the sick. said education
to be accomplished by the dissemina-
ton of literature and publications, by
lectures and public meetings. and
through the columns of the newspa-
pers and other periodicals of Homo
| lulu, HilO, Wailulu and Lihue.
"To secure the enforcement Of all
existing ordinances or laws. and TO
secure the passage of such other laws
as may be necessary and useful to pre-
vent the spread of the disease. to min
lister TO needy consumptives and their
families; in Honolulu and HilO to
maintain a special dispensary for the
/ treatment of communicable lung dis
eases; to aid tuberculosis victims liy-
ing in unsanitary quarters TO move TO
more healthful abodes: TO otherwise
| aid them I'm such ways as may be
/ deemed most judicious To foster and
carry forward the International, hui
manitarian movement to stamp out
the great white plague.
"TO iterate and reiterate I'm public
places the communicating prescuba-
bility and durability Of consumption
I'm no sensational way but persist
emily and wisely to make known the
facts regarding the spread Of tubercu-
losis in Hawaii I'm order that stepa
may be taken to stop its ravages in
our fair land.
"TO urge the establishment Of sana-
toria for the tuberculous poor
"TO further in every way correct in
! formation regarding public hygienic
sanitation and quarantine.
'TO cooperate with the public au-
! thOrities physicians the Hawaiian
l9Odlu VI iltdlluS Aut l1dh dlldu J err
ritorial Medical Society, the u. S Pub
| lie Health and Marine Hospital Ser
vice, and organizations outside Of Ha-
wall in all measures adapted for the
relief and prevention Of tuberculosis.
ITO appoint delegates TO the yari-
GUS State and International Congress-
es on tuberculosis.
Membership shall be composed OF
those persons interested in the relief
and prevention Of tuberculosis, who
shall contribute not less than $1.O0 an
nually TO further the organization.
Amy person interested I'm the relief
and prevention Of tuberculosis, receiy-
ing the approval Of either the Presi-
dent or the Secretary, may be enrolled
as a member. The annual meeting
shall be held in Honolulu. The fol-
lowing shall be Standing Committees:
Publication, Press and Publicity,
Lectures and Public Meetings, Legisla-
ton and Law Enforcement, Relief,
Dairy Inspection, Finance, Literature,
Hospital Visitation, Hygiene and Pub
lie Health.
Local auXiliaries shall exist and
work in the various districts subject
to the Territorial organization.
Out Door Life published at Ira
deau, N. Y, shall be the Official organ
of the Society"