The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-12-16
AAT|.TUDERCULOSIS Meeting.
DEMONSTRATION TO SHOW pEcr,
METHODS OF PREVENTION
ADVANCE Notice and Synopsis of tho
programme Of the Meeting to be
Held In This City December 22nd-
A Large Attendance Expected.

United States, at least 100000 die OF
tuberculosis annually. If this estimate
be correct. and mortuary statistics
pear out the above estimate, and, IL
1T has been computed, the value Of
the average human life is $4,000, in
Guiding the cost of treatment and loss
OF earning power, then tuberculosis
from the deaths alone, not taking into
consideration the great loss by hum
dreds OF thousands of its lingering VIC
Tins, who are turned into expensive
consumers and non-producers, the
death loss from this disease to this
coutry is at least $500, 900 annual
ly.
Arguing along the above lines from
an economic standpoint aside from the
humane motives and melted by the
first law Of nature. self-preservation
the intelligent and progressive people
OF Sumter county propose to have on
December 22nd, at Sumter, a Sumter
County Anti-Tuberculosis Demonstra-
ton, and course Of lectures, with a
view to inaugurating a systematic and
comprehensive campaign Of hygenic
education, which will be an attempt
to solve the problem of practical pre-
ventive measures against tuberculosis.
Sumter county enjoys excep-
ional immunity from tuberculosis,
compared with many communities in
South Carolina and the entire South
ern States. The Civic League nurse
who looks after the INDECENT poor in
the city OF Sumter. having only seven
| cases Of tuberculosis during the past
year, and while this is not all OF the
cases reported in this county, never
theless our physicians say that Sumter
county has less tuberculosis than per-
haps any county in the State.
One reason for this is that Sumter
has never encourages the tuberculosis
patients Of the county to come to
Sumter to spend the winter months,
as has been done in other communi-
ties in North and South Carolina.
Working in conjunction with the
plans advanced by the recent Inter-
national Anti-Tuberculosis Congress
held in Washington, and under the
direct supervision and control of the
South Sarolina Anti-Tuberculosis AS
sociation Of the State Medical Associa-
ton, the demonstration on Dec. 22nd,
In this city, will be instruction by both
demonstration and lectures. Every
health officer in South Carolina is in
vited to attend this big meeting be-
cause Sumter county proposes to make
this meeting partake of the nature of
statewide demonstration, or sample
exhibition OF the proper educational
FEATURES to be adopted by each coun-
ty in South Carolina. An effort will
be made by Sumter county to show
the other counties in this State what
are the best practical preventive meas
ures to be put into operation.
While this will be primarily a Sum-
ter county affair with view to bene-
hitting our own people. nevertheless il
is considered not inappropriate to in
vite the public in general to be present
in order that they might gain very
valuable information from the Sum-
ter county efforts, to suppress tuber-
culosis. Prominent physicians Of
Sumter county and laymen also. have
been invited, as well as few distin-
guished physicians from other coun-
ties to make short talks.
DR.. Robert Wilson, Jr. chairman of
the State Board Of Health, DIR. c. Fred
Williams, State Health Officer. and E.
l. Reardon. Health officer of Sumter.
have accepted invitations to make ten
minute talks on different subjects.
showing the most practical methods
OF prevention against tuberculosis. 4
number Of other physicians and sev-
eral we'll known laymen have also
been invited, but have not yet signi-
fled their intention to deliver addresses.
Hon. r. |. Manning, president of the
Chamber of commerce of sumter. will
deliver the address of welcome and
short talk, explaining the object of the
meeting. whose talk Will be preceded
by prayer by the Rev. III. III. Coyinp-
ton of Sumter.
The demonstration feature will be
particularly impressive and practical
and easily understood by the general
public and professional people
Ihere VIII be gramaphone lectures.
consisting Of short talks. telling how
TO avoid tuberculosis. with musical
numbers in between. There will ola,