The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-11-10
WILL FIGHT
TUBERCULOSIS
Committee Formed in Morris
town to Prosecute a Cam
paign Against It
DR.. HENRIQUES IS PRESIDENT

An anti-tuberculosis committee was
formed in Morristown Thursday even
ing at a meeting of medical men and
others interested held in the:munlcipal
building. Mayor Alex. Bennell pre-
sided and introduced w. @. Smallwood,
secretary of the State Anti Tt uberculo-
sis association. Mr.. Smallwood told of
the work Of his association formed
three years ago, the organization Of
ItWenty-three local committees and the
methods used to arouse people to the
necessity of taking precautionary
measures against tuberculosis. He
told OF there being twelve thousand
cases in the state that are known and
asserted that for every case reported
there are ten others needing supervi-
sion. Mr.. Smallwood said Morristown's
death rate from this disease was thirty
eight in the past ten years and he be-
lieved there we're one hundred cases in
the town to-day. Every third person
in the world who dies between the ages
Of fifteen and forty-five dies as the rel
suit of ravages of this disease, said the
speaker, one person dying from tuber-
culosis at the rate ofAuwo minutes and
thirty-six seconds.
The work of instruction, Mr.. SMALL
wood pointed out, should begin in the
public schools and he said that New
Jersey was far ahead of all the other
states in this matter, the state board
OF education having taken up the mat
ter. Lectures, he said, should be given
in,the high school at least twice a year
aud the pupils given literature to take
home to their parents. The travelling
tuberculosis exhibit was recommended
to the meeting and described as in
cluding maps, charts, etc, and models
Of tenements and sanitariums.
The registration of all cases and
cleansing of the house occupied by the
patient on death or removal were adj
vocated, measures that are already in
effect by the local board of health.
| DR.. Frederick w. Owen suggested
that a physician should be appointed
to confer with the family's regular
physician on all cases Of tuberculosis
and asserted that If a family would
not take the precautionary measures
lordered by the board of health or the
| physicians that legal measures be re-
sorted to compel them. He told of the
successful use in the Morristown hos
pitfalls of the creosote treatment and
the good results obtained.
DIR. Stephen Pierson pointed out the
fact that Morristown's death rate was
made large because of the people suf-
fering with tubercular troubles coming
here to enjoy the salubrious climate,
many of whom failed to be benefited
and died here.
George @. Butler, of the New York
state department of health, was pres
ent and told of the work of his board
in educating the people.
DIR. Pierson, after the motion to or
ganize committee had been carried.
nominated Dr. Henriques as chairman
of the committee and the following as
an executive committee DIR. Armin
Uebelacker, DR.. Anna L. Allaben, DR..
Clifford Mills, DR.. Frederick W. Owen,
DR.. Gustav A. Becher, Mayor Alexan-
der Bennett and Alderman Ira Mowery,
which was carried.
Those present at the meeting in
cluded DR.. Pierson, DR.. Owen, DIR.
Becker, DIR. Griswold, DR.. Grace Will
son, DR.. Allaben, Dr. Henriques, May
or Bennell, Alderman Mowery and
George q. Butler.