Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-16
TUBERCULOSIS LEAGUE
Talked Of DisiDfecliDg Homes
After The Death Of Con.
sumpiives.

New Haven, April 16.--The com
mittee appointed by Governor Wood
ruff on the authority of the last legis
lature to investigate into and maxi
recommendations to prevent tn
spread of tuberculosis met yesterda!
afternoon in the aldermanic chambel
at city hall and listened to and dis
cussed the relation of the tenemen
house to the disease. The committed
consists of Drs J. P. c. Foster, S. j
Maher, Omer LaRue, the Rev Jane!
| b. Nihill, John f. Gunshannon, AL
bert P. Dossin, A. X. Kimball, Horace
b. Cheney and William j. Brennan
and has already Investigated the sit
uations in the factories of the state
and will once month hold public
hearings at which other contributors
causes to the disease will be taken up
Their report will be made to the next
legislature with recommendations fol
such laws as they think would pre-.
vent the spread of the disease.
In connection with the cleaning up
movement now on in this city the
hearing yesterday brought forth some
very interesting facts. Professor
| William E. Bailey, Albert E. Booth
of the high school, Health Officer
Wright. DR. Joseph Townsend, secre-
tary of the state board of health and
several others interested in the ques-
ton addressed the commission and
| told of the conditions in which many
of the tenements here had been found
and stated that undoubtedly these
conditions contributed largely to the
spread of the disease. Professor
Bailey illustrated his statements with
photographs taken during the past
month or so about the city.
The discussion then went on to the
care of chronic consumptives and the
means of caring for them. 1t was
stated that throughout the state there
was no place, institution or other
wise where these patients could bs
taken. This was objected to by A.
P, Dawson of Meriden who said that
that city hadt already taken steps to
provide place for the sufferers and
he thought New Haven and the other
cities could and should do likewise.
The subject of disinfecting homes
after consnmptives have died, came
up. DIR Foster stated that he believed
that the doctors were much to blame
for not having homes disinfected.
He said they neglected to report them
to the board of health and to explain
to the afflicted family that the health
authorities would gladly do the dis
injecting gratis. This led to the bur-
ial of the bodies and MS 10 why the
health board didn't get onto the cases
through the burial permits. 1t was
then stated that until short time ago
undertakers buried people and when
they had time, perhaps couple of
weeks later. went for the permit.
This practice however, had been
stopped.
The session of the commission
lasted two hours and at its close DIR
Foster announced the next meeting
would be held at the State Capitol
during the second week of May. The
subject for that session will be on
milk and its relation to tuberculosis.
He added that it would oe thorough
ly gone into and that some inter-
esting developments were TO be ex-
pected. Through the efforts OF the
committee simply by suggestions to
employers factory conditions about
the state have already oeeE greatly
remedied. A report on yesterdays |
meeting will be made up and sent |
about tenement owners pointing out |
defects and suggesting improve
ments. II is expected to nave even
a better result than did the factory |
effort.