The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-12-18
The Fight Against Con-
sumption.


losis established 10 this country, is
a statement issued to-day by the
National Association for the Study
and Prevention of Tuberculosis
During bhe months OF September
AND October, l6 associations, 10
sanatoris, and 5 dlspenssries were
started or provided for In the United
States, making record Of achieve
ment ia anti-tubereulOsis activity
never before equalled Ia any country
of the world. Tue stimulus for this
wave of philanohrOpic eudeavor has
been derived largely from the recent
International Congress on Tubsrcu-
osis.-
From one end Of the country to the
other, men and women of all ranks
AID classes, are rising up to fight In
the battle against tuberculosis. In.
Guiding the recently formed societies,
there are at present time, al associa-
tions for the study ana prevention Of
tuberculosis IN the United States ,
with a total mem bership Of over 20,
900, all engaged in an active war on
consumption. Never before in the
history Of the county, has such AZ
army been massed to fight against
disease. And, with the present "a E
of increase sustained, 1T is estimated
that the army will be doubled In siz'
within a year, On January !, 1905,
there were 10 the United States only
"a associations for the study and pre-
vention of tuberculosis. BY January
|, 1909, there will undoubtedly be $50
such associations, an increase of oyer
500 percent. The states which lead
In the number of associations are
Massachusetts with 26, New Jersey
with %. New York with 10, Michigan
with 16, and Pennsylvanis with IA
Thirty five of the forty-six states
have one or more associations.
These Associations are all philan'
thropic in organization, and are COM
posed of physicians and laymen, both
men and women, who are anxious D.
see the number OF deaths from tuber
cuosis reduced. That such orgaGiza
lions are instrumental Ia saving life
miy be seen from the reduced death
rates in several states and cities. L.
Boston. the death-rate was reduced
from 2l.7O to 18.46 per ten thousand
Largely through the efforts Of the
local association In New York, II
is estimated that the campaigb
AGAINST tuberculosis has saved to the
city annua ly at least 5000 lives In
hc3go, a similar reduction in the
number Of deaths from tuberculosis
has peen effected.
At the head Ut the great campaign
being carried on throug bout th'
country, is the National Association
for the Study and Prevention OF
Tuberculosis, with Preaident Rose
Welt as ooe OF It's heads and with neal
ly 1000 me nber, Ia every state In The
Union. Allied with the NatiUua'
body, are u state As ociatiOns, who
are fighting tuberculosis In thei
various states. And under these STATE
organizations, or independent OF
them, there are nearly 200 associations
10 the principle cities of the country
The increase in the number OF sana-
toria at the present. time, Is also par
ticularly noteworthy, since the neeo
for beds for tuberculosis patients is
evident 10 every state. There are, at
the present time, $50 saRatOria ano
hospitals making special provision for
tuberculosis p itients, and the entire
bed capacity Of all these institutions
i abont $4,000. When it is consider
et that there are Ia the United State
1T least - 900 people suffering from
Ia 1eIcY usl leg Ct which number
Ought g ne IT sanatCI or hos
pits II" la Z Vi plVLtT OSu ca )aclty
- vrrvt vldeu
1h-ol-J:I ,rY movement. o'e "
The itcr nnaseS Ia ths' tutl-tLbotcu
ln>is eau pIIFr, y $50 rec 'Nr'(
.rrAG imp.tu, fuu ya-',a. vel
~cre IN II di~per, r. ~ o." u !
Il SIst.; IT. to- 81 CHI tim ,ieI
ar; Is, nnu - ~ a. .i,tu" e.
tini>u-d ~ ~, tairul ne week.
/ h,>r disCeI ans y" aces to
h'Cn anyone whn inks that he
has he disease, may go aud be ex-
amined and given proper ADVICE and
treatment free OF charge, or for q
very small sum. The emphasi. In
these institutions has been laid on a
regular and sanitary life on the part
of the patient, aud on his sleeping
in the open air.