New-York tribune., 1909-01-04
TO PREVENT INFECTION
Mrs. Richard 14ldrich Suggests Plan
for Wdr on Tuberculosis.

Several speakers Of prominence addressed n meet
Eng yesterday neld in connection with the interna-
tuberculosis exhibition under the auspices o.
the committee congestion OF population in New
York in 5he Auditorium OF the American Museum
Of Natural History. Monsigno- I-avelle discussed
tuberculosis Tpeath Rates in Congested Areas
The Cost ard Method of FTed'catlng Inbercu-
iosis iu New York city the subject chosen
t. Dr. Evood- Hutchinson. who said Ihat the city
vas manufacturing % per cent Of its own tuoer-
c5losis year oy year
Mrs. Richard Aldrich. who was Miss Margaret
7 t-bsaler president - the Womens Municipal
Jsa11.e discussed The Slum and the Citizen.
saving rtat congestion must only be rernedied
but wiped out John Martin, chairman Of the
1aeetiog. emphasized the same point BENJAMIN =
Marsf.. secre.srF - the committee on coieeSilo'
s7,oLe OF Tie Necessity Of Finding Financial
Solution cor ,he Congestion and tuberculosis
Problem"
Mrs. Ald1ch said.
Ally fi.erds there is one direct Il complicated
ton: The sium must go start from that decision
e you would in taking a house & which mas mas no o All
other considerations are Subsidiary: into the IRE
loom which cannot be disinfected Destroy the
germs: destroy the slum. and tnen face the prob
But rou cry. there are vast interests to he con
sidered: why NOT maintain Genne IN ne i+ 'i5 an
and attention. How many Tell-to-io housekeepefs
ihe staiT%ys with Others With no entry deprived
OF service. would undertake TO satisfy me avs I'
health day after day. wear after EearE We are ash
ing Others 70 do what We could not do ourselves
W. u ,-H-,7o~ 81 -I-a enrIe who Iy- I'm volcanic
countries Does not tuberc'liosis coups as man
EARTHQUAKES are heZond our G9n5a"s. m Iossi,le
as the Iairs Of wild beasts on BroadwaE -
The slum existed in former years because !e~ ,
people knew Of its dangerous character II eNS,S ~ :
To-day because the citizen does not externihate H.
DR. Hutchinsons method Of eradicating tho dis
ease the actual removal from the city al
every known case OF tuberculosis In this way.
-r--TI7z zeI NTf Il
roughly speaking stamp tuberculosis within
its boundaries at expense not 10 exceed SO q
head Of population, within ten years He con-
tinued:
The expenses are heavy to begin with. but when
r1e once fairly grasp the fact that every case Of
tuberculosis comes by Infection from "a a pfeTa"us p
sH Berlin, for example. are clearly traceabe from
infection from known previous cases It is e 10 ne
once what rapid decline might be Ioleu
for after the first year or two years or three,
which might he necessary To get all Of the known
cases lifted completely out of the city
Monsfgnor I.aveile emphasized the relation be
tween overcrowding in the rooms of the poor in a
city's population and the death rate from tuber-
culosis quoting statistics OF foreign cities II con-
firm his contention. He said the Catholic Church
Championed all the social well all the spirit
uaI battles of the times and of the people. and
that II would be glad 70 be called upon for CO
operation in the fight
MIR. Martin said, aTncng other things:
For the home cure of tuberculosis the patient
must live like lord on milk. fresh eggs and Other
rich fooc he must resi- vi WIN ~ ease, nalllf ,I III H
dweIer in New York do this is much mock
cry as il would cable the victims in MeSSina
the thar all they need is some new clothes
plenty to eat and good modern dwelling to set
them up again. OF go typical families recently
Investigated by Settlement workers. about one
half we're living appalling conditions. packed
four or more 20 a room. and in the last I'VE years
the congestion the districts has increased
Secretary Marsh asked:
Is il evident that the main issue for New
York fr' its next Mayoralty campaign Is not econ
orilv @ Is not the underlying sober issue
from when we cannot escape. Shall New York
City stamp the white plag1le2