The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-18
BENEFIT OF A TUBERCULOSIS
SANAT0RIUM.
Property Increased in Value, and
Health Conditions Bettered BY 1t.

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Health Conditions Bettered BY it.
On account II the present agitation
Iconcerning III possible dinger and detri.
nient officiating aiui,erruls>is sanatorinm
or camp near an lnhahite,! dwelling or
valuable properly. the National Associa-
ltion for The. Study and Prevention of
tuberculosis issues statement today.
which shows that in the great majority
| of cases such an institution has bene-
fetal effect, not only upon the sale of
property, hut also upon the health of the
community.
In recent investigation conducted by
the National Association, 81 institutions
located in22 different States in all parts
of the country were considered. Accord
| ing to inf rnia,iou> received from saua-
forum superiMendents, real estate deal
ers. aud vsrions DISTINGUISHED parties, 81 &
per cent of these tuberculosis sanatoria
have had Il faxorable influence upon
surrounding property, and have been
benefit to the community in which they
Fwere located.
In the case of 49, or 81 per cent Of the
institutions, ih~ presence of the sana.
torium helped 10 increase the assessed
valuation Of surrounding property. In
only one instance has property decreased
in value. and there il was due to ignor.
ance Of The facts In % ont of the AZ
cases, the presence of sanatorium has.
even been helpful in the recent sale Of
land, anil in only four places has any
detrimental effect on sales been shown.
In 81 8 per cent of the cases, residents
have been attracted to the community bv
the sanatorium. and in only three lo-
calities have residents been repealed,
Some examples show the Increase in the
value of surrounding property In the
vicinity of q sanatorium in Portland.
Oregon. land has more than doubled in
value in three years. aud is in demand
close to the sanatqrinnr. At Aiken, S c.,
property in the neighborhoodo OF the local
sanatorium has increased 400 per cent
since the institution was bnilt, AT Heb.
ron. Maine, surrounding property has iii.
creased 20 per cent as direct result Of
the presence of tuberculosis sanatorium.
A similar effect upon land values has
taken place in other towns, such as
Luzerne, Pa Liberty. N Y; Saranac
Lake, N. "; Pittsford, VT Mt. Vernon,
Mo land Silver City, N. M. At Ashe.
vile, N. c., vacant lots near one Of tie i
sauatoria in that city, sell a, four times
their price in 1900, and those farther
from the institution but nearer the cit,
are less valuable Not a single instance
was reported where the presence Of a |
tuberculosis sanatorium. camp, or dis
pensary in large city has had tletri
mental effect on the value of surrounding
property.
The Courts of Massachusetts, North
Carolina and Virginia have DECIDED thai,
a tuberculosis sanatorinm is, not a /
menance to the health Of community,
and that il does not decrease the value of |
land in its immediate neighborhona
The presence of tuberculosis sana-
forum has been benefit also to the
farmers in its vicinity from the fact that
it affords market for their produce, aud
gives more work to the unemployed |
The merchants, too, have testified that
the sanatorium is a stimulus and help to |
trade.
The tuberculosis sanatorium has been
of value to the community in the raising
of health standards, In almost every
city or town where such an institution |
has been opened, public splitting has de. |
creased. more windows have been opened |
and greater cleanliness in life has resulted. |
For these reasons, the National Associs.
ton for the Study and Prevention Of
tuberculosis declares that instead oil
being menace. a tuberculosis sanatorium |
may be regarded as benefit to any COM
muuity in which it is located. whether |
city or country.