The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-01
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inadequate the magnitude the problem involved The assoca
that the financial support for this tremendous battle
onid be subject the and uncertainty private
Y nifk and uaorganized public subscription.
should steady financial backing and support of the
public represented through the Michigan and its munich
n pslides
ny In paper presented to the last International Congress
James w Glover. the University OF
Michigan considered this subject detail and derived tables
from the population and vital statistics of the twentieth census OF
United States by of which the loss sustained
BY community given population easily be computed
average member of the
uny ages twenty sixty add and
shove his living expenses OF hundred dollars each
year to the wealth of the community
ability produce assumed continue until the
1ge O seventy ceases.
The gain which thus contributed found tor each age
equivalent capitalized computed taking into account
the interest factor and the mortality factor determining
\ the probable length of life
The gain computed the assumption that
tuberculosis and then again the
conditions regards tuberculosis those which
now prevail
The gain in greater than in
eliminated people
live longer contribute longer period of
z 20 the wealth of the community.
This which would be realized if there deaths
tuberculosis is the monetary loss which the community must
3 suffer owing to the presence of the disease
Technically speaking the difference the capitalized
value of the future wealth producing capacity of individual
community given age assumption
oss present and then the assumption that
the loss which the community inevitably sustain
individual long the disease remains unchecked in the
hauhity.
example present the capitalized
computed of the wealth which would be
by the young aged is SI64aae The
the wealth which will be produced
continue prevail with tuberculosis is SI5e4s
$4s represents this The number
young States the of and
June 1869 Multiplying this number
The loss individual S475I the total loss this is
rcahd to be sss.ssa,s69
Michigan. computed in accordance with
method $22ooooo6 and the loss Wayne county
1hesn $33os4I2 State of Mich
beginning with this century will sustain the of men
hen living the ages twenty sixty monetary loss
whose FIVE the beginning OF the cen
fury in round numbers $22,oooooo.
Another putting this that Michigan is certain to be
by Saaooo,ooo unless the disease is checked
STATE CANNOT AFFORD TO REMAIN IDLE AND
&BUBMIT TO THIS DRAIN.
The city of Detroit bears SaeSase of this burden and
weight growing population bound increase unless
taken lower the tuberculosis death rate
Startling these figures in magnitude it may be added
of Michigan the city of Detroit enjoy relatively
when compared with other states and
in this This confirmed by the official reports OF
Office the where the
death of population for the entire regis
son given for Michigan s7s and for Detroit
*1sass
may by spreading total loss
computed FIVE equal the total loss heretofore
Fifty selected the maximum length of time within
the will be sustained because those who twenty
will have reached passed of seventy after the
pc Of fifty years.
minimum annual loss in the United States is $3o7so2S;
Michigan and the city of Detroit S146ooo
Applying these directly Michigan has been
expend million dol
in campaign against this disease planned
about its practical determination by the end OF half
The of the city of Detroit in this expenditure would be
ept $rsoooo per
These which the Michigan association
and they that while tuberculosis remains unchecked
hciy and will suffer financial loss
be considered also the of misery and
(which exists today homes where this dread dis
kntered Fewer Of sucAhomes would justify any
direction becomes the solemn duty
a
Installation. $751; -