Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-16
THE CONSUMPTION CRUSADE.
War Against White Plague Is Nation
Wide-The Progress Made.

Appropriations of over 100000 for
the suppression of consumption have
been made by twenty-eight state legis-
latures in SESSION during the past year,
according to a statement issued today
by the National Association for the
Study and Prevention of tuberculosis.
Since January /, 1909. forty-three
state and territorial legislatures have
been in session OF this number rs
have passed laws pertaining to tuber-
culosis; eight others have considered
such legislation, and in only seven
states no measure about consumption
were presented. In all, 101 laws relat-
ing to the prevention or treatment Of
human tuberculosis were considered
and out OF this number GA were passed.
OF the sixty-four laws passed, four
teen were in reference to building new
state institutions. New state sana-.
toria for tuberculosis will be built in
Pennsylvania, Connecticut, where
three will be erected, Arkansas, Oregon,
South Dakota, North Dakota and
Florida. In New York, North Carolina,
Indiana, Massachusetts. New Hamp-
shire and Maine, appropriations have
been made for charging sanatoria, al
ready being built or in operation. There
are now q states where such institu-
tons have been established. Every
state east of the Mississippi, except IL
linois, West Virginia, Kentucky, Ten
nessee, South Carolina and Mississippi
have provided hospitals for tGbercu-
losis patients.
Five states, Illinois, New York, Ohio,
NJ eriV
ing their county officers power to erect
tuberculosis sanatoria without resort
ing to a special vote. In Maine, Con-
necticut, Rhode Island, New Jersey,
Michigan, Iowa and Kansas, laws pro-
viding for the strict reporting and
registration of tuberculosis were
passed. Only five other states, includ-
ing the District Of Columbia, have such
laws. The National Association con-
siders laws OF this character as the
first requisite in an organized moves
ment against tuberculosis.
Laws prohibiting promiscuouss spit
ting in public places, were passed in
Maine. Pennsylvania, Newe Jersey,
Kansas and Connecticut. Spitters in
these states will be prosecutedS and
fined.
Ten states have this year granted
nearly 500, 900 to be spent only for the
education OF the public about tubercu
losis. In some state travelling exhibit
tons will be used, while in others lee
lures and literature will be the chief
means of education. The states MAX
ing provisions of this sort are Cali
fornia, New Jersey, Kansas, New York,
Rhode Island Iowa, Minnesota, Porto
Rico, Delaware and Texas.
The statement of the National AS
ISOLATION calls particular attention to
one fact which shows the remarkable
interest in anti-tuberculosis work,
evoked during the past year, namely,
that fully one third of the S4,O0O.O00 ap-
propriated this year is by special
legislation and for new work. The last
Congress appropriated. in addition to
this sum, nearly $1,000,000 for the
maintenance of the three federal sana-
toria in New Mexico and Colorado.
1t is estimated besides that the MINER
Gus county and municipal appro-
priations made or to be made for
tuberculosis work for next year will
aggregate at least s3,00O,000, making
the official public expenditures in the
United States for the wiping out of
tuberculosis at least sS000,o00.