The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-06-23
GOOD OF TUBERCULOSIS sANA.
TORIUM.

AoPV AncTcaSeu III value, ard
Health Conditions Bettered by It.
On account Of the present agitation
concerning the possible danger and
detriment of locating a tuberculosis
sanatorium or camp near an inha bit.
ed cwelling or valuable property. the
National Association for the Study
and Prevention Of Tuberculosis issues
a statement today. which shows that
In the great majoriay Of cases such an
institution has beneficial effecr. not
only upon the sale Of property, but
also upon the health of the commu-
nifty.
In recent investigation conducted
hy the National Association, 81 insti-
utions. located in 90 diferena States
In all parts Of the country were con-
stdered. According to information re-
ceived from sanatorium superlntend-
enis. real estate dealers, and various
disinterested parties. CTS per cent.
OF these tuberculosis sanatoria have
had a favorable influence upon sur
rounding property. and have been a
bsnsfit 10 the community In which
they were located.
In the case Of 20. or s2.2 per cent.
OF the institutions. the presence of ahe
sanatorium helped to increase the as
sessed valuation of surrounding prop
erty. In, only one instance has prop
erty decreased In value. and there It
was due to ignorance Of the facts. In
% out Of the 81 cases. the pesence
of sanatorium has even been help
fui In the recent sale Of land, and in
only four places has any detrimental
effect on sales been shown. In 51.3
per cent. Of the cases, residents have
been attracted to the community by
the sanatorium. and In only three To-
calities have residents been repelled.
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, and
Is In demand close to the sanatorium.
At Aiken. 8. c.. property In the niegh.
borhood OF the local sanatorium has
Increased 400 per cent. since the in
stitution was built. At Hebron. Maine,
surrounding property has increased
20 per cent. as q direct result of the
presence of a tuberculosis sanator-
ium. A similar effect upon land
values has taken place In other towns,
such as Luzerne. Pa: Liberty, N. ";
Saranac Lake. ". T.: Pittsford, VT;
Mt. Vernon. Mo-. and Silver City, n.
Nj. At Asheville. N. c.. vacant lots
near one OF the sanatoria In that ci,y.
sell at four times their price In 1900
and those farther from the institu-
ton but nearer the city are less val
liable. Not a single instance was re-
ported where the presence of a rubec-
culosis sanatoriuln. camp. or dispen.
sary In large city has had a ietrl-
mental effect on the value Of sur
rounding property
The courts of Massachusetts,, North
Carolina and Virginia have dec dcd
that a tuberculosis sanatorium is no,
menace to the health of a comnu-
nifty. and that II does not decrease the
value of land In its immediate neigh
borhood.
The presence of tuberculosis san
atorium has been benefit also 10 the
farmers I'm its vicinity from the fact
that IL affords market for their pro-
duce. and gives more work To the un-
enjoyed. The merchants. too, have
testified that the sanatorlum is n
stimulus and help to trade.
The tuberculosis sanatorium has
been of value to the community i'm tn =
raising of health standards. In al
most every city or town where such
an institution has been opened. pub
lie splitting has decreased. more win
dows have been opened. and greater
cleanliness i'm life has resulted
For these reasons. the National AS
ISOLATION for the study and Proven
tion OF tuberculosis declares that in
stead of being menace, tubercu-
losis sanatorim may be regarded as a
benefit to any community In which it
Is located, whether city or country.