Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-09-17
TO PREVENT
Eight Million Dollars Appropri-
ated by Different States.

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Appropriations of over 81, 600, 600 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 l, 1909, forty-three
state and territorial legislatures have
been in session. OF this number, %
have passed laws pertaining to tubercu-
losis; eight others have considered such
measures about consumption were pre-
scented. In all, 101 laws relating to the
prevention or treatment of human tub
erculosis 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 sanatoria
for tuberculosis will be built in Pennsly-
vania, Connecticut, where three will be
erected, Arkansas, Oregon, Sonth Dako-
ia, North Dakota and Florida. In New
York, North Carolina, Indiana, Massa-
chusetts, New Hampshire and Maine
appropriations have been made for
enlarging sanatoria, already being built
or in operation. There are now q states
where such institutions have been estab-
lished. Every state east of the Missis-
sippi, except Illinois, West Virginia,
Kentucky, Tennessee, South Carolina
and Mississippi have provided hospitals
for tuberculosis patients.
Five states, Illinois, New York, Ohio,
Minnesota and Iowa, passed laws giving
their county officers power to erect
tuberculosis sanatoria without resorting
to a special vote. In Maine, Connect
cut, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Michi-
gan, Iowa and Kansas, laws providing
for the strict reporting and registration
of tuberculosis were passed. Only five
other states, including the District of
Columbia, have such laws. The National
Association considers laws of this char
acter as the first requisite in an organ
lied movement against tuberculosis.
Laws prohibiting promiscuous splitting
in public places were passed in Maine,
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Kansas and
Connecticut. Spitters in these states
will be prosecuted and fined.
Ten states have this year granted
nearly 500, 900 to be spent ouly for the
education of the public about tubercu-
losis. In some states travelling exhibi-
tons will be used, while in others lee
lures will be the chief means of educa-
ton. The states making provisions of
this sort are California, New Jersey,
Kansas, New York, Rhode Island, Iowa,
Minnesota, Porta Rico, Delaware and
Texas.
The statement of the National Asso-
citation calls particular attention to one
fact which shows the remarkable inter-
est in tuberculosis work, evoked
during the past year, namely, that fully
one-third of the 81, 600, 000 appropriated
this year is by special legislation and
for new work. The last Congress appro-
priated, in addition to this sum, nearly
81 000, 600 for the maintenance of the
three federal sanatoria in New Mexico
and Colorado. 1t is estimated besides
that the numerous county and municipal
appropriations made or to be made for
next year will aggregate at least So, 000,-
600, making the official public expendi-
lures in the United States for the WHIP
ing out of tuberculosis at least SIS, 000, 600.