Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-07-21
PRESS BUREAU. BOARD OF
CONTROL OF STATE INsTi-
TUTIoNs, DEPARTMENT
ON TUBERCULOSIS.

Des Moines, July 13-As the educa-
tionsl propaganda on tuberculosis
gathers force and larger numbers of
people are becoming informed on its
preventahie nature one things stands
out preeminently as essential in the
ultimate eradication of this disease:
/. e., consumptives, especially in the
advanced stages of the disease,
should be isolated from the other
members Of the family or community.
1t is not to be understood by isOla-
ton that quarantine is meant. but
that disease so readily transmitted.
so infectious, requires that restrictive
measures should be adopted. To
adopt such measures means the hos
pitalization of the consumptiye. Each
county in the state, or groups of
counties cooperating, should establis
retreats where the advanced con-
sumptive population may be sent for
care and treatment.
Not only are the people waking to
the need of hospital treatment for
those suffering with tuberculosis but
there is a general feeling that per-
sons suffering from any malady,
whether surgical or medical should
be given the privileges of hospital
treatment. This is evidenced by the
law which passed the recent general
assembly, known as the Foley bill.
1t is the County Public Hospital Law.
and enables counties to establish
public hospitals for the treatment of
medical and surgical diseases and
the establishment of suitable means
for the care and treatment Of tuber-
culosis. This law may be termed the
peoples opportunity as it gives coun-
ties the power, upon vote Of the
people, to establish suitable means
for the care of its sick. 1t opens
wide the door of hope to many who
otherwise could have no hope. 1t
makes the way possible SO that ev-
cry person within the state il taken
sick shall have the largest oppOrtu-
nifty to get we'll. This law provides
that county may esablish a public
hospital in the following manner:
Whenever the board of supervisors
of any county shall be presented with
a petition signed by two hundred GOO
resident freeholders of such county,
one hundred fifty d50) of whom shall
not be residents of the city. town or
village where it is proposed to locate
such public hospital, asking that an
annual tax may be levied for the
establishment and maintenance OF a
public hospital at a place in the
county named therein, and shall
specify in their petition the maximum
amount of money proposed to be ex-
pended in purchasing or building the
said hospital, such board of super
visors shall submit the question tc
the qualified electors of the county a
the next general election to be held
in the, county, or at a special elec
tlon called for that purpose, frs
giving ninety days notice thereof il
one or more newspapers published il
the county, If any be published there
in. and by posting such notice. writ
ten or printed, in each township o
the county, which notice shall in
, clude the text of the petition AM
state the amour of tax to be levie'
, upon the assessed property of tn
said county, which tax shall not ex
) ceed (2) mills on the dollar, for
; period of time not exceeding twent
: (2O) years. and be for the issue o
county bonds, to provide funds 70
: the purchase of a site or sites an
the erection thereon Of a public hos