The Detroit times., 1909-02-01
y vaIue Of a
numan Life to The
State Of Michigan
Quppilss . Basic for Computing
that the state Should Give
Towards WIpln0 Out the
orsat White Plague.

49,. -. w good be ano
~ ""'' ''-ss' has been accomplished by ind
vidua initiative by public sub
pton, by stamp movement they are all
magnitude of the problem involved The ass0es
that financial support for this tremendous oa'
lid be subject variation and uncertainty OF private
and unorganized public subscription.
IL should the financial backing and support OF e
represented through Of Michigan and It's munich
1ltes
In paper presented the last international Congress on
James w. Glover of the University OF
igan subject detail and derived tables
population and vital statistics OF the twentieth census OF
United States of which the monetary loss sustained
community of given population easily be computed
Il is assumed that on the average of the
unity between the of and sixty can add over ana
hs living net sum dollars each
the wealth of the community
This ability wealth assumed to continue Until the
lge Of seventy and then
gain which thus contributed found for each age
the equivalent capitalized computed taking into account
per the mortality factor determining
1ks probable length of life
The gain in wealth is first computed assumption that
and then again the
that the conditions regards tuberculosis are those which
Dw prevail
gain will of be than in
with deaths from tuberculosis eliminated people
longer and contribute for longer period OF years
~ the wealth of the community
This excess which would deaths
the monetary loss which the community must
nlEer owing the presence of the disease
Technically speaking the difference between the capitalized
producing capacity of individual
community first on the assumption that toer-
present. the assumption that it
1T which the community inevitably sustain
Individual long the disease remains unchecked in the
unity
For example when the capitalized
computed per Of the wealth which would be pro-
ced bv the Young aged twenty SI64aae The
sed which will be produced present con-
prevail with tuberculosis $Is947S
difference $47sr the loss this age The number
d twentyone June 1859 Multiplying this numor
the loss per s47sI the total loss this group is
md be $3s.33as6o.
The loss in the state Michigan computed accordance with
preceding method and the loss in Wayne county
Michigan. $33os4Ia This means that the State OF Mich
beginning with this will sustain on the group Oh men
- living between ages and sixty monetary loss
computed five the beginning OF the cen
10y in round numbers $22ooo'ooo
way putting this is that Michigan . certain 10 DC
D,ersr by saaooo.ooo unless the disease is checked
# THE STATE CANNOT AFFORD TO REMAIN IDLE AMI
&oUBMIT TO THIS DRAIN
city Detroit alone bears Sa6ssor OF this burden aho
growing population is bound to increase ues
the tuberculosis death rate
Startling figures magnitude 1t may De aooeo
dat the Michigan the city of Detroit enjoy relatively
low when compared with other states ano
elites country This confirmed by the official reports OF
Office covering the hve years from 1901 10 1000
death per OF population for the entire regis
ration area given for Michigan ss and for Detroit
kxxa.e.
The annual may spreading the total loss
lever period fifty hyyear annuity whose capitalized
per equal the total loss heretofore
en selected the maximum length OF time within
the loss those who twenty
over the of after the
*1npse Of fifty years.
The loss the United States S3675627s
Xln Michigan and the city of Detroit $46o6o
Applying figures directly Michigan has been
afford expend million dol
per campaign against this disease planned
hiring about its the end of half
rs tmy.
The share Detroit this expenditure would be
n about 81 10000 per annum
These are figures which the Michigan association
and they tuberculosis unchecked
Ri ko<hc v and will SUITE