St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-09-25
MILLIONS TO
fight TUBERCULOSIS
State legislatures Aiming Science Tor The
Fight against White Plague.
Is STATES AND TERRITORIES
legislatures have Passed Laws for the Con.
ductlng Of Consumption Crusada-.Sana.
teFIa Popular.

Appropriations of over 100000
for the suppression of consumption
have been made by tw~enty-eight
state legislatures in session during The
past year, according TO a statement
issued BY the National AS
sociation for the Study and Preven-
ton Of tuberculosis.
Since January /, 1909. forty-three
state and territorial legislatures have
been in session. OF this number, %
have passed laws pertaining to tuber-
culosis; eight others have considered
such legislation, and in only seven
states no measures about consump-
ton were presented. In all, 101
laws relating to the prevention or
treatment Of human tuberculosis we're
considered, and out of this number
CD we're passed.
OF che sixty-four laws passed,
fourteen were in reference to build
ing new state institutions. New state
sanatoria for tuberculosis will he
built in Pennsylvania, Connecticut,
where three will be erected, Arkan-
sas, Oregon, South Dakota, North
Dakota and Florida. In New York,
North Carolina, Indiana, Massachu-
satts, New Hampshire and Maine, APP
preparations have been made for
charging sanatoria, already being
built or in operation. There are now
I27 states where such institutions
have been established. Every state
east OF the Mississippi, 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 aanato-
ria without r~esorting 60 q special
vote. In Maine, Connecticut, Rhode
Island, New Jersey. Michigan. Iowa
and Kansas, laws providing for the
strict reporting and registration Of
tuberculosis we're passed. Only FIVE
other states, including che district Of
Columbia, have such laws. The Ma
tional Association considers laws Of
this character as the first requisite
in an organized movement against
tuberculosis.
Laws prohibiting p~romiscuous spit
ting in public places, we're passed in
Maine, Pennsylvania. New Jersey,
Kansas and Connecticut. spitters in
these states will be prosecuted and
fined.
Ten states have this year granted
100000 to be spent only for
the education Of the public about
tuberculosis. IN some states travel
ing exhibitions will be used, while ID
lectures and literature will be
the chief means Of education. The
states making provisions Of this sort
are California, New Jersey, Kansas,
New York, Rhode Island, Iowa.
Minnesota, Porto Rico, Delaware and
The statement Of the National AS
calls particular attention to
one fact which shows the remark
able interest in anti-tuberculosis
work, evoked during the past year,
namely, that fully one-third Of the
100000 appropriated this year is
oy special legislation and for new
work. The last Congress %appropri-
tied IN addition 10 this sum, nearly
100000 for the maintenance Of
three federal sanatoria ii New
and Colorado. It is esti-
mated besides that the numerous
and municipal appropriations
made for tuberculosis work for next
ear will aggregate at least $4,000,
100, making the official expenditures
the United States for the wfping
ut Of tuberculosis at least SIS 100000.
Carey Goes no Baton Rouge.