Weekly journal-miner., 1909-05-26
LOCAL TUBERCULOSIS
 ASSOCIATION FORMED
From Frfday's paiIy)

vention of tuberculosis was organized
 at mass meeting last night in the
 high school auditorium. The associa-
 tion is named the Arizona Association
 for the Study and Prevention of Huber
 culosis. It will be affiliated with the
 national association. The constitution and bylaws of the California associa- ton were adopted. A call for member
 ship will be issued later by the of fcers of the association.
 Dr. John W. Floss of Phoenix was elected president; President K. c. Bab cock of the Tucson university, first vice president; Dr. John E. Bacon, of Tombstone, second vice president; Rev J. E. Crutehfeld of Phoenix, third vice president; Lloyd Christy of Phoe- nix, treasurer, and Dr. John W. Finn of Prescott, secretary.
 The consulting medical board of the association is Dr. O. E. Plath of Phoe- nix, Dr. H. T. Southworth of Prescott, pr. W. V. Whitmore of Tucson, and Dr. W. D. Cutter of Bisbee.
 Governor Sloan presided. In his opening speech he referred to the good work done by the Arizona Medical so- ciety and referred to the duties of the physicians in combating the ravages of the great white plague.
 Dr. Jarvis Barlow was the next speaker. He said that last nights meetings had a larger attendance and was more successful than any meetings held by the Los Angeles society during the two years first following its organ ization.
 He explained the nature of the dread disease known as tuberculosis and re- ferred to the lack of danger from its infection if the person afflicted were cleanly in habits. He referred to the following agencies for the prevention of the spread of the disease in the or der of their importance:
 First, dispensaries; second, visiting nurse; third, day and night camps; fourth, sanitariums for the cure of cur able cases; fifth, hospitals for the treatment of incurable eases.
 The doctor declared during his ad- dress that if compelled to have only one of these agencies that he would prefer the nurse. The next most i'm portant agency he considered the day camp as 1t is cheap and effectual in educating the stick and preventing the spread of the disease. He said the tubereular who destroys his sputum and keeps clean is no danger to any body.
 pr. Cunningham, resident physician of the Barlow santarium of Los Ange- l les, described in detail and in a very manner the method of treatment of tuberculosis in his insti- tuition. The institution was established by Dr. Barlow as a semi-charitable one. Dr.. Barlow still devOtes much of his lime to it.
 Rev. J. E. Cratehfeld, presiding cid 1T of the NJ. F. Church, South, of Ari- .ona, described at length how church workers could assist in preventing the pread of tuberculosis.
 NJ. G. CanBiff. in the course of his Iddress, declared that the Prescott chools compared favorably with any n the United States from 8 sanitary tandpoint. He recommended the ap- ointment of medical inspector whose uty it should be to visit the schools nd investigate the health of the chil- ren.
 Attorney E. s. Clark, in his address, aid that the public should be aroused Q the great importance of the ques- ion of tuberculosis. He advocated hat pressure should be brought to bear n legislators looking to the passage f legislation for the protection of the . eaIthy and the treatment of the af- ieted ones. Governor Sloan, in his closing re- z arks, thanked the people of the city ,r the deep interest they manifested
 the object of the new association nd their keen appreciation of the ben it's to be derived from carrying out e principles of the society.