The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-03-05
TUBERCULOSIS NOTES
The Fight Against Consumption all
Around the World.

In order to show that splitting on
the sidewalks is dangerous to health
an investigation has been made by
DIR. John Robertson, Medical Health
officer of Birmingham, England,
which shows that seven per cent OF
the 'spits' collected in public places
contain consumption germs. On the
other hand the dust collected from
the floors of the cottages of the Ad-
irondack Cottage Sanitarium has been
found to be free of tuberculosis germs
showing that a careful consumptive
Is not dangerous.
Consul General George Horton has
made a report from Athens on the
conspicuous work of Greek physicians
in combating the country's two chief
scourages-malarial fever and tubercu-
losis. An annual average of 1000 per.
sons die each year from the form
er, while In epidemic years, due to
excessive rains,. the number exceeds
5000, which was the case in 1906. The
population OF Greece Is 2,433,S06. The
people have been Interested through
lectures, pamphlets, etc, to fight the
ing stagnant ponds and throwing
petroleum on them. A tuberculosis
congress will be held In Athens next
year, to which will be invited not
only physicians, but all the mayors
and other prominent people OF Greece.
Under legislation enacted in 1905 In
the Danish Government pays three.
fourths of the expenses of all poor
persons who desire to be treated in
tuberculosis sanatoria. When the hos
pitals under construction are COM
,pleted Denmark will have one bed In
tuberculosis hospitals or sanatoria for
every 100 inhabitants, a fact which
will mean that the length OF treat
ment can be considerably extended
In the United States there Is one bed
for every $500 inhabitants.
Efforts are being made In Bulgaria
to abolish the numerous monasteries
and converts of the Greek Catholic
church and to use their buildings
and revenues for the establishment
and maintenance of tuberculosis sana
toria. King Ferdinand has given 100-
900 francs for the erection of q ma
tional sanatorium. The death rate
from tuberculosis In Bulgaria Is very
high, being 81 for every 10000 living.
The compulsory state system of
sickness insurance Instituted In 1881
In Germany has proved a powerful
factor in combating tuberculosis. No
less powerful have been the the pub
lie sanatora the number of beds In
which have increased In the pas.
fifteen years from 243 to 8,422. or
the 200 tuberculosis sanatoria and hos.
pitals I'm Germany, 35 are supported
by carriers of sickness insurance. The
statistics of the Imperial insurance
department show, that as many as i2l
per cent of the number of persons
trs ated In these institutions remained
In good working health five years af
ter being dismissed from the sanator-
lum.
London has three open-air schools
FOR tuberculosis children. Similar in
stitutions have been established In this
United States In Providence, Boston,
New York. Pittsburg. Chicago. Hart
ford, Conn, Brookline. Mass. ami
Rochester, N. Y.
A significant phase of the campaign |
against tuberculosis in Sweden Is ths
by various Industrial |
of sanatoria for tubercuio
lis workmen from their own factor.
es. The Vulcan Match Company. the
.jusne- Voxne Timber Company. the
Hardware Company. the
Ericsson Telephone Company and the