The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-10
ers that be.

during the recent mlid series OF
small pox few of our prominent
citizens were taken to our pest-house
(properly named) and of course had
to remain until cured. 1t was fortu-
nate to have Mr. Minnick state the true
inevitable to be hauled out into the
country a few miles and there to be
huddled together like sheep. for want
of preparedness of wealthy commun-
ity. The presence of an iso alton hos
pital within the city limits is COM
patible with the proper execution of
our health laws. There is not any
need of having to haul the sick a few
miles without the city limits. AS to
the contagiousness of -pox-you
can be vaccinated. If you get small
pox, you are getting what you want.
It's virus exempts no one. Regretable
as are the conditions regarding our
pest house, yet more deplorable are
lar, the insane and the inebriates. The
common horror of the loathsomeness of
smallpox makes it an easier problem
to impress authorities with. as it ex-
hibits such a repu,sive object lesson.
tuberculosis, though just as infectious
receives no attention. He, the tub
CIRCULAR, will infect the entire city, by
being permitted to spit anywhere and
everywhere, injecting homes. hotels,
lodging houses, public drinking cups
and even beer glasses. He should be
taught, if at home. how to live to
take care of himself and avoid infect
ing others. If he cannot be taken care
of at home the proper place is the
hospital. A hospital should be equip
ped with a sufficiently large number
of portable cottages for the tubercu-
tai for treatment. A tubercu.ar pa
tient cannot be properly treated in our
medical and surgical institutions such
as they are constructed. Moreover, the
tuberchlar is a menace to present as
well as future patients of a regular
hospital. Well regulated municipali-
ties give most arduous care to the in
cipient tubercular by providing such
means as will cure the thus afflicted.
Such is the wisest investment from a
commercial point of view, for incipi-
ent cases of tuberculosis are durable.
Won Prof. Dr. Pannwitz, Charlotten-
burg, "Zehn Yasre Erfahrungen in
Heilstatten wesen" in his address at
the International Congress on Tuber-
culosis, at Washington, D. c. 'OS. gives
conclusive proof of the commercial
vides proper hospital facilities for it's
tubercI lar sick. Thus of 70 success
fully treated Workingmen from the
year 1S97-1907 i. e. 10 years later, 40
were still making their own livelihood
and supporting their families. If these
40 men after the completion of their
cure, each had minimal earning ca
pacity of 1000 mark, or 10000 M per
year, or 100000 NJ. for 10 years, is it not
worthy to apply the principal in the
conservation of our social economy.
Suppose that we would discover by the
various tuberculin tests, that We had
ESQ Workingmen infected with tubercu-
losis, and these 250 were given proper
hospital cottages and a percentage of
so, or 200, would be cured( this is a
low percent of cnre) and given an
earning capacity of $500 per year. you
will appreciate the figure, 100000. The
The tubercular, if not treated. always
die, hence the city will have to rear
the children, provide for the mother.
and posterity will find a self perpet-
uated disease and charged to heredity.
German municipalities find it economi-
cal to disinfect freely, houses, wearing
apparel, ETC., that have been infected
with tuberculosis and provide tubercu
:ous patients with free treatment at
isolation hospitals, they provide the
rest cure (a) for adults (b) for child
rem. For incipient stages. sanitation,
etc. Thus Germany has lowered it's
death rate of tuberculosis Is per cent.
1t has saved thousands of worthy men
of the middle class and millions of
dollars for the government.
Sufficient for illustration. What do
we do for the tubercular? Our hospI-
ta,s cannot take them at all nor have
they any business in the close wards
and rooms such as We can give them.
We do not even disinfect the homes af-
ter their death, until perhaps recently
Every tubercular infected shack of
our city had best be burned and the
nlaccd in cottages under trs-