The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-04
NORTH SIDE NE Tvs
tuberculosis Deaths in Topeka
Number 365.
Within the Last Decade Accord
ing TO Board of Health.
In KANSAS WERE 1000.
Majority Of Consumption Vic
tins Found in Larger Cities.
Fatality Maps Feature at Luz
kens Opera House Exhibit.

About 365 deaths from tuberculosis
have occurred in Topeka within the
last ten years. and 1900 deaths from
the same cause in the same time in
Kansas. Leavenworth shows a death
list OF about 80 from this disease.
These data are represented by black
headed pins stuck in maps of the cities
of Topeka and Leavenworth and of the
state of Kansas at the tuberculosis ex-
hibits at Lukens' opera house. The
exhibit opened Friday afternoon and
closes tonight. 1t is underline auspices
OF the state board of health.
The board has compiled the statis-
ties quoted. The figures show the
greatest number of deaths from the
white plague" in Wyandotte county,
where Kansas City, Kan, is located,
and in other counties where the large
cities of Kansas are found.
In Topeka, the most deaths in pro-
portion to population have occurred in
the negro district of ''Tennesse town.
This, the health officials say, is due to
the unsanitary conditions of n egro life
and dwellings,. 1t is noticeable that
Tennessee town. has more white
plague" victims than probably the
whole west section of Topeka together.
This part, according to the pins, is sin
gularly free from victims The disease
seems to be most fatal il the northeast
wards. The health officials are in
clined to think that the smoke from
the Santa Fe shops poisoning the air
may have something to do with this.
as well as conditions in some of the
homes of this district.
On the other hand, in Oakland, just
east of the shop district. only eleven.
deaths from consumption. In the
First ward eighty people have sue
cumbed to consumption in the period
mentioned.
This means that there has been
eight deaths every year or one nearly
every month in the last decade in the
First ward.
1t is stated by the board of health
that this disease is on the decrease.
They are of the opinion that the
change for the better is due to the
peoples adopting sanitary measures
sleeping, and Crumbine's slogan,
''Swat the fly"
In this connection it is said that the
atmosphere in the shop district will be
purer in the future, as the oil will be
burned in the boilers of the plants.
The slight smoke from oil is said not
to be as injurious to the lungs as the
coal gas.
Patrons and employees of the Union
Pacific depot were treated to free
exhibition of two of the Russian dane
erssthis morning. The company which
played at the Grand last night were
at the depot en- route to Salina. One
of the company was in gay spirits and
went around slapping her friends on
the back. Later she and a companion
executed fancy steps up and down the
platform, to the joy of all beholders.
"A few men, including c. E. Jordan,
J. r. Spetter, Otto Kuehne and others
gathered at fire station No. at
O clock last evening and waited for the
Civic club which was to hold its regu-
lar monthly meeting to be called to or
der. But as Mayor Billiard, president of
the club, did not appear. and no more
members came, no meeting was held.
The meeting night had been changed
from twice month to once month
to take effect last night. Indications
are that it will not meet again.
The club was reorganiZed February
u, 1910. The membership reached to
over 100. Through the efforts of the
club the aviation meet was secured for
the Taylor tract north of Garfield park
in June. The club raised money to con-
meet the park and the field by a bridge,
which, however, was washed away by