Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-03-03
ron A COUNTY sANETARIuM.

III Is TO be hoped that Inc Boarti
of F~reeholders will find a way 10
carry out the suggestions Of VIII
liam C. smallwood, of Newark, who
represents the New Jersey Tubercu-
iosis Association, that a sanitarium
be erected In Middlesex county for
the care of consumptive patients.
The war on the great white plague"
is being waged with increasing Wig
gor throughout the world, but
nowhere is there a more strenuous
campaign being carried on than in
this country. This is brought for
chilly to our minds every holiday sea-
son by the sale Of the Red Gross
seal, which is placed at the disposal
of various organizations.
The greatest effort has been put
forth to educate the people as to the
real meaning of the disease; to prove
to them that 1t can be cured and
show al the same time how to pre-
vent it.
Great work is being done by the
state sanitarium at Glen Gardner,
but when 1t Is realized that there Is
Il
a long waiting list for that institu-
ton and that hundreds OF patients
are dying right here in New Jersey
for the want of proper treatment, 1t
is evident that something more
strenuous will have to be>done. The
plague is SO widespread that one in
stitution cannot begin to care for the
victims, neither can the state alone
hope to cope with the situation.
Realizing the great need of proper
facilities for carrying on this war,
the different counties are taking the
matter UP and erecting sanitariums
of their own. It is proposed that
Middlesex join the others in this
great fight for the cause of human
ity.
MI. Smallwood quoted statistics
to show that there were $50 cases of
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year, and of these there we're ISL
deaths. 1t is very probable that I'M
less something is done speedily by
the authorities to arrest the ravages
of this disease another $50 will pass
away during the present year.
What are we going to do about 1t?
We believe the Board of Freehold
ers will have the unanimous support
of the people in this community. In
any effort they may put forth to af-
ford relief. restoring health and hap
piness to hundreds of homes In all
sections of the county.
There are several excellent. local.
tons where such a sanitarium could
be erected at comparatively small
oosrs rsrvr<~-murnrr section or incl
county IL particularly we'll adapted
for this work and land can be secur-
ed at a very reasonable price. No
longer Is there fear in the various
localities of having these sanitar-
iums In their vicinity for 1t has been
proven that 1t is perfectly safe to
live among consumptiye patients who
are being properly treated and car
ed for. In fact, a person Is a great
deal safer at such a sanitarium than
In the open city, where those who
have the germs are spreading the
disease broadcast without regard for
their fellowmen.
In Perth Amboy during the Christ
mas holidays a great many Red
Cross seals were sold through the
efforts Of the Woman's Club. Sew
eral hundred dollars were realized
and turned over to the tuberculosis
association of this city. We do not
know what arrangement have been
made by this society for spending
this money, but 1t may be that If
there was a chance of having a sani-
tarium built In this county the
money might be given toward the
purchase OF an available site, to be
presented to the county so that all
the freeholders would have to pro-
: vide would be- the building and the
maintenance. /.
IN fact, 1t was suggested last win
ter that a county tuberculosis as
ISOLATION be formed. Should such a
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