Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-04
TIME FOR ACTION.

ger call the attention of the Board Of
| Aldermen to the tuberculosis cases
in Perth Amboy. After having the
facts brought to their attention it is
no wonder the aldermen acted
promptly in the matter OF affording
relief. According to the reports OF
| Health Officer Lund, twenty-six new
cases of tuberculosis have develop
ed in this city since the first Of the
year. There were only thirty-three
cases reported for all OF last year.
These figures bring out the startling
fact that the first four months Of the
present year have produced within
| seven of the total number OF cases
reported for all the twelve months
last year. This is a serious situation
and cannot be treated lightly.
DR.. Lunds reports show the fol-
lowing cases: January, .; Febru-
airy, 3; March, 2; April IA. These
are all new cases. The great increase
during the month just passed fur
nishes food for thought. What will
be the report for May? Whose home
will be stricken next?- The white
plague is no %respector of person.
The poor and the rich are all alike
to it. With these facts before US,
what are we going to do about it?
The aldermen, with c~ommenda5le
promptness, have taken hold of the
proposition in the proper spirit. They
are going to prepare a camp for the
patients in this city. They are going
to maintain these patients and prob
ably have a person care for them.
! This is a great work and will accom-
plish much good. But this is only
to care for those already stricken.
tuberculosis can be cured, 1t can
also be prevented. Judging from
the rapid increase in the number of
new cases here. there is much to be
done toward educating the people
how to guard against the disease.
In fact, this is the greatest work
of all.
In this connection 1t is pertinent
to know what the anti-tuberculosis
society of this city is going to do to-
ward carrying on this fight. Through
the excellent work of the Woman's
Club, during the Christmas holidays,
over $500 was raised for, this spec
ial purpose by the sale of the Red
Cross seals. OF this amount 1927
was turned over to the local anti-tu- !
berculosis society. AS far as known |
this society has held but one meet
ing. that was December Ia, 1910,
when the organization was started
with DR.. w. E. Ramsay as perma-
nent chairman. 1t may be that the
society is working quietly, but, if so,
it must be very quiet. Judging from
the increase in the number. of"tuber-
culosis cases in the city it might not
be amiss for the society to make
a little more noise.
The people will want to know what
has been done with the 1927 turned
over to the society this year before
they contribute very largely to the
campaign the next time the Red
Cross seals are placed on sale. To
be sure 1927 will not go very far
toward fighting this dread disease,
but it at least would pay for litera-
ture telling how the disease might
be prevented, which might be dis
tributed among the people where it
is most needed. With fourteen new
cases of tuberculosis in a single
month, it Is evident there is much
work to be done. 1t is no time for an
anti-tuberculosis society to be idle.
If funds are exhausted let the poo
pie know whar has become of 1t, and
call upon them for more. Vita
twenty-six new cases In the first
four months OF this year, when there
were only thirty-three new cases
during all of last year, 1t is time for
action. The aldermen have needed
the cry and are up nj doing. The
anti-tuberculosis society, as we un
derstand it, was organized for just
this sort of work. If 1t still has the
1927, It is time to spend it. If it Is
all gone, let the public know how it
has been spent and call for more.