Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-14
OF CITY:
IN TUBERCULOSIS FIGHT
DR.. C. Hampton Jones of Bal
timore to Lecture Before
Monday Evening Club.

The Monday Evening Club has arranged
for meeting at the Y. M. c. A. building.
1876 G street northwest, tomorrow even
ing at 8 o'clock, when DR.. {. Hampton
Jones, assistant health commissioner VI
Baltimore, Md, will speak on 'The Mu-
nicipality's Responsibility for the Control
and Prevention Of tuberculosis and
Emile Berliner. vice president of the AS
ISOLATION for the Prevention Of Tubercu-
1osis, will present some views on what
Constitutes Municipal Responsibility.
There will be general discussion from
the floor, five minutes each being allowed
those who participate. The public is in
vited to be present.
Announcement is also made that the
clubs annual banquet will be given at
Rauscher's February 10.
The place Of the municipality in the
fight against tuberculosis is subject IN
which the Association for the Prevention
of tuberculosis is greatly interested. and
it has adopted in, its program several artl-
cles directly pointing to the acceptance
of larger responsibility by the authorities
Of Washington. The great difficulty, 1t is
asserted, Is to secure needed legislation.
Segregation Of Patients.
Under the head of municipal response
bility 1t is explained. comes the policy of
segregation of careless tuberculosis pa
tents. The health department and the
Association for the Prevention of Tuber-
culosis are in entire accord in the matter
Of this policy Of segregation. and are
working together to secure the enactment
of a bill which has been long before Con-
gress providing for the compulsory re-
moval of dangerous and careless tuber-
culosis patients from their homes to the
tuberculosis Hospital
Both the public and private authorities.
it is declared, are agreed that there
should be more tuberculosis nurses In the
field. At the present time the Associa-
ton for the Prevention of tuberculosis,
in cooperation with the Instructive Wis.,
iting Nurse Society. supports two such
nurses. but this number is said to be en-
tirely inadequate to cope with the present
situation.
It is estimated there are at least 1.7s5
persons suffering from tuberculosis In the
District Of Columbia at the present time.
The death rate is said to be abnormally
high. particularly among the colored peo-
pie The fact that colored people are gen
orally employed in the households and the
business Offices of the citizens of Wash
ington, 1t is claimed, makes the danger OF
general infection much greater. The
problem is one which affects every per-
son living In the District. Many cases are
said to be known to social workers where
infection has spread to the entire family
because OF the refusal Of the patient to
follow the instructions OF the visiting tu
berculosis nurse. There is no power to
enforce these instructions at the present
time beyond moral suasiOn.
Would Compel Removal.
1t is felt a law for compulsory removal
would work wonders in securing the OBJ
servance of sanitary rules in the home
by patients who are now Indifferent. The
mere threat of their removal from their
homes to a public institution, it is be-
lieved would be sufficient to lead them
to take the necessary precautions.
1t is generally recognized that the
greatest danger from infection comes
from persons 10 the advanced stages of
| the diesase. who are either too weak or
Indifferent to think OF the protection OF
others. 1t is regarding such persons that
| the closest supervision should be exer-
| cised by the public authorities.
Among those expected to take part in
the discussion tomorrow are DIR. william
trict of Columbia; DR.. E. c. Schroeder,
superintendent of experiment station of
the Department Of Agriculture; DR.. A. ID.
Melvin, chief OF the bureau Of animal in
dustry OF the Department OF Agriculture:
DR.. H H. Hazen. president Of the Clinical
tuberculosis Society; DR.. Jesse H. Rams
burgh. chief Of the tuberculosis Dis
pensary; DIR. G. Lloyd Magruder. one Of
the directors Of the Association for the
Prevention OF tuberculosis, and Miss
Fredericha Braun, tuberculosis nurse Of
the Instructive Visiting Nurse Society
and the Association for the Prevention Of
| tuberculosis. The meetings. Of the club
are open to the public. and persons in
terested in the subject are invited to
attend.
BOu0uets for Society ~Buds."