The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-15

Tor tuberculous sufferers In this than
IN any other country. and new ones
| arc being constantly established. None
the less, there is In certain quarters
! opposition to. not to say prejudice
+. AGAINST such institutions. and contro-
Nersies ms to their utility are not UNI
, common. The same opposition or
/ prejudice, it appears. obtains In Eng
| land; and Il part of the duty OF the
commission was to ascertain whether
ii had tenablc grounds for existence
The report Is conservative In dis
cussinE this point, as it is in DIS
GUESSING all others; yet it is most en-
phatic in its Endorsement of the sana-
torium system OF treatment. 1t Weighs
both sides temporarily. While recog-
ni@ing that treatment in sanatoria has
not always entirely fulfilled cxpecta-
tons this, it says. is because of tho
neglect OF early symptoms. owing to
public ignorance OF their Significance
and the necessity FOR the promp test
treatment possible: and because more
over. of the admission Of unsuitable
cases.
Other contributions 10 the disap-
pointmcnt. the commission sets forth.
are omission Of proper care after lcav-
inS tho sanatorin ana inability to man
always the institutions with EXPERT
physicians. with tho consequent rem
dcring of their management moro that
'of homes than that Of therapeutic re-
treats. These unfavorable condit' ons.
however. are, it is shown. not only
ahatable. but are being rapidly abatcd.
on the other hand. the commission
does not favor continuing all tubcr-
culous patients In sanatoria, as mot n
few "zealots" would have done. 1t dis
tinctly antagonzcs that proposition
IT argues that private treatment by
the same methods employed in sana-
toria b. In many cases not merely pos
sible but. for some reasons. decidedly
preferable. What is insisted upon Is
that proper and expert treatment
should be lpade available for all suf-
ferers from tuberculosis, and to that
end sanatoria should be provided
Also, II is urged that for lighting
tho scourge dispennaries be establish
ed in the United Kingdom to the mum
Der of 225 or 800, or at the rate of
one to every 10000 or 100000 inhabi-
tants in cities. and FOR smaller num-
bers in scattered rural regions" These
dispensaries the commission would
have serve as receiving houses, centres /
OF diagnosis general information
bur aus. and agencies for curative
treatment.
Thoughtful reading of tho report is
calculated to widen immensely public
appreciation of the great economic
and humanitarian interests involved in
stamping out the white plague. ana |
At the same time to stimulate vastly |
encouragement of the sauatoria move |
ment. The document vindicatcs thor !
oughly the latter. 1t is most con-
vinclng appetl for popular financial |
support of the institutions already es-
tabl'shod. and for the foundation and |
maintenance of iothers.
As 10 the question whether the
terror can be completely conquered.
the commission entertainsi no doubt. !
What with the continued process of !
abatement of the "unfavorable condi-
ti'ons," now constituting the chief OBJ
stacic in the crusade. 1t is confidently
believed that sanatoria treatment ana
its auxliaries. such as similar treat
mcnt in homes, where it is practicable,
and dispensaries, can ana will put the
enemy und-r foot. In this country