The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-04-29
WHITE PLAGUE IN
GREAT BRITAIN
GOVERNMENT TO SPEND TWO
HUNDRED THOUSAND
POUNDS.

sums of money during the coming year
in the renewed fight against consump-
ton which is now in progress through
Great Britain. One item in the pro.
posed budget sui mitted to parliament
by special committee last month calls
for the sum of 100000 pounds, prac
tically one million dollars, TO be used
entirely in research and preventative
work among Children and the provid'
! ing of institutions for their care and
/ treatment.
Proper machinery for carrying on
the campaign is strongly urged. Til S
should be divided into two units, says
the report. These should cons st of the
disrensary unit, consisting of dispcn-
saries with their staff of sped lists,
etc, and the institutional unit, consist
ing of sanatoria, hospitals, etc.
The London Times of March II
speaks at some length of the interest
ing report. In view of the well organ
lied health work which is being done
by the board of health in Hawaii, the
report is published herewith, in brief.
Many of the recommendations contain
cd therein are similar to regulat Gus
which have been in force in this Ter
ritory for some time.
Scope Of Report.
"The principal matters dealt with
by the committee in all final reports
are the measures which should, in their
opinion, be taken for the prevention
of tuberculosis in general, with special
reference to the questions relating to
, bovine tuberculosis the safeguarding
, of the milk supply, tuberculosis in chill
dren, and scheme for dealing with
the annual sum of money available in
/. the hands of the insurance commission
ers, under section l6 (2) of the Nation
/ al Insurance Act, for the purposes OF
resehrch,'' says the Times. ~ -
"The committee deem it of great
q Importance that every effort should b,
. made to secure that the food of tn,
country should be free from tubercl'
bacilli. 'H
v "The compulsory isolation Of certain
r consumptive patients who are in ;
state of high infectivity is recommended
/. as well as the systematic and thorough
i. disnfection of premises which thers i
; reason to believe harbour tubercle ba
a Vcilli, The committee lay stress on tn
/. important of early diagnosis Of TIL
f disease and they are of opinion tina
n the establishment of the dispenser,
n system recommended in their interim
q report will do much to facilitate thi
n and to educate the population in regar'
:. to the risk of infection arising from
Il the carelessness of persons infected an'
/. of those living in contact with them
4 1t is also suggested that much may b.
a done in preventing tuberculosis by i'm
n provement of the housing conditions
V by the establishment of garden cities
:, and the promotion of town planning
!. schemes.
Milk Supply.
10 "Thc committee are of opinion tina
y the bacillus of bovine tuberculosis j
cause of tuberculosis in man, and T.
a greater extent in children, and tina
= the best way to attain complete secuE
n ity from the danger of bovine infec
i, tion is entirely to eradicate tubercu
10 losis from the cattle of this country
i. They think that this is not impossibl
of achievement, but is likely to be
N slow process, and must depend upon co
"a ordinated and continuous effort n
a single or purely local effort will SUI
= fee to eliminate such tuberculosis.
/. "The committee welcome the pro
posed legislation dealing with the ques
> ton of milk supply.
"The committee recognize the impor
lance of early diagnosis of tuberculosis
a in children before pronounced symptom
have developed, and they consider tina
4 there is urgent need for wide appli
cation Of the principle of open-air treat
ment and education by means of open
y. air schools, etc. They consider tina
- sum of 100000 is required for tn
provision of institutions for children
j, and recommend that, if the none
:. made available by the Finance Act o
. 1911 is insufficient to provide this sun
il additional funds should be provided b.
i, Parliament.
= Gin their interim report the con
mittee emphasized the Importance o
making adequate provision for increaf
ing by way of research the existin
a. knowledge of tuberculosis and of tn
re methods for its prevention, detectio
and treatment. ~