The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-05-30
RESOLUTION ADOPTED AT THE
MASS MEETING HELD At MAN
KATO THEATRE

Mankato, MIMI, May q, iSiS.
To the Honorable Board OF
County Commissioners, Eiue
Earth County, Minnesota. Gen.
tlemen of the Board:
Whereas, a large number OF
citizens from all parts of Blue
Earth county lave this night
assembled at public mass
meeting in the city Of mankato
and Lave considered the urgent
need OF county tuberculosis
san atorium tcr Blue Earth eoun-
ty, and
Whereas, tuberculosis is uni
vsrssIIy kncwn TO be one OF the
most common infectious, conta-
,15ous ard destructive diseases.
Ca, etul and accurate estimations
Mace the number of cases in this
county at $50, and the number
Ct deaths annually theretrom at
i5irty. One in nine of all deaths
is due to it's ravaaes; the iarg-
est per cent CT deaths due
to it occur between twenty and
thirty when it is almost thirty
three and one.third. The aver
age number of years IN Ire
which this disease costs the pa
tient has been calculated at thir-
ty two. This means that many
lost from productive work, II
has been truly said that tuber-
cuIosis picks Its victims at the
very period when the value OF
life is a maximum, after the IN
vestment in the education and
preparation for life of the young
is finished, and before the per-
iod of declining vitality sets in.
Whereas, this disease is one
lasting usually during a long per-
iod of years. 1t involves great
expense in the care of the pa
tient, very great loss in his
earning capacity, and very great
danger to the health of those
who must care for him and be
associated with him. Extended
tables might be presented show
ina these losses, but it is proba-
bly, not necessary to do so. More
than this is the great degree OF
anxiety and uphappiness attend
ant upon each case.
Whereas, it is important that
school, home, shop, mill-ali be
protected from the disease. For
this and it seems that Sana-
forum is necessary in a coun-
ty so large and important as this
one is. This disease is durable
if taken in time. With the help
of a Sanatorium and Of the
nurses to be employed for house
to house canvass the death rate
and the number of cases can be
materially reduced within a per-
iod of from three to five years.
Whereas, we are impressed
with the report of the committee
appointed by the state for the
study of the problem. In their
opinion a county sanatorium is
a necessity. 1t Is most imp"oba-
BILE that any county will join US
in building one in this county,
or that this county would en-
dorse sharing the expense OF
building one in another county.
Whereas, the conditions to be
faced by the person in advanced
stages of the disease mean that
he can not gain admission to
the state hospital. If one goes
to great distances from home,
he is at great expense, is
among strangers, must become
accIimated, must meet discourage
ing conditions alone, and he suf.
fers much from depression with
diminishing chances for recov
cry. With proper hospital con
ditions here in the home coun
ty, much is to be expected for
the patient.
Therefore, Be it Resolved, that
we hereby earnestly request anc
urge that your honorable body
take the necessary steps, leading
to the construction and mainte
nance of county tuberculosis:
sanatorium for EIue Eartf
county.