The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-01-15
eY ESTHER GRIFFIN WHITE.

There were two deaths from tuber-
culosis in this city on Sunday.
In the annual report relative TO the
health of the city of Indianapolis more
than seventy more cases of tuberculo-
sis were reported during 1912 than
during 1911, although the number of
deaths from the disease showed Il
slight decrease.
Tuberculosis leads all the conta-
gious diseases of the city in the NOR
tally rate, there having been $50
deaths during 1911 and 523 new cases
reported. In 1912 asa cases were re
ported with 363 deaths"
So says the report.
And relatively the same conditions
are found over the state.
The truth is that tuberculosis is not
on the decrease.
1t is one of the most insidious foes
of the human race.
And one the most 10 be feared
1t has various forps.
OF which that affecting the lungs is
but one.
The so-called cures" are either
fakes or afford temporary and illusory
relief.
The only thing at this stage of the
game seems TO be prevention.
And this by the segregation, when
ever possible. of the hopeless cases.
Which will prevent farther infection.
Either of people.
Or houses.
In fact this should be instituted in
every county in this and every other
state.
Each county should take care of its
own, and, with strict sanitary meas
ures passed by local authorities con-
siderable Roadway might be made
against the great white plague.
The famous ounce of prevention is
the only agency to look TO.
For there is no such thing as an al
legged consumption cure"
With the segregation of all the hope
less cases in each County and the pro-
per treatment of the incipient ones,
with the enactment of some humane
marriage laws, tubercular affections
might be reduced to a minimum
AS one physician of this city says
you must go to the sources.
And that is the housing.
Property owners should be compel
ed, under certain civic regulations. TO
eradicate entirely those buildings
known to be infected, or made to com.
pei their tenants to live under SAM
tary conditions.
Property owners are apt to be care
less or Indifferent.
So long as they can find tenants for
their property who will pay enough to
give a per centage on the investment
little they care about who or what.
OF course there are the exceptions
But this has reference to those own.
on the fringes.
! Those who, from hand to mouth, live
where they may just so they scratch
up enough to pay the rent.
| They must live some place
/ And so long as they pay the rent
the owner makes no objection.
! The tenant doesn't ask for improve
ments SO long as he is permitted to
stay.
HIS ID d SldlS vi tudt biVCue
and fosters tubercular conditions.
And will continue as long as private
considerations are permitted to domi
nate.
When property owners are made tc
! conform to the laws of public being
disease will not be so rampant.
| 1t is greed that kills.
1t is greed that builds high and close
together and crowds human beings in
to herded novels.
1t Is greed that shuts out fresh all
and sunlight.
1t is greed that grinds.
And mashes humanity to pulp.
Self-interest is uppermost.
And so long as this continues ant
is permitted to continue just so Ions
will seemingly incurable diseases pre-
vail.
AS stated in the opening there wer'
two deaths from tuberculosis on Sun
day.
And there are many more cases, il
various forms, than the average pei