Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-11-05

| ing the true facts as to the prevalence Of
this disease. Either course Is serious
| reflection on the integrity Of the profess
sion and a tremendous dra wback to the
| progress of preventive work which is be-
ing steadily carried on by the board
| Without the cooperation of every prac-
| tlcing physician. success is greatly re-
tarded. With every physician being en-
| tirely honest with his patient and In his
| reports to the State Board OF Health this
disease could he largely stamped out in
| Vermont
Even in the face of this apparent in
| ertia on the part of the profession the
number of deaths has been markedly re-
! duced during the past few Years The
Vermant sanatorium is doing a noble work
In the treatment and education of incpient
cases. but better provision should he made
| for the care of advanced cases. These
patients are not only often in pitfu cir
cumstances. hut are usually decided
! menace to their ia miles and neighbour
hood on account of the lack of prccaution
taken with the sputum. Hospital accom-
mediation for these advanced tuberculosis
patients is urgently needed, not only for
themselves but for the protection Of the
public. In 1912 there We're 3i7 deaths from
this disease, and IN 1919 374 deaths
AVERAGE ACE At DEATH
LONGEVITY.
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death Starting with Tho beginning Of
vital records in the state I'm the vear rS57.
whom tho, avorap. age AZ death was *
years. thoro was = ranl1 decline. which
wa. oepociallv marked during tn. war.
no bcttor proof Of Vormnrt.s lova,tv in
irving her vui,no Ii,.s AZ t,,i. ttri,.. .,, No
shovr ,har tbat th,. .,.,.ra..,.. .,p.. AT death
IN 1864 dropnod IN 90 wears From that time
~, +, t,s bo.r .,,,ai,, ,i.ir... -, ,,s,
rani51, rims, win, som, l,rIir, and
analI, ...,d,- f.,c,...s.. ,,,.,l.o1 ~, ,,,od-
crate Fluctuations which usually rcnroscnt
times Of epidemic. In 1910 ana 1911. the
av"rag" aGo was over -, ana in 1912 it
reached the maximum - +. a splendid
record Of young lives saved Tho onid"In-
les Of 1913 have again taken their toll Of
children and younger adults and the age
for that year has been reduced TO 49,
Years. W
SCHOOLHOUSE SANITATION
Activitv in ,,,ocing schoolbovsos IN s,n-
,+,r,. oond,,lor ava h,,,,7ir, ,o,,. soboo,-
boreae b,e no,.,r too,, 60, ,,,,r,,o, nc dur
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onco,,ro -ir, r.,,,,o or .ho s,tvo.io,, 10
tho Fac, ,bo. ,ho c,,,o poo,, -, 11ooltb
bos hoo, col,o1 al emo ro,,,,,,. -, c,,t,ors
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oh,;,,d 60 TAB ., i,t.fo.i,.o t,,. o,.a,,
IN .hoso cosos 49,. i,,,,a,.., o,,,,,i,io,,,
have boon or so,iofoc,ar,. ,bo, .ha lit
zo,,s h,,.o hoo, ,.ra.at,,, Co.. ~ ;,,,o.,,o,,
,ion THO ,o,icv 90 .,,o haora Ia a., MAJ
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IL, hards,ins 90 atroo1,. o,.o,t,,r,a,,a
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house conditions and nlans for building or
Improvement nave been passed upon IN ri
towns heportS from cities and towns