The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-05-07
AGAINST
WHITE PLAGUE
WORLD WIDE
Ten. Years Work Of Anti u-
berculosis Association Re-
viewed at Opening Session
of Convention Today.
TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED
AGENCIES AT WORK
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Washington. May THE work OF
the National Association for the Pre-
veution Of tuberculosis. which was
begun just ten years ago. was re-
viewed at the opening session OF tho
tenth annual meeting of the associ-
alton hero today.
DR.. Charles j. Hatfield OF Phila-
delphla, ono OF the directors. reported
hat after ten a work there are
are owe $500 auti-tubcrculosis
agencies now were established as
compared with less than 100 agen-
Giles in 1905.
The agencies today include $50
tuberculosis sanatorlums and hospit-
ais. i1O d~ispensarics. nearly 1900
uutl-tubcrculosis associations. and
ESQ open air schools and fresh air
classes. Besides IA considerable num-
Der of boards OF health and other
agencies are taking an active part
in this campaign.
while the national association can
not lay claim To tho Organization of
each and every individual piece OF
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. work developed
during these years" says the report.
IL Is probably no cXaEgHration to say
that at least "a great part Of this
movement has been stimulated di-
rectly by tho organization. Il Is.
therefore, significant 20 you. who
are members OF the association. to
note that while the entire budget OF
the national office for this period has
been only 100000, federal, state,
ana local anti-tubcrculusis agencies
both public and private. have ex-
pended during this same period prac-
tically $1,000. 0OO."
Dr. Hatfield also reported upon tho
Red Cross Christmas seal sale for
the asst veal and estimated that when
all the returns are in. the aggregate
sale win reach more than i3.O0e, 600
seals "A gain of 10 per cent ove
1912. PLANS for the sale next year
have already been perfected and the
printing OF the seals viii soon be be-
gun. some OF the most significant
Developments Of the new work dur
ing the past year have been In the
states Of South Carolina, Oklahoma.
and South Dakota. In all these states
the new activities have been stimu-
lated by the sale Of Red Cross seals.
significant Subjects Discussed.
Among the significant subjects
which viii be discussed In the two
days session, probably one of the
most important will be a discussion
before the advisory council on the
medical examination OF employees at
which time papers viii be presented
showing how the regular inspection
OF all employees In large industrial
corporations In Chicago and else
where has helped Ia Increase eff
cheney and has proyen good bust
ness
important topics 10 DE discussed
before the sociological section OF the
meeting include The Family and
tuberculosis" taking up the quos-
ton OF childhood Infection, prenatal
and early care of children. and those
dealing viii the school child; the
difficult problem of what 10 do with
cases discharged from tuberculosis
.sanatoria. with reports OF investiga-
tons. will be the basis for Interesting
experiments 10 be tried In New York
and Philadelphia In the employment
OF consumptives In the white goods
and h relation OF public
health problems, both state and mu-
nicipal. To tuberculosis.
Among the most interesting pa
pers before the pathological section
viii be several significant reports
dealing with the most recent expert
ments In attempts 60 immunize cat
tie against tuberculosis. The clinical
srction Of h association Will discuss
of the latest methods of the
OF tuberculosis. particu-
larly the use % artificial pneumotho-
and other forms OF pulmonary
surgery.