Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-07-24
tuberculosis Institutions and Their
Relation to Surrounding Property

The trouble with this matter !
lhAt aniqnat'd ideas and unfounde.
( impressions Flil' prevail among thos
+ VINO have not made study Of tn
subject"
With the Murpbey sanatorium casi
> occupying public attention. the tim.
I rftHs oppoftunc for frank. free
Eand unbiased investigation and dis
eufsiun OF the relation 81 sanatoria
ana other places and Institutions thai
admit fubefeulart 60 the residents 81
the community aud 10 the valiig and
ldefIrabilify Of surrounding property.
Let u be understood IN the BEGIN.
Ming that when We speak Of sanatoriu.
We have IN mind only such lnstitu-
tons as are subject % the proper reg
uftion. This discussion viii not pro-
fftss tolerance or patience With fana-
tofia not properly regulated o. with
IRONING on boarding houses which ad-
NIT the diseased without ASSUMING
any responsibility for their conduct
therein.
With the idea Of dispelllng some II
the prejudice that exists and Of set
ting the public mind right az regards
the true relation Of sanatoria 10 the
community at large the Morning
journal has consented 10 each day give
over this space 40 resume Of an ex-
tensive investigation. n has been con-
Quoted in neurly every state To- show
that tuberculosis institutions Increase
the value and desirahilty Of surround
ing property. the assessed properly
values and that they are IN no way "a
menace TO public health but on the
contrary are desirable from q health
standpoint, even within the limits II
any city.
Since II seems probable that New
Mexico court may be called upon lt
no distant date 10 fix the status Of All
places admitting the sick. II will be of
interest 10 review the de elsons. al-
ready handed down. that deal with
this problem Following such a re-
view viii come opinions from well
known authorities upon the relation of
aanatofia 60 the community In which
they exist and then the more terhni
cal results OF the country wide inves
tigntiona The entire series of articles
LONGER.
At the start We may as well face the
inevitable and accustom ourselves %
the Idea 81 the existence Of tubcrcu-
toais institutions within the city Sana-
toria can aud viii be- established in
the citf " Albuquerque. the prohibit
tive city ordinance to the contrary
At leaH'. this Is the
conclusion one must reach N view nf
all decisions upon the sub. Get Up .
to the present time courts ~ last ap-
peat with one exception. have refused
to uphold city. county and state laws
IN effect similar to the local ordi-
nance. So we may expect that. sooner
or later. someone. desiring Ia estab-
Ilsh sanatoHium within the city Inn
is. will test the validity - our ordi- I,
nance. and viii. no doubt. lave pro- /
nounced invnlid.
The courts Of Massachusetts have
recognized the status of tubercu-
asls sanntorit m Ia given community
md have decided that such instltu- /
ions ARE not menace either 10 prop ,
.rty or 60 health. The decisions were
BASED upon the testimony Of the best {
experts that could be secured "A
In North Carolina the courts re- /
used AN Injunction restraining sana- I
orla In the city of AsheYille
AZ orange. \ J.. permanent IN !
junction was denied restraining the I