Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-06-15
One Hundred and Forty-three
Thousand Victims in United.
States Last Year, According.
to Vital Statistics,
GREATEST MENACE TO
HEALTH OF CHILDREN
Advice Is Given as to How
Best to Prevent Spread of
White Plague in Homes and
Public Schools,

Seattle, Wash, Juno 15.-Tuhercu.
losis in all its forms carried off dur.
ing the year 1913 over l43, 900 victims
in the United States, which signifies
the presence of approximately 1,4S0,-
900 consumptives with an economic
loss OF at least s214.500,000 per an
mum, according to the figures given
by the president of the National AS
ISOLATION fer the Study and Proven
ton of tuberculosis. DR. George NJ.
Kober, of Washington, d. c.. i'm his
annual address at the meeting here
today.
Great snd grave as the problem
may appear, he said, there Is GER
tainly hope when we consider that the
death rate from this disease has been
reduced rom 326 per 100000 popula-
ton in 1880 TO 1866 in 1913, which
means that If the former rate had
been continued the number of deaths
from this cause would have been 322,-
027 instead of $4,000 in 1913, equiv
alent TO a saving Of 1907 during
one year While much has been
achieved more remains to be done in
the prevention of the direct and pre-
dlsposing causes.
Among the recommendations for
immediate action on the part of the
National Association, Dr.. Kober made
the following:
Il. In view of the fact that from
6 to per cent OF the samples of the
average market milk contain bovine
tubercle bacilli. let us urge, by edu-
cation and otherwise. that all milk
unless derived from tuberculin tested
animals. be pasteurized or scalded.
-. Since the mortality from tu-
berculosis among inmates Of unsani-
tary homes is often double and treble
that of the general population, it is
our duty 10 see that the building regu-
lations are so modified as to prohibit
the renting of houses unfit for human
habitation
Affects Industrial Works.
g. Because of the fact that near
~ one-haIf of the l4S, 600 deaths from
tuberculosis in 1913 occurred among
the industrial workers who constitute
about ON third of the population, we
should strongly urge the enactment
and enforcement of laws for the re-
moval of dust and fumes the foes of
industrial life
Among the special measures to be
taken for the prevention Of tubercu-
losis by states and municipalities. DR..
kober emphasized the following:
II. Compulsory notification of
cases to the health authorities as soon
as the disease is recognized The
health authorities should also resort
to disinfection of the home and per-
sonal effects, especially upon the
death of the patient or vacation of
the premises.
%. The enactment and enforce
ment of laws against expectoration,
coughing into the faces of persons,
and the common use of individual
drinking cups are called for. Provis-
ions should be made for individual
drinking cups or fountains, and for
suitable spittoons and their disinfee-
ton in all public buildings. The pub
lie should not cultivate an eXagger-
ated fear, but has a right to insist
upon clean and decent precaution.
w The sanitary conditions of
hotels lodging houses, theaters,
churches schools, ambulances and
passenger service, should be under
the control of the health department,
and house cleaning should be accom-
plished as far as practicable by the
vacuum system.
a Mai rage with a tuberculous