The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-08-26
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TAE Southwest Health Conference
% be held IN III Pasc on oc-
tober I and ? deserves the
united support Of the southaos, coun
Try. n Pasa has hecn selected as one
Of five points Of n Unites states
for nich conferences. which rre 20
be held uneer the direction OF the Ma
iionai Association for the study and
Prevention Of Tu~herculosis. AZ the
ri Paso conference especial attention
will be given 10 discussion Of tuber-
GHOSTS. the dread disease which an
nuaIly exacts It's toll % thousands Of
lives from all ranks ot society. New
Mexico men have been given promi-
nent places on the program Three
prominent Albuquerque men have
been asked TO read papers. Il Is to
De hoped hat the southwestern states
will take the Interest IN the confer
ence that IL deserves.
Spread Of tuberculosis is not con
fined 60 any one section Of the coun-
try. That an awakening Is sradunlly
coming Is apparent from IN, Interest
being taken In prevention wcrk.
Michigan Is one Of the states which
Is now beginning to realize the need
for intelligent combat against the
spread Of the disease.
An editorial IN the Detroit News
under the heading, what L. Going TO
BE Done About III" is Indicative OF
the awakening 10 the seriousness OF
the fight. The News says
Last year over $500 people died in
Michigan from an entirely prevent
able disease.
This year me number 81 dead from
the same disease is already APPROACH
ing the e.oeO mark. and 70 many are
now sick beyond hope that before the
year end IL viii again pass the toll
Of $500 people. mostly In the prime
of life.
II Is doubtful that a single n Of
those who died or who are dying
could have told where or when the
disease was contracted. Every one
Of them had Il for some time before a
single symptom made its presence
known.
The disease, deadly in effect, Il per
mi,,ed 70 work out rs OWL end. takes
The victim and accom-
plishes much before there Is even a
suspicion as to lis being there.
Recently q great many doctors IN
Michigan made free examinations
that an earlier discovery of the pres
ence Of the disease In many eases
might be- made possible.
But that was not the end sought
that was only a %besinnins that mas
head 20 the end
The desired end is 10 save the pa
tents
other agencies will be at work 60
MAKE further discoveries OF tho dis
ease IN the state. The state board oi
health is going at it systematically
and thoroughly 10 discover 1s many
oases as is possible in the state. Ana
with the discovery the real work
comes
we all know that the cure Tor i'm
cipient t-uberculosis b. fresh air rest
wholesome food freedom from worry
Hut no eva agency was ever more
cunning thar is tuberculosis iu hand
ling its victims % nrst takes away
their earning power ana then ossalla
them violently
And Il sprcads itself automatically.
u grows throurh the Carrying Of its
own germs from the si.h 90 tho well
KnoWicdge OF this enables science
to iay plans that can surely eradicate
me disease, that can surely save $500
lives IN Michigan G year,
That work must follow the corts
AZ locating the disease That work
Is up 10 the state. the counties and
the cities.
Places "a be provided where
those who can be saved can have a
chance for their ilyes. u that means
nothins more than a chance Tor rest.
ior fresh air. for wholesome food and
Freedom from worry.
strcter measures must ID takcn.
to. TO prevent the spread Of the dis
oafo from the sick 20 the we'll
livery county In che state az well as
the plate at large should prepare Tor
this work. II Will entail some ca.
pensc, but that cannot be- weighed
against $500 lives a year.