Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-06-15
$4,000 DIED OF
TUBERCULOSIS
DURING 1918
NUMBER OF DEATHS SIGNIFIES
PRESENCE OF I,a3o, 900 CON-
SUMPTIvES IN U. S.
on. GEORGE N. KOBER GIVES SOME
REMARKABLE FIGURES IN THE
COURSE OF AN ADDRESS.
ny Associated "rcss.l

ia all its forms carried oil during the
wear 1915 over $4,000 victims in the
United States, which signifies the pres
cncc Of approximately l.ijO.O0O con
>umptivcS with an economic loss of al
least .S2ll 100000 per annum. according
10 the figures given 10y the President Of
the National Association for the study
and prevention of tuberculosis. DIR.
George VI. koler Of Washington. ID. G..
in his annual address at the meeting
here today.
Great aud grave n the problem may
appear. he said. there - certainly hope
when We consider that the death rate
from this disease has been reduced from
:'36 per lnb.Om population in 1850 To- ll6
in 1915. which means that II the former
rate had been continued the number ni
deaths from this Cau>r would have been
been 80 NJ Instead of lI;.mb ~ 1919.
rquiyalrnt t. 4 saving uf l19O21 during
one wear. While much ha> been achieved
more remains To- bc done ia the proven
iion OF the direct and prcdiSlo>ing eau
SEES"
Among the Communications for I'M
mediate action on the part Of the Ma
iional Association. pr. knhcr made the
following:
L. III WV ~ Nnf laAA AHdA ll'ii y w
per cent If the samples uf thcaNcragr
market milk contain bovine tuhcrclr la"
cilli. let u> urge. bV education and other
wise, that All milk. unless derived from
iulerculin tested animals. To- pa>trurI-
zcd or >caldcd.
-. Since mortality from lubcrculo
Si> among inmates 81 unsanitary homes
j. often double and treble that ~ thr
general population. il j. our duty 4" >cc
that the building regulations are :,
modified ~ a. prohibit The rrntin. of
houses unfit for human hahititi"n
-. Because of the fact that ncarl,
one half at The ll;.UUO deaths from IA
bcrculo>i> IN 1913. occurred among the
industrial workers who constitute about
onc-third of the population. We should
strongly urge the enactment and On
forccmcnt Of laws for thrrrmoyal 81
dust and fumes. the foes IF industrial
life"
Among the special measure ~ IT, "a
ken for the prevention If tuberculosis
hy states and municipalities. ilr. kubcr
emphasized the following:
II. Compulsory notification rt eases
To- the health auth rites ~ soon - IN
disease il recognized. The health au
thoritic> should also resort ~ di>infcr
iion IF the home and personal effects
especially upon the death IT the patient
or vacation Of the premises.
i. The enactment ui enforcement ni
laws against rNl"rturati"n. coughing ia
{" the faces 90 persons ANA the Common
use Of individual drinking cups ~ tnuu
tlin> and for suitable >pittnon> aud
their di>infcction ~ All public huifl
img>. The public should not cultivate
an exaggerated fear. but has a right ~
insist upon clean aud decent prccautiou.
-. The sanitary conditions of hutcd>.
lodging houses. theatres. churches.
schools. amhulamcr> aud passenger ser
vice. should BE- under the control nf The
health department.. and house cleaning
should hr accomplished a. FAR a. prlrti
cable ~ the Vacuum system.
~ Marriage with \ tuberculosis per
son should not hr discouraged. but pro
hlhItr, hN law A tuberculosis mother
should not nurse 81 Kiss her infant aud
~ the selection Of u nurse u Ccrtiti"atc uf
health should To- demanded.
- Isolation If tuberculosis patients
should hr Insisted upon ia hospitals.
a>Nlum~ aud publ. institutions. ~ pri
ratc life the patient should urruI~ 40
least a separate bed. Ne separate eat
ing AMI drinkin. utensils. and neither
receive nor give ki>>r>s Careless and
uniedchahlc eases ii uld hr cared tnr
in hospitals"
Notwithstanding ]iinuncial drrrr>
sion. war >carr> and APPARENT, unla-
vorahlc conditions ia various parts nf
The COUNTRY. the past year has been Az
unnSuall, successful one Tor National
Association FIR tn Stud, ~ Prevention
ni tuberculosis. according a. Dr. char
lr> !. Hatfield the executive >crrrtar,
ui the a>>ociatiun.
Euumcratiu. the varied activities nf
the association. h. said that. anon. 9TH
~ things. il had formed \ series 81 Sc
tlnnal conferences: appointed "A >p.rill
committee ou organized Labor aud 80
operation ~ wurkin.mru: begun \ cam
paign fer he education ut medical prar
tltinnrr> preparing special studies. in
cludin. one uu tuberculosis lcgi>latiou.
one ga the influence uf tuberculosis san
atorin on surrounding property. and nnr
on the medical examination Of EMPLOY
-: and had cnnlrratcd with three rom
panic> in producing motion pictures dca
ling with tuberculosis.
Field secretaries hal also operated III
more than twenty different states: over
lnh.hm churches had courcrated la the
tuberculosis la, movements: and the
Red Cross Christmas Seal campaign had
resulted in an increase of H. per cent
over the previous year. The total num-
her of STAMPS disposed Of al the last sale
was h;Oon.0o0. netting practically $50.
Wm fer the tuberculosis movement.
The mem hership Of the National A.
sociation," he concluded, now numbers