The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-11
DIR. f. c. LEVY FAvORS
NEGRO SAhAT0R|UM
Spread of Tuberculosis Among Color
ed People Is Menace to
the Whites.
MOST IMPORTANT STEr
TO CONSERVE HUMAN LIFE
Sanator1unf For Colorcd COnsunsp-
uves should BE Established, He
Says In Statement Given Out BY
Him Yesterday.

/ The fight against tuberculosis can
never be won or the death rate from
this disease greatly lowered SO long
as the efforts of the State are con-
fined TO the white race.
This Is the opinion expressed yes
terday by Or. K. G. Levy. Of the
Richmond Health Department. DR..
Levy is heartily In favor OF the move
ment organized by the Virginia An
by leaders among the negroes and
by1 many others interested IN the
campaign against this disease to es-
tabliah a sanatorium for consump-
tive negroes.
with the death rate from tuber-
culosis ga times AS great among
iehe negroes as among the whites,
said Or. Levy yesterday. the great
est need in our fight against the dis
ease. both IN the city OF Richmond
and In the state at large, IL pro-
vision for the segregation and treat
snent of coiored consumptives.
More Money Needed.
Msss Agnes ID. Randolph. o. the
! y,relnia NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AEsocia =
tton said yesterday that progress IL
s.he.nr made. splendid sum heinx
realized through subscriptions from
ali narts of the State some TINA
AFRO. However, more funds are
needed and upon the people OF VIZ
riuia develops the duty of seeing
that II .s supplied.
In support OF the movement for
the negro sauatorium. DIR. Levy said
further;
relative number OF cases In the two
races In in about the same proportion
as the deaths. yet there In not in the
entire State of Virginia any institu-
ton for the treatment OF coiored con-
xumptives. The esta blishment OF such
an institution In the most important
sten which could be taken to lesser
the ravaEes Of consumption in ou'
city and state. There are two chsel
reasons for this. In the first place. Il
In self-evfdent that our death rate
from this disease cannot be greatly
lowered SO long an our efforts are con
fined TO the white race, with its AL
ready lowered death rate. and nothing
done for the coiored race. with its very
high death rate. But II - not only the
| colered race which would be benefited
nv tho establishment OF sanatorlun
for colored consumptives. The init.
| mate daily conduct between our white
citizens and their cotored help, as well
az the casual contact between the races
| In stores, public carriers. etc. makes
the colored consumptive menace tt
our white people.
Ono Reason for Need.
s~rne Richmond Health Department,
has a dispensary for white consump-
tlves and one for colored consump-
tivea At these dispensaries skilled
physicians are In attendance as well
as department nurses, and these nurses
visit all patients in their homes for
the double purpose Of seeing that the
treatment IL properly carried out and
that each patient In carefully instruct
ed as to the precautions which must
be taken In order to prevent the in
lection of others. pificult as 1t is &c
have these instructions followed by
. white victims of consumption. II Il
even more difficult In connection WITH
colored consumptivcs. and for this
reason Treatment In a aanatorium |: