The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-05
MORE STATE AID IN
WHITE PLAGUE WAR
Gov. Whitman Would Have
Work Standardized and
Advanced.
PRAISES THE WORK DONE

AisAET. Nov. f-ssr fDgs states
rapid progress ia .ts nzht aEains. IN.
white plague vss outlined tonight By
Gov. whitman. Homer Folks. H-aith
Corrnisaions- Hermann u Big. DR. |
John Il. Andrews. Or. Frederick T
Hoffman ard others a: the North
Atlantic States Conferences on Tvber-
c1losts held here.
T~hirty-ave S.v York COUNTIES ~.
either provided With tuberculosis o
p.tAls or have definitely decided TO
build such Institutions. ss.d Mr.. Folks.
who IL SECRETARY os IN. STATE Charities
AID Association. Five Of these decided
IT, q1est.on by popular vote last Tues
day. C0gatl~s containing nearly IS
pr oert. Of the states population. out
side Of Se~ YORK city. have such hos
pstals or are taxing steps n establish
them AID nineteen hospital. ar. nov m
operation.
Discussing the progress made In the
las. eight years. state Health Commits
sioner Hermann ". Biggs aid.
"Tuh-rculin m its various forms con-
fsrs no !mmunit, when adm Mustered IN
8EdlNdly iEAiENA1ANk 8Dr>-. a.hi ~ "
eefyerz have therefore felt hat We must
look to the culture Of living organisms
a.fenuzted by some method II artificial
Immunity or the specific therapy vas 70
- found"
The death rate has slowly declined In
went years. Or. Blsys sAd.
states welfare Involved.
The Governor said. in part:
cot the many STATE departments
With whose affairs I have had 70 become
familiar dgrns the past year. none In
voive- a wider range az vital Interests
thai the Department Of Public H.alr,.
Nothing more Intimately sad directly
concerns TIE states welfare than the
colseryacion Of the health. vitality ard
efficiency 81 iis people.
Modern science has discovered ran
means for safeguarding health ard pro-
noting physical and intellectual vRor
which can bs effectively applied Only
through wise community action. Among
th. pressing duties ard opportunities In
public health administration none looms
- large and 80 immediate as the pre-
vsatIou Of tuberculosis.
FL am glad that ne have IN this STATE
q we'll define policy and a clear cut
pvp0rarnms FOR the Control ~ tgb>r-
culosis. Eigh. years ago the anti
IuD - i" - NAAHF 80
planned on definite lines and since then
has been very effectively organized We
are not cropping In the dark a. TO
facts, We are not aroUsing the irtsrss.
and sympathy Of the p-opl- vithoU;
pointing oVt what 10 do about II. AID
we are seeing 10 IL hac the n~csssary
steps re actually being taken.
Pleased with Progress.
81 have h@e- greatly Impressed and
pleased VITA TIE progress already made
seldom iAa any nJvHn>nt involving he
cooperation Oi large numbers II people.
the action o. large n1nlers Of public
authorizes AID the expenditure OF large
gums - n.Jr@y. rs-. maintained over a
period o. year VIA he Increasing no
m@ntun, the uninterrupted vlfcr and
M practical Results which t..s move
men. ca. show.
- few y.ars ago Lite Tas cone b.
either StA;. or local authorities Or pr
vat. philanthropy 20 taH care or treat
men or prevention o! -ub%rrI!os.s Ma
re STATE. the cite 10 COUNTIES ard
even -o!ns os .aE towns an! villages are
actively a. work. Furthermore. tie ned
icil profession, the nursing pTot>ss.oh
The state Grange vlth Us membership
Of over 100 900 men AMI women, In.
State Federation Of Wor.-n's clubs and
T-4e SLho Fs.SEaIlya o. <1p-dtl IT,
voted - vHa. pertains 20 the health
and welfare 0: the people at HON and
a. vor.-an1 - numb %: fraterral or
eAnizationS-rh~s> ars asserting eNec-
lively IN The movement
"The state has IT, On hospital 20
fnCp.ert cases a. Pay Brook "a -Ae
Az rondAc.s and performs cer-Aia
drIt,~. through ~. state Department
sR Health. Many u TIE COUNTIES AVE
.----- L-~-, x-.Lt4aL.H L. -
the course 0: cons,rIct.oa. Sk ny cities
have free tuberculosis ci!n!ce or as
pensAr-s for diagnosis and s~up>rvs.on
A rapidly Increasing number .. our local
scaool trard. are providing nesh al.
glasses and oaen air schools.
states Part small.
~ have oeen sofae~hA: surprised 20
han tina. the SsAtA has taken 81 E.nali
. part relatively. In this 1i9. AID
sweeping movement. Els State has
dubbed IN. capacity OF .ts tuberculosis
hospital for .nciy!en. cases a, Pay
Brook. - has enacted a humber Of i'm
po1Ant law dealing Nth registration
and sanitary supervision ard with the
establishment Of tJCeEcIloss hospitals.
and Il has stsadfssty refused - enaGt
q number Of objectionable bills urged
upon IT.
1T has r~eorg1riZe1 !t1 SAFE Health
Department during TIE past three year,
largely because the s~nti-tuD~rcuhr.s
moyemeai revealed sis1nz i~nconssten-
Gee In the public health law and dis
closed the enormous gap between the
local health officer and the state Health
Department. In the revised health law
the State has provided for a division
Of tuberculosis In the State Health De-
yartnent ~ yet th.a provision exists
only In the statue. 70 funds having beef
provided last year or this year for the
organization Of this important division.
"W!th these exception practically al
thu work for the prevention OF tuDercu-
ios.s has been done aad IL now being
done ~ local authorities or private mi
Native. Certain duties are imposed
upon the State Department Of Healtt
by the statutes. II - required to con
slider and approve sitee Of tuberculosis
hospitals. 10 consider. revise and approve
plan for such Institutions 10 Inspect
county tu~t<rculDss hospitals and r.
make recommendations as 70 their a
azsrn-nt and administration. and TO su'
p.-yis- the administraiiOn b. loca,
h@alta officers OF The tuberculosis Law
mOvIding for the repatriation Of cases
az tuberculosis. and the sanitary super
vision Of them In their homes. the free
examination Of 1yutum AID the compu!-
sorry reEnova 70 hospitals ot ~perslsent.J
careless cases.
y, Is very desirable also that IL.
State should inspec, and help 10 stand
ardize thu work Of the ~t~enty-n!ne ~.