The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-07-30

buildings, of course, the two races be-
ing treated in separate wings or build"
ings.
DR.. FoX's summary should immensely
hasten this action. Whatever delay has
occurred has further increased the public
interest and guaranteed the success of
the movement.
Returning to our figures, it will be OBJ
served that while 1893 people were dying of
tuberculosis, 10 died of typhoid in Biz
mingham. There are no means of COM
parting the actual number of cases of tu-
berculosis with those of typhoid. Let me
summarize a contrast.
Il. Typhoid has attracted attention,
two government experts and a perfect
furry in the public mind. but tubercu-
losis attracts little attention.
20. There are many thousands of tu-
bercnlosis cases in a more or less adj
vanced condition and rpening for DEATH
Typhoid cases, however, reported in the
city from January to June, inclusive,
were PIG, of whom "a were Imported. The
reported cases of tuberculosis for the
same period totalled 290
%. The expense of fighting typhoid has
been great, but the city is not able to
do anything against tuberculosis.
"A. Typhoid dramatically besets a few
hundreds of our people in summer time
tuberculosis keeps up it's steady grind of
suffering and bereavement month by
month throughout the year While ty-
phoid was killing 10 people between Janu-
airy and June, inclusive, tuberculosis has
when we were half way through July, ty-
phoid deaths had reached only 90
CASES NOT REPORTED
20. Typhoid is being reported Tuber-
culosis is still often failing to get re-
nOrfed No family hava
disturbed Hundreds of people sicken and
even die of tuberculosis without recogni-
ton of the disease. Both inside and out
side the city of Birmingham there are
physicians who ignore the law ordering
report of tuberculosis Apparently they
never see a tuberculosis case, of which
there are thousands. Many doctors can
not tell tuberculosis from malaria. Some
deny it's existence even in the face of
overwhelming evidence.
g. Typhoid is being treated in practic-
ally every instance. For even the poorest
the Hillman hospital is open. Tubercu-
losis is only treated in the exceptional
case The great mass of negro patients
are reached only in their homes With
the least possible resources they are the
ones who have no escape from a narrow
and overcrowded home except the aims
house, which is not and cannot be a hos
pital.
Il typhoid may be prevented by in
oculation; prevention of tuberculosis is
far more complex. The conclusion of this
is the necessity of a large segregation
hospital with which a large staff of Wis
itng nurses could colaborate Before
ending this statement. l ought to draw
attention to the fact that tuberculosis is
undoubtedly being distributed through the
promiscuous use of common glass drink
Ing cups in the soda fountains and else
where If tuberculosis is nearly epidem-
ic, it surely is, who is safe when TAX
ing in his hand a glass cup which can
not be properly sterelized? There should
be a city ordinance insisting upon the
use of paper drinking cups, which we
have been advocating for several years
And there must be compulsory segrega-
ton of all open or communicable cases.
for which hitherto the public mind has
not been ripe