Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-02
MAYOR. COMMENDIs!, SALE
OF THE RED CROSS SEALS
wives Some Surprising Information
About Ravagcs OF Tubercu.
losis in This City.
81. DEATHS DURING LAST YEAR
Total OF About 1850 Cases. Without
Any Supervision Wl,atevcr-Idu-
ratfonal Campaign in Schools and
Manufacturing Plants.

Tho frightful ravagcs of tubcrcu-
i"Sis among the fighting armies on the
battle fields Of Europe. coupled with
the startingly large number Of re-
Jcctions In our own draft forces. bring
strikingly to the attention of the peo-
pic Of this country the urg cnt need for
carrying relentless warfare
against that dread malady. The Rich
mond Antitubcrculosis Association, in
placing Red Cross seals on sale for
this holiday season. the proceeds, of
which will be used In it's most laudab bic
work. has mapped out short cam
patgn of education for this city by
which II is hoped to educate he people
as TO the terrible nature 1,oC tlie dis.
case. and the measures -~ahd .1ne tliods
necessary to combat it.
Mayor George Ainslic. IN commend
ing the sale OF the seals. states some
surprising facts about Richmond itsolf
showing that tho people OF this cpins
munity are not awake to tho dread >scri-
ousncss Of. this seeurge in, their midst
lie writes: There were 312 deaths
IN Richmond and Pine Camp last year
trom tubcrcviosis). by tho most
moderate estimate, this means that
there arc at least 1850 cases In this
city which should be under super
vision. The Nurses Settlement and the
city nurses have under supervision
about 500. cases. which leaves IL bal
ancc OF 1850 cases without any super
vision whatever. TO care for all her
cases. Richmond has only nfty-ninc
beds. that Is to say, that Of every six
deaths in this city. last year. there
was only one bed for hospital treat
incnt. Incomplete reports Of the cX-
cmptton boards Of the city and State
show very considerable number of
the draft men 10 have been rejected
on account of tuberculosis. hope that
our people this year will meet the cf-
forts OF your society with their usual
liberal response"
WANTS TO PUT MORE
NURSES IN TIE FIELD
One OF the chief objects Of The local
association is to put nurses in the field
I" attend to hundreds of cases which
now are not under any supervision
whatever; to give opportunities for OK
animation OF those who may be in
f.ctcd; To increase the beds for the
care of those who arc victims. and to
educate tho people in every way pos
sible concerning the nature OF the dis
case. and methods Of care aud treat
ment. In line with this latter purpose.
on certain days Of this coming week
there will DC lectures. in practically all
Of the manufacturing plants in Rich
mond. where both white and colorcd
men and women tec '<niployad 'AA,.s
lectures will be delivered by students
In the Medical College GtNirginia !.
Next Friday will be Thbcrnilosis Fay
in all the public schools OF Richmond.
white and colored. There will! be lee
lures by the various teachers in every
classroom: moving pictures with cdu-
cational slides in hose buildings
equipped for their production. and
health plays by the children of tho
schools which have no motion picture
machines. In addition, AN attractively
illustrated booklet, defining in simple
terms What part the children can play
in this great war on disease, issued