Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-09
HEALTH NOTES.
BY M. s PARKER.

Inc modern health CRUSADE, " otoi
Monday. February 10. among the
school children of Idaho under the aus
pices OF the State Anti-Tuberculosis
association, promises to be q DECIDED
success. Schools in all parts OF ldaho
nave expressed q desire to nave
part in the crusade, and the necessary
supplies to carry on the work are De-
ing sent out by the said association.
The school Is a most excellent medium
through which to carry on campaign
Tor better health conditions. and the
association feels that the work planned
for the schools of Idaho along that
line will result in great good.
A careless consumptve endangers
the community in which he lives. For
the sake of others, those suffering from
the dread disease should exercise every
precaution and not scatter the germs
about. In a matter of such vital con-
Germ TO those about him or her, 1t Is
really little less tfnn crime for the
consumptive to be careless
Do you know that 124 out of 465
doctors In Idaho reported 295 cases OF
tuberculosis? Taking the number of
cases reported by the 124 doctors as a
basis, it Is safe to assume that there
are over 1000 cases of that disease
under the care of doctors in this state.
while no doubt there are many cases
of tuberculosis in Idaho not under such
care. In the last five years 1875 peo-
pie have died In this state from that
disease, and conservative estimate
there are about five living cases to
every death from 1t, making a total
of 5l75 tubercular people in Idaho to-
day.
A large number of people, especially
children, die every year in Idaho from
preventable diseases. What Is the
state going to do to minimize the aw-
full waste OF human life thus occa-
stoned? Let's speed up little along
the line of protection and prevention.
Tuberculosis is preventable and cur
able, and the matter OF protecting our
people from further ravages of that
deadly disease Is squarely up to the
city county, state and national author
tiles. Vigorous steps should be taken
In every community in this country to
check its spread and aid those already
victims of 1t. II is not only>a humane
question, but 1t is also an economic
question. because the loss of human
lives has its monetary phase as well.
Idaho needs two institutions In
which to treat it's citizens afflicted
with, tuberculosis in n proper and eff
fectivc manner, institutions especially
arranged and equipped for the care of
persons suffering from that disease.
One OF these institutions shouls be
located in the northern part of the
state and one in the southern.
Pasteur said: TT is in the power of
man to cause all parasitic GERM dis
eases to disappear from the world
The Idaho Anti Tuberculosis associ-
alton is planning q vigorous campaign
against the white plague in this state,
to start In the near future. An eXecu-
tive secretary, two public health nurses
and a field secretary are hard at work
and plans are being perfected for the
entire year. The association asks the
hearty cooperation of the public in its
fight against that disease in Idaho.
A clean. sanitary town is invariably
"A healthfu town, and right conditions
along this line are of decided economic
| value to any community. The health
Of Il community's citizens should be
/ one of it's first considerations.
! II Is altogether probable that every
| tenth person in the world will die
| from tuberculosis II vigorous steps are
| not taken against this disease oil along
/ the line.
| While the death rate among the peo-
pie of Idaho is comparatively very low.
the campaign for health conservation
! and life saving in this state should
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