Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-01

reception pad program tomorrow. /
one OF tnc u2s, modern buildings o
its kind in the Jui,sd Sta.ss is agree.
by all experts who have given w~ci
of their time and talents TO clos
study OF means OF eradicating III
plague by scientific treatment.
1t has been finally and positiyel
determined that isolation is one o
the basic principles upon which
science must make its start 10 con
quer the disease The new la Salt
+ County Institution, with its modem
means of receiving and treating sui
fers Of the malady offers unparalleled
opportunity for cornering the phthisi'
germ and driving him from mis- lar'
without menacing the health and lives
Of others coming in contact With til,
patieLs.
History of Association.
The question Of the establishment
Of a county tuberculosis sauitariuu
under the Illinois law was raised By
the people Of la Sale County. ac.ins
under an organization known and
designated as the Anti -Tuberculosi
Association. and a petition was pre-
scented to the county board of super
Yisors at the June session, 1916. ask
ing that the board instruct the count,
clerk TO place on the ballot in N0yem
Der the proposition for and agains.
the erection or q county sanitarium
The prayer of the petition was .rant
ed and al the following general elec.
ton Of 1915 the question was voted on
The proposition was iud0rsed b. the
.eading organizations Of the county
and an active campaign resulted il
the adoption of the plan by IN over
Theiming vote
J. r. Richardson Jr Architect.
At The December session OF the
board the directors Of the propo- &c
institution were appointed. who imme
diately met and perfected q perma
nent organization DR. Kimbal "
Leland Of Utica was made president
Rev. Dean John p Quinn of Ottawa
treasurer, and Mrs. Virginia b. LeRoy
If Streator, secretary
Jason r Richardson Jr Of Ottawa
was appointed supervising architect
Of the commission, with instruction.
10 prepare all preliminary studies. es
Inmates, etc. for presentation to thu
Iune session Of the beard OF super
visors His Instructions carried Wit
them the idea that nothing be spared
o make this institution not only
scientific laboratory for the care an,
study OF tuberculosis but an eauca
tional center, also. for the dissemina
ton Of knowledge valuable for rails
ne the standard OF community health
Statistical Survey Made.
A survey covering the entire com
munitY WAS imH4eti if: Ell errferptf al
an important means Of acquaintine
the commission and the architect witt
the requirements of the county. This
survey was made By Miss Teresa
Jenkins, an expert in the work, and c
report followed which carefully set
torth the conditions as found.
The report as made stated that the
survey was very conservative and
acts considered rather than impress
slons. During the year Of 1917 there |
had existed in the county the follow /
ing cases of tuberculosis:
Cases OF pulmonary tuberculosis
under observation .............21zI
Cases Of pulmonary tuberculosis
not under continual obseryation.13! |
Other types of tuberculosis, Joint
and spinal NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. q
Cases positively diagnosed as tu-
berculosis tail advanced cases. IS
Suspected cases Of tuberculosis. s
Deaths in l9l7............. =
Total number Of tubercular cqses
existing in count during year /
''l' '''t.. ''.'............... ..J22
Number Of persons who had been (,
exposed to tuberculosis by living
IN houses with cases Of disease. 284
Where reasonable precautions
we're taken by patient the number ex. (,
iosed by living in home was not
'ounted i'm
Arrested cases was found to be
but this count vas not com,
jlctc
The history Of about two-thirds Of
he cases showed the patient had
iyed in home with a case of uber-
uIosis. The other onethird we're due
o outside exposure.
The death rate of the county had
leld for three years back: one out of
very ten deaths had been caused bv
No hospital in La Sale County was
ound to be free OF the disease. and
nat IL was found impossible to get a
complete statement Of the cases. and
nat it vas reasonable to conclude
hat many cases we're not reported. /
vas stated in the report. f
Parent lnfirmary at Asylum.
La Sale County in 1915 buiIt a
mail pavilion on the county poor
arm grounds. The building was built
Q accommodate eight patients. 1t
as taken care Of twelve at times and
lad housed up to September. 1879
lXty-eight cases. Most Of ,baso wow,