The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1919-07-18
Economic Loss From P,esmtahle
Ailments rs Estimated MI
EnofYrnss Figure
BASED ON STUDY N ILLINOIS
lsfsenxa EpsdermIe Nssqenssess ses
Eeeaeasse Loss In Sarxl As&sss VI
Approximately 81. Go Loo
--tIsaith Means kkaney.

New Teri. -~EsunaEsls loss In this
aeGRtry fron Fgwyvnsaale diseases 10
estimated by American Medicine at
r. aotssllssl year. This eosclasssa
10 based GA ar elaborate ssaay ~ the
suhtess by nslEoss Health News. which
shows that In iais tn liilnnss aiaae IN
neSs S-s,.d DEATH itsswI ssiefi ssiseasss en-
tailed lass az S-4hT fas each iaan.
~eEaan ana child la thr stste. Although
the general death rplr IN fltEn.sls Was
NJ the law iaguFr NJ IL ger l.tss of
population, the tass srusseasae prsH.
cipal fr~Yvnlahle Diseases smnunis~i
10 slassl Ca as sttlt g,er cvns NJ tbs
total property ,alas ~ the state,
III This ratio n per capita csG, "
Aasegican aeticiae says, we're to
apply fer the sntirv is,ted States
ghe loss dgrsns RATS noHld sHlMlat To
mare than g. soo.aHsl The Illinois
fg.ros, however. ueresy c1usissrvsi
he n~i ~ the following comsauni
cable diseases Tyrhoisl, malaria,
smallpox. tne~sies senFip, fever,
shoop'ng cough. diph;lrris, ns~ntn.
gius, pol!otnsellyls. tuberculosis aud
pt~nElouia.
In computing tn" HasncIHl cost,
shras s'etas errv Involved IN The cass
Of funerals aased at Sla Cor adults
ahd $50 for children ca The waite Of
''!y ,os' AZ S3sn far sa adult and S'ss'
Tor = chiid go the cps, af snrv Of
Those who recover. ,urlGdiHx medical
service Ter Hag.tS
"uRix'us ,le ssne rgurvs fes ;te
few above GBug"d diseases Ia cnEu
putatioA GA the basis os The United
S,ateS mortality asgres fos lpid. H.,
'cS'h lotSrs from these ten Diseases
trujInmyelts pot ;otlu,iszil amounted
ta approx .ma,cly s5tu ts*,..a and thu
LOSSES dlc ~ ulv,jeai sars aud wages
10 approximately stoTA et
Tbs rreeat cpstvtpsr ~ trroepya
Involved at ieas, ten million persons.
$t%t.AA,.1 a ..s,a--~-t . sys.;,,->s .sx.tsS xsa
tno Assuming that each case ~ III.
Ness involved only So Tor mctlicaI
care, the r,sst wuuta he S.esssltssia1
pestlIeaee Adds Are,her Billion.
"lpasmue'' Nv the mortality Tram In
fueosa involved approximately three
persoas u working age to oas child,
one may consider shs average ioss by
death equivalent ~ S. Asi and the
funeral expenses y, So. giving thus
a total economic lnsa In si,al assets ~
approximately sl.on o"ltsn, These DIX,
unes. large as they ara, take flo ar
eocnt 81 the losses Ia production due
~ the pestilsnce. Nor. indev,i, n the
cost " labor turnover due 10 the nur.
Allty 81 Industrial workers,
These tremendous rtsrts ~ ccn
nunlcgbe diseases mag be regarded
In part "a an index - the economic
ecie!nncl ot cntn.munitlex. l, certAItly
'tldeS n0y Yeglts't 'sF,'at 7fi'ttt'fwst m cAre
In the conservation ~ the as~ts ~
the community 80 notc the astonishing
destruction as resources Que t. pre-.
vcn,able camrnuntentle ,iis,ssrs
II Is probably sh,.ca to the con.
sRFv@GIse Thinker stpc~sft' setrdffarysi,
wsaefulnsSs 90 realize that the mum.
Der u Industrial accidents reported TO
the New Work state Industrial eUyr
nlSsipa fer tho year iSi1.igis was
.,Nsl >sl. number laFger than the total
casualties IT oar American srtny GO
cupIed In the strenuous worE u con
guerins q pliilesS foe II ls of the ut.
most significance thai var. with ali lts
atrocities. Is probably responsible for
nttls greater dfseasa ana disability
during Che period II Creates; Industrial
activity than mccatrgi daring the are
binary years ~ conditions rejecting
normal Industrial activity,
H.asr Means Dollars ard censs
Health HsaS; he csrlasate-3 IN terms
az olArs and cefiss, In terms VI tsrts-