New Britain herald., 1919-09-05
FIGHTING 9TUBERCULOSJS.

The Connecticut State Tuberculosis commission has announced that it, is putting into effect plan to light the white plague" in it's incipiency using the information that is forthcoming as a result of the rejection of many young men from the military service because ofthe fact that they were suf- fering from early forms of the dis ease. /
 "In most cases" says the state
 ment, the symptoms of tubercu-
 losis were vague and only par
 tlallY defined, although they were
 sufficient to lead boards of physi-
 cal examiners to assert that it
 would be dangerous for the draft
 ed men to engage in such activity
 as strenuous military service.
 Their rejection by the draft
 boards therefore followed" ,% The National Tuberculosis associa - ton secured lists of draft, rejects for the whole country and forwarded state lists to the commissions for the differ- ent sections. In Connecticut, the commission states, theAwork of the agencies in every city andNlarge town will take cognizance of the list of re- jects and search them out for atten- tion, if possible. Ii ventures that sixty per cent. of the incipient cases will respond to treatment and that many will be'restored to- normal activity through the recommended course of exercise, rest and proper nourishment This should hold true of the draft re- jects and others who have been found to be suffering from the trouble in early forms. i. se-
 Although the lists from Connecticut are not complete,sssome of the smaller places not furnishing their rejections, the commission states that it has the names of the tuhercular youths Of the larger places about. the state. It is stated that the total number of drafts ed men, thus far reporsed,@ from sthe 7state of Connecticut,jWh { " hos Nss4te~ re- jected from the sersies becauss of ' tuberculosis. .swas, isd24.s One hundned and twenty seven, the largest nurnber :, from one section, were from New Ha- veh.sBridgepo had 121, Hartford f'I2 andWaterbury 1O6. New Britain had but 31s, rejects for this eause,s which is by. far, the best showing for any city.
 The list is assf ssfollows: < Ansonia,s fl; Bethel,s 5; Berlin,
 < 3: Branford. A Bridgeport, 121;
 c1 o1 Co Joa ;! 576; East Hartford, 117 Enfield, sssfssa < at min gto ns. r; Hartford, 112;. ss ' sssre enwich, ,14; Litehncld, D.. ' ta Manchester Il; Meriden, 34s
 Mfddletown,, 8; Milford, P. Nau ga-S s.6 | Muck 29; New Britain, 5 l sSs4Ae1N B ss Haven, 127; N New Load orssa 2; 2 B New. Milford. g; Norwalk%39; Nor, $ ' 'e9saaeh, 37 Orange, 20% plainville, S jQa TP1ym outh, 6; Portland, 9; \ ~ .Ptttnam, IT; Saybrook,r13 3; Sims- burys l.; Southington I; Stamford. ~ 25; Thomaston, A. Torrngton 9; x, Vern oIlssl l2; Waterbury, 106; Wa <. tertown,e ls55ss Vinc h. ester, 6; Willi- 'se mantle, 5,sssexssaJJy Il o24 r., Ehe benefit to fhe community from a. wide awake, facing. of the situation eoppled' with7sshe, work that the com- missfon, ishdoing may not be under estimated. The factGsbat sixty per @centt. of those afflicted may be saved if. taken Zin time, promptssall to take immediate action in >stam pingNout the disease. We have a basis upon which to work, in the dnaft Stigures, *and there are stillrssnlany undiscovered cases about us. Watch your health