Tombstone epitaph., 1920-08-08
HOUSING CONDITIONS BAD
 IN ARIZONA CITIES
oConrinued from Pare ,,ne)

positive cases of pulmonary tubercul- os.s Has discovered h addition there were 57O persons from i5 states and territories. who mad come to Tue son following influenza conditions which did TO; clear Mir. Cuyellier says I is safe to say iha: a majority og .hese are ,a5eru.ar Aiding to these were 1JS cases Of persons who had come to find reiie: from past pneumonia conditions. many Of whom have incipient tuberculosis, There were also reported lSs cases of ssth- ma and 75 cases of bronchitis the i symptoms of which ar s,ni.ar .o pnl- monary tuberculosis.
 There has been a general impres- sioa that the white p,as.- ia :a's s'dte has been confined to the Mexican population largely This is dis-proy. en by The fact that Of the 9Go posit!v- eases reported in Tucson 72s were O. waite Americans and on.y iQ5 Of Mex jeans wi,h the remainder scattering among othe- forceners
 One @: the ms.t alarming things revealed was the fac; ;ha; there were lI,S7 children o: school age and under liying in intimate association with positive tuberculosis patients. ot the - cases Of tuberculosis among chi!- d-en examined in the clinic in each case it was found that the children living in close quarters with some oth- CT person afflicted Thirty families twere found eating. and cooking in th= same room, where there were adults positive cases Of tuberculosis. Four teen families with tuberculosis in th= family were found living in two rooms and IS families similarly affected liv- ire n ,Eree rooms One case was found of a family of eight persons living in one room win an adyaacel case of tuberculosis. The boy pa,ier, was removed to a hospital Prac,i cally 5o per cent Of the families liy- Ing in conges;ed quarters were found to be surrounded by decidedly unsan!- tary conditions with regards kitchens. toilets, slop and garbage containers
 The survey and clinic at Tucson have resulted in the establishment Of a permanent clinic with a pubic nurse in charge, the first in the state This work will be carried on under the direction of the Pima county An ti-Tuberculosis Association. Though attention will be centered d; presen; on the prevention Of the spread Of tuberculosis. it is hoped to broaden the scope to include all conmuni- cable diseases
 Tucson is in need Of new set c. housing laws and laws on sanitation for te protection of the public aga.ns; the contact Of communicable diseases says pr. Cuyellier There are ao laws on Immigration. Whi.e there a-e some state laws governing the situa. tion. MT Cuvellier says they are gros. sly neglected So much for Tucson Reports on the conditions found in other communities will be given in the future issues of the bulletin
 The state board of health is seeains to improve insan!:ary conditions through the establishment of the pub { lie nurse and the clinic system in every community in Arizona. Once . the public has been educated 10 the !. idea of prevention, sanitation and | cleanliness, enforcement will not be difficult 10 handle. As it is today, | Arizona is far behind on public health | matters, but from the interest taken in the present campaign it is safe to ! predict that health conditions gene-- ally will be improved 100 per cent in the next twelve months if the public will cooperate as i; has in the recent past.