The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-10-28
HEALTH ASS'I0 | CATION ] 1 ! r.
APPEALS. 10 CITIZENS '|'
Asks Support Of Christmas Seal
Sale Which Will Begin
5s2 4 =, On December ".>@a

Nearly 5000 men, women ano
children in Minnesota could be saved
h from the ravages of tuberculosis, the
...0reat White Plague" II adequate
facilities for early diagnosis and
proper treatment were provided, Of
drials Of the Minnesota Public
Health association declared, today,
in an urgent, appeal to citizens In ev-
. ery community in the state to sup
port the, 1920 Christmas Seal sale.
Efforts OF this voluntary state
health organization, which with az
Inflated public health associations In
every county, is supported by funds
raised annually thru the sale of the
famous penny Christmas Seals, are
devoted to searching out victims OF
tuberculosis and providing adequate
care for them. The bulk o: the
Christmas Seal Sale fund is spent by
the county health organizations i'll
the counties where raised, for the
psople who contribute. the money,
under the direction Of the Minnesota
Public Health association.
There are $4,000 active cases OF
tuberculosis in this state today, the
public health experts stated. There
are $500 incipient cases. Nearly
5000 could be cured If early discoy-
cry of their affiliation were made
possible. 1t is estimated that more
than 5000 other persons in this state
who are among the $4,000 active
cases could be restored to a reason
able degree of working efficiency,
and that much good could be done
the remaining victims OF the white
plague" II proper facilities were
available. >'''
sFacilities needed, according to the
health experts, are more dispensar-
les, visiting nurses, medical consul
tx11ts and travelling clinics for early
discovery and diagnosis Of. tubercu-
losis. More sanitoria, hospitals and
facilities for home treatment OF eV-
cry case thus discovered also are held
vital.
Special stress was given to the i'm
mediate necessity of adequate tinanc-
ing of the State Board Of Health,
which is admittedly seriously handi-
capped by meagre appropriations,
and provision for fun time commun-
ity health officers.
The Minnesota situation Is re-
hection Of the tuberculosis menace
thr,lout the nation, according to a
statement from the National Tuber-
cufosis association. This organiza-
ton directs the national fight against
the white plague" thru more than
1000 affiliated voluntary health
agencies, among which are the Min
nesota Public Health association and
tic county health organizations.
!Of 100000 active cases in the
United States today, the national as
ISOLATION states that $4,000 could
bescured If facilities for early dag
nOsis and treatment were available
ana fully $50, 900 others could be re-
stored to working efficiency.
There are not half enough facil-
tiles in this country to handle the
tuberculosis menace" according to
IN. C. J. Hatfield. managing director
Of the National tuberculosis associa-
tion. ,
@''The investment Of a few million
dollars in proper provision for the
cAre of the tuberculous would pro.
dice very large returns for the Am.
erican people. These returns would
come not only. in improved health
but in improved earning capacity OF
hundreds OF thousands OF tuberculo'
eth victims"
THE goal OF the 1920 Christmas
Seal Sale in Minnesota is the raising
Or a $250,00O fund. County quotas
are on the basis of 10 cents per cap
it,. The sale will start December