The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1920-12-02
SURVEY Is TAKEN
OF TUBERCULOSIS
CASES IN CAN ON
BY ASSOCIATION
Following Summary is Report
ed by Jessamine Whitney of
Denver, research department

survey OF the extent of tuberculosis
in Canon City. covering the period
from November 1, 1919. to November
I. 1920, is reported by Jassamine 5.
Whitney of Denver, research secre-
tary for the Colorado tuberculosis
Association:
The survey was undertaken by the
Colorado tuberculosis Association in
Canon City with a view of ascertain
inr what activities, If any. should be
in. gurated to combat the disease
/ re. The deaths from tuberculosis
lring the period metioned were OBJ
tanned from the city clerks Office. In
addition, the physicians of Canon City
we're visited and asked for the number
of cases OF tuberculosis known TO
them during the IL months previous
to November l, 1920
mo attempt was made to cover the
territory outside Canon City except
as some cases outside the city limits
proper might be included in the ply
sicians' lists
The figures presented below are by
no means comp'e etc Many cases of
course are living here who have not
been seen by physicians The lists,
too, made sometimes from memory
are undoubtedly incomplete. and Il
did not seem necessary or feasible 10
make an exhaustive study. It is safe
to estimate that there are at least
IS per cent more cases than are to
be shown in this study. The follow
TIVE ~
yative:
Zone hundred and ninety known
cases of tuberculosis have lived in
this city during the last year.
THE most radical estimate of the
proportion of tuberculosis cases 10
population is that made at Farming
ham, Mass, where an entire commu-
nifty is being used as a tuberculosis
experienment station. The figure
given there is that 2 per cent of the
population has tuberculosis In this
city nearly per cent of the popula-
ton has tuberculosis.
'.Out of the total number of 100,
% have died. 26 have moved away.
the Whereabouts of one is unknown,
and the remaining 140 are still here
Twenty of the 2s deaths are regis
tered in the city clerks Office, the re-
naming three having occurred out
side the corporate limits of Canon
City. If we figure the death rate for
Canon City proper based on the 90
deaths occurring within its limits, and
taking the population as 5000. the
tuberculosis death rate per 100000
III l.
death rate in Denver in 1919 which
was-about $50 per 100000. or that for
Colorado. which was 203, or that for
the registration area of the United
States. which was 40.
Nearly all the cases of tuberculo-
sis were among non-residents. or
those who had come originally as
health seekers.
Length OF residence was not OBJ
tainable for 60 records. For the re-
naming 1So, So had lived here less
than, one year.
Two cases of tuberculosis glands
were reported. both children; one case
of tuberculosis of the bone. two cases
of pulmonary combined with laryn-
geal and two cases of pulmonary and
intestinal tuberculosis.
The remaining lS3 cases were pull
monary. Sc were inactive or arrested: :
six were designated as stage l. 81 as
stage IL; 20 as stage Ill, and the re
naming 100 were unspecified.
There were "a males and % te-
males.
Records of age were obtained as
follows: From o., case: SO. care:
1914, s. 1s-1a. 12, 2O-es. SO; s0-ss. 50 !:
i0-4o. l6; 5o-59. II; 60-6s. 4: over 20.
1. Total. 1S1.
For so cases, the record OF whether
the patient was here with his family
or a one was not obtained. OF the
remaining 40, % were here alone
and Ill with their families
For the group of III who were with
their families. the number of other
members OF the family living in the
households In daily contact with the
patients numbered 2S0. % of these
being children. With the known
danger of contact infection. such a
situation needs no comment.
There is at present no provision for
assisting the patients themselves, nor
OF protecting their families. or the
public generally from infection. Very
few of the patients have had sanator-
ium care so that they are trained In
pro-phydactic measures.
With the known incidence OF tube.-
cnlosis here it seems that tuberculo.
sis nurse Nigh. well be employed b,
the community or county to assist
whatever patients Rs in need Of such