Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-01
SOLDIER WITH
TUBERCULOSIS
A BIG PROBLEM
Peak of Situation Not Ex-
pected to Be Reached Until
1925, Says Report.

Cooperation Of the press of Indian
apolis and the county again has been
the chief factor in successful educational
work in disease prevention. This CO.
operation has been supplemented this
/ year by much direct effort at education
| among persons of all ages. Constantly
we ha &c accented health education among
the children of the city and county and
gratifying results have been forthcOm-
ing" said Miss Mary A. Meyers. exec
utlve secretary of the Marion County Tu-
berculosis Association, In her report on
the activities Of the association during
the past year, at the eighth annual meet
ing of the association this afternoon at
the Sunnyside sanatorium near Oak
landon.
In touching upon the matter Of the tu-
berculosls soldier problem, the report
said:
SOLDIER PROBLEM
Is EMBARRASSING.
1.-THE tuberculous soldier problem has
become embarrassing in this county, just
as it is in practically every county OF
the country. This problem is not of g
temporary nature and proposals. to solve
Fit In this county on a temporary basis
are deemed mex pedlent by this associa
ton. Anti tuberculosis authorities reck-
on that the peak OF the tuberculosis sol
der problem will not have been reached
until 1926. and that the care Of the sol
der afflicted with the disease will con-
tinue as a part of the white plague fight
for the next fifty or sixty years. PLANE
to erect temporary shelters for tuberculo-
sis soldiers at Sunnyside-in fact any
plans to treat the tuberculous soldier as
class, rather than as a definite part
Of ha larCer uro0rarn NJ mi lie
eradication-will meet only failure. we be
lieve. Your association has taken this
stand understanding fully that one Of
its great purposes In succeeding years
will be constant cooperation with other
agencies in efforts to solve successfully
the tuberculous soldier problem. We feel
that relief planned for the tuberculous
soldier should be planned on a perman-
emit basis. and that it should coincide
with the general plans Of Graduating the
disease from this community"
Her report showed that hundreds of
health meetings, attended by thousands
OF citizens. had been held during the
year; that the Modern Health Crusade
has been established in many county and
parochlal schools; that many Indianapo-
lis business men have continued the anti
splitting campaign. which the association
began In the spring. and that Don't
Spit" cards have been placed where in
dividuals congregate and the splitting nui-
sance has ahated in great degree.
The association itself has been a clear
ing house for the discovery Of incipient.
advanced and suspicious cases Of tuber-
culosis, said the report, and these cases
eventually have been isola ted and placed
under treatment. The report touched
upon the clinics that now are established
in Indianapolis and of their live saving
work
WANT MORE
OPEN AIR SCHOOLS.
Greater development Of fresh air
schools In the city and county was urged.
and an outline given Of the nutritional
institute that is 10 be held in this city
In October under the direction Of DR..
William X. p. Emerson OF Boston.
The report concluded by stating that
AS we approach the time for she annual
sale Of tuberculosis Christmas seals. we
feel certain that the public Of Indian
apolis and Marion County win respond a
generously as in the past to the call Of
the seal. Under it's guiding light In past
years, we have seen the death rate from
tuberculosis drop annually and we know
that the citizens Of the county are de-
termined to keep up the fight against the
white plague"
The program for the meeting included
an address by DR.. J. II. Stygan. State
clinician Of the Indianapolis tuberculosis
Association, on The Relation of the
Clinics to the tuberculosis Problem;" a
talk by Or. II 5. Hatch, superintendent
OF Sunnyside, in the form OF a resume
of the results Of the institution during
the past year; greetings by Paul Gutz-
miller, a patient of Sunnyslde; a health
play by Children of Sunnyslde. and the
election Of officers