Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-23

pose the movement for a hospital,
as he did ret. but he did not think
this was the time TO erect the build
ing.
wait a year." he urged. "and 1t
a be doEe cheaper
If the construction of the hospital
would mean an increase in the tax
rate, Mr.. Carson said, he was OPP
posed to it and he felt that many
others in the county thought the
same way.
Mr.. Carson asserted hat the land
at Menlo Park is toe low for a tu-
berculosis hospital and he said the
coal dust flying from the engines
using the three railroads in that VII
entity would be detrimental to the
health of tie patients. The speaker
"a he was adverse to the idea un-
less the freeholder5 saw fit to cut
down some of the'r other a%ppropria-
tons. The f~reeholders, he exclaim-
ed, spend altogether too much
money anyway.
DT. Silk replied TO the remarks
of Mr.. Carson that 1t would be
cheaper to wait n yea 1T would
appear" DR.. Silk said, "as though it
were a case of dollars and cents
against the health and lives of the
community" The fight for such a
hospital. he said, was started eight
or ten years ago ana the matter has
been put OFT each time it has been
brought up for discussion. DIR. Silk
reiterated mat the site selected Is the
best spot In the county for a tuberc-
ulosis hospi' al ami he said that the
time had come to do something in
stead of again putting the matter
over for IA year.
Field Secretary Eaton, of the State
Anti-Tuberculosis League. spoke at
length, showing what had been done
In other places where hospitals had
been built and the tuberculosis pa
tients were taken care of when the
disease was only IN its early stages.
Mr.. Eaton pointed cut the need of
caring for the patients early. He
said that the state clinic planned to
visit Middlesex county soon and
work among the victims here.
Experiments at birmingham,
Mass, the field secretary said. had
reduced tle death rate from 215
per 100. 0@ population to 81 after
years care in specially built
tuberculosis hospitals. During the
past year. lie said. only one death
from tuberculosis occurred in that
place.
THE same thing 10 entirely pos
sible in MidAlesex county," Mr.. Ea-
ton said, "tf the doctors are given
the necessary place and equipment
with which to work" The White
Haven gandtorium IS too far away
from here. ne said aid the Bonnie
Burn s~anatorium Is flied to capacity.
Efpaatinu hnCnsfai the aaapAtn y ~
aid. will do a two-fold good at this
time. 1t will be a big step forward
in stamping out the disease and it
will give employment to many who
are now OCT, of work.
Rev. CorGie Culp of New Bruins
wick, vice president CT the county
Ant:"TuberCulosis League, spoke of
the erection of the hospital as a hu-
maaitarian measure which should be
provided even at the e~xpenseNof bet
ter roads. Hundreds are dying year.
ly from the white plague, he said,
representing a big economic loss.
DIR. ID. G English, of New Bruins
wick, endorsed the sentiment ex-
pressed by those speaking before
him. THE health and life of our,
citizens is of more Importance than
the building of better roads," he
said, adding that he thought much
of the money spent for road work is
wasted. tuberculosis can be wiped
out, he sad, if the necessary mea-
sures are available u combat it.
County Treasurer f. William Hill
ker, of Perth Anibcy, told of the
maintenance cose per year of such
a hospital as advocated. his figures
having been secured following inves-
tigation. The cos. tc the county he
said would be from $4,000 to
$125,000. The county now pays
$4,000 a year, h said. for its tu-
berculosis patients Of which it now