The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-10-28
1O7 DIE IN
YEAR FROM TB
IN LAKE CD.

NV LNlN- UUn
Tuberculosis caused thirty-hve deaths
last year in Gary alone and 107 in I.aIe
count Recently there were nine in
one month.
Every unattended death from this
a. ease Is said to mean 10 new fnfec.
lions. There are probably $50 active
cases in the county. and about 400 in
active. which may develop at any time
such conditions We are facing al
present are going TO develop some Of
them Much excellent public work il
being done in Lake county. but tuber-
oulosiS Is one thing that IS not vet
adequately provided for. There IS a
county tuberculosis society. a volunteer
organization OF unselnsh disinterested
peopls.
The society IS at present employing
Two workers. an executive and a public !
health nurse. The nurse, Mrs BtVtns
who has had excellent training and |
wide experience. including service over
seas, IS caring for as many cases as
she can Just now she has lis on her
visiting list In the light OF the ng-
'es SHOWN above. the county should
@'o ha4f dozen nurses. Plans are
now under way for establishing tuhar
places he /
county, these will offer free examin,.
lions Tor suspected cases A tharourn
county survey would discover m.nv
mora Inc need In such cases Is nor 80 |
'ucn doctors care as proper condt
lions Tor the patient and isoIsfton %.
tns sake OF the family, particularly ~.
chiloren Instruction HELMS -.
oeal. II the advice is followed, bur - a.
only one step. 10
Sary IS pretty sanitary place :,
which TO nve- Naturally I'm a ci,v
"nere everything is new one wor1a
7Apect cleanliness and healthful condt-
lions There are none of tbe old a.
traps and rat nests and bug coli4c+ors
ana germ preservers that are a MANAGE
10 safety in older communities. Mora
over. the steel company is noted for g..
excellent policy OF sanitation every
where.
And vet are all the houses, IN c.
sanitary? If not, why not and what
should be done about ii? Have Won
ever thought about it?
Not all places in Lake county
fortunate IN being entirely new. Douht-
1888 there are good many unsanttary
outnoueeS suu In use throughout the
county perhaps even in the cities The
time Is near at hand when these will
no longer be tolerated anywhere.
another excellent thing for the resi-
dents OF Gary is its good milk supoIv
me city board of health deserves =
great deal of credit for that as IL does
Tor other up-to-date health work
IL means much TO parents OF young
children to know that they can buy
certified milk and special baby milk
approved by doctors Such milk must
come from inspected and tested COWS
and must be subject to Laboratory ax-
animation 1t IS a satisfaction to milf
dealers. too, to be able to assure ems
toners that their product is safe and
wholesome
There is a movement on foot wa ha
lieve. TO supply milk at a special low
price TO needy families: nothing could
Dc inner than that, at such a time
supply OF good milk Will go far toward
furnishing the needed elements In an
otherwise greatly reduced diet In fact
some very Interesting experiments are
being conducted right now to show 70
what extent 1t Is possible for healthy
adults TO depend on milk as a food.
In spite Of such admirable conditions
cary has not the best possible reputa-
ton for health Possibly owing to in
dustriai reasons. and possibly TO in
deal Of tuberculosis in proportion 70
the population and TO other diseases.
Much scientific study IS being given
% the relation of this disease to in
1ustry; some occupations help the T
B. germ to prosper. and science has
rot yet overcome this obstacle But
hat is one reason the more why care
III work is needed in attending TO pa
tents and protecting those associated
With them tuberculosis prevention
must so on and must be done more
thoroughly in Gary and in Lake coun-
y If the fight against this plague is
Q hold its own and to make progress
Deaths from this source are being
educed, but not fast enough And too
many new infections are starting. :
Sitting by the 7. NJ 9. A. magazine
able was who ooughed every
ow and then. as he read He did not
over his mouth with either hand or :
andkerchief. He coughed directly in :
0 the magazine. II only it's pages had
cen under a microscope. so that he
ould have the droplets conveyed
rom his mouth and nose. And the germs :
nhabiting Them. The thought was
nough to make other readers hesitate :
Q use the magazines. :
OF course the handk erchief is best to
se. as the hand goes right on touching :
Their things. But even to cover the .
ough and collect the moisture in the :
ands is better than spraying il about
ITO the air and upon surrounding OBJ
sct-. .
Most coughing is unnecessary any .
ow. People who sit in an audience
nd cough become silent as soon as
hey become interested Just a bad