The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-13
WHITE PLAGUE
| DEATH RATE is
HALF REDUCED
Number OF Lives Saved in 1921
1 Estimated at 000-Figures
Given to tuberculosis Body.

washington, May 13.-A decrease
..of one-half since 1904 IN the death
rate from tuberculosis in the Unit
ed States was reported by DIR.
/ charl ]. Hatfield. managing d.
Director of the National tuberculosis
! association, at its annual meeting
.-ocentIv. This means for the
/ roar 1921 a saving OF 100000 lives
X stated. In 1904 the death rate
I .ras 200 per 100000. Preliminary
k1gures for 1921 indicate that the
rate will approach 100.
DR.. Hatfield paid tribute to the
1 ,founders of the movement in 1904
and 10 the increasing number of
sunuorters of the cause. This an
Z nouncement of the splendid results
j ~ IL years work." he said, lis
also a tribute to the power of pub
Tic health education and to the I'm
4 failing support of newspapers,
Il magazines, motion pictures and
a-other mediums of reaching the gem
eral public,
- In birmingham, Mass, where
@health demonstration has been
s.scarried on since 1916 under the au-
3Isnices of the association, the death
8Erate has been reduced to the figure
3of 40 per 100000 for 1921
~ This birmingham figure" said
l4Dr. Hatfield, lis Indicative of what
smay be done under such specialized
#methods and programs of work.
slTuberculosis workers throughout
; the country will join with US in
being impatient for much more
/ rapid rate of progress when it is
irealized that in the United States
1 There are still about 100000 per-
sons with active tuberculosis and
5,sthat 100000 men, women and chill
4 sdren are dying annually from this
and durable disease"
n. Kills More Males.
81 tuberculosis kills almost twice
as many men as women in New
york City, Godias ]. Drolet told
7 members of the National Tuber-
sIgculosis association. Mr.. Drolet is
statistican of the New York Tuber-
! culosis association.
g# He said that in the IL years since
i 1910 tuberculosis had taken in New
Al ,997 females. The death rates OF
the two sexes in 1921 were respec-
4 lively 123 and SO per 100000. The
reason for this difference in tuber-
kNculosis mortality was found, said
\ Mr.. Drolet, in the conditions under
(which they work which break
Wown resistance and cause the de.
kSelopment of adult tuberculosis.
a Mr.. Drolet described a movement
lin New York to extend tuberculosis
sdispenssry work into industry. This
ahas been undertaken by the Gou
~ yerneur Tuberculosis Clinic of the
Bellevue and Allied Hospitals at the
Suggestion of the New York Tuber'
sculosis association. An industrial
| 4health survey OF workers employed
| in the district covered by that in.
Vstitution is being made.
u Beginning in February, 1922, Mr.
.2Drolet said, an industrial nurs
u made a preliminary survey to as
seertain the possibility of going int
@local factories for the actual ex
animation of. workers. Seyera
managers welcomed the idea an
S@agreed to utilize the health servic
3 offered which consisted of educa
tional talks to the employees and a
Ssannual examination of all person
u 10 per cent und6rweight or VIII
!, complained of suspicious symptoms
work proves too heavy, how
Il, ever, all who wish are being ex
4 amined.
Cases found suffering from tuber
culosis are referred to their ply
Ii sicians or to other clinics if the
cannot pay for treatment