Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-12-07
CHRISTMAS SEAL CAMPAIGN


Plans for Wauwatosa's Christmas
seal campaign are going busily for
ward under the direction of Mr..
Philip A. Kolb, seal sale manager.
Urging that everyone buy to their
limit this year, Mr.. Kolb in an inter-
view, tells Of the successful campaign
that Is being waged against the White
Plague, with funds raised through the
sale Of these little Christmas stickers.
II would like to see a Christmas seal
on every letter and package mailed in
Wauwatosa during December" said
Mr. Kolb, "and l know every man.
woman and child in the city would buy
as generously as possible, IL they fully
realized the wonderful work these
little stamps are making possible. A
contribution TO the Christmas seal
is not charity --it is really self-pro-
lection, for tuberculosis Is q con-
tagious disease and the successful
fight against it means greater safety
for the individual, as well as the com
nlunity, state and nation. The Tray
cling Free Chest Clinic here is one of
the most important things made pos-
sible through the seal sale. The COM
mittee in charge of this yeai,s safe
viii make every effort to again bring
the Prize Clinic to Wauwatosa this
year. The state association has been
unable to nearly fill all the demands
for the service of the clinic, and it is
hoped that this years seal sale will
make possible the employment of a
second clinic team.
I'm 1908, when the Wisconsin
Anti-Tuberculosis Association was
organized, ana the first seal sale was
held, tuberculosis was on the increase
each year. 1t was generally felt then
that tuberculosis was incurable and
receiving a verdict Of consumption was
to the average person a death war;
rant" 1t was believed that this
disease fran in families and that
nothing could be done to prevent it.
AS a result of the educational CAM
paign conditions today are a decided
contrast to those of the days before
the anti-tubercuIosis campaign.
Most people now know that tuber-
culosis is durable. They realize that
it is contagious, not hereditary, and
that 1t can be prevented from sweep
ing through entire families If the per-
son afflicted is very careful to protect
other members Of the family. There
are now splendid chain Of sanatoria,
where patients may go, thus assuring
safety to their families and giving
themselves the best chance to ,set well.
The development of the public health
nurses movement, which has been in
valuable in fighting not only tubercu-
losis, but other diseases, and improv-
ing health conditions Throughout the
state, Is largely due to the Wisconsin
Anti-Tuberculosis Association, which
now conducts a training course for
public health workers.
Stalking evidence of the value of the
campaign is found in the reduction os
the death rate. In 1908, when the
state association started work, the
death rate was 1877 per 100000 and
had been climbing yearly. It has
dropped with remarkable rapidity and
Wisconsin, with a 1921 rate of TAG,
has record to be proud Of. The raw
ages Of tuberculosis have been def
nitely checked, but there were in 1921
over 1900 deaths from this curable
ard preyentable disease, SO there is
still big job ahead before the final
victory. The penny Christmas seal
makes it possible for every man,
woman and child to have a part in this
iife-saving work.
Let's win new record for Wauwa-
tosa this year and place it high on the
list Of towns making the largest con-
tribution for the campaign against
tuberculosis and for health"