The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-04-01
Anti tuberculosis
Campaign
Educational Drive Of Mary
land Association Is Now
Under Way

Under Way
The annual anti-tuberculosis edu-
cational campaign of the Maryland
Tuberculosis Association is now under
way, it was reported by the asscca-
ton. in an attempt to bring about
a reduction in the tuberculosis in
cidence and mortality rates in the
state by stressing early diagnosis CT
the disease.
..Tuberculosis is an insidious dis
ease and can be doing harm to the
body long before any signs appear
TO show its presence Doctor Sam
mel Wolman, president of the asso-
citation said. ''If the disease is
discovered early it can almost
be cured before serious damage has
been done. If person wait until signs
appear, denoting illness, the disease
has usually advanced beyond the
early stage and the cure becomes
more difficult and costly.
Modern medicine has provided US
with the means of discovering the
disease before irreparable injury has
been done These methods are the
tuberculin test and x-ray and people
must be taught to want them, espec-
tally if they have any reason to sus-
meet tuberculosis CT have ever, lived
in contact with it," Doctor Wolman
continued.
Chest clinics too, are available in
every county to which people may
go upon the recommendation of their
physicians or health departments.
These clinics are conducted by tuber-
culcsis specialists.
1t is hoped by the association that
a tuberculosis minded" populace
can be developed in the state to help
in the fight against this disease. The
aim of the association, by means OF
it's educational campaign, is to make
everyone realize that EARLY Discov
ery--Early Recovery" is not only
a slogan but also fact.
Special attention will be given to
the Negro race during the campaign
as the colored death rate frcm the
disesae is nearly four times high
as the rate among whites.
new supply of educational liter
ature has been received by the asso-
citation for distribution during the
campaign. This consists of four
pamphlets entitled: Contact,
whats the Cause?", who Next
and Your Real Friend. How You
Get T. b., pamphlet written espec-
tally for colored people, will also be
used.
Although the campaign will con-
tinue throughout the year, it will
include the Early Diagnosis Cam
paign of the National tuberculosis
Association and it's affiliated men,
bers which will take place during
April.
1.-THE fight against tuberculosis
in Maryland, Doctor Wolman add
ed, ''has been very successful. Since
the organized movement was COM
menced more than thirty years ago
the death rate has been reduced al
most two-thirds and many lives that
would have been sacrificed have been
spared.
However, we must not let this
fact give US too much confidence as
the fight is still far from completed.
The disease is still the greatest
cause of death between the ages OF
Is and As and still inflicts much
hardship on the thousands who have
it but become cured.
''It can be wiped out" Doctor
Wolman said, eff everyone in the
state will cooperate to do it,"
Returns are still being made for
the Christmas seals that were sold
during the past Christmas season.
Funds contributed through the pur-
chase of these seals make possible
the educational campaign and the
other activities of the association.
The officials Of the association and
the local chairmen hope that every
one who has not yet sent in their
money for the seals will soon do SO
in order that the records for the
year may be completed.