Show a PLAGUE I rf DEATHS GRO GROW I Local Sale of Seals to Com Corn Combat Combat bat Tuberculosis Figures just Issued showing th the death rate from tuberculosis in Utah and nd other states of the intermountain I District district emphasize the necessity for i liberal support of the Christmas seal sea sale eale this j year ear to provide ample funds fund with ith which to fight the great white whit I plague according to the officials of of ot the the Utah Public Health association F During 1920 there were deaths death from pulmonary tuberculosis in Utah or a death rate of per population This is an Increase of u 2 2 per over the rate for the previous year ear and while this increase Is small yet It is significant and indicates the continuing necessity for more educational work along lines of prevention pre of the disease s It Is pointed out While figures show a general tendency tendency tendency ten ten- dency toward a decrease in the death rate gate r te since 1911 1011 In most states there kwas was c. c large increase in 1918 because of the Influenza epidemic The death rate fate dropped materially in 1919 but butIn butIn butin In many cases sll slight ht Increases are aie are again shown in 1920 The death rate from tuberculosis for Utah since 1911 as shown by official figures Issued from headQuarters headQuarters headquarters head- head Quarters Quarters of the National Tuberculosis association is as follows follows- 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 40 1917 1913 1919 1919 V Wyoming oming shows a death rate for last year ear of a decrease from 34 4 of the previous year Idaho has hasIt hasa It a record of for last year year which Is s an increase from 27 2 In the are are- I rious year vear Nevada had a record of 82 7 in 1920 which is an increase from 61 8 of the previous year Colorado Colorado Colo- Colo rado shows a record of 2144 4 for 1920 fen an n Increase from 2014 4 in 1919 but a decrease decrease from 2187 2157 7 In 1918 the flu A year rear ear earK K G Colorado has the highest death rate irom rom from tuberculosis of any state in the nIon 5 mien This is attributed to the fact hat there is a false impression that the he climate of that state is beneficial for or those suffering from tuberculosis The I result is that they flock th there re from rom every verv direction for relief and die dien ta n that state f This fact is pointed out t to emphasize em em- that climate itself will n not t cure ure or relieve tuberculosis Utah wants rants ants to to protect Itself from this very thing it is pointed out by the Utah Public Health association officials and nd to this end It is necessary that the he campaign n of education be carried on n vigorously This campaign is being being be be- ing carried on through the medium of f the associations association's traveling clinic Its s public health nurses Its modern health crusade in the schools its clean cean can school contest its health meetIngs meetings meet- meet Ings and Its literature The work Is financed by sale of Christmas seals The he seal sale commences on Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Thanks Thanks- giving lying day |