Show TUBERCULOSIS WORK IN UTAH AT HIGH STAGE National Secretary Shows Decrease in 1 Dr Dread ad Disease Since Inception of Organized Efforts Since organized tuberculosis work started twenty years ago there has been a n. decrease In the death rate from that that dread disease of more than 50 80 per cent in the United States declared Frederick D. D Hopkins of ot New York New York City ad administrative administrative administrative ad- ad secretary of the National National Na Na- Tuberculosis association inan Inan In la laan an address delivered Wednesday morning before th the seventh annual conference of the tho Utah Publia Health association held at the Hotel UtahAn Utah An examination of or children In New York City up the age of IS Ii years ears indicated that only 65 CS per percent percent cent were Infected with tuberculosis sis cia whereas past records have shown an arc almost universal infection tion In fact figures from abro abroad d still show an average of ot 90 per cent Infection below belo 15 years of age KNOWN CASES Mr fr Hopkins pointed out three reasons for or the continuance and Intensifying In In- In Intensifying of the campaign against the white plague namely the fa fact t that in the United States at present there are known cases out of a probable million cases of tuberCulosis tuberculosis tuber tuber- that only a few states art arc ar arup up to standards of sanatoria open air schools and other measures for care and prevention and that the campaign must be continued until the preceding figures are greatly abated The National Tuberculosis association association asso- asso elation his has Just completed a severt- severt j year ear demonstration at Mass to pro prove proe e that tuberculosis Is can be successfully fought b bv by active health measures At the end of f that I time said Mr 11 Hopkins the death I rate per w was s per pel cent contrasted with a rate or of 1 1 for the year ten-year average preceding In closing Mr Ir Hopkins declared that with the present machinery organized to fight tuberculosis consisting consisting con con- slating of ot forty eight state associations I 1400 local groups and the Na Na- Na lionel Tuberculosis association it Jt is possible that in the future when the death rate las has been greatly re reduced reduced re- re and tuberculosis practically wiped out other brass torms of h health healt work york will be taken up and measures meas meas- ures urea Instituted against equally equall in insidious insidious in in- menaces to public health COLTON OUTLINES WORK Health workers educational peppie pep pee pie and professional medical men are the only groups of or people today today to- to to to- day who meet together with the avowed owed purpose of bettering public welfare said Congressman Don B. B Colton in an address on tho subject of Public Health the tho Nations Nation's Greatest Asset Lawyers business business busi busi- I ness men and other professional professional- people have ha their conferences solely for the promotion of their own progress While conservation o of ot life lite is the first Inalienable right mentioned inthe jn in the Declaration of Independence 1000 is Is' Is spent on the pursuit o of happiness and lIbert liberty to every doll dol dol- l lar r devoted to public health he lie claimed He made a vigorous appeal appeal appeal ap ap- ap- ap peal for tor a state sanatorium for tor treatment of ot tuberculosis I Each state under our peculiar pecullar 1 form torm of government go Is Jealous of or the federal government in the usurpation of rights nita that should be ba handled b by t the e local governments government There are three states in the Union at rt present that have havo not provided 1 means for tor the care caret of at tubercular 1 patients and Utah la is one of ot them then he said It should be a n. matter of cit It 1 civic pride that Utah should not be ba baone one of the very ery few fo responsible for tor federal measures in the interests ot or I public health j The value of the modern health 1 crusade in the schools was discussed Cia dis cussed by Louis A. A Peterson superIntendent superintendent super super- I of ot North Sanpete school district HEALTH HABITS FORMED health crusade is 18 based The on health training through tho the formation forma forma- Lion tion of health habits at the period 1 In the life of a child when habits which will Influence lat later r life lite are I Installed he said The 1 work as described bv h Mr P Peterson 4 consists in dally daily health chores de desIgned designed designed de- de signed to link the school end and tho the Continued on page 8 8 1 TUBERCULOSIS WORK IN UTAH AT HIGH ST STAGE AGE Continued from page 1 home in health work wOk regular hea health 1 exercises conducted each day i In the classroom and contests contest in indIvidual individual ual cleanliness and health standards measured by height and weight charts Dr George W. W MIddleton speakIng speaking speak speak- ing on the subject of ot Overhauling the tho Machine advocated regular physical examinations to be required of ot every individual pointing pointing point point- ing out the tho tact fact that tho the average man pays more attention to the upkeep upkeep up UP- keep of ot his automobile than to his own personal welfare The vital Importance of ot early diagnosis and preventive measures was emphasized emphasized emphasized sized by Dr MIddleton who stated that the terrible of ot the flu and the Inadequate means of ot caring for any 1 menaces to public health are due to lack of national organization and foresight In the absence of oC E E. 0 O. O Howard president of or the Utah Public Health association Dr John A. A Widtsoe presided over the morning session of the convention Frank B. B Cook welcomed the members of or the association and pledged his support to the movement for tor a state sanatorium sanatorium sana sana- for tor tuberculosis The There response re re re- response response was made by Mrs G. G N. N Child in place of ot Mrs Clarissa L. L Williams president of the National Womans Woman's Relief society who was unable to attend on on account account of ot III health |