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Show For Proper Care of Tuberculosis. According to the National Association Associa-tion for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis, New York state leads in the number of beds for consumptives consump-tives provided up to May 1, with 5,476 beds; Massachusetts is second, with 2,403 beds; Pennsylvania third, with 2317 beds; Colorado fourth, with 1,489 beds, and New Mexico fifth, with 1,104 beds. As yet, not one state in the country has made adequate provision pro-vision for its consumptives. New York has set itself the task of having "No uncared-for Tuberculosis in 1915," and several cities in other parts of the country have adopted similar programs. pro-grams. The national association says that tuberculosis will not be 6tamped out until all cases of this disease are cared for either in their homes or in institutions. With this end in view, efforts will be made to increase the number of hospital beds in this country to at least 35,000 by May 1, 1911. |