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Show COUNTRY AWAKE TO DANGER Increase of Sanatoria and Hospitals for Consumptives Is Most Gratifying. The growth of tho crusade against tuberculosis In tho United States is shown to good ntlvantngo In tho two directories that have boon Issued by tho Nntlonal Association for the Study and Prevention .of Tuberculosis and tho ono in preparation. Tho first tu-bcculosls tu-bcculosls directory published in 1001, by tho tuberculosis committee of tho New York Charity Organization Society Socie-ty nnd tho National Association listed 133 sanatorin nnd hospltalB for consumptives con-sumptives In tho United States, for somo of which preliminary provision only has been made. Tho combined capacity of these Institutions wiib only 8,000 beds. Thirty-two special dispensaries nnd thlrty-nlno nntl-tu-bcrculosls organizations Bummed up practically all of tho fighting force enumerated In the first directory. Tho second directory wns prepared by the Natlonnl Association for tho Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis nnd published under tho auspices of tho Russell Sago Foundation In August, 1908. This directory listed 210 sanatoria sana-toria and hospitals, an Increnso of 107 from tho former directory; 158 dispensaries, an Increase of 12G; and 195 associations, an Increnso of 150. Tho number of hospital beds listed in 1908 wns 14,011. Tho now directory that will bo Issued Is-sued soon, will list over 400 sanatoria and hospitals with a bed capacity of nearly 25,000; moro than 300 speclnl tuberculosis dlspcnsnrles; and fully 450 nntl-tubcrculosls .associations and committees. Slnco tho first directory wns issued in 1904, tho Increnso in tho number of agencies fighting con-' sumption nggregates nearly 500 per cent. Tho Natlonnl Association for tho Study nnd Prevention of Tuberculosis would liko to get in touch with nil, agencies engaged In tho fight ngalnst tuberculosis, In order thnt they may be listed In tho new directory. . . |
