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Show Awake to Danger of Tuberculosis. The number of state and local antituberculosis anti-tuberculosis societies in the United States has shown over 100 per cent, increase in-crease during the past year; the number num-ber of sanitoria and hospitals for tuberculosis, tu-berculosis, nearly 30 per cent, increase; in-crease; and the number of special tuberculosis tu-berculosis dispensaries and clinics, over 40 per cent, increase. The rate of increase in the number of workers is estimated at over 200 per cent., and the amounts given for tuberculosis relief re-lief have been doubled during the year. Thirty-three legislatures, out of 39 in session up to May 1, 1909, have been considering laws pertaining to the prevention or treatment of tuberculosis. tuber-culosis. In a large number of states legislation affecting this subject has already been enacted, and more laws will be passed before the close of the spring session. |