Show INFECTION IN THE PRISON peculiarly favorable field there for the spread of the scourge of tuber ulosta ul only twenty one prisons in fifteen tates and territories terl teri tories have provided tor for the treatment ot of their prisoners these institutions can accommodate however only patients la in three fourths a 0 the maor malor prisons and in practically all the jails of the country the tuber cullun prisoner Is allowed freely to infect his fellow prisoners ver few restrictions being placed upon his habits when the congregate mode ot of prison life la Is considered the danger ot of infection action becomes greater than in the general population new york and blas massachusetts 3 achu se tt 11 ar aro 0 t the he only states where any systematic attempt baa has been made to transfer all prisoners to ono one central institution the largest prison tuberculosis hospi tal tai Is in manila where eions for prisoners are provided the next largest Is clinton prison hoa hos pital in new york which provides for 1 go |