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Show llJiiLBiullLUOW n FEARFULMENACE French Death Rate From White Plague Three Times That of England. 150,000 MEN AFFLICTED Assistance of America Needed in Fight Against Dread Disease Dis-ease in America. BOULDER, Colo , June 15. Need of assistance from America in the fight against tuberculosis in tho French army was set forth by Dr. Livingston Farrand, president of the University of Colorado and director of tho mission mis-sion to be sent to France by tho Rockefeller Rock-efeller foundation, in a statement he made before leaving for Paris Dr. Farrand Far-rand was for ten years executive secretary sec-retary of the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis Tubercu-losis "The French death rale from tuberculosis tuber-culosis is, roughly, twice that of America Am-erica and three times that of England," Eng-land," said Dr. Farrand. "Normally Franco has a high death rate and a low birth rate and with the increase in tuberculosis brought about by tho war It is evident that something must be done and without delay. "It is estimated in reports to the Rockefeller foundation that 150,000 soldiers sol-diers have been discharged from the French army because of active tuberculosis. tuber-culosis. Nor is this condition confined to the army. Refugees from the occupied occu-pied districts of northern France are breaking down in large numbers and the French prisoners returned from Germany show a high percentage. 150.000 Tubercular Soldiers. "A special commission has been created cre-ated to care for tubercular soldiers. This work is of the greatest importance impor-tance and must go on. It is doubtful, however, If at the ond of this year there will be more than ten or twelve thousand beds available for tuberculous tubercu-lous patients in the whole of France and these will be occupied almost exclusively ex-clusively by soldiers. "Conservative estimates indicate 500,000 cases in the country. It is obvious ob-vious that whatever preventive measures meas-ures can be laid down, an immediato need is for hospital accommodations and there is no more pathetic appeal to which wealthy Americans could respond. re-spond. Disease a Menace to All. "Tho extension of Infectious diseases diseas-es in ono land in these days is a menace men-ace to all. So you see while we shall be fighting tho battle against tuberculosis tuber-culosis on the first line there In France we shall really be fighting America's battle as well. "The fundamental idea behind the Rockefeller foundation in going into this work is not one of relief, it Is a wish to co-operate In working out a system for tho prevention of tubercu-losfs tubercu-losfs and the development of public health In general. Wo are Agoing to France to place at her disposal such experience as we have had in the Unit ed States." New Treatment Is Sought. SACRAMENTO, Cal., June 15. A ne.w and effective method of combatting combat-ting tuberculosis, it became known today, to-day, is being sought by scientists of the University of California, working in conjunction with a committee on scientific research of the state council of defense. Governor Stephens has been asked to authorize an appropriation appropria-tion from tho defense council's fund to carry on the work. The experiments experi-ments are being conducted by Professor Profes-sor F. P. Gay of the university's department de-partment of pathology and baoteriol-ogy, baoteriol-ogy, assisted by Dr. Takeoka, a prominent prom-inent Japanese research worker. |
