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Show I TUBERCULOSIS IN THE WEST A number of years ago Denver was advertised as a bealth resort and a place where peopl. afflicted with tuberculosis might recover health Xo Denver is trying to stop the flw of consumptives and leaflets are being distributed throughout the country, explaining that Denver does not wan1 the diseased and. as a matter of fact, has no panacea for them It is .staled thai the United States public health service, which made an investigation, estimated that at least 4"" tuberculosis persons withoul funds arrived in Denver every .dr, and that the number i increasing This is due to the mistaken idea, still widely prevalent m the east thai 'Innate alone will cure 1ilber- eulosis, when. a a matter ol fad i innate is an unimportant faetoi compared to rest, outdoor sleeping and good fond Ami of these latter facilities, Denver has practically none to offer free of charge. Phoenix, Arizona, is having the .same burden to carrj and Phoenix, Phoe-nix, like Denver, is attempting to stop the rush of the indigent sick. Here in Ogden, because of a more conservative policj of publicity, there has been no problem to meet such as is presented in Phoenix or similar places But Ogden must be on guard against tuberculosis, as our trained nurses report that too often the disease is regarded with indifference and sufficient precautions are not taken to prevent its spread. |