Coalville Times | 1910-03-04 | Page 6 | Financial Loss through Tuberculosis

Financial Loss Through Tuberculosis. llascil on the census of limo. It Is estimated by thn National AMtiorlnilnn for thn Hludy nnd Prevention nf Tuberculosis Tu-berculosis that nearly lon.oun children now In school will die of tuberculosis before they are 18 year of age, or that about 6.100 die nnutiiilly from this dlscnse. Fxllmatlng that on an average each child who dies of tuberculosis tuber-culosis has had six years of achnollng, Ihu nRgregatn loss to the rounlry In wasted education each year amounts lo $1,152.1100. According to Investigations Investiga-tions made In New York. llolon nnd Stockholm, the tierreningn of children who are afflicted with tulM-rculoxIs Is much larger than the death rale would Indicate.