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Show I, B. EXPERT TO TALK HERE Utah Should Have Sanitarium, Sanitar-ium, Dr. Pattison Says; Harvard Man "Utah la badly In need of a tuberculosis tubercu-losis sanitarium In my opinion." said Dr. H. A. Pattison, of N'evv York, supervisor sup-ervisor of the medical service of the National Tuberculosis association, who speaks Tuesday nlKht at S o'clock before the Weber County Medical society so-ciety here. '"There nro but three states in the union that have not made provision for the care of tuber-culOBl. tuber-culOBl. and these nre Utah, Nevada and Klorida, Records of this state, 1 am Informed, show that the death rate Is more than 800 during the last five years or about 160 deaths each year, i cording to the hes'. authorities figuring fig-uring on this basis there must be 'about MOO cases of tuberculosis in i Mh, and Ogden being a central rail-I rail-I road point, has a larg- piobleni npht here. Recently Sophie K. Larson of gden. public health nurse of the Utah Public Health association, made a tuberculosis survey of Weber county, coun-ty, and particularly of this city and anyone in doubt that a situation, that must be coped with exists. should read her report. The state legislature legisla-ture next year should certainly stand back of a proposition to erect a state I sanitarium in I'tah. and thus protect the health of the community, ttgden 'has so many transient cases, and j many arrive with no place where they ' can be taken care of. that such an institution would not only save lives, but better the health of the state, and 'particularly protect the healh of the ' community. Dr Pattison. who is an expert on ! tuberculosis, Is returning east alter making an official Inspection of the v hlttle Barracks at Presoott, Arizona, and a survey of tho tuberculosis clinics clin-ics In California. Ho Is one of the lecturers of tho Harvard university and while In the west has been entertained en-tertained by the medical profession. The meeting in Ogden will be held In tho reception office of Dr. Joseph : . Morrell In tho Ec los building, and nil physicians, dentists and nurses are invited to attend. James H. WfclllaJ i M-cuiive secretary of tho I'tah Public Pub-lic Health association will accompany Dr. Pattison. Provo is entertaining Dr. Pattison today nnd tonight he uddresoes the L'tah County Medical society at the Roberts hotel |