Show Facts And Figures About Tuberculosis The first Christmas Seal sale woos was held in Denmark in 1904 the Idea of Einar a a. postal clerk In 1882 Dr Robert Doch announCed the discovery or of the germ which causes the tuberculosis tubercle bacillus Dec Dec- ember 11 1943 will be the looth anni- anni anniversary anniversary of the birth of Koch The Tho tuberculosis death rate in the United States In 1941 was 44 for every or of the population this means people died of the disease Today tuberculosis is 18 responsible for forthe forthe the death ot of one individual every nine minutes In the early deaths oc- oc occurred at the rate of one every three and one half minutes |