Show THE WHITE PLAGUE BECOMES PROBLEM E IN IH STATE OF UTAH dr H G mervill of provo presided at khe T fifth fifth annual conference of the utah public health association held at the hotel utah salt lake thursday health experts irom from halt half a dwen tates were present SR an were a number of federal health officials dr merrill reports report the conference ono one of the most interesting everdon ducted in this state the white 1 was the principal subject discussed tames IT II wallis executive secretary of the association isso clation read his annun I 1 bunk report in which the work ot of the association tor for ih the last year was reviewed mr wallis said the travel ing in health clinic maintained by t the he ass association clathon had found that the tuberculosis cu losis preble M had bad reached a stage which male made it imperative forthe pimple people of 0 utah to eq a sanatorium 1 of 0 ane first 10 dia dla agn moed cases he sald more than onelia lt were nere utah born bom this mr wallis salil sald di disposes ot of the ar rumel that all attali li er is Is imported and besta besides s these cases caas which we have examined I 1 wo we know that there ire are deaths annually in jbf this state stat from rom hubere tuberculosis this means that there are 2000 active tuberculosis cases in the state today after urging that the p public 11 give support to the pro proposal poal for a sanatorium anat orium mr wallis spoke of the work ot of the home and school nursing organizations this work ork he said Is I 1 being neglected it la is to be regretted he be declared that thal in some school districts school nurses have been relieved from duty because of 0 the theary cry of taxation mr wallis reviewed the results of the modern health crusade in the schools saying that it had been so successful that dental service would he provided ded wherever po possible isible next year in closing ho appealed tor sup port tor for the christmas Car latinas seal campaign until public funds are available he explained health ent lon on the seal sales tor for support it must musi be carried on dr warren A colton ot of the united states public health service gave statistics on utah tuberculosis insap port ot of the statements mode by IK I 1 wallis a dr H A battison rat lson tison of ne new york city medical director of the national N aaion af tuberculosis association exola explained tried the purposes of sanh sanatoria torla for con there Is no medicine tor for that als easeL Tr pattison said fresh freeh air optimism rest and good food effect a cure if the case is not to too 0 tar far gono one but while that cure is being effect eil el nil who come into contact with the patient are in danger unless they knew what pre precautions cautions to use who have sanatorium experience know A patient in a home Is to the worries of domestic problems problem lie be cannot be as carefree as in a sanatorium furthermore Furt hennora he h perils the health of jill all who live with him L in a sanatorium he is 1 taught how to cure himself and how to protect others and when that la is known know n consumptives ives the menace ot of c conan glon is ended there Wa li another nother phase of the sanatorium ator furn it will educate educate doctors antl and rit nun ivea ea to care tv tor and tuberculosis bercu losis C am phy clans of 0 9 I 1 know ni acl about tuberculosis many ma ny nurses nurea some of fj ye e basi best in g salt alt lake lak e by th i way win will not take a tuber culo case cage they are afraid ot of it yet yei it Is not more us than typhoid ana they are not afraid of typhoid miss jessamine Jeaa amine 3 whitney ot of nen york statistician tor for the national as so clation ocl atlon supplied statistics chic which the lowest tuberculosis while they save gave ercul osis deth death rate bate indicated indicate that the th w waa soaring at AM n rale |