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already suffering from it. The exposition consisted of exhibits 

 of models, photographs, charts and diagrams from all over the 

 country, and they showed that by far the most and the best 

 work is being done in the city of New York by private as well 

 as public institutions. Models of ward and pavilion tents from 

 various hospitals, an out-door pavilion from Belle vue and 

 photographs showing the treatment at hospitals and dispen- 

 saries where special work against tuberculosis is carried on 

 formed an important part of the exposition. 



The work of the tenement commission along the lines of pre- 

 venting the spread of disease by ameliorating the conditions of 

 living was illustrated by models, photographs and statistics. 

 One exhibit consisted of the reproduction of a typical " dark 

 room" in an inside tenement, and of a similar room under the 

 new conditions imposed by the recent law compelling the ad- 

 mittance of daylight to such rooms. Unfortunately there are 

 more than 300,000 such dark rooms still existing in the city. 

 The character of the treatment of tuberculous patients at Sara- 

 nac Lake, Stony wold and other sanitaria in the State was illus- 

 trated by means of photographs. 



Great progress has been made at the Clinton State Prison in 

 the treatment of consumption, which is one of the greatest 

 scourges of penal institutions. The model of a ward for con- 

 sumptives in the Clinton Prison was a feature of the exposition. 

 Outside of New York City and State, Boston and Chicago are 

 the principal cities carrying on a definite campaign against tuber- 

 culosis, and much work is being done in Massachusetts outside 

 of Boston and in Maine, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Pennsyl- 

 vania and Colorado. 



The exposition was opened by public exercises in the Museum 

 auditorium at which addresses were made by Talcott Williams, 

 Esq., of Philadelphia, Doctor Thomas Darlington, Commissioner 

 of Health in New York City, and President Morris K. Jesup. 

 On Wednesday evening, November 29, a special meeting de- 

 voted to tuberculosis and the trades was held at which the 

 principal address was given by Mr. Graham Taylor of Chicago, 

 and short addresses were made by official delegates from the 

 Central Federated (labor) Union. On Friday evening, December 



