THE FRAMINGHAM DEMONSTRATION 69 



Thousand Dollars ($100,000) for the purpose of conducting a community ex- 

 periment over a period of three years in the control of tuberculosis, on condi- 

 tion that the Association selects a community of approximately five thousand 

 (5,000)* inhabitants, preferably in New York or Massachusetts, in which 

 conditions would be favorable for such an experiment and that a special com- 

 mittee of the Association be appointed, on which the Company shall be repre- 

 sented, to whom full power shall be given to institute the necessary preliminary 

 survey and to conduct the experiment along the lines finally determined upon 

 by this committee. 



"We would further suggest that in making the experiment, stress should 

 be placed on 



1. Periodic medical examination of all members of the community. 



2. Medical and nursing care of all cases of tuberculosis. 



3. Sanatorium or hospital care for such cases as may need it. 



4. A tuberculosis clinic or dispensary. 



5. Co-operation of local and state health officers, employers, labor unions, 

 school authorities, etc. 



" It is our hope that this experiment will be a practical contribution towards 

 the study of the etiology of tuberculosis and that the results obtained may 

 indicate a method for the prevention and elimination of the disease. 



"I shall be glad to be advised by you of the acceptance of the Company's 

 offer." 



The Company's offer was enthusiastically accepted at the 

 annual meeting of the National Tuberculosis Association in May, 

 1916, by the following resolution: 



"The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis 

 expresses its hearty appreciation of the generous proposition of the Metro, 

 politan Life Insurance Company to contribute $100,000 for conducting a com- 

 munity experiment in the control of tuberculosis. In undertaking this trust 

 the Association hopes that the results of the experiment may be commensurate 

 with the desires which inspired the offer." 



A National Committee consisting of the following was ap- 

 pointed: Dr. Edward R. Baldwin, chairman, Saranac Lake, 

 N. Y.; Dr. Charles J. Hatfield, secretary, Philadelphia, Pa.; 

 Dr. Lee K. Frankel, New York City, N. Y.; Dr. Charles L. 

 Minor, Asheville, N. C.; Mr. Homer Folks, New York City, 

 N. Y. ; Dr. Arthur K. Stone, Framingham, Mass.; Dr. Eugene 

 R. Kelley, Boston, Mass.; Dr. Stephen J. Maher, New Haven, 

 Conn.; Dr. William Charles White, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Dr. Victor 

 Safford, Boston, Mass.; Dr. F. C. Smith, New York City, N. Y.; 



* Subsequently this population limit was raised to fifteen or sixteen thousand. 



