THE STATE TUBERCULOSIS ASSOCIATIONS 91 



Illinois Tuberculosis Association since October, 1913, has been 

 largely instrumental in the development of the state program. 

 The interest of the Association centered first of all on the passage 

 of legislation making possible municipal and county tuberculosis 

 hospitals in the "down state" sections outside of Chicago. As a 

 result of the activities of the Association following the passage of 

 this legislation there are now in existence, or already provided 

 for in the State of Illinois, outside of Chicago and Cook County, 

 62 tuberculosis hospitals with a bed capacity of 3,814. In addi- 

 tion there are 38 tuberculosis clinics, open-air schools, and over 

 100 public health nurses working largely in the rural sections of 

 the state. 



Most of the hospital and other provision for the care of the tu- 

 berculous has been secured by referendum campaigns. With 

 very few exceptions, whenever the question of taxation for the 

 establishment of a tuberculosis hospital and provision of other 

 agencies for this disease has been put up to voters it has been 

 passed by a large majority. In 1916, 8 communities voted for 

 tuberculosis sanatoria, in 1918 there were 33, and in 1920 there 

 were 6, a total of 47 provided for at such general elections. In 

 this respect Illinois leads the country. 



The creation of health promotion week, an educational cam- 

 paign focusing attention on health during the session of the legis- 

 lature, and the Sanatorium Pilgrimage, a tour of interested execu- 

 tives and physicians from one institution to another throughout 

 the state, have been unique contributions to tuberculosis methods. 



In 1920 the death-rate from tuberculosis in Illinois was 100.6. 



The headquarters of the Illinois Tuberculosis Association are 

 at 516 East Monroe Street, Springfield, Illinois, and the manag- 

 ing director is Mr. Joseph W. Becker. 



CHICAGO TUBERCULOSIS INSTITUTE 



[Note: The Chicago Tuberculosis Institute is recognized by the National 

 Tuberculosis Association as an affiliated association, and as such is treated 

 in the same category with state associations.] 



The Chicago Tuberculosis Institute was organized in May, 

 1906, to carry on the work of the Committee on the Prevention 

 of Tuberculosis of the Chicago Visiting Nurse Association. 



