96 A HISTORY OF NATIONAL TUBERCULOSIS ASSOCIATION 



formed the Kansas Association for the Study and Prevention of 

 Tuberculosis. 



The State Association has always worked in very close relation- 

 ship with the State Board of Health, largely because the primary 

 enthusiasm and interest in the organization came from the State 

 Health Officer, Dr. S. J. Crumbine and his associate, Dr. Charles 

 H. Lerrigo. The advantages of this close relationship have been 

 many. 



Because of the rural nature of the state and the absence of large 

 centers of population the emphasis has been laid primarily upon 

 nursing and general community welfare. 



There are only two local sanatoria in Kansas besides the State 

 Sanatorium, which serves practically the entire population. 

 There are 5 dispensaries and a traveling clinic covering rural dis- 

 tricts. There are 8 special tuberculosis nurses, and in addition 

 there are a large number of general public health nurses. 



The Modern Health Crusade and other educational methods 

 approved by the National Association have been vigorously 

 pushed. 



The death-rate in Kansas has always been low due largely to 

 the character and constitution of the population. There has, 

 however, been a significant decline from 58.7 in 1914 to 48.2 in 

 1920. 



The headquarters of the Kansas State Tuberculosis Associa- 

 tion are at 601 Mills Building, Topeka, Kansas, and the executive 

 secretary is Dr. Charles H. Lerrigo. 



KENTUCKY TUBERCULOSIS ASSOCIATION 

 Organized tuberculosis work in Kentucky dates back to 1905 

 when the so-called Kentucky Anti-Tuberculosis Association was 

 formed. While the name of the Association indicates that it was 

 a state-wide organization it functioned almost exclusively in 

 Louisville and Jefferson County. About the same time a local 

 association was formed at Lexington. 



Out of the Louisville Association grew the Hazelwood Sanator- 

 ium, the first institutional provision for the care of the tubercu- 

 lous in the state, and later the Louisville Municipal Sanatorium, 

 provided for in 1908. 



