108 A HISTORY OF NATIONAL TUBERCULOSIS ASSOCIATION 



aroused than in St. Louis. A splendid corps of municipal tuber- 

 culosis nurses, a municipal sanatorium, a series of municipal 

 tuberculosis clinics, a system of open-air schools and a developing 

 plan on municipal control of tuberculosis, speak volumes for the 

 educational work accomplished by the St. Louis Society. 



In Kansas City, St. Joseph, Columbia and Springfield the local 

 societies have been active in establishing open-air schools and tu- 

 berculosis visiting nurse service; in Jasper County, a county 

 tuberculosis hospital has been established and nurse service 

 maintained. 



In the state as a whole, the present machinery for the control 

 of tuberculosis consists of I state sanatorium, I county hospital, 

 2 municipal hospitals, I night and day camp and I preventorium. 

 Tuberculosis clinics are found in Kansas City, St. Joseph, Spring- 

 field, and St. Louis, n in all. There are 3 open-air schools and 

 about 150 nurses outside of St. Louis giving whole or part time to 

 tuberculosis work. Besides the larger cities of the state, several 

 small cities conduct the physical examination of school children 

 and maintain baby clinics. 



The death-rate from tuberculosis in Missouri has declined from 

 154.6 in 191 1 to 106.9 in 1920. 



The headquarters of the Missouri Tuberculosis Association are 

 located at 706 Pontiac Building, St. Louis, Missouri, and the 

 executive secretary is Dr. W. McN. Miller. 



MONTANA TUBERCULOSIS ASSOCIATION 



In 1908 a Montana Association for the Prevention and Study of 

 Tuberculosis was formed, but its existence was largely on paper 

 as it never functioned in a state-wide capacity. When the Na- 

 tional Tuberculosis Association, therefore, in 1915 conducted a 

 Christmas seal sale by mail for the benefit of a Montana Associa- 

 tion it secured a welcome response and enough funds to assure the 

 organization. 



In June, 1916, a new association was organized and a sufficient 

 fund was provided, together with a program, to assure continuity 

 of work. 



Montana is a state of huge distances and of difficult travel. 

 Many of its counties are isolated for months at a time. It is 





