116 A HISTORY OF NATIONAL TUBERCULOSIS ASSOCIATION 



of Greater New York, has steadily declined.* In 1907 it was 

 152.7. In 1915 it was 135.9. In 1920 it was 112.4. 



The headquarters of the Committee on Tuberculosis and Public 

 Health of the State Charities Aid Association (New York State 

 Association) are at 105 East 22d Street, New York City, and the 

 executive secretary is Mr. George J. Nelbach. 



NEW YORK TUBERCULOSIS ASSOCIATION 



[Note: This section will treat of the work of the New York Tuberculosis 

 Association covering the boroughs of Manhattan, Bronx and Richmond of 

 Greater New York. The next section will treat of the work of the boroughs 

 of Brooklyn and Queens.] 



Organized tuberculosis work in New York City dates back to 

 the year 1902 when the Committee on Prevention of Tuberculosis 

 of the Charity Organization Society of New York was formed 

 (see page 18). The work was carried on under this committee 

 until 1919 when the New York Tuberculosis Association was 

 formed, taking over the activities of the committee. 



Among the first local tuberculosis associations to develop an 

 active program for prevention of tuberculosis was the New York 

 Committee. Its first secretary was Paul Kennaday. A hand- 

 book on the prevention of tuberculosis was published by the com- 

 mittee as its first annual report. This document was one of the 

 first attempts in this country to point out the social incidence 

 of tuberculosis. 



In 1904, a directory of institutions and societies dealing with 

 tuberculosis in the United States and Canada was published, the 

 first of a series since continued by the National Tuberculosis As- 

 sociation. 



The New York Committee continued its activities, working with 

 various groups such as the medical society, labor union, industrial 

 organizations, department of health and similar groups. Through 

 its cooperation with the city administration, the institutional 

 facilities of New York were greatly expanded, first in the provision 

 of a sanatorium at Otisville, then in the establishment of a large 



* These rates are not directly available from the mortality records of the 

 U. S. Census Bureau. They were obtained by using the deaths in N. Y. State 

 outside of N. Y. City as given by the Census Bureau and the estimated mid- 

 year populations for the given years. 



