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pioneer work of the association in rural counties with sparse popu- 

 lation aggregating as large an area as whole states like Connecti- 

 cut. Figures do not indicate the full achievement of the State 

 Association. The organization has made itself felt in every part 

 of the state, and has brought public health to the front in a strik- 

 ing way. 



The death-rate from tuberculosis in Oregon in 1920 was 89.1. 



The headquarters of the Oregon Tuberculosis Association are 

 at 1010 Selling Building, Portland, Oregon, and the executive 

 secretary is Mrs. Saidie Orr-D unbar. 



PENNSYLVANIA TUBERCULOSIS SOCIETY 



[Note: This section discusses tuberculosis work in Pennsylvania outside 

 of Allegheny County and Pittsburgh which is treated separately in the follow- 

 ing section.] 



The Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Tuberculosis, 

 formed in 1892, is the first tuberculosis association on record 

 anywhere in the world. It grew out of the interest and experi- 

 ence of Dr. Lawrence F. Flick, of Philadelphia (see Chapter LX). 



The institutional care of the tuberculous had received earlier 

 consideration in Philadelphia and Boston than in any other 

 parts of the United States. The hospital for diseases of the 

 lungs at Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, dates back to 1876. 



The formation of the Pennsylvania Society, however, was a 

 definite move on the part of Dr. Flick and his associates to 

 spread information about tuberculosis in the poorer districts 

 of Philadelphia. For nearly twenty years the work of the 

 Pennsylvania Society was concentrated largely in Philadelphia. 

 Since 1908 its program has been increasingly state-wide. 



At the present time there are about 100 local associations 

 outside of Allegheny County. There are in Pennsylvania 24 

 sanatoria and special tuberculosis hospitals, with a capacity of 

 3,924. Three of these are state sanatoria, with a combined 

 bed capacity of over 2,000. The State Department of Health 

 conducts 90 tuberculosis clinics, with the cooperation of tuber- 

 culosis and other agencies. Besides the nurses connected with 

 these clinics, there are about 1,000 other public nurses in the 

 state. There are 20 open-air schools and classes. 



