130 A HISTORY OF NATIONAL TUBERCULOSIS ASSOCIATION 



deal of enthusiasm and with the wide acquaintance and splendid 

 cooperation of the women's organizations of the state, Mrs. 

 Wanzer began a campaign which in its historical development is 

 one of the most remarkable of any state campaigns in the United 

 States. Considering that the entire population of South Dakota 

 is only a little over 635,000, and considering the large area of the 

 state, the difficulties of organization will be readily appreciated. 



Probably the principal contribution of the South Dakota Asso- 

 ciation has been in the number of public health nurses. There 

 are now 32 nurses doing community work throughout the state. 

 There is a state sanatorium and two other sanatoria with a com- 

 bined capacity of 285. The Modern Health Crusade has been or- 

 ganized in practically all of the schools.. The message of tuber- 

 culosis and public health has been carried largely by the women's 

 clubs and allied organizations into almost every village, town, and 

 hamlet, even in the remotest portions of the state. With this 

 message has gone the Christmas seal. In 1920 the per capita sale 

 of seals in South Dakota amounted to 5.4. The State Board of 

 Health has now been completely reorganized and is gradually 

 coming up to the standard of similar bodies in neighboring states. 



Out of the Red Cross Seal Commission of South Dakota the 

 South Dakota Public Health Association was formed in 1920. 

 The work is now on a firm foundation, strongly entrenched and 

 well supported. 



The headquarters of the South Dakota Public Health Associa- 

 tion are at Huron, South Dakota, and the managing director is 

 Mr. H. M. Cass. 



TENNESSEE ANTI-TUBERCULOSIS ASSOCIATION 



Tuberculosis work in Tennessee dates back to 1906 when the 

 Nashville Anti-Consumption League was formed following the 

 American exhibit of the National Tuberculosis Association. The 

 League, however, soon passed out of existence for lack of funds. 

 Other local associations were formed from time to time, but none 

 of them maintained an active program. 



In 1912 the Tennessee Anti-Tuberculosis Association was es- 

 tablished with headquarters at Nashville. In 1916 it became 

 necessary to reorganize the association. Since this latter date 

 state-wide work has developed rapidly. 



