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and 117 nurses in the various phases of public health work. Prac- 

 tically all of this work has been established since 1913. 



As a further indication of the development of interest in tuber- 

 culosis work it is interesting to note that in 1910 only 618 cases of 

 tuberculosis were reported although 1,197 deaths from the disease 

 were recorded in that year. In 1920, 6,888 cases were reported 

 and 1,320 deaths. The value of educational propaganda is indi- 

 cated in these figures. The mortality in the state of Washington 

 has always been low, due largely to the racial and age composition 

 of the population. In 1913 it was 102.4 and in 1920 it was 98.4. 



The headquarters of the Washington Tuberculosis Association 

 are at 601-603 Thompson Building, Seattle, Washington, and the 

 executive secretary is Mrs. B. B. Buchanan. 



WEST VIRGINIA TUBERCULOSIS ASSOCIATION 



The West Virginia Anti-Tuberculosis League was formed in 

 the fall of 1908, and grew out of the interest of a group of women 

 headed by Dr. Harriet B. Jones, of Wheeling, whose enthusiasm 

 had been aroused at the International Congress. .Too much 

 cannot be said of the self-sacrificing, enthusiastic service of Dr. 

 Jones in the development of state tuberculosis work in West 

 Virginia. 



One of the first acts of the new state association was to secure 

 a resolution at a special session of the state legislature, called 

 for this purpose, appointing a committee of five to make a study 

 of tuberculosis in the state and to report on a state sanatorium. 

 It was not until January, 1913, however, that the state sana- 

 torium was opened at Terra Alta. 



Meanwhile the state association, under the leadership of Dr. 

 Jones, kept steadily promoting interest in tuberculosis work. 

 Active groups in Wheeling, Charleston, and New Martinsville 

 were formed early in the movement, and contributed largely to 

 the success of the state organization. 



In 1913 an appropriation of $9,900 for a two-year campaign 

 against tuberculosis was secured from the legislature. With 

 this money Dr. Jones and her associates toured the most remote 

 sections of the state, penetrating into districts where the message 

 of tuberculosis and health education had never before reached. 



