FIRST ANNUAL MEETING 



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Resolved, That we elect him an Honorary Vice-President as a mark of our 

 appreciation and esteem. 



The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis 

 hails with gratification the establishment and successful operation of national 

 sanatoria for the treatment of tuberculous patients belonging to the army, the 

 navy, and the Marine Hospital and Public Health Service, and trusts that their 

 usefulness may be enlarged in every possible manner in the study and preven- 

 tion of tuberculosis. 



Resolved, That in the interest of preventive medicine and the cause of indus- 

 trial hygiene this Association respectfully recommends to the Chief Executive 

 of the Nation the desirability of instituting an inquiry through the proper offi- 

 cers of the government as to the sanitary conditions existing in all government 

 offices and workshops where a large number of persons are employed, especially 

 with a view of recommending, if necessary, measures for the prevention of 

 tuberculosis therein. 



Resolved, That the attention of all municipal and State authorities be espe- 

 cially directed to the enormous economic importance to every community of 

 the tuberculosis problem and the wisdom of and the necessity for the provision 

 of adequate funds and the enactment of proper regulations for combating the 

 prevalence of this disease. 



Resolved, That the officers of the Association be directed to request the 

 directors and officers of insurance associations to unite themselves with this 

 Association and to consider the advisability of giving financial aid to sanatoria 

 for the treatment and prolongation of life of those insured in their companies. 



Resolved, That the directors and officers of insurance associations be invited 

 to attend the next meeting of this Association. 



Inasmuch as President Roosevelt in his last message to Congress has em- 

 phasized the importance and the possibility of making the national capital a 

 model city in sanitary and social matters, and 



Inasmuch as the President has suggested the formation of a "Special Com- 

 mission on Housing and Health Conditions in the National Capital," to be 

 composed of unpaid prominent citizens of Washington, provided with money 

 for necessary expenses by congressional appropriation, served by a competent 

 paid secretary for the twelve or sixteen months which would be requisite for 

 the work, therefore be it 



Resolved, That the National Association for the Study and Prevention of 

 Tuberculosis earnestly recommends to the Congress of the United States the 

 early passage of legislation providing for the appointment of such a commission 

 either by the President of the United States or the Commissioners of the 

 District. 



This resolution met with opposition and was referred back to 

 the board of directors. 



