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modest and kindly gentleman, whose memory will always be cherished not 

 only on account of his unparalleled services to humanity but also for his quali- 

 ties of mind and heart. 



Third, That the National Tuberculosis Association extends the sympathy 

 of its members to the wife and family of its deceased member. 



Fourth, That a copy of these resolutions be forwarded to Mrs. Gorgas. 



WHEREAS, There exist between this country and the Republic of Mexico 

 many common health problems the chief of which is tuberculosis, and 



WHEREAS, The President of Mexico through the Department of Public 

 Health has extended an invitation to the National Association to hold its meet- 

 ing in 1922 in Mexico City, be it 



Resolved, That this Association express to the President of Mexico its appre- 

 ciation of the invitation and its desire to further the intimate consideration of 

 that special part of our common medical problem for which this Association 

 was organized, and 



That the Association regrets its inability to accept the invitation for 1922 on 

 account of the triennial meeting of all the national medical societies in Wash- 

 ington that year; and be it 



Further Resolved, That this Association invite the Department of Public 

 Health and the interested members of the profession in Mexico to meet with it 

 on the occasion of the next annual meeting in Washington, D. C. 



.WHEREAS, The National Tuberculosis Association has always advocated 

 that advanced cases of tuberculosis be cared for in separate wards in the general 

 hospitals of their own towns, and 



WHEREAS, There is an unfortunate tendency in some quarters to interpret 

 this to mean that the incipient or favorable case can also be treated efficiently 

 in such local hospitals, be it therefore 



Resolved, That the National Tuberculosis Association, while strongly reaf- 

 firming its previous stand on the local hospitalization of advanced cases, does 

 not approve of the suggestion of caring for the incipient or favorable case in like 

 manner, and for the following reasons: 



(1) It has been well proven that the favorable case can have his best chances 

 only in institutions situated outside of the cities and with a regime centered on 

 the education of the patient for his after life, along with his physical rehabilita- 

 tion, and 



(2) It is disadvantageous to arrange for the treatment of the curable case in 

 connection with the advanced cases, because of the depressing mental effect 

 which prevents the incipient case coming for treatment at the only time when 

 it can be prevented from developing into an open case and an active focus for 

 the spread of the disease. 



The following resolution was presented in connection with the 

 Summary Report of the Committee on Dusty Trades to the 

 Executive Committee and approved, with the understanding that 

 the resolution be published with the resolutions adopted at the 

 Annual Meeting. 



