390 



SCIENCE OF HOME AND COMMUNITY 



Sanatoriums . Many states and cities have instituted 

 sanatoriums where treatment may be given to consumptives. 

 Some large organizations and private companies have 

 planned sanatoriums for the benefit of the members and 

 employees. Frequently neighboring counties unite in build- 

 ing a sanatorium. 



Decrease in the death rate. Already statistics show a 

 steady decrease in the number of deaths caused by tuber- 

 culosis. Since 1880 the death rate in the United States has 

 fallen more than 50 per cent. 



Year 

 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 



1JU1 IsHtf 1903 1904 1*>5 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 19U 1915 1916 

 Year 



FIG. 155. Death rates from importnnt causes of Ucath. 



