no TI r.i RCUD >si 



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alcoholiMn. In a country a> rich and a< prosperous as <>ur<. I here 

 should be employment for all th<>-e who \\ish to, and can work. 

 The remuneration for lal>or should In- >UL:|I to enable an 



individual to live decently and save nimmh to insure hiinx-lf 

 against sickness, accident, and old Bge. The time must and 

 will come \\hell thi> r il have to he made obligatory 



Upon every individual with a limited income. 



CHAITKi; XXXII 



HOW MlCHT TH KCULOSIS PROBI.KM 1\ THK 



STATKS HI: SOLVED in .Irnicious L!.<,I-I.\TI>\ \\i, \ 

 Cn.MiUN \TI(>\ OF PUBLIC AM) PRIVATE PHILANTHROPY! 



that there \v< re in all the States sufficient regula- 

 against the spread of tuberculosis from man to man. and 

 that the laws against the propagation of tuberculo-i- by ani- 

 mal- were uniform throughout the I'nited States and enforced 

 in the best possible manner, we would, for further work. BUgj 

 the following plan: 



In a" community, even of the smallest suse, it should be borne 



in mind that tuberculosis is a disease of the masses, that it 



attacks people of all ages and in all climes, rich and poor alike. 



Even the smallest community should have it.- health officer 



whose duty it should be to see that every tuU-rculous patient 



is properly cared for. The physicians should co-operate with 



the health officer to this end. Every case of tuberculosis -hould 



Tubercu- b r'l"ite<l to the health officer, who in turn should be helpful 



losis Dis- to the physician by furnishing the examination of sputum. 



pensaries. enforcing sanitary regulations, and disinfecting sick-rooms. 



Every large community should have a tulM-rculo.-i- di>pen 

 or several of them, according to the size of the city. These 

 dispensaries should serve as clearing houses. If the patient is 

 well to do. and able to pay for a physician, he should be referred 

 back to his family physician for treatment. If the patient is 

 unable to pay he should be kept under observation in the 

 dispensary until it can be determined whether he should be 

 sent to a special hospital or a sanatorium, or allowed to remain 

 at home. 



The dispensaries should have di.-trict visiting nurses to visit 

 the patients at home and to guide and help them in the proper 

 care and in carrying out the instructions wlych have been given 



