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100,000 persons died of tuberculosis in the United States 

 and from 86 per cent, to 90 per cent, of them died of 

 pulmonary tuberculosis. Further, we know that for 

 each person dead of tuberculosis, there are at least 

 three seriously ill of tuberculosis and at least seven 

 more who have symptoms from time to time. This 



DEATH RATE FROM TUBERCULOSIS IN NEW YORK CITY 



PER EACH 100.000 INHABITANTS, SINCE 1898 



100. 



236 239 Z37 229 2OT\2R 2B 212 2* 209 I9 KJ7 181 180 173 171 I7J 169 159 164 160 132 109 

 47 47 43.33 36 34 M 2fl 30 29 29 Z7 29 30 2$ *8 27 27 23 Z4 24 20 n 

 283 296 280 264 Z43 246 250 240 246 236 227 U4 2JO 210 201 9 200 ISA 182 IM 184 152 126 



means that at least a million persons in the United 

 States will be either seriously ill or have symptoms of 

 tuberculosis this year. A similar situation exists 

 among all civilized races. 



These enormous numbers of deaths and illnesses 

 occur most frequently during early adult life and chiefly 

 among tvhe wage-earner group. When standards of 



