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One of the greatest drawbacks in dealing with tuberculosis among these Indians is 

 the lack of nourishing food, such as milk, eggs, and butter. Very few keep cows or 

 chickens, and it is i;npossible for the majority of them to obtain either milk, eggs, or 

 butter. 



There are 59 cases of tul)erculosis given on the blank. There are iir()bal)ly others 

 on the reservation in their incipiency. This number equals a little more than 3 per 

 cent of the total population. Of the 13 males given on the blank as suffering from 

 pulmonary tuberculosis, but 1 has ever been in school. This was a boy 6 years old, 

 who was admitted and released at once upon thorough examination, so that in reality 

 his school life could have no infilience one way or the other. 



Of the 11 females, but 3 have ever been in school. One of these, a girl 13 years of 

 age, developed the disease early last spring. She was under treatment last summer 

 and is now again in school, having gained 10 pounds since September 1 and is now the 

 picture of health. The second of the females, who has been in school, is a girl of 13. 

 She contracted the disease from her father and mother, who were both consumptives, 

 while she was at home on her vacation some fourteen months ago. She improved at 

 first, but after getting from the physician's direct control grew gradually worse, and at 

 the present time is in a precarious condition and no doubt will soon pass away. Her 

 mother died six months ago from pulmonary tuberculosis. Th(^ third one is a married 

 woman and is 18 years of age. She contracted consumption while home from school 

 in attendance upon her father, who died from the disease. She is now under treat- 

 ment and is very much improved, but in all probability will succumb to the disease 

 within a year. 



Of the 18 males suffering from glandular tuberculosis, 14 have been in school, but 

 nearly all were affected with the disease before entering. Twelve of the females with 

 the glandular form have also been in school at various times, but nearly all had enlarged 

 glands before entering. 



A marked loss of weight in an Indian invariably idicates the invasion of the tuber- 

 cular bacilli. 



Dr. W. Q. G. Tucker. 



FORT HALL (bANNOCK ."iND S. ISHONi) 



Tuberculosis, pulmonary: 



1 male, 20 years; cough, hectic fever. 



1 male, 22 years; cough, fever, and sweat. 



1 male, 28 years; cough, fever, emaciation, 



1 male, 30 years; cough, hemoptysis, also l3jyngoal symptoms. 



1 female, 18 years; fever, hemoptysis. 



1 female, 20 years; fever, emaciation. 



1 female, 24 years; fever and hemoptysis. 



1 female, 26 years; fever. 



1 female, 30 years; fever. 



1 female, 33 years; fever. 

 Tuberculosis, bones and joints: 



1 male, 14 years; tuberculosis of the hip joint. 



1 female, 12 years; tubercular arthritis l)otli elbow joints and lupus vulgaris 

 both hands. 



1 female, 5 years; tubercular spondylitis. 



1 male, 50 years; kyphotic spine due to tubercular spondylitis during childhood. 

 Tuberculosis, glandular (cervical glands in all): 



Males— ages: 8, 9, 9, 10, 25, 34. 



Females— ages: 7, 9, 9, 10, 12. 



