CONGRESS ON TUBERCULOSIS. 
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[ ABSTRACT .] 
MEASURES TAKEN AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS IN 
DENMARK. 
By Holzer Rordam, 
Chief Physician of the First Class of Naval Marine. 
Compared with many other countries in Europe, Denmark 
remained for a long- while behind-hand in the struggle against 
tuberculosis, but during the last few years the inhabitants have 
taken up the matter with considerable energy. 
The oldest hospital for tuberculous patients is situate in 
the peninsula Refsnaes. It was founded in 1874. It was ar¬ 
ranged at first for 100 patients ; later it was increased to accom¬ 
modate 130, without reckoning twelve beds in the establishment 
for patients suffering from epidemic complaints, and sixteen 
beds in the ward for ordinary diseases. 
The hospital only admits scrofulous children. 
The construction of the whole establishment cost about 
500,000 francs and the fitting of it up about 60,000 francs. The 
money for the construction and the working of the hospital has 
been furnished up to a certain point by private benefaction ; but 
the State and the Municipalities have also contributed their 
quota. Thus, under the Financial Act of last year, a sum of 
35,000 francs was voted from the Treasury, and the munici¬ 
pality of Copenhagen supplied 12,000 francs. The annual work¬ 
ing expenses amount to 125,000 francs. Several savings banks, 
the great monastery of Vallor, as well as the Classen Trust, are 
donors of contributions During the last twenty-five years the 
total number of scrofulous children treated has been 2750. 
1222, or 52 per cent., have been completely cured ; 878, or 35 
per cent., have attained to a remarkable degree of health. 
The Municipality of Copenhagen possesses, in addition, a 
small hospital for scrofulous patients at Snogebeck, in the 
island of Bornholm, where seventy children were treated last 
year, this costing 10,000 francs. 
The Society for Children’s Hospitals in Copenhagen and its 
suburbs, which was formed ten years ago, now possesses an 
establishment at Hellebock, at which 197 children were treated 
in 1899. The aim of the Society is to found a sufficient num¬ 
ber of small hospitals situate on the sea-coast, where weakly, 
and above all scrofulous children, shall be admitted without 
pay. 
