The Archive · 1899

What Should Be Done

In this direction much has already been ion to drainage and imerally, and as a result the death rate during the past fifty years his been reduced by more than 50. per cent, but much more remains to do, First, peuple suffering from consump must' he educated as to how to avoid spreading the disease, Secondly, " 1 inspection of dairies and slaughter should be insisted upon and all diseased animals should at once be slaughtered, the loss incurred being of course refunded out of the public purse; and., thirdly the ereetion of Sanatoria for the open-air treat ment of the disease is strongly recommended. In this matter we are far behind switzerland, and Aimemost approved principle: the Prince of Wales ned an lishment he had visited at Fal ge in Germany, under the! Superintendence of Dr. Detfweiler, which he suid was a Sanatorium that everyone would wish to have imitated in England.

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