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Social Forces at Work in Combating Tuberculosis
Des Moines reports from the Lidlann state board of health show 700 mothers aged 15 to 45 and 425 fathers lost to consumption in one year, leaving 2515 children without proper care. The piece urges united action across towns to exterminate tuberculosis through better diet, care, hospitals, and improved housing and factories.
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