Annual report . n get insufficient sleepand exorcise more or less rigid economy in eating. Such -practice is a pro-disposing factor to tuberculosis since it tends to combine fatigue, under-nutrition, and lack of recreation in lowering individual resistance. Hap-pily, most of them are no worse for their experience, but often tuberculosisappears on the scene or waits until shortly after the student has graduatedto make him a total loss. Tuberculosis is an important health problem at Illinois becausethe disease appears every year in the student body and has been responsiblefor llU out of SUl deat
Annual report . n get insufficient sleepand exorcise more or less rigid economy in eating. Such -practice is a pro-disposing factor to tuberculosis since it tends to combine fatigue, under-nutrition, and lack of recreation in lowering individual resistance. Hap-pily, most of them are no worse for their experience, but often tuberculosisappears on the scene or waits until shortly after the student has graduatedto make him a total loss. Tuberculosis is an important health problem at Illinois becausethe disease appears every year in the student body and has been responsiblefor llU out of SUl deaths of former students of the University who have ma-triculated during the last 19 years and for whose cause of death there isdependable information. The average age of tnose who died of tuberculosiswas years, and their deatns occurred on the average six years aftermatriculation, and 3*09 years after leaving college. TUBERCULOSIS IS EXPENSIVE oo oo •H 13. 11 10 J, 8 J_2 SO men 1 / / / • , ////// / /////. > //V///// * / y } t ,- ill 12 11 10 3^ T7omen *?s!tiSSS! ? ?; • .v. / o /. / / /// < /. txifc rir.: I/////// Wastage from premature death * Period of doubtful usefulness after leaving college because of theexpense and invalidism associated with tuberculosis Cost of preparation through college Cost per individual of rearing and education 1. To narcnts for rearing to 18 years of age $9,800 2. To community for education 1,100 3. For college training h-,100 Total $15,000 Average annual inconc of college graduates: Men - $H,000; Tomen - $2,000 80 Men 3U lom^n Cost of preparation through college .... $1,200,000 $510,000 Period of doubtful usefulness 960,000 20^,000 Loss of income from premature death .... 10,880,000 2,UU8,000 Total 13,0U0,000 3,162,000 References used in Computations: The Money Value of r_ Man, by Dublinand Lotka; The of Education and Inconc, A Study by the AlphaKappa Psi Fraternity for the Year 1926-27; _7as College 7orth Thilc, byJohn R.
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