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Tuberculosis Preventorium For Children
Tuberculosis Preventorium for Children in Lakewood Township, New Jersey was the first preventorium in the United States. It opened in July 1909, as an expression of Nathan Straus' desire to prevent the spread of tuberculosis among children. The children were selected mainly by the Association of Tuberculosis Clinics and were passed upon by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of Health of New York City. There were 32 of these clinics, to the nearest of which the parents applied. No discrimination was made as to race or creed, and there was no charge for transportation or board. In 1910, the institution was removed to Farmingdale, New Jersey. What marked the buildings here were the dormitories, which were made without Sash window, sash or glass, so that the children at night were sleeping practically in the open air, even in the winter. In 1914, there were at one time 200 children in the preventorium; these children represented 120 families. The ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathan Straus
Nathan Straus (January 31, 1848 – January 11, 1931) was an American merchant and philanthropist who co-owned two of New York City's biggest department stores, R. H. Macy & Company and Abraham & Straus. He is a founding father and namesake for the Israeli city Netanya. Biography Nathan Straus was born to a German Jewish family in Otterberg in the former Palatinate, then ruled by the Kingdom of Bavaria (present-day Germany), the third child of Lazarus Straus (1809–1898) and his wife, Sara (1823–1876). His siblings were Hermine Straus Kohns (1846–1922), Isidor Straus (1845–1912), and Oscar Solomon Straus (1850–1926). The family moved to the U.S. state of Georgia in 1854. After losing everything in the American Civil War the family moved to New York City, where his father formed L. Straus & Sons, a crockery and glassware firm. The Straus family owned slaves and conducted business with other slave owners, taking several formerly enslaved people to the North with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
