cases of tuberculosis among groups

cases of tuberculosis among groups • with the greatest risk if contracting the disease. This include* persons confined to hospitals, mental, penal, and other institutions, low income groups, migrant workers, and people known to be exposed to tuberculosis.

It was j generally agreed, he* ' said, that mass x-ray programs, when operated under competent auspices and with the approval of State and loqal health departments and medical societies, are still fundamental in the detection of tuberculosis. It was concluded that the / risks from exposure are relatively small compared wjth tire benefits th*t can he expected. * During the meeting the repre-' sentatives of the various groups stressed that It is highly important that anyone 18 years or over who has never had a chest x-ray make a definite effort to have an x-ray taken. They suggested a tuberculin test for ,those persons under 18, followed by an x-ray when necessary. Routing chest x-rays for all hospital and clinic admissions were , also recommended. , . /

Statistics brought out in thgf meeting showed that in Virginia * an estimated 5,0Q0 to 10,000 undiagnosed cases of active tuberculosis in need of treatment are awaiting detection, ■/

, i. “" k News For Veterans

Veterans receiving nonserviceconnected disability pensions from Veterans Administration are not affected by the recent increase in rates&riJf^VA disability compensa- * tion for service-connected disabilities, the agency said in answer to numerous inquiries.

Pointing out that only disability compensation rates have been increased, VA explained that many peotpe mistakenly think the words, “disability pension” and “disability compensation" mean the same tMtig. , *

Disability pension, according to VA, is paid only to a wartime vet. eran for disease or injury NOT connected with his service, and then only under certain conditions.

Disability" Compensation, on the other han4, is paid to a veteran for *