Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-05-16
NATIONAL, MEDICAL CONVENTION.

rhis f,nron,ion which met at Charleston Is c. on
Monday of last week. brought its session 10 close on Fri
tay evening Amongst the business OF the Convention We
notice tn reports presented and read on the following
subjects
son surgery; en- practical medicine; on Obstetrics; or
medical literature on deonstratlpe midwifery on medlca
education: on medical science hygiene and on adultc
rated drugs Also paper entitled an experimental inquiry
concerning points connected win tue process vi us
Sanitation and nutrition and paper on the influence Oh Ger
tain diet on the functions of respiration and caohcalon
&c.
The following subjects were selected and referred to speca
10 consist three members EACH to be report
ed upon at The next meeting of the Convention which is to
be held al Richmond the first Tuesday in May next:
cmscs of the tubcrcuar dehess; 2. Blending and con-
esion NJ the tvpes of fever; The mutual relations of vel
low fever and bilious emten ever A. Epidemic eryspelss
Acute and chronic diseases OF tho neck and OF the UTERUS
Denrue; T. The milk Sickness Called 5. Endemic pre-
valencc of etanus Diseases Of parasitic orgn 10 Phys-
illogical pecularties and diseases OF negroes H. Inc &c.
ton OF water lead pipes and the diseases which proceed
from IL r. The alkalods which be substituted Tor qui
n,. IA Permanent cure of reducibs hernia a. Results OF
surgical operations for the relief OF malignant Diseases 10
Statistics of operations for removal of stone in the badder
l6 Cold water dressings H. The sanitary principles appll-
cable to the construction OF dwellings; l5 The toncoogi-
cal and medicinal properties Of our cytogamc pans H.
Agency the refrigeration produced through upward ada-
ton of heat as exciting cause OF disease; ~ Epidemic
Diseases 81 New England and New York: 2l Epidemic dis
eases of Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware ana Mary
hnd % Endemic diseases Of Virginia Dr. K. w. Haxa)
| SoS''
lima Georgia. Florida and Alabama; "A. Epidemic diseases
of Mssis pp Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas % Epidem-
ic diseases OF Tennessee and Kenucky 26 Epidemic dis
eases OF Missouri Illinois, Iowa and wisconsin,; a. Epl-
denic discusses of Indiana, Ohio and Michigan.
As an additional of securing valuable contributions
commit; Ice Of five members appointed whose duty ii
will be- the interval between the present and the next ses
sion 10 ceive original volunteer papers upon my subject
which their authors may chouse 10 decide upon the merits
of these papers and present the Association such OF
them as they may deem worthy OF its consideration and
with view to increase competition in papers OF this descfp
ton they offer prize OF fifty dollars or gold medal OF that
value for each the FIVE papers presented TO the Assoca-
lion or any smaller number Of thcm which the committee
may consider meritorous. Amongst the resolutions
adopted are the following:
Resolved That the recommendations OF this Association
a, its former meetings regard TO Education both pem-
nary and medical be rc-arnrd and that both the schools
and private precepors be still urged 80 to do their duty as 10
secure to the community well educated profession 49,
Whereas efforts being made 10 repeal the law OF oi
which coners protective rank on the members Oh Inc eai
cal Department of the army: therefore
Resolved That the American Medical Association views
with regret the existence Of hostility the act OF Congress-
approved February H. 1871 which coners legal rights ana
equality with other Staff Departments on the Medlca! Oh-
GERS of the Army and gives them position to which the
importance and character of the profession enc theH