Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-05-19
MEDICAL STATE SOCIETY.

This body convened in this town on Tuesday last
the 1Ith of May, and adjourned on Thursday evening
after a session of three days. Some forty fifty
Delegates from the various auxiliary societies, and
permanent members from different Counties in the
State were present. The officers vino were elected
for this meeting, were, DR.. E. S. Strudwick of
Hanover, Secretary, and Dr. G. F. Dewey of Wayne,
Treasurer. We are informed that it the largest
and most interesting meeting of Physicians that had
been held in the State. The Society is increas.
ing regularly in numbers, influence and popularity.
The Committee previously appointed to report upon
the proprety of establishing Medical Colleges in
North Carolina, reported adversely and their report
was adopted. Papers medical subjects were read
before the Society by different members. DR.. ]. H.
Dickson read paper on the Typography and Dis
eases of Wilmington. DR.. s. Saichwell, read an es-
say the subject Of Malaria; these papers were or
dered by the Society to be published with its pro-
ceedings. The annual orator DR.. w. A. Norwood
of Hillsborough prevented by sickness from de-
livering his address. 1t read in the Masonic
Hall by the Chairman before very respectable and
intelligent audience of ladies and gentlemen We'd
nesday evening. The subject was Hygiene and leg
isative enacments in reference TO health. We have
heard it very highly spoken of. 1t will be published
we believe with the proceedings. DR.. J. H. Dick
of Wilmington was selected as the next annual
orator of the Society. committee was appointed
to memorable the next Legislature in favor of the
passage of general registering law of births and
deaths throughout the State. A committee was ap-
pointed write address to the Physicians through
out the State, inviting those who not attached to
the State Society, to the County Auxiliary Socie-
ties, to unite their efforts with these bodies, for the
promotion of medical science, and the improvement
Of the medical profession. DR.. ]. Fl. Dickson made
very instructive and interesting report Delegate
of the Society to the recent meeting in Richmond of
the American Medical Association. Delegates. were
appointed to represent the Society in the meet
ing of that body at New York, in May next. Appro.
pirate steps taken in reference to the death of
Dr.. Cameron of Fayetteville, of the officers of
the Society. Other business of important nature
transacted, but as the whole proceedings to
be published in pamphlet form, we omit further no
tice.
We believe this Society and its Auxiliary County
Societies, to be productive of great good to medical
science, the medical profession, and to the public
at large. We hope to them continue to increase
and flourish, and receive the smiles of popular fa
vor as we are convinced shat it is the duty of the
people to second and sustain the efforts for good
aimed at by these medical associations God speed
the North Carolina Medical Society, and its numer-
Gus County Auxiaries. The Society adjourned to
hold its next annual meeting in Fayetteville the
third Tuesday of May. 1853.
Wilmington Journal