The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-10-20
Medical Society Of Virginia.

LIZ StHblRd, A., Uct0Der Is, 1871.
Having forwarded by telegram IL synop-
Medical Society OF Virginia. it only remains
Tor your correspondent now to report the
proceedings of tonight.
Society was called to order at half.past !
o clock I. NJ. by the President.
Dr. Thomas z. Atkinson, chairman of
The committee to whom was referred this
morning the communication from DR.. j. l..
Iaheit asking an expression OF opinion re-
gardlng the impor; Of a circular issued by
the American Medical Association, memo
Tlalizing the various State LegislatuI cs to
establish by law State Board of Health
Tor the purpose OF taking cognIZance of the
interests OF health and life among the citi-
ZenS generally, to make sanitary investlea.
tons and inquiries regarding the causes OF
disease, tho source Of mortality. aud the
effects OF ocaitiesGemployments, DC, on
the public health;-to act as an advisory
baard 0 The State In all hyaienic and medi-
cai matters, Ne, reported that the plan
WAS Que we'll worthy OF the attention OF the
Legislature OF Virginia, and the committee
further recommended that this society will
give it their hearty support and present it
Ia the legislative session Of Virginia soon
10 be convened. The report wss received
and adopted.
The hour Of 2. NJ. having arrived, the
President. Or. 4. ). Payne, Of this city,
proceeded to deliver his annual address, IN
which he spoke Of the efficient power of
organization. His address was replete with
good suggestions, and very strongly advO-
Gated retormatory measures which, if cur
ried out, could but rebound to the adj
vancement Of medical science and the ele.
walton Of the standard OF the true physi-
clan.
Next in order would have been the hear
ing Of the essay of Or. Wexford, Of your
city, but owing to circumstances which
your correspondent knows not Of, he was
neither present himse Ii nor did ho forward
any essay. The other essayst. DR.. J. Her.
bert Claiborne. OF PETERSBURG, was un-
ayoidably prevented from attending this
session. but he forwarded his essay. which,
BY request of the writer, was read by DR..
Edwards. His paper WIS an emlnently
practical one. and WAS listened TO with III
tcrest by all.
DR.. A. G.. Tebault, Of Princess Anne
county, one of the committee appointed
last year to report upon the epidemics, dis
eases, &C., Of the tlde-water district Of Fir-
ginia, read lengthy and exhaustive report
upon the diseases peculiar TO his section OF
the State. This is indeed valuable paper
to physicians practcing in the malarious
districts OF Eir9lnia-tull Of valuable sta
ti-tical information and useful suggestions
regarding prognosis, treatment, dc.
The nominating committee recommended
the applications OF several gentlemen Tor
membership; which report was received
thus swelling the list of Fellows to about
two hundred and thirty or forty.
The report of DIR. Tehault was received,
and referred TO the Publishing Committee.
IT Waa also moved that the same committee,
composed Of DIS. Thomas B. Ward and
James d. Clit, or Norfolk, and Tebault, OF
Princess Anne county, be- continued, and
finish their report at the next annual :eS.
sion. Carried.
Or. Parker offered the following:
" ReSolred. That committee OF three be
appointed to report ut the next annna!
meeting the effects Of the use of the sewing
machine upon The health Of Women" Car
ricd.
The Chair appointed Drs. ". W. Parker,
Richmond: r. 5. Hamilton, Stanton, and
ID. W. La.ster, Petersburg.
On motion, it was
L" Resolved, That ut each annual meeting
an orator shall be elected, whose duty II
shu!l be to prepare and deliver an Grafton
in the place where the annual meeting Is
held, TO which the public shall be invited
Election being In order, DIR. l.. Is. Ed
wards, of this city, was chosen.
DR.. Parker proposed that 1t be
Resolped, That this society recommend
to tho several cities and counties of THU
Commonwealth the Importance OF pro.
yiding medicines for the poor. and suggest
the adoption Of the plan which has been
carried into successful operation in Rich
mond for the past five years"
Adopted.
On motion, 1t was determined that when
the Society adjourns tonight it will meet
tomorrow morning at halt past 2 O'Clock,
The attention of the Society was called to
some trusses, &C., devised by MIR. Cnndlf,
of this city, which we're regarded with ia
vor by most OF those who examined them.
Adjourned. MED.