New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-12
THE PROCEEDINGS.

HI IhOOELDiNpNs
The President of the American Public Health
Association, Dr stephen Smith, called the reeting TO
order p with few observations on the re-
snits which be hoped would attend the meeting Of the
Association and explanations as to the redsonslor
abe time and place appointed There never was time
when people throughout the land were so thoroughly
aroused the Importance Of effective sanitary meas
ures, not only in ths country but in Europe Every
where communities considering earnestly the meth
eds Of prevention OF malignant t,pes Of disease, and
efforts are making pare air and pure water
Gould these essentials to good health he assured to
ALI typhus feyers darrheal diseases, consumption, ana
Other affections would greatly ameorated II not en-
tirely eradicated. Good drainage was also exciting
public attention and and IT regarded as
necessity that every dwelling should have dry cellar
ana perfect drainage. Dr. Smith said in conclusion;
] am commissioned by the resident members OF the
Association come you most cordially 10 TINS cliy
we have looked forward % the meeting with very gIedL
interes and with little anxiety lest our preparations
antcipatioBs We invite you TO the hospitality OF no
mean city. To the common observer New 1ork has
most imposing external appearance Acres or immense
warehouses beSpeak its commercial great
wealth and refinement Of its citizens; magnificent hotels
sh,Thes 81 high and low degree determine its extreme
regard for religion spacious public school ednces Alas
tTae for the education OF the masses ISLANDS
covered with aey and hospitals devoted To the
of the sick poor and the yagran the predl
sality OF its public charities Bur to your more en-
lghttned ana ssclos OBSERVATION toio y d" oO'eI'o
SIDE "a the dazzling picture . a. a.,
e0.aS
guided parlor Of htte Importance IN the real pros
pCTty of the household, aud to examine, rather, the
Ventilation Of The sitiiugrOom and the diDingroOm ana
the sleeping apartments, the arrangements ef the
kitchen the condition of the cellar aud the garro the
posing OF family excreta and refuSc-yOu,
say not deceived 10y this external appearance OF
wealth and prosperity. You know too well that behind
The condition of which depends the substantial pros
perity the city. Here you will discover the fatal de-
fecis civil administration. New-York exhibit
mos, Sepuions teScmentSoSses the
UNDERGROUND population the most dilapldded naIkets
large CITY OF the civilized world. In these vast eDe
@ates The criminal classes which MI her PcDentiary
creates the Migrants which crowd her Aims house ana
1STses 1ne deaist e'H HI " H' " cause
These reat sanitary and social evils are the unre-
sricted growth Of two ana half centuries - only
within the years that New-Iork has had even
ihc preteiise OF sanitary And great
the reforms which have within that time effected,
need inform that sanitary works do not appeal
Co the age recognition and admiration The truth is
me field of sanitary much Of sight, far
removed from common observation, that the KIND and
Iabors are 10 but comparatively few OF those no
move If tne best citizens Of Know
the fact that result or the direct WORK ~ the Board
mated tept ment houses IN the wears 1865 800 lives
hre now annually saved and 60O0 cases of sickness
two epidemics- smallpox and Telapsng teyer-which
taxed London. Liverpool and other European cities
&C. their utmost in giving proper care 10 tine destitute
nek; hd Hcar, "of H He been prevented IRON,
gaining such epidemic prevalence IN New-Iok a. to
cause pubc alarm, OF 10 create any considerable
reputation Of Board OF Health compared with
other departments of the municipal government, he
results its most successful LABOR. appear Only IN Nes
saved and prevented among The loWl and an
known. Ii constructs costly aud imposing docks; %
bdds 10 elegant aud attractive schOO"ouses; II con
trolls islands covered with charitable institutions;
plans magnificent public parks ~ word II docs
nothing 10 excite the admiration OF the puohc OF gam
Its applause. IL has not generally even the poor plN
isre OF g be npc ' eve 10 the puzzle Heart II smp
seeks human life. Its work - ia the hauuts OF
6y public and private charity. Its officers found a.
every Of the day IN tine oywa's of the city, and IN
pesfstTicken districts, which all other ministers OF
mercy serupulousiy shun removing ihf Wretehed III,
Apartments; and opening 10 the aud the
and nOisomc recesses of tenemenihouses. ana caring
for poor victim OF contagious disease from whom al
Others fee The reward OF the labOres IN the field Of
preventive medicine is little more thau consciousness
of having contributed to the healih ana happiness "t
ms fellow
John H. Ranch. Treasurer Of the Association, then
presented his annual report, which quite brief.
Thirty members had paid their annual dues. aud there
was SAGE the treasury. No bills had been paid
they had Il OF yet been audited by the Executive Com
'pnSyf; ,o,ro,,.ed nr pee,roop ,y,o s,,ted
that tbey had accomplished puch tins side Of
the waller than people supposed. The hospitals OF
great doctrine hospital should not last than
ten years beginning 10 he dimy Compensated on the
dOned az the projectors had come 10 th5 conclusion
that Of the easures for putting patents To death
years In famous hospitals. DR.. Mundy hau always az
serted that old hospitals were tllmt' an Stattu
further that great advantage was the Irsencc Of
shade trees This reminded the speaker or Dr. RUSS
Treatment the Of 1872, when the Fever patients
were shut up In close schOOlhOuse He Lah me
s0ck soldiers carried Odt 70 an apple orchard
near by where they passed the day in erng tner
strength Dr. James Y. simpson, the nrst man VINO
placed himself boldly under the influence of an ~ t.
Tbetic and Instrumental in introducing u TO LiIO-
pean surgery waged relentless var against large h0sp
fa,s or 1000 cases OF ampuation which took place In
the country, when compared with an equal number
performed in the London hospital the deaths were about
sly times many In the latter in the formcf case
her
freely the question OF quarantine and proceeded 10 IL
defects Of the system by referring la his
observations abroad. He looked forward with nueh III
fersst TO the deliberations OF the Convention.
OF local affairs were received from the OHcefs
az Health Associations IN various localities. Or. Billings
Of me United States army read short paper on the OI
1uatiop of the Library of the Surgeon Generals Once IN
Nasbiugton describing the method eiDpOyedl select
lDc purchasing. ana eataOguelng tne various heu'b
aoks and mplets aud giving the number OF volumes
10 The various public medical libraries IN this country
aud Europe The library is under the c"hiro o. the
Generals Department. anu promises 10 become
very com pete both IN the eass OF HVih' in eol
Ssted and In The system adopted az 70 he cas-hclilon
and aJraDgepeut. Every EFFORT was lbahhg 10 shliy
out he Man OF the library 10 the Satisfaction 81 me
sosea faculty of the IL 10 ~ Iaft INC Na0bd
Ned,cal Library OF the United states ia NmoH every
physical should consider thai he mas an interest i
Conducted under the same rules las the Library Oh Con
sress Is fuiure progress VIII be decideu ny me et
the faculty take In IT, ana any one hetkbs any InIu
zion theory practice OF medicine rDOhn NC ap' !"
nnd ~ NO matter now rare or costly tue ""'H'
yHE LAW on LONGEviIY
Dr. Nathan Allen OF Lowell, Mass read "a paper on
The Law Of Longevity" The law Of propagation, he
saiG IL based upon perfect standard OF organization
consisting " perfection o. firUeture earh and every
mari or organization VI the human body. This furnishes