Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-11-12
AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH .SsO
sIAiION.

BALTIMORE, Nov. 1.-THE aSS0tta Ion met
at O'Clock. After the admission of seveTaI
new members the executive committee were
Instructed % memorabilia Congress in avor
of sucl legislation as will bring about "A
proper cooperation between the general
government and the severa' state govern
n ents for uniform aud efficient system of
the registry OF births, death and marriages.
A resolution was pa ssed in view OF the TACT
that the funds of the association are insufi =
cient 10 publish i'm fun all the papers
presented, authorizing the president TO
appoint two members who with the
secretary shall constitute publishing
committee. who shall examine The papers
presented TO ii by the secretary, and decide
which shall be published in ful and which
ia abstract, or by title merely. DIR. j. Foster
Jenkins, OF Yonkers, y. Y, and Dr. n. Il
Segur, OF Brooklyn, were appointed mem
bers OF The committee. The executive com
mittee announced that under the reSolutio
instTucting il 10 appoint a special commit
tee, whose duty IL snail he To carry into ef-
feet the plan for systematic sanitary sur
vey OF the United States, in accordance with
the report OF tie committee presented by DIR
John $. Billings. the chairman, on the sut-
Ject, On Wednesday, the following gentle
men had pen afbointed snch special com
v. Y; Ezra NJ Hunt, NJ. D., v. J.; j. III
Ranch, NJ. D., III, II. 3. Baker, NJ. ID, Mich
La j. y. Logan. NJ: d., Cal; J. $. Billings
VI. d., u. s. A; III. II. Brown, VI. d., -;
y. Toner, VI. D., ID c.; J. VI. Woodworth, MD,
United states marine hospital service, with
OF regret, sympathy and condOlence i'm tue
deaths OF Drs. T.. krackowitz and q. W.
Pate, late members of the association, were
passed, and copies ordered 10 be transmitted
10 the families of deceased. The following
papers were then read by their titles: LIST. On
infant mortality in the state OF Michigan
by ID =; E:a aa3,, M d., secreiary Of Lne state
tics OF Michigan. I'd. On hereditary entail.
ments in the domestic animals and an the
human family, by Prof. James Law, NJ ID,
IN nall Uni TO ~
on the anthrox eplZootic and the communi-
cation OF its infection 10 man In the Genesee
Valley, n. Y, In 1es5, by Prof. James Law,
Cornell University. ith. Report on the Grad
ication of hereditary defects, by J. X. Black.
NJ. d., of Ohio. supplementary to report
commenced I'm 1sIi.l 5th. A paper on water
uens, NJ. d., Indianapolis. 9th. On the spe-
cial causes which produce excessive infant
mortality in Montreal, Canaia, by j. j.
Dugdale, NJ. d., health officer OF Montreal.
Canada. 9Th. On the populariZation of
sanitary science In our schools, by Prof
+. W. Claypole, Antioch College, Ohio. sth.
On the organization and service of smallpox
hospitals, the domestic sanitary seclusioD
and the transportation OF small pox patients,
by Edward H James, NJ. D., assistant sani-
tary superintendent, New York. 9th. A re
port on laws, sanitary provisions and meth
ods for securing the beuefits of general
vaccination throughout the country, by
Elisha Harris, VI. d., New York. l0th.
Moisture Of dwellings and SICK. rooms con-
sidered in connection with that Of the at
mospbere, by Fred. Peterson, VI. D., health
officer 8; Antonio, Texas. 18th. On ozone
and lis effects upon diseases OF the respira-
tory organs, by the same.
The usual resolu tons of thanks TO the com
mite OF arrangements, TO the medical pro-
fession and citizens for the interest mani
fested in the welfare Of the association, an
10 the press for the accuracy and fullness OF
their reports were passed, and the associa-
lioi adjourned size die. IL was not publicly
stated in session VIII ere the next meeting OF
The association would take place, but IL was
Understood on the authority of the secretary
hat Boston had been selected by the execu-
tive committee, the time TO be decided here
fter.
The sessions of the association, from the
( rst to the last, have been well attended.
] he deepest attention and interest were man.
'eated, and the proceedings were marked
with harmony and courteous difference.