The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-11-19
pURLsC HEALTH.
Sixth Annual Meeting OF the National
Association.

Sixth Annual Meeting OF the NATIONAL
Association.
THE YELLow.FEvER EPIDEMIC THE MAIN
TOPIC-THEt CHIEF OFFICER OF THE
UNITED STATES MARINE HOSPITAL SER
VICE AND THE COMMISSION APPOINTED
TO INVESTIGATE THE YELLOw-FEVER
ARRIVED HERE-THE CONVENTION TO BE
HELD AT MOZART HALL-ITS OBJECTS
AND PURPOSEs-ADDREss OF WELCOME
70 BE DELIVERED By GOVERNOR HoL-
LIDAY-IMpORTANT FACTS IN REGARD
TO THE YELLow-FEvER.
The sixth annual session OF the American
Public Health Association will be held In
this city, commencing at 1880 o'clock this
evening. John NJ. Woodwork, Surgeon
General OF the United States Marine Hos
pital Service; the members OF the Yellow
Fever Com mmissiou, and many distinguished
physicians, hygienists. quarantinists, and
chemists from all parts Of the country, will
be in attendance.
The Executive Committee Of the Associa-
ton recognized the fact that an urgent ne
cessity had arisen for holding the annual
meeting ut some convenient place in the
South. The events of the terrible epidemic
OF yellow-feyer in the Mississippi Valley
aroused the country to such concern in re-
gard to the causes, the sanitary control, and
the prevention OF that destructive pesti
Ience, and the means for protecting the pub
lie health generally, that these sanitary
questions have assumed q national import
ance. For this reason the Association is
now called to act in promoting the most
cffectual investigation OF the causes Of the
great epidemic. The first days OF the ses-
sion will be devoted to the report and evil
lence submitted by the Yellow-Fever Com
mission under the Surgcon-General of the
United States Marine Hospital Service, as
that important work has been undertaken
with the advice and cooperation OF men,
bers OF this Association.
The results OF the lbors OF that commits
sion and OF the deliberations of this meet
ing will, it is believed, be OF very great i'm
portance to the nation, while they will pro-
mote needed legislation and determine some
essential reforms in public-health govern
ment. Contributions Of information and
studies relating to yellow-fever and the cpl
denies Of the present year have been So
licited, and a great number Of papers are
prepared for presentation. The collection
of evidence in regard to yellow-fever espe-
cially will be of infinite importance, and
the discussions of the report will bring out
in full view all the phases OF this most dread
disease.
OFFICERS OF THE ASSOCIATION.
The officers OF the Association are DR..
Elisha Harris, of New York, president; =;
Professor J. L. Cabell, of the University OF
Virginia, first vice-presidcnt; DR.. Ed. II.
James, OF New York, secretary; and DR..
Henry B. Baker, OF Michigan, treasurer.
DR.. Harris, who is man OF national
reputation, and who has given many weeks,
il not months, labor to this work, will arrive
here from New York this morning. Quite a
number Of valuable papers are in bis hands,
among them report OF United States
surgeon who was ordered 10 investigate
the yellow-feyer epidemic at and near Gal
ipolis, Ohio, and who has prepared high
ly interesting paper.
COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS AT RICHMOND.
General Joseph E. Johnston, DR.. Samuel
p. Moore, Isaac Davenport, Esq, DR.. j. n.
Levy, DR.. j. S. Wexford, DR.. R. F. Cole
man, DR.. Isaiah Fl. White, and DR.. j. Grat-
tan Cabell.
THE YELLow.FEvER COMMISSION.
In September Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson,
of New York, pledged herself to meet the
expenses of commission TO be appointed
by Surgeon.Generai WoodWorth, OF the
| United States marine service. Acting upon
the advice Of the American Publlc-Health
Association, DR.. Woodwork appointed as
commissioners Professor S. NJ. Bemiss, NJ.
D., of New Orleans; Jerome Cochran, Al.
D., OF Mobile; and Professor f. Lloyd How
ard. NJ. D., OF Baltimore. Colonel Hardee
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engineer.
DR.. BcmsS is professor in the medical
department OF the University OF Louisiana,
and is also editor OF the New Orleans Sur.
qicat and Medical Journal. BE is eminent
in his profession, we'll acquainted with the
yellow-fever, and is patient and practical
investigator.
DR.. Cochran has been prominent in the
Board of Health organization, and when
the epidemic spread terror throughout the
South he was called upon to take charge OF
the quarantine arrangements at Mobile. His
learning and experience make him yalua
BILE member.
Professor Howard is president OF the
Board of Health of the State OF Maryland
and professor OF chemistry in the College
OF Physicians and Surgeons Of Baltimore
and enioys a national reputation.
Colonel Hardee is 4 civil engineer OF New
Orleans. He was recommended for the po
sition he occupies by the officers OF thu
United States Typographical Bureau, ant
has proved to be, in an eminent degree, the
right man in the right place. He is quick
and Skiliul, and the maps prepared under
his direction will prove Of immeasurablt
value.
| .. THE YELLOw-FEyER MAPS.
Colonel Hardce has here for use by tht
Commission maps of New Orleans, Bator
Rouge, Donaldsville, Plaqueminc, Thibo-
deauville, Morgan City, and Port Eads, ii
the State Of Louisiana = Memphis, Crane
Junction, Decatur, Chattanooga, Milan, ant
Brownsville, in the State OF Tennessee
Vickshurg, Osyka, McComb City, Jackson
Canton, Grenada, Water Valley, Holly
Springs, Port Gibson, and 7azoo City, in
the State Of Mississippi.
These maps have been admirably az.
ranged by Colonel Hardee. They show
every square in the city represented, and
as near as possible, the location on eacl
square where a case appeared, and show
also (by simple marks), whether the person
affected got we'll or died.
Sometimes square, in Grenada for in
stance, is crowded with yellow spots, rep
resenting yellow-feyer localities, and ther
two, or three, or four squares intervene be
fore the yellow spots, sad memorials OF deatt
and desoiation, appear again.
Wonder was expressed that the fever
should so leap from one square to another
quite remote. But Colonel Hardee said i
did not really do so. The squares withou
spots, il built up and in the part Of the city
inhabited by whites. were those in which
the residences had been abandoned by The