The New York herald., 1878-11-21
PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION.

SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS OF THE coNvEN-
TIoS-DETAILED STATEMENTS By Dls. BEMIss
AND cocHRAN-sunaEoN GENERAL WOOD
woRTH's SPECIAL REPORTS.
RICHMOND, Va. Nov. 30. 1873
The American Public Health Association was
called to order at half-past ten o'clock this
morning by President Harris. Previous to
proceeding to the regular order Of business
the president laid before the association .
letter from Governor Porter. Of Tennessee.
regretting his inability to attend OH account Of
official business, assuring the association Of his
active sympathy with the noble work in which they
engaged. and extending them invitation to hold
the next meeting at Nashville. The invitation
referred to the Executive Committee for consideration
After routine business DR.. Bcmiss. President
of the Yellow Fever Commission, read the regular
port of tho commission, which printed exclu-
sively in yesterdays HERALD.
THE YELLOW FEVER DISTRICTS.
Dr. Cochran, Of the Commission. then read paper
giving detailed account Of the fever at Grenada. ut
which place the investigation showed the intensely
Infectious character of the disease.
DR.. J. Lloyd Howard Of the Commission. read a re-
port Of his Investigations ut Baton Rouge. He also
read several reports Of investigations in
near the Mississippi. DR. emiss also read reports Of
tue RESULTS OF his Investigations at Canton Miss;
Port Gibson, Miss, and brownsville, Tenn.
At the night session. the President submitted the
following resolution among others, coming from
the Executive Committee, which body is authorized
to prepare business
81 TIN nS 70 spgonsd s the 81 ps
posed acton by the general Of the United
members
DIR. Benss gave detailed history of the yellow
fever Mt Lake, Miss. Yazoo City, Miss; Milan, Tenn.
and vicksburg. He followed by Dr. Cochran.
also OF the Commission, who gave similar history
relative to Holly Springs Decatur and Grand Junction.
r1lrau a1S apn1 Tho
President of the Board of Health Of Chattanooga,
which Dr. Cochran adopted as part OF his report.
1t fun and complete account of the epidemic in
that city
suRGEoN GENERAL wooDwoETHs 3 SPECIAL REPORT.
In addition to the reports OF the Yellow Fever Com
mission Surgeon General Woodwork will present the
following special reports relating to the epidemic of
1873 for the consideration of the association
observations tho pathology of the
yellow fever BY Professor Of Philadepha and
DIR Robert White, of the Marine Hospital service
SecondThc nature of contaKion. by DIR. Robert White
ThrdReport OF the yellow fever outbreak Gaipols
Ohio In connection with the steamer John Porter by
Foar-cport of yellow fever at Louisville also by Sur
gcon Long.
Fy-Report of fever Cairo by H. n. Koycs assistant
Siuh-Suggesons tho application Of meteorology
ss q On q nS ysw fever &
ington. d. g. sMss f"TI
1t may be stated in this connection that DR.. White
visited Memphis, Chattanooga and Louisville and
made his observations on the spot. and at the same
time transmitted portions of the samo specimens to
Professor Richardson of Philadelphia, who will
rive tomorrow and present the Joint report.
To-morrow's proceedings will beopened by Colonel
7. s. Hardee, sanitary engineer OF the Fever Com
mission. who will present paper on the Sanitary
Condition Of New Orleans