New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-10
THE PUBLIC health.
THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
THE SESSION IN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. III


THE SESSION IN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. RE
COMMUNICATIONS or OFFICERS.
NEwORLEANs Dee. Sat the meeting OIL
the American Pubic Health Association yesterday, Dr.
Mccormick Of Kentucky. offered a resolution appointing
a committee to consider the advIsability ofesfabsh%a
National Museum OF Hygiene. Dr. Chancelo or, OF Mary
land, offered resolution advising legislation Tor the
better protection OF the puoc health. ana imposing
penalty against any person wiluly spreading
any dangerous CONTAGIOUS infectious disease. Major
Watham. OF Mobile introduced resolution appointing
a committee to prepare and recomm md measure Tor
the efficient management and control OF future
epid III and for the training Of nurses.
The ADVISOR Commi tee submitted a renort treating
of the sanitary Congress. especially tue bills
relative TO the international conference quarantine.
increasing the efficiency OF the National Board
Hea th.
DR.. G.. B. Thornton. OF Memphis read q paper on
the sanitation OF that city. which mad been IN bad
sanitary condition, bat now reclaimed. Governor
Porter OF Memphis. made short address on the same
subecr.
paper by Professor Gamgee, OF Washington was
read setting forth The sanitary value OF Florida sllo
canal. and TIE ccnmercia advantages OF sucI canai
IL urged hat sns could avoid rae not, pestlehul
regions of The Caribbean sea, ana undergo quafahte
inspection Ia the canal
DR.. Gih0h rrad an abstract OF surgeon l. D. turner's
pager GA sanitation and eniigrans ships.
DR.. d. {. HOLIDAY, OF New-Oreans submitted paper
Drngue fever descnbln2 it, cnaractenstcs, styles
diagnosis and the difference between tns disease
ana yellow fever
per on the etologv OF the Dengue fever.
Two other papers on The same sutJeet-Sne oy DE-
Peyre PurchCr Charleston, aDd the her BY Dr. H. RI
beck 81 Chariesten-wrre read ana , printed rn,o
j. read q paper epIicmIcs.
Thc Hon. John Eaton, Of Washington. Commissioners
OF gp " tsd q the sSsance
Of yaper dome Detence. such rs scarlet fever
smallpox. considered wlth regard % sanitary war;
fare linst them. lie described what had been greed
upon the best regulations TO adopt with regard 10
tGcsc luala,ics.
d.. Kryuocs. Of Indiana, made some remarks on the
savannah Georgia was to-day selected the place
II .ce ting IN November, 1881.
IN. ADVISORY Commutce reported the following as
Irestdent-Dr. CAarcs b. Wntc. of New Orleans.
Vice-Pi esjdents-Dr re. Kedzit, OF Lansing, Mich,
Secreary-Dr. Azel Ames Boston.
Treasarer-D-. j. Bernan Lindsay, OF Nashville.
Erecutrc UOBipitee-Drs. ID. {. Halliday, OF New-Or-
ican-, T. NJ hgnt OF NeF-Jyrsey George L, stein
These of ers were elected Dr. a. g. Baker of Llnsing
McIeadG paper he relation Of scnoos to dpht heria
ana similar diseases. DR.. O.wrgat of Milwaukee read
paper the management OF contagious and infectious
scented paper municipal sdntat'n a. prdctic@d m
MJDe, for preventing the -preid 0f the yellow fever
ID. .. DeNUll, OF CH.c3gO, followed Win paper on
results OF attempting to cheek the spread OF small
pox Chicago.
NATIONAL AND MARIrIME QUARANTINE.
The Sanitary Council OF Mississippi Valley, met at
y a. H., Di hcuhc' VI 1hlCu-"u P'V'i'ihS iho otS's
OF Wisconsin, Kentucky, Iowa, Illinois. Minnesota
Michigan, Tennessee, and Missouri were represented ny
members of tne,r Boards OF Health.
After AL address by President the necessity for
National Board Of Health. TIE following resolution, Of
ereu by Drs Thorn and Holland. Of Kentucky. was
aIUp et:
IttSotred, That in opinion the general Government
alone actng through its constituted sanitary agents
should have dirccL and control Of National and mari
time quarantine.
Erastus Brooks. IN the Of an address, summed
lp tne duties Federal and State Governments IN re-
gard To pubic hea tn. the Federal Government. ne
SAID, invested with sion % the neaiih 0fthe
entire peope, peaceably. II possible, fOrcDy II ntteo
sary. Tue cofhe local boards and tticials
with fhe proper power and impose upon them the Ob
gation enforce thorough health orIi ances. which
should inc ude the prevention o. food adulteratlon.