The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-14
DRLIBRRATInG DOCTORS
The Quarterly Meeting
of Iowa and ILL
nOis Association.
Session this afternoon at the
Board of Education rooms.
Order of business and Min
utes Of the Meeting.
Dr.. Dean deliveries Thesis on
Scarlatina.


This morning the regular meeting of
the Iowa and Illinois Central District
Medical Association was called TO meet 10
the rooms of the Board of Education of
this city. The time for such convening
was set for 1880 o'clock, but at that hour
only few members of the association had
put in an appearance. After waiting for
fully an hour when it was found that no
quorum was present, it was decided by
the few members in attendance that the
meeting would adjourn until this afternoon
and this was accordingly done.
THE SESSION.
This afternoon at o'clock the members
began to arrive. but it was not until 3
o'clock that the meeting was called TO
order to DR.. Fl. nj. Dean of Muscatine who
is president of the association. Or. G. l..
Eyster of this city affiliated as the secre~
tary.
At the time OF calling the roll only
names although fully sixty physicians are
members of the association.
At the conclusion of the roll call, the
minutes of the previous meeting OF the
association were read and approved.
ORDER OF BUSINESS
The next item in the regular order OF
exercises was the reception Of new mem
bers into the association. A vote Vas
taken on the admission of several new
members, but inasmueh as the applicant
for mem beTship were not in attendance
their reception was postponed until the
next quarterly meeting.
A considerable portion of The afternoon
was consumed in making selections of
delegates to represent the association at
the lows and Illinois state medical associs-
tions which meet in the different states
during the coming summer. The diff
Guilty experienced was in securing mem
bers who were positive that they ecu Id
attend the different state meetings. The
matter was finally arranged by naming
q list of delegates and lalso appointing
their alternates.
SCARLATTNA.
At the conclusion of the election Of
delegates the following papers were read:
Scarlatina-Dr. Fl. Nj. Dean Muscstine
Iowa.
Diphteria-E. VIM Fitzgerald Dewitt,
Iowa.
Ronort RI oaoo ~ fracturo IF Tho TThip-
DR.. Jas. Cozad, Andalutia, LII.
The Erst paper read was on ScarlstIna
By DR.. Dean. The reader frat gave a
lengthy. exhaustive and highly interesting
history of the disease from its first Known
appearance to the present time. He then
gave q diagnosis Of scarlatina. its symp-
toms and distinctive characteristics: the
marked difference of this disease from
other cutaneous affections such as small
pox, measles and ehickenpox. and demons
trated that even in its iDcipient stages
scarlatina was strongly marked and could
be readily distinguished from other dis
orders even of similar character.
The speaker paid considerable attention
to tho treatment of the disease, and
concluded from his own personal expert
ence that the judicious use of antlseptic
remedies was productive of great good to
the patient as well as those who were liable
to the contagion. lie contenaed that such
treatment would not only modify the
disease, but was sure preventative. lie
advocated the. benzoate of soda and the
suIpho carbonate of sodium as the proper
medicines to be taken during the preva
Ience of scarlatina as an epidemic. He
also favored disinfectants.
DIR. Dean illustrated the different points
Of his thesis, and gave his personal expert
snce In the treatment of the disease at
Muscatine. He stated that under this
treatment he had prevented a second case
in several homes where a patient was
afflicted with it, and thought that an cpl |
aemic had been prevented solely By such
treatment.
OTHER PAPERS.
At late hour this afternoon the associ |
alton was still in session. The papers by
Drs. Fitzgerald and Cozad will be read.
after which the different members present
will report cases of interest that have
in their practice.
The business will be concluded this
afternoon, and. after selecting time and
place for the next quarterly meeting. the
association will adjourn.
WATER WORKS.
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