Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-12-08

THE sATITARY CONGRESS-.
Meeting OF the American Public Health
Association.
When Dr. James E. Reeves. OF Whee,ino w.
Va. president of the American Public Health
association, mounted the platform at Willard
hall. q little after 10 O'Clock this morning about
| enc hundred gentlemen were seated in the
h, I'll. There were as many more scattered about
tie rooms OF the hotel near the hall. The hall
was devoid OF any special decoration for the
occasion. In the rear of the platform
were hung number OF charts Illus
| trating some scheme OF sanitary statistics.
Everything indicated that the association
came here tor business, and not for pleasure.
on the stage, where the association assembled,
| Townshend, of this city, chairman of the local
committee; DR.. Irving A. Watson, of New
Ham HampSES r secPEstary Of the association and
| president OF the association.
CALLED TO ORDER.
The presidentcalled the association to order
without making any preliminary speech. DIR.
Townshend stated briefly the ARRANGEMENTS
made oy the local committee for the meeting
association.
The secretary presented number of reports
tention OF the association for some time,
"a large number Of new members was then
elecseo ana list OF members deceased since
the ST. Louis meeting of 1884.
REPORTS.
Surgeon Smart, U. s. A., of the committee on
incorporation, reported that papers had been
| prepared for incorporating the association
under the laws of the United States and the
District Of Columbia.
pone action ON the report and continue the
cOHIhItee Ior one year, owing to changes
%h tse a sns in the
Or: Geo. II. Robe, or Baltimore, presented, in
printed form, lengthy report of the commit
Tee on disinfectants, which will be discussed on
The report of DrJ Berrien Lindsey, of Nash
vlne, Ienn., treasurer of the association, show
OF II ,1O5O3, was presented.
p" Now we are ready for the papers," said DR.;
routine business had been disposed of.
READING THE PAPERS,
The first paper read was on SANITARY and
Statistical Nomenclature" by DR.. E. M. Hunt,
| secretary OF the state board of health Trenton,
NJ. It contained many interesting sugges-
lions as to restrictions to be placed upon the
meaning of various terms used in sanitary re-
ports.
OTHER PAPERS.
The next paper presented was by DIR. ]. 8.
Billings, U. 8. A., of this city, in which he sug
gested changes and improvements in "Forms
of Tables for Vital Statistics"
After the reading of DR.. Billings paper time
was given to the discussion of his paper and
also DR.. Hunts paper.
DR.. Henry g. Baker, secretary of the state
board OF health OF Lansing, read an interesting
paper on "The Relations OF Rainfall and Water
Supply to Cholera
Der of statistical tables and diagrams based
upon the statistics Of cholera in Calcutta, 1ndia
from 1865 to 1884, inclusive. and the meteoro-
logical reports for the same period. These
tables showed that cholera and rainfall
bore statistical relation, the mortality
being greater in seasons Of little rain, and
the mortality was greatly reduced upon
the introduction in modern years of good
water supply. The doctor thought that If
supply of good water had such effect as APP
peared by this comparison upon cholera in its
home sanitarians here could use the knowledge
thus gained in their efforts to prevent the ap-
pearance of cholera.
DIR. D. E. salmon, D. V. 8. of this city, read a
paper on ''The Virus of Hog cholera" The
which was participated in by DR.. Smith, of New
York; DR.. Salmon, DIR. Bryce, OF Canada; DIR.
Germer, of Erie. Pa; Or. Kennedy, of Iowa; DR..
Cox, OF st. Louis; DIR. Carl Horsch, of New
Hampshire; Dr. Jenner, Of Detroit and Others.
DIR. Reed offered a resolution which was re-
ierrea 70 the eMecutive eoaamisiee, urglns I'M
nicpal for the protection OF the people from the
sale of diseased meat.
The next paper was read by Dr. Charles III.
Fisher, secretary OF the state board OF health
of Providence, 4. l., his subject being statistics
OF Consumption in Rhode Island for q Quarter
of a Century"
THE ADVISORY COUNCIL.
The president announced the following APP
pontments to fill vacancies in the advisory
council: Alabama, Jerome Cochran; Indiana,
DIR. Catch; Iowa, DR.. A.W. Cantweli: Louisiana,
Or: Holt, Maine, DR.: Gerrish; Michigan, Dr..
Wight; New Jersey, DR.. Hunt; Virginia, DIR.
VIM; q. S. Army. DIR. Billings; Canada, DIR.
Covernton.
The association at half-past one adjourned
until o'clock this evening.
To-NIGHT's SESSION.
'The members OF the committee Of arrange
ments are DESTROYS to have the public KNOW"
said DR.. Townshend to-day, ''that to-nights
session will be public and will be Interesting to
the public. We want every one to come
ladies and all, who have any interest in the
work of the association.
The program for to-night's session, which be-
Welcome by J. NJ. Toner NJ. D., chairman of
Of H Hon. io. B. diamonds, president snt
District Of Columbia. Address by Hon. Isham
G. Harris, OF Tennessee, chairman of the United
States Senate committee on epidemic diseases.
Address by Hon. Lewis Beach, of New York,
chairman of the committee on public health of
the House of Representatives. The presidents
annual address, by James +. Reeves, NJ. d.,
president of the association
District Commissioners Edmonds visited the
association this morning and sat beside the
president for about half an hour.
DIR. Mary Walker arrived about noon and
took seat with the other doctors. She Wore
black kids, had her overcoat collar turned up
about her ears, and big roll of manuscript
sticking out of her breast pocket.
The advisory council holds q session this
afternoon. Members OF the association not be-
longing to the council spent the afternoon in
visiting points OF interest about the City.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal
revenue, S153.39 customs, S5O7 1892.
PERSoNAL.-Senator Wade Hampton is at the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Bowen, of Colorado, is
said TO have sold an interest in his Golconda
mine Ius half milliOn.-Tne health of A-ahi