St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-19

Winona; G. A. Stevenson, Alden; A. w.
Stinchfield, Eyota; S. S. Wallbank, Du-
luJh.
Work i'm the Sections.
The reports of the chairmen of the vari-
Gus sections were then taken up, that of
the general practice coming first. DR.. Fl.
+. Brooks, chairman of the committee,
presented long report. He read papers
from Drs. c. d. Slogan, J. F. Greasy, E. A.
Hutch, II. l.. Coon and r. l.. Moore, each
giving some one or more of the most inter-
esting cases that had come within their
practice during the year.
MORE MEMBERS.
At this point the committee ON creden-
tialS presented a supplementary report of
candidates, as follows, the entire list being
elected: Dr.. Paul West, Little Falls; DR..
G. E. Malloy, Glencoe; A. G. L. Ramsey,
singer. Minneapolis; Oscar Fliesburg, Still
son; S. S. Kilrington. Minneapolis; NJ. N.
Hunt, Faribault and D. NJ. Denslow.
In accordance with resolution adopted
at the morning session, DR.. Babcock, a
blind man from Chicago, gave a talk upon
as Consequence of Atheroma. He gave a
very scientific talk of half hour or so.
DR.. f. A. Dunsmoor of Minneapolis,
chairman of the committee on surgery, an
nounced fifteen papers on that subject,
being of many interesting cases. For lack
of time to fully discuss these, they were
read by their titles and referred to the COM
mittee on printing. The same course was
taken with the numerous papers on OBJ
stetrics, presented by Lizzie r. Ross.
AS TO CHOLERA.
When the section on epidemics, hygiene
and climatolOgy was reached, DR.. Talbot
Jones, health officer of st. Paul, was an
nounced to read paper. He stated before
beginning that he should deal largely with
local matters, and he did so partially at the
suggestion of several of the city officials.
Following are the more pertinent features
of the paper, which was under the caption
Cholera in Relation to the Public Health OF
ST. Paul:
Since the year 1880 six distinct epidemics
of Asiatic cholera have prevailed in Eu-
rope. and in every instance they have made
the circuit of the globe inhabited by civil
lied nations. 1t is matter of history that
the United States has never escaped when
Europe has been visited, we, too, having
had six epidemids in the past fifty-ive
years. The secular and medical press dur
ing the past year has teemed with accounts
of the rayageS of this dreaded disease in
France, Spain and Italy. Indeed, so be-
wildering is this mass of new literature that
at first sight it seems impossible to decide
whether we know anything, everything or
nothing about ASiatic cholera. This cpl
demic is again in Europe, and if past expe-
rience during six epidemics goes for aught
we in this country may expect to be brought
face to face with the unwelcOme visitor this
summer. The daily bulletins in the news
papers and medical journals, the
increased activity of all state
and local boards of health, the
proclamation by the president last July,
and the special fund placed by congress at
his disposal to be used in case of an out
break have all tended to arouse the most in
different to sense Of our impending dan
ger. Nor is this cholera agitation confined
to any state or locality. Even in this city
the matter has received attention. Some
months since committee of the Ramsey
County..Medical society took steps in view of
possible advent of the scOurge among us,
and drew up a report, which was presented
to the common council, wherein they made
various suggestions of more OF less import
ance. In the preparation of this paper I
wish to disclaim any desire to arouse
A CHOLERA AGITATION
at the present time but think we need to
have public sentiment aroused upon this
subject in order that preparation may be
made to meet and successfully manage the
disease, for few sanitary reforms go in adj
vance of public sentiment. If our state
and local boards of health will put forth
renewed efforts for the promotion
of public health, even though we should
escape cholera epidemic, the general sick
ness rate in this city will be greatly dimin-
ished and the mortality proporti0nately low
cred. Thus it is shown by statistics that
every cholera agitation in New York city
effects reform in tenement houses, SANTA
ton, unhealthy trades, ETC., in spite of the
protest of citizens, which diminishes per-
manently the sickness and death-rate of the
poor fully per cent, and one of the most
prominent authorities there declares as a
result of these sanitary cleansings that if
they could always live in the immediate ap-
prehension of an epidemic of cholera New
York would be the healthiest city in the
world! 1t thus becomes apparent that
great epidemics are by no means unmiti-
gated evils. While there is little to be
feared in this city from cholera epidemic
these facts should not be forgotten, that ST..
Paul is now rather densely populated, is the
natural gateway to the Northwest of large
number of Immigrants coming directly from
ports in Europe, and is also place of land
ing for steamboats, from the South. 1t is
also a somewhat significant fact that on at
least two occasions in the past few cases
of cholera have appeared here when the
disease was prevailing elsewhere in the
country.
The paper then gave an elaborate analy-
sis of the principal features of the cholera
question, bringing out the views of eminent
physicians and scientists as to
THE GERM THEORY
and the means of its transportation. This
was gone over at considerable length, and
the doctor continued: With regard to the
important subject, the prevention of cholera,
the subject naturally divides itself under
two heads: First, national; second, local.
Of the former nothing more will be said
than that there is new health bill before
congress, which provides for the Or
ganiZatiOn of national board of
health. to be composed of one representa-
tive from each existing state board of
health. advises the appointment and MAIN
tenance of medical officers of health at for
eign ports from which cholera may be
brought, whose duty it shall be to inspect
vessels bound to our ports, and give the