Daily Republican., 1889-12-02

AT the afternoon session OF the IN EN-
beers oil the State board OF Health, hell
AT the Central Hotel, Sixth and French
streets, Secretary Frazer continued his
reports. He stated be had notified each
Inluister, undertaken and Physician
whose address he could obtain, that all
Dirths, deaths and marriages must b.
recorded with the recorder of deeds Of
the county In which they occurred, o,
they would be punished under the
amended law governing such cas 8. He
requested the Kew. X. Is. Cook to give
hun the names oil the Baptist ministers
in the State, aud DIR. L. A. Kittinger Tor
The names OF the homeopathic physi-
clans, bus to date neither had com vi cd
with his request.
Reporis In regard to the sanitary con-
ditlon oil certain portions OF the state In
answer TO postal cards sent out by Secre-
tary Frazer to 90 different ply sicians
were received from Drs. EllegOod, OF
Delmar; Springer, OF Christiana; skinner,
oi Glasgow; Fallaudigham, OF ST
Georges; Whistler, OF Newark; Whiteley,
oil Frederick; Marshall, OF Milford; Day,
OF Farmin tom Johns, OF seaiord; Hop
kins, OF Miltoni Suiiler, OF Bri lgeyille;
Dewitt, of St. Georges; Richards, oi
Georgetown; Ellegood, oil Laurel; Stew
art OF New Castle, showing there arc no
epidem!cs. There are some maiarlsl
fever, but the prime pal caus 8 OF illness
are bowel complaints and consumption.
President Bush and Secretary Frazer
were appointed a committee on the lis
tilbution OF circulars on thu prevention
OF diphtheria aud other diseases. Tue
secretary was instructed to have 800 cir
culars priated IN regard to the orgAulza-
ton OF boards OF Lcalth.
DR.. Bush read au important paper on
the subject OF vaccination He said IN
part On the 2ist oil March, Is 5, the
Legislature OF this state passed Eau act
TO provide ter the vlccina ion OF chi ircn
IN the Tree schools OF the State, which
required all children to present satisiac-
tory evidence of vaccination before being
allowed to take their seats In the schools.
The purpose of tue law is apparent, VIZ
10 prevent the spread In the schools and
commuH ties OF one OF tue most loath-
7om- aud fatal diseases To which human
ity is liable.
In order to present to the N inds Of the
people OF the Stats the best evidence OF
the lmpo,t lance Of this law, Dr John X
Mare, a member OF the state Board OF
Health, resented, at its request an
elaborate ana accurate statement OF the
history OF vaccination, OF lis controlling
power IN preventing smallpox aud OF
he Immensely diminished mortality from
that disease since the Introduction OF
vaccination. Dr. Kane showed The Ia
lacy OF The Popular error that diseases
more to be dreaded than small. pOS wcra
ilkely to lie introduced 10y vaccination.
These pamphlets were scattered extern
sNely az possible through the Siate; and
1t was presumed that enough interest
would be taken iu this subject to induce
the scuuol commissioners OF the various
towrs ia tue STATE to hayJ the law
executed.
II is to he 1eplored, however, that no
| SUI, cue Ct has been pronounced outside
OF W Ulnins ton where the law bas been
On o!ced--uuless IN Il very few places.
lhe DER lection Of the duty thus imposed
| up'I the commissioners is all he more
| 'hcAeu5lOe, as eN ery obstacle is removed
which might have eu baIrassc1 the o..
scivaucG OF tbs law and thus through.
mt the state the door Is LEI; open i.r tn,
'Airuduttion Of the fatal small pux iutt
any and every section Of our State II,
dereliction Of duty by the school com
missiOnrrs is condemned. Uutorfuuaell
| The legislature has fixed no penalty iui
I non observance OF the law Tie Stat,
/ Eoard of IleAlthlas i nc all that it cat
I 10 in this matter; the responsibility o
/ the neglect Of this bcneiigenl mepsur,
aust rest where tie Legislature ia,
/ alHccd u; and sooner or later the sac
couirqueurs oi this peg,tct VIII ineYi.
tally Tall upon the Innocent victim
I Whose protection could be ensured.