Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-11
HYGIENE AND DEMoGRAPHY.
Subjects Considered by the International
Congress In London.

SUBJECTS COnsidcrod by the international
Congress In London.
The seventh annual session Of tho Interna-
tional Congress of Hygiene and Demography
opened in st. james Hall, London, yesterday
afternoon At an early hour yesterday morn
ing the royal yacht left Portsmouth for Cowes,
Isle of Wight. the object of the voyage being to
bring to England the Prince Of Wales. who wss
to preside at tho Congress. His highness ar
rived In London on good time, and when he
called the congress to order there were 9 500
delegates present in the hall. Among the more
prominent delegates in attendance were Prof.
Pastcur OF Paris and Prof. Koch Of Berlin.
Many of the leading doctors and scientists OF
Europe will take part in the deliberations.
When the Prince of Wales arose to make his
address of welcome he was heartily cheered.
He discoursed learnedly on hygiene and said
that the people were exposed to many sources
Of danger. owing to the existing state OF facto-
ries, from overcrowding and from the unsani-
tary condition OF towns. He was happy TO
say, however, that statistics showed marked
safely be taken as an earnest Of the increased
good to be accomplished by scientists In tho
future.
WORK OF THE CoEdREss-
Tho work of the congress will be arranged to
fall under the two chief divisions indicated by
its title. hygiene and demography. In the first
division there will be nine sections, namely
l. Preventative medicine, under the presidency
OF Sir Joseph Fayrer. 2. Bacteriology. under
the presidency OF Sir Joseph Lister. B The
relation OF the diseases OF animals to those OF
men; president. Sir Nigel Kingscote. 4. In
fancy, childhood and school life; president
Mr. Diggle. 5. Chemistry and physics in rela-
tion to hygiene; president. Sir II. E. Roscoe.
8. Architecture in relation to hygiene; presi-
dent, Sir Arthur W. Bloomfield. Z. Engineer
ing in relation to hygiene: president Sir John
Coode. g. Naval and military hygiene; presi-
dent. Lord Vantage. 8. State hygiene. presi-
dent Lord Basing.
In the second division there no sections.
the members assembling as a whole under the
presidency Of Mr.. Francis Cation, and the word
''demography" is said. in the program, to in
ciude industrial hygiene and the conditions OF
communities from a statistical point Of view.
An immense number Of papers are to be
read, and the number of foreigners who have
promised to speak or read is such as to show
that the congress will, in the fullest sense, be
International
Among the many important subjects to be
discussed is the general question OF the means
to be employed for preventing the spread Of
epidemic disease from country to country,
which will be introduced by Surgeon General
J. NJ. Cunningham. Professor Proust Of Paris,
will follow with paper on the measures which
should be adopted with regard to ships coming
from infected ports. and Inspector General
Lawson will read paper on the communica-
bIlity Of cholera from country to country. DR..
Edward Seaton will open discussion on diph-
liberia, with special reference to its prevention.
and Sir Dyce Duckworth will read paper on
the relation of alcoholism to public health. He
will be followed by Prof. Westergaard of
Copenhagen, who will discuss the same subject.
PAPERS RI EMINENT MEN.
DR.. Ransome of Manchester, Prof. Finkel-
pf Dr ri of
eral other prominent gentlemen have promised
to read papers on various subjects. The sub
ject of tuberculosis will be widely discussed,
and papers will be read on the means of con-
ferring immunity from meteorological affec-
tons.
In the third section the subject of rabies is
given the place of honor.
In the fourth section the papers promised are
numerous and range from general questions Of
school hygiene to the most varied matters of
detail. including. for instance. the considera-
ton of ringworm and other cutaneous disor-
ders AID the special means which should be en-
ployed In training the deaf, the blind and chill
dren Of defective intelligence.
In the fifth section among other subjects,
fogs and the air of town and the treatment of
sewage will be considered.
In the sixth section the principal subjects Of
discussion will be the hygienic principles for
the extension and internal Improvement of
towns and the control of the construction of
buildings.
The seventh section will consider among
other topics. the questions of sewage disposal
and OF water supply and the destruction of
refuse.
The eighth section will have papers on the
diet OF soldiers and sailors. and on enteric
fever in India and in active service
The ninth section will deal with the various
ways the state may intervene to promote good
sanitation and with the disposal Of the dead, on
which last subject papers are promised by Sir
Henry Thompson and Mr.. Seymour Haden.
In the division of demography the first paper
will be on diseases and mortality in relation to
occupation. Thrift in Great Britain will be the
subject Of paper by Mr.. Rowland Hamilton.
The range of subjects to be discussed in this
section is very wide.