The record-union., 1891-04-21
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH.
The Old Members Go Out, and the
New Ones Come In.
Business Done at Last Nights Ses-
sions-Dr. j. r. Laine Chosen
Secretary.

The regular monthly meeting of the
State Board of Health was held last even
ing at the office Of the Secretary, DR.. G.
G.. TyrreH. There We're present Drs. w.
r. Cluness and TyrreIl of Sacramento,
c. a. Ruggles of San Joaquin, j. NJ.
Briceland of Shasta, II. S. Orme Presi-
dent of Los Angeles and r. Beverly
Cole of San Francisco.
The following was drawn by DR.. Tyr
rell and adopted:
WHEREAS, The statement is advertised
by parties calling themselves The New
York Specialists and now operating in
San Diego, that they hold certificates
from the State Board Of Health Of Cali
fornia emitting them to practice medicine
and surgery in this State; therefore be il
ReS0IUed, That such statement is abso-
lutely false, malicious, and calculated to
deceive and mislead the public. (Signed),
DR.. III. 5. Orme tPresident), DR.. q. G.
Tyrrel Secretary, and Drs. G. y. Rug
giles, j. NJ. Briceland, r. Beverly Cole,
w. r. Cluness, James Simpson"
a communication from the State Board
of Health of Iowa was read, announcing
the fact that in the transportation OF
bodies Of deceased persons, heart fail
uren was frequently given as the cause OF
death, even lin cases of death from diph-
Iowa board had adopted a resolution to
the effect that the return of a physician
announcing death from "heart faiIure''
be not accepted as satisfactory in any case.
Quite discussion followed on the sub
ject. Drs. Ruggles, Cluness and Cole
each held that "heart failure" was be-
coming entirely too common in ply
sicians' certificates Of death, and that it
really meant no more than that the de-
ceased had died from want of breath.
All the members who expressed them
selves on the subject took the ground
that the term ''heart failure' should be
dropped, and that some such action as that
Of the Iowa State Board be taken.
On motion OF DR.. Cole it was voted that
the incoming board be requested to adopt
rule providing that neither heart fail
ure, dropsy, fever, cold, childbirth, ETC.,
shall be accepted as satisfactory evidence
of death.
The new members of the board then
presented their credentials, which were
found to be formal and correct. President
Orme briefly welcomed the new mem
bers to seats on the board
DR.. Cole followed in few remarks rela-
tive to the old board, commencing the
President and Secretary for their earnest,
faithful and efficient services, concluding
by moving vote Of thanks to them,
which was unanimously carried
The old board then adjourned sine die.
The new board was then called to order.
and the following named members Were
found to be present: Drs. c. w. Nutting
IF SislIiyOu. w. Il. Cochran of Los An
geles, - Remondino of San Diero. W.
r. Cluness and J. R. Laine of Sacra-
mento, and c. a. RuggIes of San Joa-
Guin.
On motion of Dr.. Cluness, DIR. Tyrrell
was selected to act as temporary Secre-
tary.
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DR.. Cochran of Los Angeles, who re-
ceived all the votes but one (that having
been cast for DR.. Ruggies), and was de-
clared elected.
For Secretary. DR.. Remondino placed
an nomination DIR. J. r. Laine, and DIR.
Nutting nominated Dr. w. II, CIuness.
DIR. Laine was elected.
DR.. Cluness called upon the new Secre-
tary for speech. DR.. Laine expressed
his thanks for the honor conferred upon
him, and said his most earnest hope was
that he might be able to discharge the
duties Of the office as satisfactorily as had
been done by his predecessor, DR.. Tyr
rell. -
DR.. Ruggles complained that the per-
centageS of mortality in Sacramento.
Los Angeles and few other places had
been based on incorrect estimates of pop-
ulatiOn. This evil he said, had operated
10 the disadvantage and discredit of San
ttNAA'a''NS' SbAiNl 4AS NINiitNl VIC lDOdTu 10
take steps to secure correct census re-
turns on which to base the percentages of
mortality. \ motion by the doctor to
that effect was adopted.
The question SIS to the term of Office of
the Secretary having been brought up,
DIR. Cluness said it had been the custom
OF the board TO consider the Secretary
elected for his full term as a member of
the board, unless for satisfactory reasons
his successor might be chosen.
No action was taken in the matter
ON motion OF DR.. RuggIes, the Secre-
tary was instructed to notify ali health
boards throughout the State that heart
failure etc, shall not be accepted by
the State board as a satisfactory cause OF
death.
After some further routine business the
board adjourned.