The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-12-29
PROTECTING HEALTH.
The Annual Report of thu
State Medical Ex-
aminers.
NEW JERSEYS LAW THE BEST
Quacks Driven from the State, and
the Standing of the Pro-
fession Elevated.
Nv JERSEYS LAW THE BEST

The State Board of Medical Examinera
through its Secretary DIR. William Perry
Watson OF this city, has submitted to
Governor Albeit its second annual re-
port. The Board at present consists Of
Drs. William l.. Newell, Of MillvilIe,
President; Eugene Tiesler. of Oranges
George Washington Brown, Of Long
Branch, Edward De Baum, of Pas
sale; Armin Uetelacksr. of Morristowns
Aaron King Baldwin. of Newark;
and Anthony Harrison Worthington.
of Trenton. Treasurer. During the past
year the board has held eight meet
1ngs, four of which were each of two
days duration. for the examination OF
candidates; and four for the adjudication
OF the percentages obtained at the z
amtnations. One hundred and forty.
three candidates. including some who
nad Deen rejected at previous examine
tlons were examined, and Ill licenses
were issued to practice medicine in the
State. Seven preliminary licenses were
also issued. These do not give the
holders power to practice medicine. but
simply exempt them from further exs
anlinations in the preliminary branches
when they appear for their final examine
tions year later.
The report says that the New Jersey
law is the only enc in existence whfci
has that provision. which is certainly .
great help TO the medical students of the
State.
SUPERIORITY OF THE JERSEY Law.
"On the contrary" the report says,
the clause in our law requiring grad4
uates OF over five years to be examined in
only four branches: Materia medicca and
therapeutics, obstetrics and gyneoIogy.
practice of medicine and surgery, opens
the door too wide for the wandering doc
tor, who, having made a failure In Yari-
Gus other places, comes here and under
the protection of our license resorts to
all the tricks known to the charlatan TO
secure patients; but this will undoubted-
ly be remedied by the Board to a measure
at least by increasing the percentage 70
this class.
I'VE have continued the laudable work
commenced last year of compelling a
large number of quacks and chsrlatans,
about one hundred. to leave the State.
and while the Board has had no funds
with which to keep up constant police
patrol looking up this class. yet as they
have been reported to US by local medical
societies or individuals, they have been
closely followed up; and wish to take
this opportunity to request ever,
physician in the State to report to us thl
name and address Of any one practising
medicine in any OF its branches, who he
has reason TO believe is not registered,
and to assure him that such information
is always held in strict confidence Only
one candidate. examined and rejected.hK
US, has appealed from our decisioA
in this instance the Board of Review, DR.,
George 7. Ribble, of Milford; Thomas b.
J. Burd. of FlemiDaton, and Alexander
Wlldner, of Newark, sustained the action
of onr Board in refusing a license TO the
candidate"
= lor
practice of midwifery is referred to and
on that subject the report says
THE MIDWIFERY LAW.
Under this law We have secured the
registration of 202 midwives, and with
each license we have issued a copy of in
structions or conditions under which said
license was granted. The list is correct
SO far as can be ascertained, bnt as there
are undoubtedly others in the cities of
| the first and second classes, any informa-
ton regarding them on the violation of
| the conditions upon which licenses have
already been issued will be appreciated
by this Board,
.'This midwifery law places the mid
wife upon recognized professional basis,
ana under the direct supervision of this
Board, and therefore gives satisfaction TO
the medical profession and to the regis
tered midwives, and it Is believed will, TO
much greater degree, secure a higher
tice of this class and therefore greater
protection TO the ignorant class of women
they are called upon to attend.
''We also secured at the last session OF
the Legislature an amendment to the
medical law, which exempts internes of
our hospitals, and asylums while serving
as such from the provisions of the law.
and also one giving this Board the power
TO review all questionable registrations
previous to July 4. 1890, whether by fraud
or from q fraudulent institution.
"The former only gives privilege TO q
well informed energetic class of young
men, which they deserve. while the latter
tends to protect the people and the pro-
fessiOn against class OF ignorant
mountebanks, ignorant in the service
and art of medicine, but worldly wise in
the art of quilting the people, who secured
legal standing in the State under tho
old medical law. Several cases of this
latter class are now under consideration.
aud under this amendment will be CONS
PEELED to leave the State.
The report closes with the assertion
that while the medical law has been in
operation only two years the secretary
believes it would now be sustained by
the unanimous vote of the profession Of
the State in preference TO the law previ-
ously existing.
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