New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-28

people ana not to antagonl2e tnem. ana tndt "oui"
justly antagonize them.
1T would be good plan to have hospitals set
apart for those who suffer from tuberculouS
troubles, but whether that should he done by the
Board OF Health by private dona lions is an
open question. 1t would also be well in general
hospitals TO have consumptive wards attached
to them These wards could be kept clean as
the other wards.
There is no doubt" said Dr. Seneca d. Powell,
president of the County Medical Society. that
a certain class of consumptives are suffering from
contagious disease. but to put any restraint or
restriction upon them would seem TO me mad
sable The minute that patient suffering from
contagious disease is put under restraint or super
vision. ne becomes not only to himself. but to all
those with whom ne IS brought in contact. an
object Of suspicion and avoidance. And this Is
bound to extend not only In ordinary associations.
but in nome associations. That Is looking at the
subject from a moral point OF view | believe II
will also be impractcabe to carry out any law
in regard to consumr tves just yet. What has
been proposed will be a very great change. and
very great changes when made 100 suddenly al
ways miscarry People have got to be oducatei'
There il another thing We must not overlook
the fact that there is even yet possibility OF
theorists being mistaken as to tuberculosis being
contagious. There Is scarcely a question about H.
but there is a question. And then how Is II con-
tagious? We have theories In reference 10 me
methods by which this microbe is take. mo 'ns
system but they are only theories If the Inc OF
procedure is followed out a little more closely i
win be necessary for man to carry around WIN
going sleep in hotel POSSIBLY before eie' ,h
heatre ana If man a rs seem n 10 fP seems to
me- that extremists are I'm authority, anu 10 pun IL
yey b Tank 1Sana ha' You hey sbe Just s we'll let tie
Board of Health take authority over ehat so a.,
Of the police in Paris, for instance and let them
do little practical good If it could be done;
II am very decidedly in favor OF registration
being made first advisory in Philadelphia. sald
Dr. Charles L. Dana, visiting ply scian to BeileVhe
made cunpuisory And when it i made compulsory
| think that care should he taken 10 Prets"t nrsr
Interference of public ofcia win priv@'e p con-
tltioners For instance II had cas- OF SJn-
sumption would not want BoSrd 90 hnai nnople
spector come to the house ana irgn.en p7o anS
out Of their wits Win ID or WaaIfS in COM r
that I know how TO disnfect Registration VIII
some distress OF mini a, IN in ess"nine
timately prove an enormous penen' The attemni
the amount Of tubercuiouS disease. ne dtten'
OF the state Board to limit '.e spread OF tuoeIcuS
iosls is the most important sanitary movement OF
the nineteenth century. ,.,,.....o t,os,,,,l tho
Dr. Dana added that al Bellevue Hospi'di '"e
The only safe way" Dr Graeme NJ. Hammond
nnmnvs and. Of course that is impossible There
Is no law by which you car S'mlsI " ,pr Ti'. he
pT,nta 10 and the registration Of such cases. II
open public inspection would create nose who
had to 1--we in the immediate nelshpornoou' nrrss
would be nothing gained by as 9ooWei up
hy compuigory treatment simple registration OF
a consumptive would never be OF TN tne ,se
The proper treatment OF Il cOhsuihPtNc ~ ~
physician Is Of far more lPot 70 the bubble
than any registration couid possibly y, ~ CON
could be- ps.sd 10 preyni ot 'eg gain to the
pu roa j., Vnwiyork II is ridiculous. It might be
dfns ,mone the poor il the Board Of Hoaln en-
IN the tenement districts but physician IL n2i
tn
sSrs6ns wfS have physicians it would simply DE-
an annoyance and they could easily preV'" o" ''''
br William Tod Hemuth said he supposed tha i
NoiI Porsr disinfcctants around Whether regis
tration was the best method the dcroDr r,', i've
pHed, to aS s0qh GS1F lie
,has TO a9e man anG Th he thought every
srianri,'ts rhvslcian would do all that was heSeS-
Sary IN Nm, sr n'Sthoriiies urged pr W GIN Wye
should take some acton In r,s, nlor," U both
to help the consumptve and to prevent .ns pe
Of the disease Years ago avoided sen waterins
nIaces whare consumptives 60, knowing 'naSa II
that condition they were mors Who went to
h",Ith resorts who caught consumption ~ co',i NJ
IN contact with the patients there have g oI RIO
- servants with apparent lung trouble on account
~ INV Children some action should be taken WIZ
poor families in close quarters but with weu,'V ,
p o Who can isolate patients II Is not so I'M
portant In hotels and teneen,s p eoff, should
n nc ,reated as smallpox or scarlei-feyer | should
advocate that some action be taken, espec n' are
not expected 70 take OF themselves nut Hn
nr,cticai / don't know tina, the time mas con ne
FOR registration. II is only question, ND more in
,nUigsnre among the people. when some denni'e
arion Win be taken In regard to all such 1 oas -
~ ovr,is Fdson. Commissioner OF the i'oaru oi
,,i,h ,ueda an interesting statement In regard
f. the practical success OF the movement '''N -
was star'S' aid ,T' the doctor have encountered
no obstacles OF any moment Inc reason my sh first
has
n,ocn To- our meteorological laboratory me Work
OF which enables physicians !" ~ consump-
talnty or 10 eliminate. the dlaghos'S o' ors also
ton in suspected cases Reports OF a,S They
orn c"nslderci confidential. and no physcian ana
no patient need fear the Facts becohs NJ 'ha
noarJ ~ Health to individual physicians wn9 re-
mort case governed ny s,tr ~, ~ ,bs rsnnrt
bacterlological laboratory can DE nag oy am ,y
Forwards with hs report sm' Casa amour" Phys
sPutu are informed through the agency Of the MED
clans nss and circulars OF information from the
Board o. heS 20 xnense culture tubes in which the
suspected matter Is patsd anp Labelled TIE
reiHrns make the rounds Of the depCts daily
collecting the tubes charsen "q haw been returned
twthV nnts FOR collection The charged tubes are
taken to the bacterologichh ac5%s and report is
forwaried to the ply sician in charge oi the case
informing n6n " as case diagnosed az ubercu0us
-, I,dson vent on to say AN inspector Nlsits IL
and leaves circulars of Information %hen are rSn fon
else and direct the patient ahd t mos danger The
S Ssn e is not one is cSntesCns in ne ora
nary seisc VI The dried and infected sputa All me
preventive means aimed at the Of no 1l
TINS vbn,ro discovered. the circulars are Ie-
vned to the family ON the death OF MT Gdss to
rrses are dslnfected. and are not petii'I' u, no
premst' h, any new family after the removal OF me
Immediate family of the patent r Tn' '" psntnr
been t hetTTEi Thls obligatory on the owner
anu h''a ~ the PREMISES and is enforced tnlousn
or lessee ~ ,h rtonrd of Health. No hardship can
9ns be inflicted the paient or MS ,a o
through tno there is no question as To the practl-
r rne of this movement a., consump,ves
W ne he' Inade compulsory in New-York, added Or
op viii depend on the outcome eH Od n e are moi