The Washington times., 1894-12-13


Llt. aHd A. her IL ot Mss u H. ,ilt a-.l
Of N+w Jersey; I. o. L0nohGe. 81 ew Iof&
q. Iholas and L. u. Lewis. d! NORTH Ca-, =
lima; g .. lroos., o. C!.5o; e. lee, or pm
syltHnia; @. i SxGTtz. o. lsEuua i-;at ITal
s-.g.o y 's.i.nstDn, AMI W o. J.. %n-
cRc'. ami Or. W. c. Woodward, ofthe D.s;r 1t
OF CoIaub.;..
Alter It siief adlaess Of tie !resi .o,,t AMI
thc nj loymenl ora 81 nasrEr}r.r. ilc c5J-
ference ", mt To wunb ont . t.l's iaa Fru-
rounded by var.oasiSiate buar-s for di-tai
s.cn.
POWER To eos:rEz orr.IaYc-.
TIE ra. discussion was oa nc : ,y's.lJ 'i.Y
Of the various S.l.1s gorsra s.e,t- i5iy n. tae
heath offers or roards th Fewer to maze
oieiIaace Other laws 60 upu,,1ry T!,cra
was ba. lit le ci1e:ea -of opiui1tl ~ sh:s
- ert. The debate Wa- eurar" .n,o b Or
InTaisoit. IA Chapsi:c Mc;ratf Les. Tho Ms
SW9rt,, Es-jg Al ,,.;.tll an.! s. hers.
Tie Syront: sGo.c:t tor :.f~'.,.-- 5H sns . he
ECs. iAt:Agd f. r @0SrrEa}~E,sl ..egaa-- y Ssh
~ srr,l .os 3 IL cattle Aa ca ora;g lyr,.- -
iaIi n o. the saa,ect was :gadf. in :: written
tatrr ~ Or. Domaine ul NeT ,ulE IN j45-
ee>Hy Ao gave ihe history of ,hg mattrr y.
AeH susN IN rcste tIs lax oa Hli,d-
10 tise7F 7FreVcntioa o. tiAJ disease siaei-5r cc
iiCn njihe Tnt:i ais. the s'a:;.saieria@ -. ine
iitee;ad ones, 2llI tse F6ya-oar 10 il,. ov-u.rs
for st91s :.il-i
n..algrss were made on tho sub e.. bv D.
LuIz aad Merrill. DR.. Taylor a:' D. 7 '-. %.
Pennsylvania. e ceiate sao%e'i n "a
Esany o. tie greater cities. s:ich II I&.t q =
pbia. 81. Loais and New ors a.ea. aud j..ii=,
ScFe subjected 10 close Inspection ty s;r.r,al
i.i"ets. With the re@ OF Il o r.G< a. ~ :; @
food AID :aitS II lie soil. D.:Ey,prl e,s-sc-
iaiiy. we're required to sell pure IL. SO as 20
avoid the propagation o. disc;re coai,nUa:ca-
lie through tnaerculor a.i&. No acton WAS
taken the debate.
At Is close lctte- was read from Dr.
RaIh Wash inviting ihe con 'esrpce L, visit
his vaccine farm. The inyi.Giion Was H1un:-
T, on,l accepted. The co,fe rGca vi prob
q Is make the list on Saturday Gorniug
The mo; mig session ga; closed III : .. ~
81 =. rn. th,y loa;sr:l, *. a9G discussed:
".Sco"l ne cai colleges lie require TO de-
vote adequate tine 10 Instruction in hyg ere
and eXa,t ot cG1diLateS for The degree OF doc
tor - medicine an examination IN the ranch
OF medirai tducE:icn.
LAMEsTARIg LACK OF ISroBNATIoN
Tie Leading paper VA; READ bv DIR. Lewis.
w!io was followed by au equally Interesting:
ore by Dr. Probst. Tho drift OF the who!e
discussion was that there was lamentlble
lack o. Information among gradua es. even
OF tho Lest mediea colleges. on tAe su ect Cf
hygiene. The following resolutions. intro
dnced hy DR.. Pat;cn, were unanimously
s5asssd;
"Epsolrej. That it be expressed as the
sense OF ths conference that medical colleges
should devote adeIUa tip.e to instruction in
hygiene, ami 81 .uil exact of candidates for
the decree OF II. y. an examination i'll this
branch of meCicai education.
"ReSolycJi, That State Boards of Ne l.cal
Examination si3n reIuire every applicant
for license 20 practice medicine il Their re-
/, slective STATES TO give satisfactory evidence
uf his or her aqua ntaace with the principles
OF the science Of hygiene.
After the passage OF these reeo!l.ioEs the
con ecence ad ourn9d until 8 o'clock y. r.
Al the opening OF the evening sess on TIE
chairman hai read a letter from Dr. ymar
o, the marine hosl tal service il which the
conference was invited to meet Passed Assist
ant Surgeon l. |. Kinyoun. who hasssust re-
turned from EurCne. where he tas made Oh
servat.ons in tho laboratories and hosoitals
of Paris and Berlin.
Dr. Kinyoun will give a demonstration to-
day of the meteorological diagonsis of diph-
iberia the preparation Of the tosceres. AMI
ma! iInmunization and preparation Of TIE
antitoXine serum, including also the iadica-
tions fer its use. DIR. Wyman also invited the
attention of the conference 10 the portable
disinfectors recently constructed by the Ma
rine Hospital Service. These latter are to be
seen in operation by permission OF the health
officer OF the District at Eighteenth and d
streets southeast. The invitation was ac-
cepted fhr oclocilto-day.
Dr. Lee introduced the following which
was adopted:
whereas the. conditions prevailing in the
homes of the poor are such as to favor the
spread of tubercular consumption, and
Whereas, all generalshospitals decline to
receive patients suffering from this disease,
especially in its later stages, when the danger
of its communication is greatest. and
''Whereas, the establishment of consump-
ton hospitals in European countries has been
followed by reduction in the mortality from
this disease,
Resolved, That in the opinion OF this con-
ference hospitals for the consumptive poor
should be established by the authorities of all
large cities as q sanitary measure independ-
emily of charitable motives and considera-
tions.''
The conference then went into discussion
of the query, "Just what national health leg
| islation is most important at this time?'' DR.
! Walter, of Massachusetts, led the discussion
| advocating the bill OF the New York Academy
of Medicine, now before the Committee on
| Commerce of the House. Drs. Patton, Met
calf, Cochran, Lee, LutZ. Swartz, and others
| spoke, the general opinion being in favor O
d national officer, or board of health, who
should have the cooperation of local or State
| organizations. The debate was closed by the
| appointment of DR.. Walter TO draft resolu
tion expressing the views Of the conference
] on this question. The conference then ad
| lourned.