New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-22
AILMENTS FOLLOWING GRIP.
DISCUSSION At THE ACADEMY OF
MEDICINE
REPORT URGING TIE SEPARATION OF THE
INTERESTS or DEPENDENTS FROM THOSE
oF uEiLNorENTS ~ THE III NEITIES

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INTERESTS or DEPENDENTS FROM THOSE
oF pElLNorENrs ~ THE CHARITIES
AND CORRECTION DEPARTMENT
Aument. Of thr ear and eye resulting from the
Grin formed the subject Of the papers read ana
subsequent discussion At last nights meeting o.
the Academy % Medicine. II was agreed by those
who took active part In the proceedings that a
large number OF the mos' prevalent diseases OF the
ear and tho eye directly due TO the grip. There
was a Iarg. attendance. Among those present
were Drs j u Bryant. \ Is. Judson. Henry OPP
penheimcr \ + Swnburne. John II. Girdn"r' II.
II Se,brook X II Saycr. Frank l.. Lewis. Thomas
Pooley T. 4 McCourt. Jonn Erdman, j. Went.
Edward T.. Doonch. ". Il. Nanderpoo'. W. II.
Porter A Jacob ". H. spence. i. Van Fleet w.
PhilIip f. Hcrri,k ". NJ Polk. T.. u. Fisher. l..
g. GRAY " Stevens Il. -. Mason. j. L. barnes
T. g. Newton and j. ii. Caireborn'
Th. chairman announced that the meeting Of the
academy nxeI for the first Thursday In MAY would
be- entirely devoted 10 the CONTAMINATION OIL the
late Dr Loomis who had done so much TOT the
academy during his lifetime
DR. S,abrook was formally accorded leave to lay
the following report before the general body Of
members.
At a special meeting held at the Academy OF Med
cinc 10 was voted the sens" OF thc meeting that
Of Ncw-York is a cumbersome organization, nvolv-
ing the minglug OF interests OF DEPENDENTS anu "
hnQutUlS 10 tilf S'Il'hN "''i'' '''''' "
pitals , 49,. ,.,t,,o
the acknowledged evils Of the said department
would be the complete separation OF me interests
OF dependents from those OF d"Ilhq1thtS
ON the suggestion OF the chairman Drs. jacob,
Janeway Lusk A. II. Smith and Morrow were
appointed ~ "A committee to further investigate ana
consider the substance OF this communication. and
To- report thereon N IA subsequent meeting.
Dr. Thomas r. PoOey then proceeded 10 read his
H.. Il,nen
Grip" lie defined the grip As an epidemic pos
SHY dependent upon bac or microbes. ana was
"A complaint peculiarly subject 10 climatic influences
Although certain people had Claimed to nave iouhh
the grip microbe they had not yet produced II. IN
America. during January ana part OF last month";
Influenza was very prevalent. but during the pres
en-, month It's attacks had decreased IN number. In
berlin and Iondon II had also committed great
ravages. But he was bound to say that there
seemed to be a general disposition to put down a
great many complaints 10 grip wnich upon eA-
animation. proved to have meaSre touhua'lo"' III
Pooley then went to describe ana comment upon
numerous nervous lnhammatory and paralytic eye
affections which he attributed 10 the ehects OF IN
fuenza and instanccd numerous cases OF patients
who. In recovering from grip were seized win
specific optic disease. In conclusion however
he gave II his opinion that computations io'-
lowing grip are comparatively rare iact "hch
becomes apparent when We remember the great
number OF cases OF grip which have occurred dur,
ing the last five years and the eNttemsS small rn
number O cas- compar tSon OF eye dis-ds"S re-
ported az following In It's wake.
Dr Edward Dornch followed with paper On
Ear Diseases Dependent on the GRIP. ana quoted
a large number Of cases which tended to show that
influenza Subjected It's victims acute oral com
plicatlons and infiammatory affections ana con
Guided with the statement that II influenza bacillus
IL not the direct cause of lnfiammatory diseases OF
the ear at least by its action renders that organ
susceptible.
the discussion and agreed In their opinions as to
the dangerous consequences OF grip TO the ear ana
eve