Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-10-28


that enough influence can be brought
TO bear to prevent the enactment of
laws that Will make its practice uni
Nersal in any well enlightened COM
monwealth"
On the subject of bovine tuberculosis
the report says, The board desires
to call attention to the belief of those
who are familiar with the subject that
bovine tuberculosis is slowly but sure
~ increasing in our state, This being
the case, it becomes highly necessary
for solue action to be taken to control
IT, II Is Well known that mitch cows
effected with this disease have the
germ of tuberculosis in their milk,
and that the milk from such cows be-
comes very dangerous for infants and
invalid food, and hence all such milk
should be condemned, Ii has been
TN posed that the board. together
with the state vetorinarian, ana the
university experiment station, act to
gtther and make general inspection
OF all large herds OF mitch COWS, test
the animals with Mberculinc, which
Is the most reliable test we possess ut
the present time, and which Is almost
positive and thus ascertain what am
imals are infected, this being done,
II is believed the owners will see that
II is To their advantage from an eco
nomtc standpoint, rs well rs sani-
tary one, to weed out all infected am
tmals as soou MS possible; surely II
this Is not done milk will be con.
demnod on u large scale, tho disease
will increase among the herds, aud
in a few years many herds will be an
entire loss to the owners, In other
states, notably In Massachusetts and
Minnesota, this work has been car
rlod ON to n large extent, and own
ers are cooperating with the health
boards in the effort TO eradicate the
disease, II Ia observed that boodod
stock ia infected to 4 greater extent
than any other, and chat tho disease
exists to far greater degree than Ia
recognized, the board has no doubt"
The report OF the committee OF tho
American Public Health association on
the cause and prevention OF diph.
iberia Is given In full 1t says OF
Group; The so-ealled membranous
Group is yet, we regret to state, u most
serious disturbing factor In our fight
against diphthoria, ~ Is with sur
prise and regret that we see how firm
ly ontrenchod In the minds of tho
medical profession Ia the idea that
Group la non-infoctlous disease, II
has been demonstrated over and over
again, so plainly that he who runs may
read that nearly nino-tenths OF those
cases are lnryngeal diphtherla, Yet
despite all this, death certificates arc
constantly sent In to the board OF
health M Group These are tha
landmarks. or rather, tombstonos,
marking the fCci OF epidomica or
diIhthoria, II Ia noted with aatiafac-
ton, however, that many of our state,
provincial and municipal boards OF
health are beginning to be emanclpated
from such ideas, and now regard tho
terms 'membri nous Group or Group
and 'diphthorla' ~ synonyms, and
tren, them accordingly.
OF antltuxin II says: 1.-TWO years
fnve now elapsed since the introduc-
ton Of the new remedy for the treat
mcnt and prevention OF diphthoria. II
Is believed that thoro has been suf-
heient evidence submitted TO form an
unbiased opinion Of its true value.
The consensus Of opinion In all coun-
tries has been very favorable to It's
use, lts adherents now number thou
sands, while the opponents can be
ELmbcred az few. Antltoxln, while
believed to 10 remedy par excellence,
Is believed to have increased the mum
br OF cases In many instances es-
pecially is this 40 In the smaller
places and the rural districts. The
reason assigned for this IL that for
merly, when u child had diphtherin, IL
uually died, and parents kept their
children away from she infected prem
ses; now, as n rule, the rapid recoy-
cry Of child causes doubt M to the
correctness Of the diagnosis, and II IL
allowed to resume Its associations with
The bacll IN the throat. thereby dis
sominating the disease
Some Thoughts Relative to Sanitary
Legislation, paper rend by DR.. ". q.
-. Wingate OF Milwaukee, Mt the
meeting OF the American Public Health
association held nj Buffalo In Soptem-
Der, 1896, Is given, and the report
closes with discussion Of formaldo-
hyde as disinfectant.
The board Is composed OF Drs. Scion
Marks. president, Milwaukee; v. O.
-. Wingntc, secretary, Milwaukee; +.
II. BodenIus, Madison: G.. w Harri-
con, Ashland J H. Mcneil. Fond du
Inc: and @. o. Sutherland, James,
Vile