The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-03-31
DR.. ROBERTS IS
VINbICATEDI |
Result of the Hearing Before the Board
of Health.
THE SESSION WAS A LIVELY ONE
After Hearing the Accused Doctors the
Board Went Into an Executive Session.
DR.. Phillips Case Held open for
Further Investigation.

The Board of Health held special meet
ing last night to act on alleged violations Of
its rules and regulations by certain physi-
clans and the session was a very lively one
The members of the Board in attendance
were Messrs Spaldng, Morrison, Holman
and McHale Drs. j. Pierce Roberts, c. s.
Phillips and D. J. Langton were also in
attendance. The latter was present as a
Witness while Drs Roberts and Phillips we're
in attendance to defend themselves against
charges DR.. Roberts was allowed to speak
first and he said he was called to attend a
child on East Centre street and found it suf-
fering from measles. The child had a short
time before been brought from Shamokin,
where there was an epidemic of measles and
in examining the child the doctor found that
it had an eruption of q measle species. As
the secretary Of the Board Of Health had in
formed him that cases of measles were no
longer placarded DR.. Roberts did not report
the case to the Board. After no had treated
the case about ten days DIR. d. j. Langton
was called in by the parents and he pro-
nounced the case one Of scarlet fever. DIR.
Langton made an appointment to meet DR..
Roberts, but failed to keep it, the latter
stated. At this point President Spalding said
he could not allow personalities to be in
dulged in.
Mr.. Morrison asked Dr. Roberts whether
the case was one of measles and the latter
answered that it was, adding that the differ
ence in the medicines used In cases of
measles and scarlatna was very slight
During the discussion DR.. Roberts said the
matter was one Of personal animnsity against
him on the part of President Spalding, in
timating that the cause was the appointment
Of DR.. Roberts to succeed DIR. Spalding as ex-
amining physician for an insurance company.
This brought forth a remark by Dr. Spalding
that he knew Of a typhoid fever case in the
First ward that Dr. Roberts had failed to
report.
DR.. LangtOn made statement in which he
said he found the child Dr. Roberts had been
treating was suffering from scarlatna follow
ing measles. DR.. Roberts said he could not
see any scarlitina in the case.
In DR.. Phillips case DIR. Spalding stated
that he was called ia the absence of Dr.
Phillips to case in the First ward and found
the child suffering from diphtheria 1t was
about to die and the case had not been re-
ported to the Board Another child in the
house also exhibited symptoms of diphtheria.
| In his own behalf DR.. Phillips said he was
not treating the case as one of diphtheria
and, therefore, did not report it. He was
treating for catarrhal pneumonia. The child
showed continued improvement. DIR. Phillips
was called out Of town one day, and the child
having grown worse towards the evening OF
that day, DR.. Spading was called and pro
nounced the case one of malignant diphtheria
and had the house placarded. The other
sick child, DR.. Phillips said, was feverish
but did not have diphtheria. DIR. Phillip: