The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-02
AGAINST THE BRUSH BILL.
DIR. JlooBI LEAVES THE COUNTY
MEDICAL SOCIETY COMMITTEE.

Or. Jausway Also Opposes the Bii ana the
Health Benrd Receives from B1npy Phypi-
clans Protests Against It-The Board's
Effective work with vaccine ana Antitexin.
The Senate bill known as the Brush bill
proposes TO take the disease known as tuber-
culosis out of the Health Boards category Of In
fictitious diseases. Many letters have been ro-
ceivcd at tho Health Department from we'll
known medical men who oppose this section Of
the bill, which one Of the letters characterized
as a step toward q return to barbarian.
The Brush bill also proposed to prohibit the
Board of Health from selling diphtheria anti
toxin. In speaking of this section Of the bill,
President Stratus said yesterday:
Last year the Board of Health, at tho request
Of private physicians in this city. success
fully treated with antitoxin 1900 cases of
diphtheria. Aside from this, fully a thousand
selves who used the Health Boards antitoxin.
posing the Brush bill, and that object is to pro
tee,t the interests Of the PUBLIC" 49,,
has sent to the Health Board resolutions saying:
That In the Judgment of this board the
present attempt which is being made to hamper
posed by all who have tho real welfare of tho
S work. of tSo snI Hsalsh pep % aSera; j! Sn ss 1Rsi s1S
s ssm sssfS Is. hssHztsssssss, Vim %ii, 1hii Il 4 S safPS s. 81 Di {:
y. %sG:ne, Robert r. Wei. Samuel LAMBERT.
Another thing tho Brush bill would prohibit
y the manufacture and sale OF vaccine virps BY
and selling It since 1876. There were ACC
s%lasivo. SsS in 1885, a" and G5s IN 1867, In
1875 compulsory vaccination OF school children
was begun. Since then not q pupil or teacher In
the public schools Of this county has had email
York where vaccine virus is manufactured in
DR.. Abraham Jacob. who was nominslly 9
Yesterday that he resigned from the COMMITTEES
pointed" he said. "and was too busy to attend
its sessions. ] am strongly opposed to this bill,
ecRRs Chairman | Of aaS TIE T Com%itts 60 on MF; ol stTs1 of shs
Senate, opposing its passage. 1t would
t Ss p "a great health PFt'yi if az" the Z hes sHf,0u Board iRluf Z
should not be hnmpered in It's care Of contsgious
u toSin and Or Vaccine ra tas ,a Piras. No ~G privs Mi'I parties rnsa,
can adequately carry on tho work. On tho side
OF scientific investigation its inheritance 10
great. and IL IL q valuable protection to public
ested in the sale Of virus are pushing this bill.
were helped in their work by the Health Board.
against whom they now turn. Scientific work
s sssrs |, n esrt, be in II SspisS. By 3Dj psEty 70 Lines tSs p Snd
lie IL this work IL hampered."
DR.. Edward G.. Janeway said last night that
is circulating among physicians. II see no rea.
SON" he continued, why the Health Board
should be thus hampered. II it ever goes too
far in its work, 1t Is time enough then to control
II. 1t should have control of contagious
diseases. and 1t is very important for
the public to have q source of supply
of vaccine virus Of known purity. Tho
city makes vaccination compulsory. To do
that 1t must be ready to furnish the virus and
lS application free. 1t cannot COmnal DeODlO
to go to q physician and pay to be vaccinated.
1 have looked into the question, and know how
serious the old epidemics of disease were. before
compulsory VACCINATION and control Of conta-
gious diseases"