New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-27

THE HEALTH BOARD URGED TO APPROVE
IT-ADDREssES BY DRs. sATTER-
THWAITE. MADDEN AND
PTFFARD

Drs Sa'terthwaite. Hadfen and P~arH ,or ~.
County Medical Society. appeared yesterday hc
fore the Health Board and urged inc Commission.
ers 10 approve tho bill introduced IN me sts..
Senate by Senator Brush. This measure declare,
that consumption Is not commun ,ao.e disease
that the Health Board saaN % prohibited from
selling an;itoxin and vaccine and that fhe pres-
dent Of tho Health Board shall DO paysl-ian Tn.
bill abolishes certain provisions o, the city charter
In his address Or MADDEN referred 20 that pro.
vision of the charter which obliged a consulting
physician. in case o. infectious disease VINO
should happen TO be associated with any hospital
under the control OF the Board 20 repor, the case
and thus play the part % a spy upon the brother
medical man ny wl0m he had been summoned
Under tho law" said Dr. Hadlen. every physl.
clan IL supposed 10 report case o, infectious rs.
ease. and tbs provision Of no charter is therefore
unnecessary. Senator Brushs 5i VII az Least re.
move this evil"
Referring 10 consumptives. he said. We INSIST
that tuberculosis = not comm In.caoie disease n
the same sense that fever or smallpox my oe re-
garded Infectious
Or. Satterthwaite following Or. Hidden. ,ook ID
the question Of the sac Of 80 toxin. and said
that the Board Of Health had b., .cre r.gat %
sell anttox n or vaccine than !, .lI 10 sell ao-
scrOen1 cotton
we 10 nor cain" continued Dr. sauer,hwa.,e
tba, tn- Oa illus tuberculosis i nor a1 iniecye
ssy aaai 1f NAT 10 "" arr al n or ws Sey .,
sickly. exposed 10 L Wherever We X. Exterlniaa-
ton OF the bacillus tuberculosis IS. 81 our op.ao.
i Ttooian dream that can never 7s real!zed on,
the forthcaiio OF the human system anI the
oT M gro G PPfg 55r ,6 e y 1888 az
OF the disease may he greatly iessened
IT is singular fac that tAe p.aA advocated "
the charter Vas In Inc ~ d similar oae tried n
Naples in 17S2 Physicians then. as noH
obliged 10 report their cases o. consumption FAIL
ure to comply VAS punishable by %, avg hae 4
second onehce was visited with ten ye2rs q exile;
Yet at the end ot dfty-s yeirs ,1s - 9p2lei
Z.
moreover. it would oc iinpraci.caoe IN Us %
isolate the constructive poor Toe '3,sis have
Question II the views OF these gentlemen. repre-
sen,ing as hey do the utra- coniaS9a!si school.
ton capable o. sugporting themselve, by Their
own ia Dor would be deprived o. $50 doing. and tae
the public purse aloncs.Ie % w.icn the Uni-ei
Sta'es pension rolls 81 this CRY womb seem insg,
Senator BrIshs Bin ~ linz FOR amendment 10
this provision u The charter
Dr.. PiNard. after Dr. sarerta~a!'e. said. among
we DO not say that he Board ~ Health shall
not manufacture antitoN.n .0r lis o"a use We
nicrt 81 science Wl1' 40 contend against a the
sale o. ond;oxin or yaccine-redlc ns ,l.s prime.
Manufacture goods but only for prison $50. 1nl
the same rule assared'y should apply here ..
President Stra.s decided. after hearing me ar,
guments. that tle Commissioners should forw4rt
request 70 the sena,e comin.tiee IN charge ot ne
bill. requesting pos,ponement of the hearing at
Albany until II could decide on some concerted ac-
ton with the County Medical Society s.,,..,
the Health Departments OF Flushing. Whtestone;
College Point. Newtown. Hempsieai, Arverne , and
Rockaway Reach. This act Involves the dlsh'ssA
Of fifty salar.ed officials
TIE Board also made the following appoint
ments;
DoM 81 +. po 9gAnaE T. he 1s5o T yss'
JOHN : IEXNEXGs " Re gr'o, .a ., NJ, s eek y,
MAN MEYER. to be Assis,an, Chemist, $500 year