Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-21

CUSSED BY HEALTH OFFICER
JEPSON-PHYSICIA PRESENT.
The Eastern Ohio Medical Associa-
ton held its twenty second regular
meeting at the Windsor Hotel in Bell
aire yesterday. There were about 80
physicians present representing five
counties and others from cities on
either side of the river. The papers
and discussions were unusually inter
esting and profitable and the clinics
were such as are rarely met with even
in the hospitals of the larger cities.
One of them, a case of erythromelalgla
or red neuralgia of the extremities, was
given much attention owing TO the fact
that it is so seldom met with. There
were practitioners present who have
been in the profession for 80 years
but had never met with case of the
kind until yesterday. DR.. j. 5. Nc
Clellan, of Bellaire, diagnosed a case
and treated patient for the disease
some months ago, and his report of it
to the association was one of the inter-
esting features of the session. The
disease affects the feet, which turn TO
a bright crimson color and occasion In
tense pain. There is great danger of
the disease becoming cronic unless Wig
orously handled in its earlier stages.
The medical books only record 40 cases
of this disease which is naturally a
puzzler to doctors who are not well up
on the subject.
Considering the rarely with which
this species of neuralgia is met with
a coincidence which developed at the
meeting yesterday is all the more
striking. AS has been stated, the case
treated by DR.. Mcclellan occurred
some months ago. Since that time Dr.
A. II. Hemetson, of st. Clalrsville, was
called to treat a patient afflicted in a
similar manner. He diagnosed the
case and pronounced it red neuralgia,
and this opinion was confirmed by the
physicians present yesterday, TO whom
the patient was presented. That two
cases of such rare occurrence should
be found within a radius of five miles,
and nearly the same time, is consider
ed altogether remarkable.
Another paper read at the meeting
which is particularly pertinent at this
time was that of DR.. S. l.. Jepson, of
NLbnnlinn Trnunntinn 0f
smallpox and its sanitary control.
Mr.. Jepson said he was pleased to
avail himself of the opportunity TO
place the doctors of the Ohio valley
upon their guard for their vigilance
Will do much to prevent an invasion
of this section by smallpox again the
coming winter. One precaution urged
was that physicians scrutinize closely
every case of illness that befalls
strangers in the community or others
who have returned from sojourning in
distant parts where the disease may
have been contracted. Vaccination
and isolation was urged as the only
practical way Of fighting the contagion
when it is once introduced into a To-
cality. DIR. Alley, of Benwood, among
Others, entered into a discussion of DR..
Jepsons paper, and gave resume of
the case of smallpox which has been
under his care at that place.
Other papers read were as follows:
New Remedies" J. +. Purviance,
NJ. D.; Suggestions as an Aid in
Therapeutics, A. B. Holland, M. D.;
National Association Of Railway Sur
geons," A. A. Elliott, NJ. d.; Disease
OF Glands About Vaginal Orffice," j..
A. Hobson, NJ. D., all o lich were
listened to attentively and generally
discussed.
The meeting was presided over by
Dr. J. p West, of Bellaire, president OF
the association, and DR.. j. c. NJ. Floyd,
of Steubenville, performed his duties
as secretary The forenoon session be-
gan at 80 and final adjournment
was made at o'clock. The next meet
ing will be held at Steubenville and
the principal address will be made by
DR.. D. s. Kinsman, of Columbus, upon
the subject, THE Relation of Bac-
terra to Inflammation"
The members present and answering
to roll-call were;
Drs. w. NJ Calhoun, Jos. T. Elliott,
East Liverpool, 4. y. COle, BRUCE
port; B. o. Williams, A. w. Diven, A.
r. Ong, Martins Ferry; A. A. Elliott,
]. C. NJ. Floyd, r. LAughlin, j. F.
Purviance, Steubenyille; w. 0. Ho-
wells, Bridgeport; A. B. Holland. Wells
vile; A. H. Hewitson, w. Thompson,
st. Clairsville; l.. A. Lennon, Cal
cutta; j. S. McClelland, ]. P. West,
Bellaire; w. S. Spencer, Germano; w.
II. Wood, Smithfield; S. L. Jepson,
Wheeling; w. ]. Collins, Toronto.
New members received: Drs. J. f.
Berry, Alledonia, J. A. Clark, Glencoe;
Paul Morrison, Martins Ferry; J. A..
Heinlein, Bridgeport; Joseph Piersol,
Bellaire.
Visitors: Drs. A. c. Beethan, Bell
aire; w. p McGrail, Wheeling; A. j.
Noome, Philadelphia, Pa; F. A.
Korell. Businessburg.
Among the clinics presented was a
patient suffering with spinal trouble,
BY Dr.. B. 0. Williams, Of Martins
Ferry, and another afflicted with taxi
cardia, by DR.. Hewetson, OF ST. Glars