Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-05-04
BACTERIOLoGIOA LABORATORY.
Pathoiogist Robin About Ready to Begin
Work at DelaMara College.

Work at Delaware College.
The pathological and archaeological
laboratory, at Delaware College, is
about in shape and DIR. Albert ROBIN,
the pathologist and bacteriologist, will
be prepared in few days to begin
work. Accordingly President L. W.
Cooper and Secretary Alexander Low
ber are sending copies Of the following
circular to physicians in all parts of
the State:
1.-THE General Assembly of the State
Of Delaware at its last session passed
an act establishing at Delaware College
pathological and meteorological
laboratory to be under the control of
the State Board of Health. This act
secures to the physicians of this State
and their patients an invaluable aid to
the diagnosis and treatment of diseases
without cost, except the small expense
of sending specimens to the laboratory
for examination. The postal laws Of
the United States have prescribed rules
for, and conditions by which material
for pathological, meteorological and
chemical examinations may be trans
mitted through the mails Any neglect
or failure to observe these rules by
physicians or others who may send
specimens, will render the person or
persons so offending liable to punish
ment. Tho General Assembly further
enacted that every practicing physician,
dentist, veterinary surgeon or any one
rracticing any branch thereof, shall
report to the local or State Boards of
Health the presence of any contagious
disease within AS hours. For the con-
venience of physicians, for the benefit
of the patients, and to further the
object for which this act was SO
humanely intended, the State Board
of Health will at an early day establish
depots at the several towns and cities
Of the State best suited to the purpose,
where mailing packages can be obtained
at the lowest possible cost, which to-
gether with the postage, will be the
only necessary expense in having ex-
aminations made at the laboratory.
We congratulate the citizens of the
State, as we'll as the physicians, that
| in the near future all the advantages
of the latest and most advanced
scientific methods will be at their
command for determining in obscure
cases the nature of the disease; thus
enabling the physician to select the
proper remedies. In future circular
full particulars will be given for pre-
pairing and shipping specimens for ex-
animation, and we earnestly request
that the members of the medical pro-
fessiop throughout the State will
promptly avail themselves of this in
dispensable assistance to accurate
diagnosis. In sending specimens for
examination they must be accompanied
by the following information II from
typhoid case, give date, name Of
patient, address, clinical diagnosis,
duration Of illness. has patient pre-
viously had typhoid fever; if so, how
long ago? Has patient been outside OF
the town or vicinity in which he or she
resides during the month previous to
illness; il so, where? If from diph-
iberia, name Of patient, age, address,
attending physician and his address,
duration of disease, how contracted,
location Of membrane. II from tuber-
culosis, give name Of patient, age, sex,
address, character of disease, attending
physician and his address. Proper
blanks tc be filled out will be fur
nished with each mailing package"
Mailing boxes will be sent to stations
in all parts of the State in few days,
and then at cost of 10 cents fol
mailing physicians can send specimens
to the station, with no additional cost
for tho examination.