Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-07-20
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
GENERAL TOPIC AT THUR5DAY'S
SCHOOL FOR HEALTH OFFlCERS.
Resolutions Relating to Tuberculosis
Presented school House sanitation
and Inspection of school Children
Considered Disinfectton and
Quarantine.

The third days session of the School for
Health officers of Vermont was opened
promptly at O'Clock Thursday morning,
The nrst business of the morn
ing was the discussion of the paper
read by Dr G. ". Fisher at the session
OF "Wednesday evening. The title of the
paper was "Thc relation of animal dis
vases to the puhlic health" 1t was dis
Vussed by Or. G. w. Peck of Brandon
who paid especial reference to consump-
ton warning those present against its
IaVagos and asking for law with strin-
gent provisions guarding against the COM
muncation of its germs from animals to
man. In this respect he said Vermont was
over a smouldcIng volcano. IhS5icaus
he said. had the power to control the dis
ease but did not do 50. All germs derive
yotCucc from unSanitarN conditions. y
herd of cattle closely confined and in poor
~ ventilated quarters may generate dis
ease and if this is true. We are making
disease. pr. Peck Introduced IN" 1oiloW-
ing resolution:
Whereas; Tuberculosis being germ dis
ease and contagious from one member of
the family or community TO another
through the floating Of the dried sputa
in the air and
Whereas; The common people are, as
rule ignorant Of the fact therefore,
IA, solved; That it is the duty of the
State Board of Health to circulate the
necessary knowledge Of the facts per-
tanning to the Contagiousncss of the dis
ease either by lectures i'm all the large
towns of the State. or by publishing the
circulating literature upon the subject
Whereas We as a convention believe
that tuberculosis is communicated to the
human family through butter, MILK cream
and meat therefore,
Rcsolvcd; That it is the duty of the
State to- talk such action in this matter
as will cause the destruction of all tuhcr-
culous animals within its borders, and also
10 establish a careful inspection of all
meat butter, milk and cream sold in our
nNrkcts,
Or. Len D. Grout also participated in
inc discussion agreeing with thc first
speaker thar something should I've done to
control and prcvont the spread of this
disease.
The resolutions were referred TO a com
mittce made up Of Dr. Peck Of Brandon.
Or. Munger Of Putncy and DR.. Circuit Of
Waterbury.
Having disposed of the business left
over from the previous session the school
proceeded to take NJ the morning pro-
plammc, which opened with talk on
'lsolation of Infectious Diseases" by lC.
Henry -. Uotor of Brlttlcboro I'll,
subject of Isolation he said was rs old as
the Mosaic lay. The first necessity for
the isolation Of a disease is tho pain AND
suffering which it brings. Another is the
pecuniarY side Of the matter. Most Of u
admire the practice at distance. Til"
only way for "a health officer is to do his
full duty 20 himself and thos, whom he
cares for. tt" pet dog oC cat should be
triCtly quarantincl. cats are pa:ti uar-
" susceptible to diphthcra. People VIII
submit to quarantine when they realize
Is need and VulUc to health. There Is no
more important position in THE state, not
excepting the governor. than that Of