Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-04-20
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Editor The Gazette: A short state
ment regarding the pew archaeological
and pathological laboratory OF the State
Board OF Health at Delaware College
may be Of interest to the readers of
The Gazette.
The newly, established meteorological
and pathological laboratory of tho State
Board of Health is q creation of the re-
cent session of the Delaware Legisla-
ture Tho new laboratoryi is under the |
control Of the State Board of Health, |
and its principal function will be the
scientific investigation Of questions of |
hygenc interest to tho people Of the |
State; such rs the study OF milk food
and water supplies the Investigation
of eridemics of infectious diseases in
man and the lower animals; tho oXami-
nation of urine, blood, sputum, feces
and othor morbid products of the body
for physicians, with tho object of lend
ing assistaiics'Ain tho moro accurate
diagnosis OF disease. n
| The laboratory was established at
Delaware College as an adjunct to its
already we'll equipped meteorological
tRand will be under tho di-
rection of the head of the hacteriologi-
cal department of the college and OK
pertinent station. While the work of
this special laboratory will DO distinct,
embracing only the purely human and
restricted aspects of pathology. Its
work will be closely affiliated with that
now being conducted at the college in
the study OF animal disease, and III the
investigation of broader questions OF
hygienio import.
The diseases of man are so closely
connected with those of our domestic
animals that a laboratory of public
hygiene can no longer confine itself to
the purely human sides of pathology,
but must be broad enough to include
all questions bearing up the public
welfare. The law establishing the
laboratory provides THAT all physi-
clans, dentists, veterinary surgeons
shall have free access to tho work of
the laboratory for the determination of
the diagnosis of any doubtful or sus-
picious case, by forwarding prepaid a
sufficient sample of urine, blood,
sputum or other substance OF such case
for examination.
The law furthermore provides that the
State Board of Health can order the
! investigation by the laboratory officials
of any question of an hygienic interest
, including the examination Of water and
food supply for any citizen of the State.
| O1TCuldTb dTb DUW GbiuG pt6Dhlttt ny
the State Board Of Health which will
: be sent to all physicians and veterinar-
ians in the State calling attention to
the establishment and purposes of the
laboratory, and giving full directions
/ for the colleotion and forwarding oil
: material for examination.
: Supply stations in drug store!
throughoutthe State have been selected
! by the Board of Health where bottles
I mailing boxes culture tubes and glas!
slides necessary to the work can be OBJ
. tanned.
y The laboratory is already in working
: order. DIR. A. Robin of Philadelphia
= has been selected as the pathologis
! and bacteriologist to conduct the ex
~ aminations in the special field o
y human pathology. He will also assis
! in such general Investigations orderet
= by the Board of Health as his tim
y will allow. DR.. Robin has been al
y assistant in the laboratory OF DR.
II Joseph Mcfarland of the Medico
y y fed for his work.
y The recent action OF the Legislator
~ in thus extending the scope of the bac
y Pathological WORK of Delaware Colleg
- by providing the means for conductin
- examinations for individual physicians
y and its wisdom in placing this speca
a work under the control OF the Stat
), "a Board of Health will undoubtedly b
- appreciated by oil Intelligent people.
=. u The coordination and utilization {
~ all lines of meteorological and pathc
10 logical work at Delaware College unde
y one direction, will, it is hoped, prov
!, !, to be more effective than division {
W our limited resources, and the existent
40 of two laboratories at different points
Frederick D. Chester,
Bacteriologist, Delaware College.
All Newark, Arpil 10th, 1899.