The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-12-07
HEALTH OFFICERS MEET
SESSION W1S HELD IN
THIS CITY YESTERDAY

Carlton e. Hoadiey gain Elected Presi-
dent-F. w. Wright Vice President
Many Interesting Papers Read-Four
New Members Admlttcd-BacilH Germs
Under the Microscope.
The annual meeting of the New Ha-
ven county public health officers was
held in the Hotel Garde yesterday af-
ternoon and it was very largely attend
ed. Secretary Wilson said that 1t was
the largest meeting ever held by the
county health officers, there being about
forty in attendance. There were two
sessions, one being called about 1890
and other shortly after 2. At the
morning session the election of officers
took place and resulted as follows:
President, C. E. Hoadley; vice presi-
dent F. w. Wright; secretary, DR.. e.
A. Wilson of Meriden; member of the
executive committee for three years.
DIR. B. A. Q. Hara of Waterbury. All
of the officers were reelected.
Four new members were taken into
the association at yesterdays meeting.
They are DR.. Archibald Mcneil of this
city, w. Fl. Wakeley, the town health
officer of Southbury; E. M. Yeomens,
the health officer of Tolland county,
and Edward H. Higgins Of Norwich,
the health officer of New London coun-
ty. The reports Of the different COM
mittees and of the secretary and treas
urer were heard and all showed the as
ISOLATION to be in a flourishing condi-
ton. Secretary Wilson's report showed
that there are fifty-seven health Off
GERS on the membership role, this being
a great increase since the organization
was started two years ago. The treas
urers report was equally as gratifying
to the members, as it showed that the
association is not lacking in funds.
The rest of the morning session was
taken up by the discussion of inter-
esting papers read by DR.. w. J. Bar
ker of Wallingford, DIR. w. p. Wilson,
also Of Wallingford, and by County
Health officer G. p. Hill of Fairfield.
The subject of DR.. Barker's address
was Tuberculosis, Its Inception and
Restraint" The paper dealt with the
necessity of educating the public up to
modern ideas of the hospital treatment
of consumptives and the placing Of
such patients in communities by them
selves; and also the quarantining of
houses where such patients have lived
for some length of time.
The paper was a very interesting one
and was followed by a discussion. The
next paper was read by Health Officer
Hill and the subject was Compulsory
Laws Relating to Public Health and
Their Enforcement" Mr. Hill said that
the public should be compelled by stat
utes to comply with certain restrictions
for the benefit of the public health even
at the expense of infringement Of pri-
vate rights. Many interesting exam
pies of the necessity of the fact We're
given by the speaker during the course
Of his remarks and his paper proved to
be one of the most interesting of the
session.. The next address was by DIR.
Wilson of Wallingford on Scarlet |
Fever and Its Prevention. This paper
iealt with the proper treatment of pa
tents Ill with the disease and showed |
now it was possible to prevent the |
germs from spreading widely After
his address there was discussion and |
hen the meeting adjourned for dinner. |
At o'clock the session again opened |
and an address was made by Professor
w. II. Brewer of this city on Typhoid |
Fever in New Haven" Professor
Brewer is president of the state board
If health. This address was of special
interest and showed many interesting
statistics.
During the day the health officers
we're given view of bacilli germs and
bacilli, all on slides under the
The microscope is owned
md was operated by DR.. Mcneil, who
explained the different germs and how
hey work.
Several subjects of interest to the
MEMBERS were discussed during the af-
and at 430 the meeting adj
burned,