New-York tribune., 1901-07-25
TUBERCULOSIS CONGRESS.
AID cHAPLIN's ADMISSION AS TO BRIT.
ISH REGULATIONS.

PROFESSOR BRoUARDEL's IMPORTANT
nrscovERIEs IN THE PARIS MoRGUE-
TIE DISEASE AvoIDABLE AND
cURABLE.
foovyrrnt: 1901: By The New-yort Trihune)
IBy TO THE TRIpUNB.I
random. July %. 1 a m.-Henry Chaplin. who
-.ssised over the general meeting Of the
r,berculosis Congress yesterday. had not lacked
.vnerience in muzzling dogs and interdicting
.t.ie afflicted with tuberculosis and other dis
.sss DR. Koch has not undermined Mr.. Chap
,,,'s confidence in muzzling. for the practice is
searded in Germany as necessary precautiOn
sreinst infection from hydrophobia- but he has
hs1lenged the utility of the inspection of meat.
rt butter and other food products by asserting
.bat tuberculosis in animals is not source of
asnger to man. Mr.. Chaplin astonished
nv this revolutionary doctrine that he blurted
,,t the truth that the government, which had
bsen jealous and fussy in enforcing sanitary
regulations against foreign cattle and meat. has
mt been equally rigorous at home. He frankly
confessed that when it was notorious that
thousands Of British cattle. even those of the
hest breeds had tuberculosis he had not under
stood how anybody left alive in England.
The mystery explained If the theories OF
the officials were incorrect and tuberculosis
couId not be communicated from animals to
man
The most important address delivered before
the congress yesterday by Professor Brou-
ardel who was introduced by Mr.. Chaplin as the
foremost sanitary expert in the world. Speak
,nF in French. he described the measures adopt
ed by the various nations for the prevention Of
tuberculosis which he emphatically declared
m he avoidable and durable. He contended that
while consumptive patients must not be pariahs.
they must be forced to take precautions for pro-
tecting relatives, friends and fellow workmen
from contag agion, as the sputum was a source of
danger Expectoration on the ground should be
punishable by law, and he commended the press
camnaign in America against it. and especially
the fning Of a millionaire for the first offence
and iroprtsonment for the second offence He
laid stress upon improved dwellings, like the
Rowton houses, as a measure Tor the preVen-
tion Of consumption, and described alcoholism
as 2 potent factor in propagating tuberculosis
He advocated sanatoriums for consumptlVe
patients and proved from the records OF post
rnortem examinations in the Paris morgue IN
cases Of accidental deaths that there were healed
tuberculosis lesions in half the cases, showing
how many recoveries there were from consump-
ton
Professor Koch was the chief guest at the DIN
ner of the Royal Institute Of Public Health last
night l. N T.
FRENCH EXPERT On TUBERCULOSIS.
PAPER READ BY PROFESSOR BRoUARDEL
BEFORE THE LONDON CONGRESS.
London July 24-The pr.ncipaI paper before the
British Congress on tuberculosis to-day read
BY Professor Brouardel of Paris. who urged inter
national legislation in regard to giving notice 10
the authorities the existence OF tuberculosis and
the disinfection and sanitation of hotels railroad
ard arobO preventing the spread
Of tuberculosis.
Professor Brouarde who is dean of the medical
faculty Of Paris. maintained that the disease was
durable He said any measures tending to limit
the ravages Of alcoholism would diminish the
mortality from consumption, and referred TO the
great danger in hawking pieces of meat in public
places and in the sale Of milk which had not been
examined Professor Brouardel believed these dan
gers could be remedied by legislation The speaker
said the measures needed for the prevention Of
tuberculosis were identical In every country, and
the first step in this direction was to render un-
healthy dwellings and districts saIubriOus. A
healthy house he said was anti-tubercular
Professor Brouardel complimented the United
States on its quick realization of the dangers Of
expectoration and on its legislation in the matter
He said once this habit had quite disappeared
tuberculosis would decrease rapidly
In an important paper on the use OF tubercuin
DR. G. 4 Heron OF London, paid warm tribute
10 the researches of Professor Koch. He said that
the prejudice against tuberculin arose from the g-
norance those who had attempted 10 use 1t while
disregarding the explicit I'M unctons OF the dis
covereT particularly in efforts TO apply IL IN n-
suitable cases He pointed out that very fire.
Quent mistake TO administer an overdose ana
10 fail 10 reduce suspend the application when
the temperature rose above normal
The only chance to cure consumption Dr. heron
asserted was begin in the early stages: The
method of diagnosis was by the applcati9n
of tuberculin He expressed himself as entirely
confident that this could be done with absolute
safety. Had tuberculin served no other purpose
the highest praise and appreciation
Professor Koch. who was present was Warmly
observations the necessity for caution In The
use Of tuberculin.
At a banquet given tonight to Professor Koch,
Sir James Crichton-Browne announced that the
British authorities had appointed commission, 10
inquire into the relation between human ana bovine
tuberculosis