The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-11-23
SEMi-ANNUlL
CONVENTION.

gical Society Met in ElktOn Tuesday
Distinguished Physicians Discuss Dis
eaSes-State Hospital for ConSumptives
Recommended.
ElktOn was honored with a visit by
nearly all the leading physicians of the
State, on Tuesday. when the semi annual
meeting of the Maryland Medical and
thirurgical Faculty convened in the
Opera House, ut ten o'clock, Il. m. Two
sessions We're held. DIR. J. Mcpherson
Scott, of Cumberland. presided. and DR..
W. l.. Lord. of Baltimore. acted rs see
retnry. DIR. Joseph V. Wallace, of Ches-
aprake City. president of the Cecil
County Medical Society, made the ad-
dress of welcome. 1t was responded to
by DR. Scott, of Cumberland and others.
In addition to the members of the State
society, We're the following from the
Delaware State Medical Socirty:-DrS.
Oglc. Black. J. II. IIardcastlc StubbS,
Springer. Palmer. TomlinSon. skinner.
and Marshall. of Milford. The following
Cecil county physicians were also in at
tcndance:-Drs. J. V. Wallace. II. +.
llinchlii'e. Charles VI. Ellis. Howard
Bratton. Arthur w. Mitchell. John II.
lamar, of Elkton; DrS. Worrall. Roman.
Clemson. Stump. Wallace Black, Rittcn-
house. Wright. Dare. .IcnncSS. Fisher.
Bromall, Whitaker. Clifford and Taylor
The officers of the association are
President. DIR. J. Mcpherson Scott, of
Ilagrrstown; Nice-Presidents, DIR. Harry
Frledcnwald, DR.. Bricc W. GoldShor-
ough; Secretary. j. Williams Lord. Bal
tinlorr: Treasurer. II. 4. AShhy: EXecu-
tive Committee, Drs. William Osler. j.
ID. Blake. l.. McLanc Tiffany II. r.
Jacobs. tn" President. Secretary and
Treasurer The society has on its roll
GSO active members and II honorary
members.
The first paper. by Dr. Randolph Wins
low. read was IL Report of Cases of
,,m Shot ana Stab Wounds of the
Stomach which was of special interest
in view of the death of President Me
kinlry.
DIR. Howard l;rattom. secretary Of the
local board of health. followed with n
paper on "iyphoid Fewer" Thi, paper
provoked y general and animated discus
sion. One physician from the lower Eas.
i'Il ''lI'l' VI mary llHl. Ntllil ne lil'l
never encountered there ease of gen
uin" typhoid. DR.. William OSlcr of Bal
timorr spoke of the value of conccn-
trHt"d specially prepared foods in the
lct,tic treatment of the disease
In his address. Dr. Bratton stated that
there had been II reduction in both the
prevalence and mortality in typhoid
fever. The former is due to sanitation,
and the latter to the discovery of the
specific germ and its lifr history. Ii is
doubtful that 1t is ever an air borne
disease. The principal medium of con
tagion is the drinking water. Its ap-
pcarancc upon the farm after thrcShing
is not due To the dust. but the lowering
of the we'll water by the engine. Sec
tion hands upon railroads often contract
the disease from the road-bcd dctilcd and
10y the present dangerous ar
of the outlet from the water
closets in the cars. He recently in his
capacity rs Il health officer. SAW three
cases upon one farm, and the physician
in attendance believed that two other
cases were contracted from the same
well. There We're about ten large milk
cans around the pump. which were filled
with milk every day and sent to the
creamery. He thought this could en-
plain some cases of typhoid fever. cS-
pccially in the cities where the butter
was sent. He knew of no positive case
contracted in this way. 1t is of no ad-
vantage to put water in milk to send to
the creamery. because payment is made
according To test Still if it is only the
water used in cleansing the cans. which
starts II milk epidemic. he did not see
why the same process might not cause Il
butter epidemic. The number of deaths
attributed To meningitis and brain fever
during the typhoid season is noticeable
lie pointed ont some distinctions between
meningitis and typhoid fever. From in
vcsti@ations, he was satisfied that kcr-
nigs sign of meningitis. discovered twenty
years ago, was too much neglected: it is
an extremely valuable diagnoStic point
and entitled to more credit than has
hitherto been accorded it.
Dr. William y. Il. Scllman read Il
paper with Photographic Illustrations
upon rare case in genealogical prac-
ticc.