The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-07

ton Elected.
 At the meeting of the New HaVer
 County Health association held yester'
 day at the Hotel Garde several inter
 esting papers were read and discussed
 The meeting convened at noon witt
 Carleton E. Hoadley, of New Haven
 county health officer, presiding
 At the conclusion of a brief business
 meeting Dr. Lewis Barnes, of Oxford
 read a very interesting paper, taking
 for his subject ''The Relation of the
 Health Officer to the Community II
 was in part as follows:
 "The registrar records the day of our birth and of our death. The health of
 ficer is to observe, advise and direct
 There is a necessity of a thorough
 knowledge of our duties as health off
 cers. Excellent sanitation is necessary
 Pure air and pure water are essential.
 Our state board of health should in its
 entirety be sanitary experts. The re-
 suit would be methodical uniformity in
 all its duties.
 The rooms where the people are ill
 should be divested of all carpets and
 all paper, and located on the sunny
 side of the house. Milk, water and
 food should not be allowed to remain
 in the sick room. All such food should
 be served entirely fresh. Corrosive sub Innate is the best disinfectant, used as a solution, three grains to gallon of water. It should be strong enough to be efficacious.
 "The boiling of water, whitewashins of the walls and fumigation are nec- essary Disinfection is a great neces- sity There are several imperfect sys- tems of disinfection utilized by the public: but thorough dislnfection is necessary where there has been severe disease. We should be guided by ex- plicit rules-rules that will govern In dividual cases"
 Dr. Barnes referred to some of the old means of disinfection and said that in the early days smallpox was not car- rfed to any great extent by reason of l Iimperfectly cleaned rooms. Many times at present rooms are occupied just as they are left by the patient. and disease spreads. Sulphur and scientific treat ment are necessary. He said he was not brought up a bacteriologist, but was aware that definite system of disin- lection was an essential. The way is now made inviting for our work, In 1845 New Haven declined to take any stock in the telegraph business and lat CT looked askance upon any investments in the telephone New Haven has a history. then.
 Dr. Barnes then related a true story of an investment which brought q. young physician just starting in his business into aff1uence He had just started in his profession and business Was slow. He was offered telephone stock at s4 per share. He invested $SOOO just left him by an unc'e he had never seen. The money was to his credit in bank and he took the ven ture. Tn two years, after continued slow business as a physician he sold his telephone stock at $50 and s175, He retired from business and settled in St. Paul. He has been twice around the world and visited every civilized coun- try
 The doctor gave this story to illus trate the necessity of doing things promptly. Even health officers could learn a practical lesson from this true story of lucky investment
 Our relations to the public are man fold. We should teach the public that purity and good sanitation are neces- sary. Whatever you drink. drink 1t pure.
 No reservoir reekine with filth and germs should be used by a city. Look | at Philadelphia, with 497 deaths last ' year from typhoid fever and 11O cases !, of smallpox last week. and all prevent | able! Can New Haven boast of Lake ! Whitney as a pure water supply?
 Life is mystery, The Chicago sci [ entists have not demonstrated the sci ence of death. It Is in the province of | the people of this country to create | through the federal government de- partment of health We should take advantage of many more preventives and enjoy happy existence.
 Dr. Barnes interesting paper was dis cussed by several members of the con ference.
 Health Officer Frank w. Wright, of this city, had an admirable paper the subject of which was "School Hygiene" and which contained many valuable and interesting suggestions for the vel fare of school children.
 Judge w. T. Pearne. health officer of Middlesex county, read paper which provoked much favorable criticism. The subject, Should a Health Officer be a is enc which has baen dis 2ussed informally for some time anG fudge Pearne's paper threw many side ights on the question which were de- ,idedly new. He took the stand that he N.ew does not require that they hall be physicians, but 1t does say hat they shall have some knowledge l if medicine, sanitary science. and that hey shall be discreet. Judge Pearne aid especial emphasis on the last two equirements, for, he said, medicine had l cry little to do with the prevention of i isease This was better attended to !. " men who would act with discretion 6 n preventing an epidemic of disease { 4e thought it was better in instances I lhere a small town was without a phy- c ician, to appoint a layman as health V ficer than to appoint physician from I mother town. The paper was consid- I red very interesting and won the f earty approval of all who heard it. U The subject Smallpox and How to fl ontrOl it' was not discussed at yester- fl avs meeting, as ft was quite late when 1 udge Pearne concluded his remarks. a The meeting adjourned about four f. clock, after the following new mem a CTS were elected: Dr. Harold A. r Weeks, health officer of Meriden; Pro C