The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-07
DOCTORS COMING To
BIRMINGHAM NEXT
Southern Association at New
Orleans Decides on Magic CityF
MANY SEE LORENZ OPERAT e
Many Matters of Interest Taken Up BY
the Convention, One of Which Is
Movement to Protect Work 1
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men on Isthman Canal. Y

men on Isthmian Canal. Y
New Orleans, May 6.-The Southern II
Medical Colleges association has elected
DR.. Christopher Tompkins of Richmond 4
president, and DR.. G. C. Savage of Nash n
| vile secretary treasurer, and selected
Birmingham for its next place of meet-tI
| ing.
The American Medical editors maven
elected DIR. C. e. Dem Sajos of Philadel-i
phia president, Dr. Charles Chassaignac
of New Orleans and DR.. o. f. Ball Of ST.
Louis vice presidents. and j. Mcdonald,
Jr.. of New York secretary treasurer.
Milwaukee will make strong bid Ior
the next convention of the American
Medical association
Sectional meetings kept the delegates
to The American Medical association busy
today. There are seven eff them in the
forenoon and a dozen in the afternoon.
Or. Lorenz Applauded
DR.. Adolph Lorenz has been conspic-
uous figure at the section OF surgery
| and anatomy. Though he entered the
hail quietly at the opening meeting ne
was Immediately recognized and intro
dueed by Chairman J. S. Moore. He was
very cordially appiauded and briefly ex-
pressed his acknowledgements. Dr. Lor-
enz says he is simply here as Visitoi
with no desire to appear as a participant
As a result Of the interesting papers
read NV Drs H. NJ Bracken and Cressy
l., Wilbur. and Hon. W. A. Ling OF the
census bureau, resolutions have been
passed by the hygiene and science depart
ment impressing physicians throughout
the country with the necessity of CO.
operating with the census bureau In re-
cording vital statistics and improving the
methods of determining the causes OF
death
Against Patent Medicines.
All a meeting of the section OF Malefla
| Medica, pharmacy and therapeutics over
which DR.. Solomon Solis-Cohen preslueu
DR.. Robinson read committee report de-
claring that there were too many patent
medicines, and proposing an act or con-
gress to limit the sale of poisonous and
dangerous patent medicines.
| Dr. John C. Cook of Chicago read an
interesting paper before the diseases OF
children section on the development and
care of children. He urged better accom-
modations in factories and the appoint
ment of committees by the Supreme
courts of the various states to have 1uris-
diction of the question of education and
labor of children.
Or. Lorenz Operates.
Much of the interest today in connec-
ton with the presence here of the dele
gates to the American Medical association
centered In the operations performed by
DR.. Lorenz at the charity hospital. The
surgeon was probably moved to consent
| to make the demonstrations by reports
that have been in circulation that there
was a disposition in some quarters to
criticize his work The operations were
upon two particularly aggravated cases of
clubfoot and the subjects were children.
The ampitheatre was thronged, many
of the visiting delegates being present.
DIR. Lorenz worked for more than an hour
and apparently restored the deformed feet
to normal condition. He said the cures
would be permanent after four months.
The demonstrations made very strong
impression upon those who witnessed
them. The report that the doctor would
| operate, attracted a large number of de-
formed children to the hospital. but the
surgeon was too fatigued after the two
operations to do more work
House Of Delegates In Session.
The house of delegates was in session
from early In the forenoon to late in the
afternoon. President Billings presided
Chairman H. ~ Meyer of Chicago re-
ported the progress of the business COM
mittee. The report of the provisional
committee in favor of the establishment
of national bureau of medicon and
foods was referred back to the original
committee and the discussion brought out
the statement that quacks, nostrum ven
doris and patient medicine concerns MAIN
tain powerful obbies before. congress in
the endeavor to safeguard themselves in
the sale of their products. DR.. II. l.. e.
johnson of Washington submitted the re-
port of the committee on legislation. The
report of the committee on scientific ex-
hibits presented a long list of eminent
physicians throughout the country, who
had assisted in the work of the commit
tee.
Surgeon General Wyman attended the
session of the delegates and asked amend
ments Of the constitution so as to have
the title of his department conform with
the title conferred upon 1t by congress.
DIR. Wells of Baltimore offered resolu-
tion that the American Medical associa-
tion respectfully urge President Roose-
Welt to name reputable medical man on
the isthmlan canal commission In view
of the fact that the construction of the
canal is through a region in which with
out energetic sanitary control is sure to
result an enormous loss of life from pre-
Ventable diseases The resolution was
approved by the business committee and
unanimously adopted by the delegates.
Or. Sanders Offers Resolution.
DIR. Sanders. of Alabama offered a reso-
| luton setting forth that coherent and
| constitutional system for the protection
of public health ought to be prepared by
the American Medical association and
submitted for adoption TO the people OF
the nation
i'm favor of the amendment to the by
laws so as to provide for the admission
of reputable pharmacists, which was
| recommended by the section on therapeu-
| tics. was adopted.
The action of the legislation committee
| in securing the defeat of the vivsection
| hill in congress was adopted and reso-
| luton passed memorializing congress not
to give attention to any further legisla-
tion on the subject.
Most of the afternoon session was
given up to the report of the organlza-
tion committee, DIR. j. N Mccormack of
Bowling Green, KY, chairman. and the
hearing of reports from the various
states on the work of reorganization now
in progress The committee presented a
forceful recommends ton for recognition
of the medical profession throughout the
country in the interest of public welfare.
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