Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-10-28
FOR THE PUBLIC HEALTH.
American Association Meets at Wash
ington for Annual Session.

Washington, Oct 27.-The first regu-
lar session of the 31st annual meeting
of the American Public Health Associa-
tin was held here. today, prominent
psychologists and students of SANTA
ton from the United States, Mexico,
Canada, and Cuba being present. Gen.
George NJ. Sternberg, surgeon general,
U. s. A.. retired, delivered an address in
which he dealt at length on the efforts
which have been made to stamp out
disease and to guard against epidemics.
Commenting upon the present attack
of yellow fever in Texas, he said: Until
these and other widely prevalent infec-
tious diseases are practically stamped
out. our self-imposed task will not be
complete
The report of the committee on ami
NAL diseases and food, was presented by
Ur. T., F.. Salmon of the bureau of ami
NAL industry. Washington, D. c., who
declared that experiment favors the
conclusion that bovine tuberculosis was
q factor in human tuberculosis.
The committee on car sanitation re-
ported through DR.. ]. N. Hurry, of
indianapolis, Ind. The word tuberculo-
sis, he contended, makes little or no
impression in the face of the almost
certainty that not less than 10000 of
those living in the United States will be
dead Of consumption within another
twelve months, and three times that
number will be attacked in the same
period.
The blouse on Wheels he declared.
SIS a potent factor in the transmission
of consumption"
He was followed by DR.. Granville P.
Conn of Concord. N. H., and others.
Each urged the. adoption of measures
compelling the proper building, ventila-
ton and cleaning Of railway cars.
At the afternoon session. the delegates
were outspoken in condemnation of the
alleged lack of attention to the matter
of cleaning blankets and furnishings
in sleeping ears.
DIR. J. II. McCanmick, of the State
BOARD of Health Of kentucky. declared
that an official investigation into the
subjeo. made by him disclosed the fact
that the blankets were cleaned only
once every six months.
DIR. c. 3. Dudley of Altoona, Pa,
chemist for the Pennsylvania Railroad
Co., said the statements were unfair
and demanded that delegates furnish
him the data on which they based their
report statement.
The report of the committee on
cause and Prevention of Infant Nor
tally" was read by DR.. Henry Mitchell,
chairman of the State Board of Health
of Asbury Park, N. J. The remarkable
diminution in the number of deaths
among infants during the past 10 years.
DR.. Mitchell ascribed to the recognition
by medical practitioners of the advant-
ages which attend cleanly methods in
the collection, storage and preparation
of COWS milk for infants who are artifi-
cally fed.
The feature of tonight's session was
the annual address Of the president, DR..
Walter Wyman, surgeon general of the
United States Public Health and Marine
Hospital service. DR.. Wyman said in
part: II believe that the insanitary
conditions CT our cities presents a con-
dtion parallel to that of our political
corruption. Municipal betterment would
proceed faster if its promoters realized
that an achievement may fail when too
much at one time is attempted. But
may succeed by efforts in DETAIL
Moral reforms. DR.. Wyman though,
would more easily follow better sani-
tation.