Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-03
Conference of Health and
Quarantine Officials.
QUESTIONS DISCUSSED
SURGEON GENERAL WYMAN
MAKES OPENING ADDRESS.
delegates Present From All Parts CT
United States-Nurnber Of Com
mittees Appointed.

The second annual conferences oI the
state health and quarantine authorities
with the public health and marine hospital
service was called to order 1t 1880 o'clock
this morning in the New Willard by Sur
geon General Walter Wyman Of the ma
rine hospital service chairman of the con-
ference
There were doctors from all over the
United States and from Hawaii N attend
ance and the matters discussed by them
we're of great interest. These conferences
of the municipal and government boards
of health are authorized by the Jaw OF
July l. 1902. and must be ',ell at least
annually, although there is no cur.ailment
of the number OF conferences that may be
held in any one year. Special meetings
will be held whenever it is deemed neces-
sary for the discussion of any particular
subject. Surgeon General Wyman making
the calls for such meetings.
When the roll was called this morning
there were present the following repre-
sentative physicians and surgeons: M. K
RADIO: c. = Lindsey. Connecticut; E. W.
Cooper Delaware; William, G. Fowler,
District of Columbia; Joseph Y. Porter
Florida: Charles b. Cooper. Hawaii; }. N:
Hurry. Indiana; +. w. Powers. Iowa, and
others.
Statement by Surgeon General Wyman
Surgeon General Wyman, in calling the
year was more for organization than
business. but that he hoped this session
would be more productive of results and
that he had great faith in the eventual
good work which would be done through
discussion of medical matters by the
members. He told OF his recent visit to
Mexico and Texas during which he made
a study of the yellow fever mosquito and
it's characteristics. He said he had made
visit to the Mexican board of health and
that he had succeeded in securing the CO.
operation of that government in fight
against the insect which had been found
to be responsible for yellow fever. He
urged the members of the conference to
consolidate in their efforts against the
pest and said they would have all the
help that could be given them by the ma
rine hospital service.
The Bubonic Plague.
DR.. Foster of California then presented a
report on the bubonic plague in that state
and told of the methods which had been
used to exterminate it. The shacks in
Chinatown. where 1t bred most productive
ly. he. said. had been destroyed and the
disease was now practically eradicated. He
advocated system OF disinfection of yes
sells by sulphur and sort of cornucopia
which could be attached to ropes by which
ships were tied to the docks and which
would prevent the rats from leaving the
vessel. Rats. he said, were we'll known to
be the worst foes of man In spreading
the dreaded bubonic plague and to kill
them would mean the utter eradication of
the disease The trouble he said, was most
~ confined to Chinese and other low-class
immigrants and seldom was found in any
but the most insanitary localities.
Other subjects which were discussed were
The value of compulsory vaccination and
The management of smallpox, by DR. Por-
Ter of Florida; Observation-Disclosures by
DR.. Lindsey of Connecticut; vital statistics
by DR.. Hurry of Indiana: transportation of
The dead by DIR. Powers of Iowa. and lep-
rosy, by DR.. Cooper member of the board
Of health of Hawaii.
Segregation of Lepers.
DR.. Cooper said the first segregations of
lepers was made by the Hawaiian govern
ment in 1913. and that since that time
there had been 5000 cases added to the
roll OF horror. He asked that the United
States government assume some of the
burden of this philanthropic cause and
noted that while the home government en-
nuany expended SI.9I per capita on its
continental population ii collected from
Hawaii 1888 per capita per annum and
returned but S1.62. He thought that &C
cordingly the national government should
assume some of the burden of caring for
the unfortunates who are segregated for
life at MoloiSai. The large majority of
Iepers, he said were native Hawaiians,
Chinese and Japnese, there being only five
native Americans among the thousand at
the station.
A vote of congratulation was rendered
by the conference to Dr. c. E. Cooper Of
Colorado. who made very interesting
port on tuberculosis and one to DR.. Fos-
ter of California. for his paper on the
plague.
Committees Announced
The following committees were announced
Scientific research and sanitation - DIR.
William II. Welch. DR.. William C. Wood
ward. DIR. u. o. b. Wingate.
Prevention and spread of epidemic dis
~ Z
chon. DR.. ]. N Hurry.
Morbidity and mortality statistics-Dr.
Henry 3. Baker. DIR. Gardner T. Swarts.
DR. II. NJ. Bracken.
State legislation-Dr. Benjamin Lee. DR..
c. o. Probst Dr. Irving A. Watson.
Education-Dr. c. A. Lindsey DR.. Paulus
a. Irving. DR. j. \. Albright
Cholera-Dr. Samuel w. Abbott, DR.. Dan
Eel Lewis. DIR. Andrew c. Smith
Yellow fever-Dr. Joseph Y. Porter. Dr.
J. +. Hunter. DR.. George r. Tabor. DR.. VIM
H. Saunders, DR.. r. Grange Simons.
Plague-Dr. +. F. Westbrook, Dr. ]. s.
Fulton. DIR. Andrew c. Smith.
smallpox-Dr. Henry Mitchell DIR. c. E.
Young DR.. s n. Meyers. DIR. T. B. Beatty,
DR.. ]. n Mccormack.
Tuebrcuiosis-Dr. c. e. Cooper. Col; Dr.
w q. Hope.
Cooper. Hawaii DIR. ]. F. Smith. Porto
Rico.
typhoid fever-Dr. william c; Woodward.
DR. ]. A. Egan. DIR. s. w. Abbott. DR.. j.
n. Hurry, DIR. ]. S. Fulton.
Inspected Laboratory.
In the afternoon the members of the con-
ference CEder the guidance of Surgeon Cen
eral Wy man and his assistants. visited and
Inspected the laboratory of the marine hos
p!tal service on west New York avenue.
The visitors were deeply Interested in the
mannr IN which the rational government
has provided for the work OF this branch
and obtained valuable object lesson from
what they saw and which was explained to
them.
The object of the meeting having been at
tained Ia accordance with the law, adjourn
tment was taken subject to call by the
chairman, Surgeon General Wyman.
Companies Incorporated.
Certificates of Incorporation have been
filed In the office of the recorder OF deeds
by the following:
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