Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-06-22
TUBERCULOSIS SANAT0RIUM
In Infectious Diseases and Ventilation Of
Public Buildings Discussed at the
school for Vermont Health
Officers Yesterday,

Tho close of The school of instruction
for health officers which opened at the
armory Monday night is dra wing near,
the final session TO be held this morning
The sessions of yesterday were full of in
terest and were characterized by a large
attendance. The papers and address COW
cred wide variety of subjects and the
speakers included several from distant
States.
The first address OF the day was given
by Prof. a. c. Abbott. president of tho
board of health OF Philadelphia. His SUBJ
ject was 'Infectious Diseases. Diagnosis
and Isolation" The one great feature OF
his ADDRESS was the statement that anti
toxino should bc adIpnlstered whenever II
patient had n sore tliroa,. This was greet
ed with applause by many who were pres
ent but some showed by their looks that
they did not agree with the distinguished
visitor in his views. Prof. Abbott took up
variety of the Infectious diseases and
described the work OF combating them as
lit is conducted in Phiiad. lphia. When
he came to diphtheria he said
I'm every case of sore throat anti-toxnc
should be administered Diagnosis should
not be depended upon" He then went on
to say that everyone in "A house where
there was case of diphthcra should use
lanti-toxinc. He did not argue that pa =
ticnts should be Guaranteed as soon as :,
sore throat appeared but said they could
wait until it WAS absolutely determined
whether the patient had dipht hera. The
discussion Of this address was opened by
DR. w. J.. Ravens Of Chester and Dr. &.
w. Locke Of Springfield and became gem
cral before tho next payer was taken up.
The second speaker at the morning SEES
sion was Henry f. Bromley. chief sani-
tary inspector of the department Of
health in New York city, his subject being
"Vcntilation of Public Buildings and
Their Proper Equipment in Case Of Fire"
lie spoke Of tho various methods of Sc
curing ventilation in public halls. school
houses and churches and of the results
obtained. When he reached the second
subject of his paper he told OF the regula-
lions observed in New York and of the
results obtained. He said IL people were
sure that hall was well protected in case
of fire there would be much less danger
of IA panic in case an alarm was sounded
when the hall was filled. The discussion
of this paper was taken up by DR.. +. r,
Clark of Burlington and DR.. Frank
Wheeler of East Montpelier and others.
AFTERNOON SESSION
INC session OF 'he heaith omcers school
yesterday afternoon was given over to
| 'upercuios's symposium, held III cohnec-
ti"n WIN state commission OF tnbercu-
losis: Dr. Don ~ 'rout, president; Dr.
w. N bryah'' secretary; DR.. T.. H. camp
bell Dr. >. r. Darling and the Hon.
Henry ballard inc necessity OF state
ltubcrc"losis s"nator'um and the benehts
OF such an institution was subject
which was touched upon with earnestness
by many OF the speakers both directly
and indirectly
The meeting was opened at two O'Clock
with DIR. Don ID. Grout of Waterbury
presiding. Inc hrst paper presented was
by Prof. T. Il. Baldwin of saranac Lake