Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-16

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| two points covered by the original resolu-
| ton of the committee nearly three years
ago-the reports Of all cases and the free
examination of sputum-and II seems that
the medical societies are IN the neio with
| bill Of their own which limits the reports
ana examinations, excerpts from the oonga-
ton to Observe the rules Of the health de-
partment all cases under the care OF private
physicians, and does not even request that
such private cases be reported.
Opinion Of Physicians.
Realizing that this was a matter in which
the opinion Of physicians should have much
| weight. the subcommittee under the lead
ership Of Mr.. William H. Baldwin addressed
letters to leading men in the profession
who are interested in the movement against
consumption, and the booklet contains lit
eral copies Of more than score Of the re-
plies received.
DR.. Edward o. Otis. a leader in the
eSe in making one Tor the 60 rie and
another for the poor. It's not democratic.
In the second place, a law for all is
do believe that the well-to-do are al,
ways to be depended upon to take proper
tha Where are you going to
have obtained in Boston by our law is
that we are educating the people and the
physicians that consumption is con-
DR.. ]. s. Billings, jr., chief of the divi-
sion Of communicable diseases, New
York, wrote: II should not consider law
in institutions and by physicians Of the
poor, and free examinations of sputum
only for those unable to pay, an adequate
who could draw the line between the
wel1-to-do and the indigent?' DR.. John P.
C. Foster Of the National Association for
asked. II do not believe that any COM
promise on the registration question Is
advisable; nor do believe It to be pr rae
1t must be q fight to the finish.
Pioneer in the Fight.
Dr. s. A. Knopf Of New York, a pioneer
in the fight against consumption. whose
book on the subject has been translated
into many languages. said: Leaving aside
the injustice Of such law. the reporting
Of tuberculosis cases arising among the
INDECENT only is totally inadequate as an
anti-tubercu1osis measure.
Many other communications along the
same line are printed. among the writers
being Prof Henry Barton Jacobs, secretary
of the national association and an instruc-
tor at Johns Hopkins DR.. Alfred Meyer OF
New York, John H. Lowman of Cleveland
Ernest ]. Lederle of the Lederle laborato-
ries, New York; DR.. E. L. Trudeau and DR..
E. G. Janeway of New York, DR.. Lawrence
E. Flick Of Philadelphia, Thomas Darling
tom commissioner of health New York; DR..
Vincent Y Bowditch of Boston, John s.
Fulton, secretary of the state board OF
health of Maryland; Dr. William Porter Of
the St. Louis Society for the prevention OF
tuberculosis, and others.
The subcommittee states that 1t does not
offer the letters in spirit of criticism OF
the physicians of this city, but IN the way
of Information as to the facts in regard 10
the measures needed to promote the well
fare of the city. A statistical table Is given
in an appendix to the book showing the &C.
tual work in the free examination OF
sputum in all of the cities from which re-
plies were received to the circular letter OF
inquiry.