Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-07-19
HEALTH OFFICERS SCHOOL.
Papers and Discussions Of Pertinent
Subjects at Burlington Session.

Papers and Discussions Of Pertinent
Subjects at Burlington Session.
Nearly all OF the 246 health officers in
Vermont we're in attendance last week
upon the eighth annual school for in
struction which was opened auspicionsly
Monday evening with addresses BY Gov.
Bell, President Z. 5. Caverly OF Rutland
and Secretary N. -. HOltoD of the state
board OF health and Secretary OF State
Frederick G.. Fleetwood OF Morrisyille.
| The increased interest in the subjects
Of tuberculosis and pure water and food,
which has developed during the past year
or more, was represented in the presenta-
tion OF strong papers read and discussed
| in the meetings. The health officers have
also walked up to their privileges and
came prepared to ask leading questions
along health topics which brought out
valuable suggestions from the various
experts, who appear on the program.
Tuesday morning an interesting paper
was read by Mason S. Stone OF Mont
pelier, state superintendent of education,
on "Hyglene OF the Schoolhouse," which
was discussed.
"Contagious Diseases in the SCHOOL,
was the title Of another paper read by DIR.
j. w. Copeland OF Lyndonville, and
discussed.
Tuesday afternoon DIR. Fred c. Vslen-
tine OF New York read strong, interest
ing and valuable paper on "Nencreal
Diseases Peril to the State" which was
discussed.
.Publie Opinion and Preventive
Medicine was taken up in Characters
tic way by II. l.. Stillson of Bennington,
the veteri health officer OF that town.
Tuesday ening's speaker was George
| c. Whipple, consulting professor to the
| Brooklyn Polytechnic institute, ana the
subject stSeWage Disposal"
Wednesday mornings session was de-
voted to the consideration OF paper by
DIR. r. II. Miner OF Rutland, on the
"AdyisabIlity of Notification in Ionsli-
! tits, Pneumonia and Cerebro-Spinal
Meningitis and a paper by Alexander
Dunnett Of 81. Johnsbury on "ssnitary
Laws
Wednesday afternoon the Vermont
Society for the Prevention OF Iubercul-
osis held symposium on tuDerculosls'
| Among the features were papers on J" IRE
vention of Tuberculosis, DIR. w. y;
Bryant OF Ludlow, secretary oil the Doaro
of directors, Vermont sanatorlumi ana
sCompulsory Notification ~ Iu9 9el.lio
sis by all Physicians" Dr. Thomas
darlington, health commissioner, New
| York city.
AT the evening session the president
OF The directors Of the Proctor sanatorlum
spoke OF the plans for that institution
Ii is planned 10 break ground WITHIN a
few weeks, to have the building closed IN
by winter, ana completed by next spring.
The plans call for central or ADMINS, I.
tration building, a corridor ~ inc IRONY
and a wing On e.eh eide, One for men and
one for women. In these TWO wings OF
cottages twenty-f four patients Will be
housed, while in the administration
building there will be, on the first floor,
a dining room, library, office, Kitchen,
etc., and on the second floor room tor
eight patients. This room will be used
as an inirmary for the patients IN the
advanced stages.
The number of rooms in the three
! buildings will be thirty-two, but the
dining room and the ki.chen viii have
capaai.y for nearly one hundred 'atleits'
As soon as it is necessary sdditlaas zen
be made in form Of tents or shaeks. Inc
cost OF the work Will be nearer s'oIVVO
than $4,000, but Senator Proctor has
authorized the directors to go ahead with
the present plans. The building will be
Of brick with marble trimmings.
The following officers OF the Vermont
state Society for the Prevention OF
Tuberculosis were elected
President, DIR. w. n. Bryant OF Ludlow
vice presidents, IL. L. Stillson OF Benning-
ton and ex-Gov. q. S. Page OF Hyde Park;
Il
secretary, Redfield Proctor, Jr., OF Proc
tor
There will be a strong attempt at the
next Legislature to secure an appropria-
ton for the erection OF state sanatorium
for the care OF incipient cases OF tuber-
culosis, notwithstanding the fact that
senator Proctor has just presented the
state an up to-date institution, the foun-
dations for which will soon be begun al
Pittsford.
The State tuberculosis commission,
together with many Others, believes that
this is only beginning in the right
direction aud that from now on for some
wears to come the state must do her share
In forwarding this much needed work.
The campaign waged the past two years
by the special state commission APP
pointed BY the legislature has been one
Of education and there is no doubt OF
marked change IN the sentiment through
out the state as to the need Of wiping out
and preventing the spread Of this dread
disease, which annually kills about oO0
people in Vermont and keeps about 2,OOO
III.
The school closed its session Thursday
morning. The two features OF the maj
exercises were paper on "Pure Food by
IN. w. Wiley, Nj. d., chief OF the bureau
OF chemistry, United States department
of agriculture, and another on 1.-The
Medico- Legal Work Of the State Labora-
tory in its Relation to the state, by
. . White