The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-05-08
TUBERCULOSIS
DELIBERATIONS
CLOSE TODAY
Technical Papers Read,
But Laynen Attend
Sessions.
Many Valuable SuggeS-
tons for Continuing
Warfare.

Today's deliberations mark the close
OF the three days sessions Of the Ma
tional Association for the Study and
Prevention of tuberculosis. which has
brought some Of the foremost physicians
and specialists in this country TO Wash
ington, and has been productive of val
liable suggestions for continuing the
warfare upon the onslaughts Of con-
sumption.
The sessions for today consisted in a
meeting OF the pathological and bac-
THEOLOGICAL section at $3.50. followed by
a meeting of the clinical and clima-
tOlogical section at 1:3O Although the
papers presented today, Ike the ma
jority Of those read during the sessions,
were technical in character. the sessions
OF the physicians have been attended
by members other than the delegates. so
great is the interest in the great work
the association has undertaken.
Campaign Against tuberculosis.
This was especially true or the gen
eral meeting last night, when, in addi-
tion to the election of officers. a com
prehensive address was delivered by DR..
Livingston Farrand on The campaign
against tuberculosis in the United
States"
At the meeting of the pathological
section this morning the following papers
were read:
The PIeura. Dr. w B. Stanton. Phila-
delphia.
Disseminated Focal Necroses Due to
TuberCle Bacilli (acutc). Military Tuber-
lculosis Without Tubercle Formation The
Frequency OF Occurrence Of Tubercles
in the Liver in the Absence Of Tubercu-
lous Lessons Elsewhere in the Body, DR..
A. S. Warthin, Ann ArbOr.
The Blood in tuberculosis, DR.. Frank
A Craig. Philadelphia.
Occult Blood Findings in tuberculosis,
Dr. II. R. NJ. Lands. Philadelphia.
Climatological Section.
The meeting of the Clinical and Gil
matological section comprised an adj
dress by DR.. L. Rosenberg. Of Bedford
Station. n. Y, ON Some Experience
with Tuberculin.'' THE Varieties of
TubercuI osis'' by DR.. Woods Hutchin-
son. Of New York; 'Phagocyrosis. etc.
in Sputum as a Measure of Resistance
in tuberculosis by DR.. A. II. Allen,
Saranac Lake. and Examination of
Feces as a Means of Diagnosis" by Dr.
Myer Soils Cohen. Philadelphia A
paper was also read as the report of the
committee on mixed infection, of which
Dr. Lawrence f. Flick, of Philadelphia,
was chairman.
Weleh International President.
At the general meeting last night DR.
William II. Welch, of Johns Hopkins
University. was elected president of the
international congress, and he will head
the great congress which is to assemble
in this city in September next under
the auspices of the national associa-
ton. The board of directors also elected
officers for the association for the
ensuing year, as follows:
President-Dr. Frank Billings, of Chi
cagO.
Vice presidents-Dr. Mazyck P. Rave
mel Of Philadelphia. and Or. John P.
9. Foster. of New Haven.
Secretary-Dr. Henry Barton Davis.
Treasurer-Gen. George NJ. Sternberg. /
Address by Dr.. FaTIand.
The elections were followed by an ad-
dress by DR.. Farrand, in which he re-
viewed the work of the past two years
in fighting the dread disease. DR.. Far
rand gave great credit to President
Roosevelt for his cooperation in that
he appointed a commission over a year
ago to inquire into the conditions as
regards tuberculosis in the Government !
offices and workshops, and his order /
that cards Of warning be placed in all !
Federal buildings. He said that the /
governors and mayors of many States |
were following the Presidents example |
and issuing similar orders.
One Of the most important acts of /
the Congress Is going on record as ]
favorlng a similar inspection In all /
schools and factories, the former idea |
being advanced by DR.. John II. Low |
man. OF Cleveland, and the latter advO- |
Gated in a paper by Dr.. Frank Full !
ton. of Providence, r. l., who is in /
immediate touch with factory condi- |
tions.
Few Social Features.
The sessions of the association have |
been devoted strictly to the buslness
which came before it. it having been |
decided to eliminate all social features |
with the exception Of the reception |
rendered the visiting delegates yester- |
day afternoon at 2:30 by President !
Roosevelt. over one thousand physi- !
clans snook hands with the Chief Execu- /
tive yesterday afternoon, the reception !
being a joint one rendered those IN at !
tendance upon the tuberculosis Asso-
citation meeting. as well as the Con-
gresS Of Physicians and Surgeons. which |
convened at the Arlington yesterday |
morning. and will remain in session |
until Friday evening.