Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-08
CLOSES ITS lABORS
Congress for the Study of Tu-
berculoSiS.
TOPICS DISCUSSED TO-DAY
Necessity for the Isolation of Tuber-
culosis Patients.
PAPERS ON BLOOD ANALYSIS
Dr.. Farrand's Lecture on Campaign
Against the Disease in the
United States.

| The tuberculosis congress wound up its
work today with sectional meetings that
discussed the treatment of consumption
| from a technical medical viewpoint, infec-
ton and the use Of tuberculins. The COM
| mittee on mixed infection, of which DR..
| Lawrence Flick of Philadelphia Is the
chairman. presented report covering the
| general field, and this was discussed by a
| number Of the physicians present, including
DR.. Lawrason Brown, DR.. Arnold Klebbs
and DR.. c. Y. White: The communicability
| Of tuberculosis having been established be-
| yond a doubt, the necessity OF isolatins
tuberculous patients was dwelt upon. A
| number of instances were given Of infection
resulting from mixing patients in general
wards Of hospitals, cases in which pneu-
monia patients were infected with typhoid
| and the typhoid patients contracted pneu-
monia. Other cases were shown where by
special precautions some very virulent dis
eases were successfully confined In a gen.
eral ward without Affecting the otner pa
| tients. The general conclusion was, how.
ever, that tuberculous patients coulo not
be segregated too rtgidly.
Experience With Tuberculins.
DR.. L. Rosenberg of Bedford Station, NJ
Y, read a paper on his experience with
tuberculins, and said that he had found
in cases where antitoxins were indicated
that the percentage Of recoveries was high
In proportion to the prompt application OF
the remedy Where the needed treatment
was delayed for any reason, the doses could
be safely increased by very large amount
with considerable hope OF success.
Papers on blood analysis in cases OF tu-
berculosis were read by DR.. Frank Craig
of Philadelphia, and Dr. H. M. r. Lands
of the same city. Among the other mem
bers who presented papers and participated
of Philadelphia, DR.. E. r. Baldwin OF
Saranac Lake, DR.. W. L. Dunn Of Asheville.
DR.. Myer Cohen Of Philadelphia and DIR.
Victor C. Vaughn Of Ann Arbor.
Campaign Against Tuberculosis.
A feature of the meeting last night Of
the Society for the Study Of tuberculosis
was an address by DR.. Livingston Farrand
of New York, who spoke on The Cam
paign Against tuberculosis IN the United
States" DR.. Farrand called particular at
tention to the advances which had been
! made during the two years in which the
national association has been actively at
work. He said that the chief task OF the
association has been one Of education. The
chief effort, therefore, has been directed
toward the formation of state and local
associations for the prevention Of tuber-
culosis which have as their function the
conduct of the campaign in their respective
commonwealth and localities.
1.-TWO years ago." the speaker said, there
were seven states with Organizations oper-
ating on state lines, these states being
Maryland, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. Dur
ing the past two years eight more, New
Jersey, Delaware, North Carolina, Georgia,
Kentucky, Minnesota. Iowa and Wash
ington, have formed associations, making
fifteen now in existence and affiliated with
the national association.
I'm addition to these the plans for state
organization are far advanced In Massa-
chusetts, Rhode Island. New York. Vtr-
ginia, Michigan, Missouri and California,
so that twenty-five states are practically
provided for, and from the point of view
of state organization and geographical dis
tribution the situation is well in hand in
all parts of the country with the exception
of certain sections of the south and far
west.
Plan Of the Association.
'It is the plan Of the association to push
its campaign Of organization through the
southern states during the coming winter.
Active societies have been formed In
twenty-six of the largest cities of the coun-
try where an organized campaign of pre-
| vention Is being carried on. OF the remain
| ing twelve, plans for organization are far
advanced in at least six, and it is hoped
| that during the coming year the situation
will have been met in the entire list.
In the small towns there are seventy
four local organizations, an increase of
nearly 800 per cent in two years.
The program of work insisted upon with
all organizations, DR.. Farrand said, en-
phaszes the necessity of cooperation with
the public authorities, the provision of an
adequate scale of facilities for the care
of tuberculosis patients by the establish
ment of proper hospitals, sanatoria and dis
pensaries and last and most important,
education of the public by every means that
can be devised This education consists
in making clear to every individual that
tuberculosis is infectious, that it is pre-
| ventable, and that In its early stages it is
durable. The great task Is one of pre-
vention, and this involves the observation
| of a proper hygiene by every individual
and care against infection through the
sputum of careless consumptives. The
spread of these doctrines Is now so rapid
and the enthusiasm in the anti-tubercu-
losis campaign is SO great that the pros
poets of ultimate success in stamping out
this greatest of scourges seem more than
promising.
Directors Meet.
At the close Of the evening session
| meeting Of the board of directors was held.
DR.. William H. WEIGH was elected presf-
dent of the international congress on tuber-
culosis which is to hold weeks session in
Washington in the fall Of 1905 Dr. WEIGH
is the successor of DR.. William Osler at the
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore.
DR.. Frank Billings Of Chicago was elected
president Of the national association, DR..
Mazyck P. Ravenel of Philadelphia and
DR.. John P. c. Foster of New Haven, vice
presidents. DR.. Henry B. Jacobs Of Balti-
more was reelected secretary and Gen.
George NJ. Sternberg OF Washington,
treasurer.
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