The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-10-14
Will. WAGE WAR
Against Disease Is Resolve Of
State Medical Association.
MEETING FAIR WEEK

To Preent tuberculosis the .Associa-
ton viii Carry Out the Plans For
mulated at Tuberculosis Congress
Recently Held in Washington-Pre-
linlinary Actor Already Taken.
AS result Of the tuberculosis
congress held in Washington re.
Gently, definite steps will be taken
in South Carolina to prevent the
spread of the dread disease. Tn.
State Medical association will bc
called to meet some time during the
fair for the purpose Of formulating
plans to bring about this result
This meeting will be called by
Dr. John L. Dawson of Charleston,
who is president of the association
and who was one Of the delegates
TO the tuberculosis congress. Dr.
Dawson will have a definite plar
to propose to the association for
spread of tuberculosis. Dr. Dawson
tamiliarized himself at the congress
with the methods for the reduction
of mortality among tuberculosis pc.
1ients and will be able to give tn :
doctors Of the State some valuable
information along this line.
South Carolina was we'll repre-
sented at the tuberculosis congress
Among those who attended were tho
following: Drs C. Fred Williams
State health officer: J. H Mcintosh
W. NJ. Lester and R. A. Lancaster
Of Columbia; DR.. c. c. Gamble, Alb
beville: DR. H. T. Hall, Aiken; Dr.
Robert Wilson, chairman board 0
health. Charleston: Dr. J. L. Dawson
! Charleston; DR.. J. Mercer Green
Charleston; Dr. ". V. Brockington
Kingstree; Or. C. B. Earle, Green
vile; DR.. ". A. Tripp. Easley; Dr.
J. E. Allgood. Liberty: ]. E. league
Laurens: C. F. Mccain, Aiken; Dr.
Walter Cheyne, Sumter; Dr.. A. NJ
Brailsford, Mullins, DR.. ~. J. Walker
Yorkville.
At this conference there was give
an exhibition Of what is being don
throughout the country and in tn
foreign lands to prevent the sprea
of tuberculosis. There were show
all the appliances used and interest
ing papers were read on the disea
: and the best possible methods 9
cure and prevention. Representa-
tives were present from this countr
and Europe and among the numbe
were some of the foremost physit
ians Of the world.
Valuable Exhibits.
Perhaps the most important of a
the exhibits was the showing
the work that is being carried on j
this country to prevent tuberculosis
And other countries, too, had thej
exhibits. the one from Germany bein
!. about the best shown.
DR.. C r. Williams of this cit
! was one of the interested physician
present at the congress and he ha
) brought back with him a greater d.
sire than ever to aid in the gre
work of reducing and preventing t.
! berculosis among the people of Sout
; Carolina. Dr.. Williams considei
] ewo of the most important thin:
, lone at the congress the followin
principles, which the congress wer
: On record as being in favor Of:
: l. That the best means Of redut
ing mortality from consumption
: he segregation of al tuberculos
patients in institutions special'
: equipped for the treating of sue
patients.
I 2. That the theory O.: Dr.. Koc
that bovine tuberculosis is not tran
) nitted to human individuals is n
correct, according to the sense Of tn
congress.
: This latter theory has been worke
, On considerably, and as the congres
Indicated, it is the opinion Of
large majority Of physicians aH
specialists along this liae that bovin
tuberculosis is transmitted to tt
human being.
Animals Spread Contagion.
This transmission Of tuberculosi
from animal to human being IS a
extremely important matter, esper
tally inasmuch as it affects this Stat
very much and this spread Of th
disease can largely be avoided.
Speaking OF this matter, Dr.. vii
!iams says: This form Of tuber
culosis is brought about by to-
drinking of the milk Of COWS. T
prevent the spread of the diseas'
I'll dairy cattle should be tested foi
tuberculosis and eliminated from thu
,erd when the test proves positive
;outh Carolina dairies have showr
bout per cent Of the herd are
ube.culous. A committee has beer
appointed by the South Carolina
lie Stock association to draft {
suita5le bill at the next session Of the
legislature to eliminate as far rs
practical tuberculosis in cattle and
to prevent the importation Of tuter-
culosis cattle into this State. Ths
| object Of this bill IS to make al
railroad companies handling cattle
to this State get bill Of health OF,
the cattle shipped here. I heard
while in the North that there wera
many hcards of cattle in that sec
:ion that had as. many as 50 10 &c
Der cent tuberculosis cattle in their
midst. These cattle are shipped
irto this State from the North anc
West and there is consequently
brought here the diseased animals
that in time affect the rest Of the
herd
Educate the People.