New-York tribune., 1908-12-03
GOT. HUGHES ON HEALTH.
Receires Sanitary Officers Of State
Uany Papers Read

AIhanv Dec Z-CTovsruor Hughes received IN re
executive chamber to-day the delegates 20 The ar
nuaI convention Of tHs sanitary officers of ths
state which Is holding three days session IN Al
bany- The visitors were introduced 20 the Cow
ernor bv Commissioner Eugene h Porter. oS tns
State Health Department The Governor connpii-
u1euted the health officers whose Efforts he Hken-d
n the good resulting the general lie OF ths
state 70 the work OF soldiers on the field battle
Questions Of pubic health said he 7 Delisvs
destined 70 receive great deal rnor- arIsnrc7
IN the next few years than they have IN The past.
and duties of All officials connected with health
administration are likely to become szactinE-
As much Of prosperity. o. which Ne hear -
much. depends own effort. 80 ths making
Of the effort depends the health The basis -
the great work OF the Empire state - the health
or the state and the great importance Or prevent
ing spread Of Infection and disease is being 11oTs
keeny realized
Many problems % health including those con-
nected with the pollution % streams have been
laid before ne d nothing has commanded mors
anxious OF thorough study in order 70 arrive AZ
proper solutions I believe great deal q good
work is being done through the state in the work
OF the health officials and that they should recevs
credit just reward fo- the proper performances
Of duty
To-day-s programme Of the eighth annual couven-
ton included papers UnGeT the general topics o
Vital Statistics and the Registration OF Disease.
Problems in Pure Water supply" and Problems
II a Pure Milk Supply, with discussions Unds-
the general topic o. Vital Statistics the Fsgis-
cuded. Value O Vital Statistics By Professor
" F Wilcox consulting statstician OF the Sta1s
Department Of Health. Defects IN Registration.
By 2. D Beagle. director OF rhe division OF vital
statistics Of the state Department or Health. This
Departments J-ss o. Reports OF Disease by d.
Eugene II Porter State Commissioner q Health.
and Medical Inspection OF Industrial Plants By
Dr- G. T CirahzTn-ROEers. OF New York medical
inspector Of factories State Department q Ls5or-
Papers the pure water supply question vars
presented az the afternoon session a follows
Pollution or Streams 6y Domestic Ssvags and
Trade Wastes by TheOdOrs Horton, chisS
snesr of the state Department oS Health, 'SeIec-
tion and Protection OF Water Supplies by Pro
fassor H F Ogden. OF Cornell University, special
4 assistant engineer. state Department of Healrns
Location. Construction and Care Or Wells 6y l.
" Warhter. chief sanitary chemist stats Depart
rnent Of Health. Practical Dairy Sanitation
the topic presented by Professor Herbert Cooks.
OF St Lawrence University
In his paper Value OF Vital Statistics Pro-
fessor Wilcox pointed out that New York Scsts
has higher death rate than MARYLAND Colorado.
Maine Connecticut New jersey. Vermont New
Hampshire Pennsylvania Or Massachusetts, bus
lover than Rhode Island
Professor Ogden in his paper The Selection
~ a Water supply declared that river Eats-
which mad been less polluted with seEazs
vas not drink. ana the water board that deiib-
srata1y selected suc1 Z supply without AZ ths
same tine neutrazing the bad effects ov installing
: filter practically guilty OF rnznszIlzttsr-
Professor Herbert Cooke IN address -~Przc-
ticaI Dairy Sanitation urged that every or.csu-
ton should Dc thrown around the production -
milk