Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-24
THREE OFFICES FOR WOODWARD
PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION
HoNoRs HEALTH OFFICER.
Delegates to Richmond Convention
Accept Invitation to Inspect
Washington Institutions.

Laden with many hOnorS, Health ON
Ger William c. Woodward returned to
Washington yesterday afternoon from
Richmond, Va, where he attended the
annual session of the American Public
Health Association.
He was chosen secretary Of this or
ganization, which comprises in it's men,
bership about 600 of the leading sanitary
experts Of four countries; was made vice
chairman Of the section of the association
on vital statistics and chairman Of the
committee on the Standardization of vital
statictics records.
Although most Of the officers of the
organization are chosen for only one
year. the secretary is elected for two
years. Therefore. it is regarded as one
of the highest honors within the gift of
the society.
To facilitate its labors the association
is divided into three sectionS-one on vital
statistics, one on laboratory work and the
third on the work of municipal health
officers. At the head of the section de-
voted to the labors of the municipal
health officers for the session just closed
was DR.. Woodward. Director of the
section on laboratory work was DR.. ]. ].
kinyoun of the Washington health de-
partment.
In their discussions of the problems
that were brought up. it was not I'M
natural that they should refer to the
methods employed In the Naional Capital
IN their solution. And with mention of
the special methods In vogue and of
the special equipment provided for the
washington health department. went in
vltat1ons to visit the National Capital
and study its methods and equipment.
AS result, several prominent dele
gates were in Washington yesterday.
Among those who were at the health de-
partment during the day were DR.. Fed
erico Torralbas and DR.. G. Custodio of
Havana, Cuba; DIR. Fred S. Crum Of
Newark. N. j.: DR.. Stout, executive off,
Ger. city board of health. Columbus,
ONO. and party of sanitary experts of
Ohio, and DR.. w. ]. Mckay of Saska-
toon, Canada. Several of these experts
visited the Washington institutions under
the direction of the health department
the small pox hospital. the crematory and
the meteorological laboratory.
The delegation which visited here DR.
woodward explained, was characteristic
or the membership of the association.
It's delegates come from the United
States Dominion of Canada, Mexico and
CUBA And all Of these countries were
well represented at the sessions.
The standardization of sanitary meth
obs, DR.. Woodward said yesterday, was
the main theme Of the convention. Tu-
berculosis and the weapons of lighting
II, he said. have been thoroughly dis
ammunition as fixed by the association
is now used in all parts of the four
countries represented in the organization.
The white plague. therefore, did not re-
celve much attention this year.
Standardization plans were the special
topics The association is working for
standard laws in all countries. states and
municipalities represented. taking the
best features from the ordinances of
each; it is seeking standard record FORMS
SO that statistics or tables taken from
the reports of one city or state can be
directly compared with those of another
city or state and basis of comparison
of methods thus reached it is seeking
LOT a standard analysis of milk. after
having put into general force a standard
method for the analysis of water; and It
is seeking for the Standardization OF
other methods employed in raising the
seeking the best and most effective for
the standard.
Ventilation was another subject that
received much attention. There was one
whole session devoted to this matter at
which addresses were made by engineers
as we'll as by physicians.
description of the house-to-house in
spection recently tried out in the Ma
tional Capital was presented at one of
the sessions by DR.. Woodward and at
this was the connecting link between the
vital statistics and the practical work of
the municipal health officers
The vital statistics are taken to show
where the pest spots in a city or state
are, and the statistics are made to be of
practical value by the house-to-house in
spection of the section of the city or
state shown to be plague spot The
signal success of this plan was recently
demonstrated here in connection with
white plague alley" and the system
was here used to wipe out at least one
of the worst plague spots of the National
Capital.
CHILL WINDS COMING.