The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-12-06
INTERNATIONAL LEPR0SY CONFERENCE.

LONDON Nov -The report Parliamentary
paper (Cd 4o6) Dr. Newsome Medical Officer of the
Local Government Board and Malcolm Norris the delegates of
the British Government the International Scientific Conference on
Leprosy which held Bergen in August last
They point out that the resolutions read
conjunction with the Berlin Conference of 1897 The
buttons adopted at the conference countries
which eprosy widely distributed isolation the
best of preventing spread of the disease that the system of
compulsory notification supervision and isolation carried in
Norway should be recommended all nations possessing local self
government and adequate number of physicians and that must
be left to the legally constituted authorities after consultation with the
sanitary authorities determine the special regulations which must
be adapted special social conditions of country The
buttons of Bergen Conference which agreed with practical
unanimity follows
The Scientific Leproy
firms every respect the adopted by International
Conference of Berlin 1897 Leprosy which contagious
from person person. whatever may be the method by which this
conagion effected Every country in whatever latitude is ua
ed is within the range of possible infection by prosy and
therefore, usefuly undertake protect itself
H. In of the obtained Germany Iceland Norway
Sweden eposy should
proceed to isolate their epers.
Ill It is desirable that 1epers should permitted follow
occupations which particularly dangerous respect the
conagon of eprosy In country and all the strict $50
aion of leprous beggars and Migrants is necessary
". 1t is resirable that healthy epers should be
separated from their prous parents possible that
children should remain under observation.
" An examination should be made from time time of those
who have lived with lepers by competent physician.
VI All theories the eology the mode propagation Of
prosy should be carefully examined ascertain if they with
knowledge and biology eproy
It is desirable that the question of the anssiy of eproy BY
should be eucdated and that the possibility of the existence of
prod diseases among animals (rasJ should receive early study
VII The clinical study of proy induces the belief that it
ncurab We do present possess certain remedy 1t de-
sab therefore, continue the search for specific remedy
After conference meeting the British Colonial delegates
held up This appended
report mbodng the judgment of DR. Newshome and Sir
Norris of administrative policy which desirable
adopt the prevention of proy throughout the British En-
pire so far local circumstances permit
The statement forth Colonial delegates
unanimously approved the conference agreed
the following additional resolutions:
l. Leproy is spread by conag6n persons
suffering from The possibility that indirect contagion
may by fas bugs lice the itch parasite has to be
Lepoy prevalent under conditions of personal
oveowdg especially where there
proaced association between the pous and nonpous
Leproy due the eating of any particular food such
fish.
g. There evidence that eposy hereditary the
of in a single family due to cOntagon.
T. eprosy interval of years may ape between infection and
the recognized appearance disease It disease of long dua
though symptoms be quescent for considerable
period and then
8 The danger epous persons greater when
there is discharge liberated surfaces
Compulsory notification every of eprosy should be
forced
T. The important administrative measure is to separate the