The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-15
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washington. May 1l.--That there ~
tendency to overrate the danger %
children from milk from tubercuiosis
cattle, was the decided view expressed
today in the section of tuberculosis IN
children Of the National Association
for the Study and Prevention of Tue
berculosis.
The subject was exnaustfveiy treat
ed In O Joint paper by Doctors Henry
l. X. Shaw ana Arthur T. Laird. OF
Albany. N. Y.
Drs. Shaw ana Laird took the post
ton that the attention Of the public
should not be diverted from the great
and very real danger Of human eonta.
zion II. they argued. tubercuious milk
was ~ virulent as so many declare,
II was difficult to conceive how ans
children at ali escaped infection y
diagnosis OF tuberculosis in child By
rational symptoms alone. they contend.
ed. WAS impossible In the early staRes.
They declared that the history OF tu-
bercuiosis In the family OF . sick child
was almost - prior evidence OF the ex-
istence Of some form OF tuberculosis.
The association of the child with fu.
berculoue parents or other consump-
tives they said. was q matter OF such
importance In the diagnosis az we'll
40 In the prevention OF the disease that
every member Of tuberculous family
should be examined as q matter Of rou-
tins. Children especially were exposed
70 place everything In their NOUNS.
They pointed out the enormous dan-
ser 10 children In the home OF the tt-
hevculous adult. Dust from room In
habfted by O consumptive. they de-
ciared. had been found viruient Tor SIX
weeks. Towels. they said, were q fer
tile source OF Infection. Other dangers
were In unhygienic surroundings ana
improper food.
That tuberculosis occurred more FREE
quentiy IN ertincisfly fed infants was
another view Expressed by them they
maintained. however. that thls was
necessarily an indication that the In.
lection was always OF the bovine type
and contracted from the use OF milk
from tuberculosis cows. They declared
that bottle-fed babies had a greatly
iessened resistance TO any Infection.
A campaign against tuberculosis
fSss sS * -sssa Ss suss s. IRE, psy
vsnted during childhood.
= DR.. Shaw and Or. Laird urged thu
association, as such. and as individ-
uals, to bend every effort to prevent
ana arrest the spread Of tubsTculosls
IN children.
fnE was the presentation OF 3 reaoiu~
ton BY Health ofieer Greensfeidsr. 81
81. Louis. urging the creation OF the
Office Of Secretary OF Health IN the
cabinet OF the President.
IN defense OF the resolution Dr. John
y. Fulton. or Baltimore. pointed 20 the
fact that there were in existence trsa-
ties between the United States and
foreign nations. dating as far back 10
1870. which called for registrnlson
% births and deaths. Sixteen States,
he said. had what the doctors regard
"a 90 proper registration but thars
seemed to be no one looking after the
BEigadier General Georga A. stern
berg. former surgeon general Of the
army. opposed the creation OF such an
once. adding that he did net believe
In having O political doctor In charge
Of the pation's heath.
The resolution was laid upon the
table by a decisive vote ana q suhsts-.
tute adopted piedging the aszncsa-
lions support 70 proposition for the
centraiIsaticn of the governments
health activities.
The following of1eers were elected
70 serve during the ensuing year:
President Or. T. J. Janeway. New
York; irsf vice president. DR.. Edward
r. Dovine. New York: second vice
president, DR. Henry sewsTl. Denver.
secretary. Or. Henry Barton JacDhs.
Baltimore; treasurer DR.. George M.
Sternberg. washington.
Executive committee: DR.. william IL
Baldwin. Washington, d. c.; Or. Her.
man NJ. Biggs. New York Edward 7.
Doyine. New York; Homer Folks. New
York; DR.. George M. Kober, Washing
ton, D. c.; DR.. John H. Lowruan. Cleve.
land; Or. Joseph Walsh, Phiiadsiphta.