The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-05-03
Verdict of Former Tubercu-
IosiS Congress Is Flatly
Contradicted.
OPINIONS CHANGED
IN PAST TWO YEARS
Many Physicians Believe Danger
of Bovine Infection
Is Slight.

FlatIy contradictirg the verdict Of
The international tuberculosis Congress
which met here nearly two years ago
that there was danger OF contracting
pulmonary tuberculosis from bovine in
lection. DR. William H Park. and o.
CHARLES KTumwiede, both Of New York
city, addressed The convention OF th7
National Association for the study and
Prevention Of tuberculosis IN session
al she New Willard today.
Their statement. based on statistics
collected in New York city. created
sensa ton and bad the immediate effect
OF lining UP the delegates on one side
OF the other Of the mooted question
When DIT. Robert Koch advanced the
same theory before the international
congress less than two years ago. ne
stood practically alone and the con-
veuriou passed a resolution condemnlng
his theory ana stating emphatically that
one OF the most dangerous sources Of
i coutagion or tuberculosis was from the
milk Of tubercular COWS
That the opinion on TINS SUBJECT HdS
/ swerved considerably vas evident To-
day. when. following the reading OF the
paper prepared b. DIS Park and I&rufn-
wiede, many Of the physicians lndOrseo
I their stand, either Dy applause or Dy
/ short speeches before the meeting
/ That only ~ per cent OF the tubercu-
/ losis IN New York city comes rom m m
! feCted milk. butter and meat. that IS
/ from bovine sources, was the claim ad-
/ vanCed- This small percentage, Il was
said. was found mainly in children
- The paper showed that out Of 70
] adults more than ski cen years old eX-
1 amlned in the research laboratories OF
4 the New York city department OF
/ health, only one showed tuberculosis OF
/ the bovine type and that was simply a
I slight injection OF the kidney
/ Out OF the -. 2Is suffered from tuEer-
/ culOsis Of the lungs IN a fairly advanced
stage and OF these not one showed a
/ sign Of bovine Infection
/ out Of ffty-fOur children between the
ages OF five and sixteen DIT Park read
/ 'fOTty-fve showed the human type 81
tuberculosis and only nine the DOvi5Sa
showing that even IN this class the chief
source OF infection was from one human
being 60 another and that the dsngei
from tuberculosis milk or butter WaS
comparatively slight
/ The significance Of these conclusions
Il was pointed out, VIII be 10 direct al
the energy Of the campaign against tn
/ bercuIOsis 20 combating the sprea<i O
/ this disease among human beings b1
, preventing splitting. bad housing over
! work ana other conditions bad for TIT
health
: Dr. Park and Dr.. Krumwiede were a.
sisted IN the preparation Of this pape
by DTS Anthony and Grund-
/ The legislature Of Nebraska and IN
State board OF medical examiners Of Ok
lahoma were roundly censured for thei
/ attitude toward tubercIllaT parents .
= Dr. S Adolphus kDop1r New YORK De
fore the clinical section OF the assocla
/ DIT. Knopf declared there was 70
much pErernalisrn on the part OF Ne
braska toward the INDECENT consuEptiv
and he declared that pa-vrnalisTn va
manifested in the form OF treatmen
which has not yet received froTa IN
q medical profession universal recognize
He declared the attitude IN OkIahom
> / toward the consurnptive physician Wh
= can not practice in that state 20 be u
= The condition in Oklahoma DR.. KnoT
! defined as state phthisiophObia." or a
4 evaEEerated Gear Of consunptives an
. the state OF mind IN Nebraska ne chal
. Rcterized S. state phthisiOphilla," a
: excessive overcars for the tUberculos
patient
-, DR.. Parks address before the path,
- logical section was followed by paps
p by Dr. Marshall Fabyan- Of Boston O
e The Bovine Type Of Bacillus Associs
y ted with two cases OF Human T-hercJ
u losis-H
DR.. TheobaId smith also discussed II
( reaction curve Of the tubercle baciliu
Before the clinical section Dr.. Abe
P. Francine made an earnest plea 4
= the teaching Of tuberculosis as a speci
, / branch Of medicine n medical school
A discussion OF the subject was Opens
!, by Dr. w s Thayer, Of Baltimore
Other papers were read during u
d morning by
n Dr.. W. L Dunn. Of AsheviIle. y. 9
r Dr.. Charles L Minor, Asheville, y.
, DR.. H r NJ lands, Philadelphia, ?
Dr. Henry s GOOdaI. Lake Kushagu
he n. Y
= The association convened again at
n / o clock to hear papers containing pra
: teal observations on tubercUlar cases.
The "TubercUIin Test" was the su
III tect Of q report by Dr. Louis HANNA
and Dr. r Wolman-