New-York tribune., 1911-12-14
ASK DIX TO KEEP DON
Physicians Urge Reappointment
of Health Officer of the Port.
CHOLERA DANGER F0RETOLD
Public Health, Commerce and
Welfare of Those Who Travel
bv Sea Involved, They Say.

Thirtv-f four physicians met last evening at
the Academy Of Medicine and adopted reso-
lutions calling on Governor DIX to reap
noint DIR. AIvah II. Doty Health Officer OF
the Port Of New York
Dr. A. jacob. president-elect OF the
American Medical Association. was chair
man OF the meeting, and DR.. 7. Mitchell
Prudden. emeritus professor Of pathology
Of Columbia University. acted as secretary.
Others who signed the resolutions and
netition which were forwarded 10 Governor
Fix last night were;
Wendell c. Phillips. president of the Med
teal Society Of New York state
| Waller b. James, professor or cllnlcal
medicine, College of Physicians and sur
Reons e.- 20 ..odt
cine, Cornell University. r,.,.r.
Institute for Medical Research = a,o.ou,os
| William H. Park, director or laboratories
Department OF Health, ,,, IA
| hermann NJ. Biggs, general medical OFF,
Ger. Department OF Health.
| Beverley Robinson, consulting physlclah'
| St Luke's Hospital
ritsls Department of Health
Walter +. Chappell. professor OF clinical
laryngology, College Of PHYSICIANS anu
C George Gorge NJ. Swift. visiting physician, st.
! Narys Hospital for Children
| Alexander Lambert, attending physician.
| Bellevue Hospital
NJ. Allen Starr. professor Of neurology.
| Columbia University.
Thomas l.. Stedman editor Of THE Medi-
George A. Dixon. member of the Academy
| Of Medicine.
Gorbam Bacon, executive surgeon, New
| York Eye and Ear Hospital
| Theodore G. Janeway. Bard professor OF
practice Of medicine, Columbia University.
John H. Girdner. member Academy OF
| Medicine
w X. Draper, professor of clinical medi
| cine. Columbia University.
| J. A. McCorkle. professor of the practice
| of medicine, Long Island College Hospital
| Charles L. Dana. professor Of neurology,
| Cornell University.
! George NJ Brewer, professor Of clinical
| surgery. Columbia University.
| Joseph r Winters. professor Of diseases
of Children. Cornell University Medical
College >,
cine. New York University
Robert Able, lecturer Of surgery. Column
W p. Northrup. professor Of diseases Of
children. New York University and Belle
| vue Medical College.
| Walter Sands Mills. professor Of medi-
cine. New York Homeopathic Medical Col
lege and Flower Hospital. T.. Emmett Holt.
| professor Of diseases or children, Columbia
Rowland G. Freeman, assistant professor
| Of diseases OF cnluEtNt New loIh llllNtIS-
itv and Bellevue Medical College.
| John s. Thacher, professor Of clinical
| medicine, Columbia University
John w Brannan, president of the board
of trNstees Of Bellevue and Allied Hos
pitals.
perv. Long Island College Hospital.
W VI Polk, dean OF the Cornell Medical
College.
OfTcer and professor Of surgery In Bellevue
Medical College
The resolutions after setting forth Dr.
Dotys services. said
While Dr Doty has successfully CON
| trolled the threatened invasion Of Asatic
| cholera az this port under extremely oner-
ous conditions during the last two years. Il
is probable that again In the coming sea
| son we shall face the danger Of infected
Immigrants Of equally serious import. and
since II Is highly important. for the com
mon welfare. I'm this state and throughout
| The country. that none Of the admnistra-
tive safeguards against disease which have
been so successfully and humanely main
! ! tajned IN the past shall he IN any way or
ueasure diminished
, | re n therefore resolved. That We earnest
Iv and respectfully request his eXcellencv.
| I,bn A DIX, Governor of the state OF