Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-09-27
SANITATION AND
HYGIENE EXPERTS
At THE CONGRESS
Three Thousand of the World ;
Noted Experts to BE Here

convene Monday 10 Washington
and Continue Through the Entire
Week.
Washington d. c.. Sept 2i.-More
than three thousand of the worlds
most noted experts boz hyelene and
sanitation are gathered ia this city at
present waiting TO attend the FIJI
teenth international Congress Of lily.
giene and Demogaphy which is 10
open here on Monday and will remain
IN session the entire week. This VIII
be the first time thai the Congress
NETS upon American soil and there Is
every indication that the gathering
next week viii surpass an It's nrede-
/ cessors In attendance and general Ia
portapce. This years congress Is
held under the auspieeg Of the United
+ States Government and President
1 Taft is scheduled formally to open the
Congress OF which he is the honorary
president
I Every country OF Europe, practical
ly every civilized country of the rest
of the world including the United
States and Canada and the South and
Central American republics are repre-
scented by delegates ard many OF the
principal countries are also represent.
cd In tthe exhibition OF hygiene and
demcgraphy which was opened a week
ago and viii continue for two more
weeks to supplement the congress.
The delegates assembled here include
experts representing eN cry state CT the
Union, more than one hundred munich
paIities. scores OF organizations active
in matters of hygiene and sanitation
and nearly every prominent uniyersi.
ty and college in the United States
and Canada, as Wen as many scientif-
ic bodies.
/ Dr. Henry p. Walcott. chairman of
the State Board of Health Of Massa-
chusetts, viii be the presiding oil
/ Ger at the sessions OF the Congress,
while the exhibition Is under control
and direction Of Or Joseph w. Schere.
schewsky of the United States public
health and marine hospital service
The congress will be divided into nine
sections each OF which win have its
own program The exhibition is held
IN a number Of specially constructe1
buildings in Potomac Park and is at
tracing great interest.
+ The general subject of hygiene IN
ell it's subdivisions will be- discussed
at the sessions Of the congress sNt
week by experts from all parts Of the
civilized globe. Among the subjects
Of practical interest TO be discussed
are Sewage Disposal by pllution'
with Reference to CONDITIONS in Ilda'
Waters and large streams Water
Purlheatlon IN Europe by Biological
Methods disposal OF waste Inc
Campaign Against Noise ; hygiene
I OF Clty Babies ; SANITARY Aspects OF
Housing Problems sewage Purh-
cation by Ozldation Methods Bae'
terloicgiieal Examination OF Market
MIX The Nutritive Requirements
N Early INFANCY importance OF
Flies and other Insects as Carriers Il
ination and Urban Health ; Proven
ton OF Water Borne Diseases ID XIV
er Traffic transportation ana ur-
ban Health The Model Law Tor Mu-
inequalities AR Pollution lily
giene % street Iraitlc. state and
Municipal Hygiene The sanitary
Aspect OF Pubic water supplies !;
CITY flanning' hura. BetteFm"lt.
state Insurance m Relation to PUP
lie Health" and scores Of other prob
lens CT an economic and HYGIENE ma
ture-
One whole section OF the congress
; win De devoted to State and Munich
pal Hygiene" and symposlumg have
{ been arranged for the discussion OF
/ public health organization and admin
istration in England Germany Den
mark. Japan ard other countries. One
of the most interesting papers will
be one by Colonel w. c. Gorsas chief
sanitary officer OF the Isthmian Canal
tssa . s.4.-.E-.a IL.