The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-06-01
AMERICAN ACADEMY
ENDED CONVENTION
Immigration Problem Was
the Subject Discussed
the Closing Day.
(NationaI News Association,

ATLANTIC CITY, June AT the
concluding session of the two days
convention of the American Academy
OF Medicine, papers were read today
by Doctor Thomas Wray Gaynor of
Pittsburg, and Doctors Adolphus
Knopf and Ira s. Vile, of New York.
The subjects treated by the physicians
were: "The Effect of the Modern I'm
migrant on our Industrial Centers;"
THE immigration of the tuberculosis
Into the United States" and "Immi-
grafton and Midwifery"
The paper that attracted the most
attention from the observation-disclosures
was that of DR.. Ira e. Vile, of New
York, who addressed the meeting Of
sImmigration and Midwifery" DR..
Vile stated that midwifery, as prac-
ticed in European countries, was care
fully supervised under thorough and
efficient legislation and suggested the
establishment of similar laws in this
country. He said in part:
infant Mortality.
Immigration presents a problem as
regards infant mortality and in this
phase of the problem the question of
Immigrant midwives deserves adequ-
iate consideration inasmuch as she Is
mot alone present as a medical attend
ant, but also serves as nurse, house
keeper and general advisor regarding
the care of the infant, whom she has
brought into the world during the pc
triod of her attendance upon the moth
Ter.
I'm order to appreciate the relation
rof immigration to midwifery, it is nee
lessary to ascertain how many MIDWIFE
are admitted into this country. In or
der to protect the country from the
subscriptions midwives it is essential
that system Of education, supervis-
ion and control be established through
out the various states of the union
The increase in midwives depends up
on the increase of immigration. The
standards of midwifery in this country
should be raised at least to the stand
ard existent in the countries from
which the immigrant midwife comes
by the further control of immigration
and the securing of information re-
Eating to the education and legal status
tOI- InIuWiFcS, II Will Be pOSSlDIS 10
place the midwife problem in an intel
ligent manner before the American
public"
DR.. Thomas Wray Grayson, of Pitts
burgh, Pa. in a paper entitled 1.-The
Effect of the Modern Immigrant on
Our Industrial Centers," presented to
the delegates an exhaustive study of
the importation of aliens in this city
DIR. Grayson summed up his views on
the matter by stating that society
would be greatly benefited if care
were taken to teach these people our
ways" This, he said, would obivate
great deal of the disease prevalent
among immigrants.
In speaking on 1.-THE immigration of
the Tuberculosis Into the United
States DR.. s. Adolphus Knopf, of New
York. advocated the admission of we'll
TODD tuberculosis patients of alien Or
1gin no matter to what stage the dis
ease had progressed but spoke strong
ly, against the admission of those who
would become a charge of charity. He
characterized the expectation of pau
countries as unfair and unjust and
urged the association to take steps to
put the matter before Congress.