The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-03-07
Physicians in City Unani-
nous for Passage of New
Health Code.
SHOW GREAT NEED OF CITY
Aenosha County Medical Society in
Session Friday Nigth Discusses Pro-
posed Ordinance and Gives Its I'm
qualified Sanction to the Work.

The Kenosha County Medical Socie-
ty went on record as favoring the re-
vlsing of the health code of Kenosha at
tho regular monthly meeting Of the
society held at the home of DR.. George
4. Klmbali OH Prairie avenue Oh Fri
day evening the society passing strong
resolutions in support of the ordinance
to be presented to the council by the
special committee. Twenty-Five of the
members of the society signed the reso-
lutions which will be presented to the
council on Monday evening and every
one of the members of the society
present at the meeting spoke as being
in favor of the proposed ordinance.
The meeting was one Of the best
attended ever held by the organization
in Kenosha. DIR. Edward III. Ochsner,
one Of the most distinguished surgeons
of Chicago, was the guest Of honor
Tor the evening and before the regular
work of the session was taken up DR..
Fl. A. Robinson, president of the So
ciety brought up the question of the
effort that is being made to secure
a new health code for the city. DR..
G. H. Gephart, the secretary of the
society, read and explained the provi-
sions of the proposed ordinance after
which DIR. G.. Windesheim offered the
resolutions in favor Of it. Following
the adoption of the resolutions DIR.
Ochsner gave a very interesting ad-
dress on the subject, " Non Tuber-
cular Diseases of the Bone Joints. =
Following d general discussion of
the address of the evening luncheon
was served. The following is the text
of the resolutions adopted by the
physicians.
To the Honorable the Mayor and
Members Of the Common Council Of
the City of Kenosha:
Whereas by recent epidemics Of con-
tagious and preventable diseases, it
has been repeatedly demonstrated that
our present system Of enforcing SAM
tary laws is utterly inadequate, and in
view of the fact that your honorable
body has recognized the necessity of
a change and has appointed special
committee to Investigate conditions
and draft an ordinance with a view
toward establishing more response
bic and efficient department Of health
in this city; and since it cannot ba
expected that any man can
fill the Office Of health commissioner
satisfactorily and give the time peces-
sary to do the work required of that
Office without previous special train
ing and consequent adequate remunera-
ton; and as it is our opinion that the
welfare of the general public would be
greatly enhanced, that suffering and
death might in great measure be pre-
vented by general improvement in
sanitary conditions in our city, and
that such improvements can best be
obtained by the passage and enforce
ment of an ordinance as drafted by
your special committee.
Therefore, we, the members Of the
Kenosha County Medical Society, beg
leave to express to your Honorable
Body our high appreciation of the
interest you have shown in public
welfare and Of the step you have tax
en-, and we hereby respectfully petition
your Honorable Body that the ordi-
nance as drafted by your special COM
mittee be accepted and made part
Of the laws governing the city of
Kerosha.