The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-07-16
IIEALTHOFFICERS CONFERENCE
Local Health Worker Will Discuss the
Quarantine Law and Treatment II
Contagious Diseases-1ooo Workers
From State to Attend Big Meeting.
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Upwards of one thousand county,
city and township health officers are
expected in Madison July 10th and 18th
to attend the biennial conference for
the discussion Of b salth matters The
sessions will be held in the assembly
chamber and the two leading topics of
discussion will be the spread of diseases
and the problems connected with the
milk supply About thirty-fve Wis
consin physicians and health officers
will appear on the program, including
representative of the United States
health service. Because of change
in the law at the last session Of the leg
islature requiring the towns to pay the
expenses of local health officers to the
conference, it is expected that the at
tendance will be larger than any previ-
GUS conferences. The address of well
come will be delivered by Governor
McGovern.
Subject of Interest.
The conference will be opened with a
paper on water supplies and sewage
disposal in small villages, by w. G..
Kirchoffer, an engineer Of Madison. 1t
will be discussed by E. j. Tully, Madi-
son and S. p Jones, Marinette. 'TThe
Health Officer and Infant Mortality"
IS the subject of a paper to be read by
DR.. G. M. Gould of Superior. The dis
cussion will be led by DR.. F. P. Dohear-
ty, Appleton, and DR.. f. M. McGauley,
Fond du Lac The state health depart
ment says that this paper is the result
of an extensive investigation and the
conclusions will be of more than usual
interest. DR.. J. w. Coon, superinten-
dent of the Wales sanatorium, will read
a paper on the early diagnosis and re-
porting of tuberculosis cases, which
will be discussed by DR.. Rock Il. Sleys-
ter, superintendent of the hospital for
the criminal insane at Waupun, and by
DR.. Karl Smith, Madison.
Rural Sanitation and Methods of
Conducting Local Health Work in
Burial Districts, y is the title of paper
by DR.. E. A. Kitterer Of Montfort. It
viii be discussed by DR.. FL. r. t. Ross,
Ladysmith, and DIR. E. Mcdonald,
Cuba City.
To Treat Milk Supply.
-Four papers will be devoted to the
subject of milk supply. DR.. w. D.
frost, University of Wisconsin, will dis
euss Efficient Pasteurization and
Method of Procedure which will be
discussed by DR.. Frank F'arr, Eau
Claire, and DR.. G. A. Hayes, Chippewa
Falls. DR.. D. Sauerhering, Wausau, will
address the convention on The Activi-
ties of a Health Department in Typi-
cal Wisconsin ity. The paper will be
discussed by DR.. w. S. Lincoln, Dodge
willie, and Dr. f. T. Park, Waupun. DR..
G. w Henika, deputy state health Of
fcer, will speak on the methods EN-
ployed in securing safe milk supply
from the producer to the consumer, and
the discussion viii be opened by DR.. H,
G. Reich, Sheboygan, and DR.. L. t..
Greasy, South Wayne. DR.. G. G. Rub
land, Milwaukee, will read a paper on
safeguarding city S milk supply,
which will be discussed by DR.. L. E.
Youmans, Milwaukee, and DR.. A. G..
Burger, Beloit.
Contagious Diseases.
Three papers are devoted to contagi-
Vus diseases and the duties of state
health officer. A paper on the latter
subject will be read by DR.. ]. j. Nc
Shane, Kenosha, which will be discuss
ed by DR.. H. P. Rhode, Green Bay, and
DR.. J. p Donovan, Madison. tFTyphoid
Carrier and Contact Infection is the
subject of paper by Dr. F. johnson,
Eau Claire AS result of investiga-
tions made by DR.. johnson in the last
two wears, the American Medical Soci-
ETY. has just published an article en-
bodying many of his findings. His
paper will be discussed by DIR. w. J.
Wehle, West Bend, and DR.. P. A. Bee
be Glenwood Springs, Dr. Taliferro
Clark, surgeon of the United States
public health service, will address the
convention on ''The Prevention of
Trachoma. +" This is recently discov-
cred disease affecting the eyes, which
is Nelieved to be incurable. His paper
viii be discussed by DIR. Gilbert Z. Sea
man, Milwaukee and DR.. w. ". Stovall
Madison.