Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-26
DOCTORS OPPOSED
To CHILD LABOR
Medical Congress Adopts Reso-
lutions DepIoring Death-In-
viting Conditions.
WANT GOVERNMENT TO
TAKE CARE OF LEPERS
Urge Standard for Milk to
Safeguard the Public
Health.

ATLANTIC CITY, June 26.-In line
with the general movement for the
uplift of humanity, which has been
crystallizing among the 41,000 mem
bers of the American Medical Asso-
citation during the past few years. and
which assumed definite form during
the medical congress in session here
since Tuesday, the house of delegates,
in which is conferred the administra-
tive functions of the body, went on
record as opposed to the evils of child
labor. Resolutions deploring the COIL
ditions under which many thousands
of children labor were submitted by
DIR. Henry B. Favill, of Chicago.
chairman of the council on health and
public instruction and they were
adopted without a dissenting voice.
Stirred by addresses at section
meetings depicting the existence of
leprosy in certain sections of the
country, and the danger from this
eource as we'll as the inhumane treat
ment to which lepers in the United
States are subjected, the house of
delegates submitted to the reference
committee the resolutions presented
by DR.. William A. Pussy, of the sec
ton on dermatology. These resolu-
has been shown to be on the increase;
that those afflicted with leprosy are
subjected to the most inhumane
treatment, and that many lepers are
travelling in interstate traffic, con-
stantly exposing the general public
to the contagion. The resolutions
conclude with the assertion that as
the federal government controls traffic
between the States it Is the duty of
Congress to pass a law providing for
che comprehensive care and control
Of leprosy.
Resolutions declaring that the inn
provement and control of the milk
supply is one of the most important
measures for the protection of the
public health, and that it is neces-
sary that milk standards be estab-
1ished in order that this improve
ment may be properly directed, were
submitted by DR.. Morgan Smith. dele
gate from the section of preventive
medicine and public health.
The house Of delegates adopted
resolutions including mental hygiene
among the public health problems.
Interesting results Of studies of
pellagra were presented in the Sec
tons by those who have made the
researches. On behalf Of the Thomp-
SOIl-0lCE duQtH ItpOIl
was presented by J. f. Siler, captain
medical corps, U. S. A; DR.. P. e.
e. Garrison, past assistant surgeon,
u. SIN, and DIR. w. J. MacNeal, New
York.
Their synopsis showed that in
9partanburg county, South Carolina,
pellagra is most prevalent in the
cotton mill villages, It attacks par
sicularly the women and children and
she old people of both sexes. The
disease seems to originate especially
Through proximity to or association
with a pre-existing case of pellagra.
1t spreads most rapidly in districts
where insanitary methods of sewage
disposal are in use. Attempts to
transmit pellagra to animals have
been unsuccessful. Hygienic and
dietetic treatment of pellagra has
yielded good immediate results, but
after returning to former conditions
of environment nearly all cases have
required.