Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-08-18
FUM|GAT|ON IS
NOT DISCUSSED
Board of Health Quorum Not
Present, So Meeting Had
to Be Adjourned.

Whether or not Newark shall aban-
even tentatively determined. Although
members of the board and employees
of the department were present with
numerous ideas for discussion and
anxious to begin the work, the organ
ization of the Scientific Council of the
Board of Health, which was to have
devoted the evening to considera-
ton of the advisability of abandoning
fumigation, was not effected last
night. because of the lack of quorum
of the commissioners.
DR.. Theodore Teimer, a member of
the board, and DR.. Daniel L. McCor-
mick, chairman of the committee on
sanitation, both ardent advocates of
doing away with fumigation, were
eager for the meeting to go on, but
only five members of the Board of
Health were present, and the attend
ance of numerous experts in the de-
partment's employ could not make up
for this lack So DR.. William S. Dis
brow, president of the board and
father of the scientific council idea,
was forced to adjourn the meeting.
1t is expected the organization meet
ing, with the discussion of fumigation
following the business of organiza-
ton, will be held the third Tuesday
in September
Special Meetings.
Early in the year Mr.. Disbrow
suggested that the Board of Health
arrange for special meetings to be
held at least once a month, to dis
cuss scientific, technical and admin
istrative subjects and problems. 1t
was thought that in this way hastily
formed opinions on important mat
ters could be replaced by calm and
reasoned judgments and decisions
after careful study, investigation and
full expression of qualified opinion.
In this way, too 1t was thought that
the board as well as the public could
he kept better informed on health
activities relating to the more diff
acult and complex problems with
which the health authorities of a
large city like Newark are contin-
ually confronted.
To carry out this suggestion for
monthly scientific meetings, 1t was
decided at the last meeting that
scientific council be organized, the
Council to consist fthe health COM
missioners, the health officer, the
heads of all bureaus or divisions of
fhe department of health, certain
other employees of the department
holding minor positions and an adj
visory group of men and women who
nav be willing to give of their time
and ability for the good of Newark.
AS a working body the council will
baye a chairman, a secretary and
very small, but wide-awake, busi-
ness committee The subjects for dis
,.ussion will be announced in advance,
together with the name of the prin-
cipal speaker.
At the meeting last night were DR..
Disbrow. Dr. Mccormick DR.. Teimer,
Commissioner Frederick S. Crum and
DIR. Elmer G. Wherry, of the Board
- Health. and these department
heods and experts DR.. julius Levy,
head Of the department. of child hy-
giene; Dr. Charles M. Robbins. child
hvgiene physician; DR.. Richard n.
Connolly, city bacteriologist; DR.. H
Tarbell, his assistant; DR.. Werner
Rnnge. city veterinarian; DIR. Her
hert B. Baldwin, city chemist: DR.
Dundas r. Campbell, parochial school
nhvsician; DIR. Meyer Jedel, district
pbysician; Dr. Edvidge- Ora agonetti
and two nurses, Mrs Eva Wax and
Miss Anna K. Jacobs, Of tie child
hygiene department.