New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-11
uome Remedy Beats Flu
miqation, Convention
Told.
NJ" ARE CHOSEN
r. Anderson Elected President
,,d Or. Frankel Treasurer
of Association.
s.m1-r1 HOPKINS ADAMS.

chester. sept 10. Soap. water
-, and air were advocated as full
- .nHeient disinfectants to super
~ ~. ne more cumbrous and expensive
~ -. Of fumigation at the sympo-
-, The control Of infectious dis
SIZE ~ the American Public Health
a. stion held this morning.
AsySN.'@..ed critcr ioioClsts IN the pub
ASssi,b Geld such as Chaplin, Of
p..+iseree: Goler. Of Rochester ana
ri n London, Ont. have long held
p %. nraeticai cleansing after mice
-, diseases was quite as efectlVe as
rV..iisd disintect'nC with strong
%p.~;,sIs and this theory found strong
' 60 AT to-day's meeting.
"sssssr;sc data we're presented by DIT.
,IS billings. director OF the Bureau
','T p,,,,yo,,ablc Diseases Of the New
CIV Health Department, who
lo,A .ts results Of the New York ex-
s.,t in the discontinuance Of tu-
P-,.;on after scarlet fever, diphtherla
..Se- common contagious.
~. III N The boroughs except Brooklyn
.--;s-tion was replaced by thorough
- srientifc cleaning with soap ana
-, followed by complete airing
80. was absolutely no increase IN
~ -,,ber Of secondary Infections;
...,sslv enough. there was shghtIy
Sc, proportiOn of secondary mice
A. 1, Rrooklyn, where the cid device
'I;1,rigation was retained, than IN the
y 80 ktsropcbs where it was discarded.
Contact Essential TO Epidemic.
n, billings emphasized the point
80, ,bs great factor in the spread OF
nss,mi.s is actual contact with an
'.ss,,sd person. and urged a system oil
..-,is.s isolation of those suffering
from such diseases.
,.lnr,.ory in controlling contagion was
49,, with b. Or. William II. PARK
1870 az laboratories OF the New
W. Citv Health Department. Since
r,,v Of the common diseases are
Is1iv contagious in the very early
go. II is essential that their pres
80 he determined as soon as possloIe
~ the pstient be st once isolated.
~ - ,,-v;ee that the diagnostic labora-
49, nHsred 70 oil physicians TO AID
der In the prompt recognition ana
;;s..;s,ation OF the infectious ills had
,-ovsd the speaker declared, a strong
49,, N the reduction OF this class OF
rlment ...,.+;or
ko,s;,,ls IN small communities Or.
CSverly said; .o-a
"Inieetious diseases are coming more
,5S more 70 be considered contact ais
eases. the personal element IN thelr
rrresd being Of chief importance
Eos,, ousrantine IS costly, Ineffective
as,rr ,.d often difficult TO enforce.
IN, is,us Of infection Is better for the
,s-rurity than many. The pest
t,rs.' has been :ho isolation hospital
~ most small cities and towns. inns
irs,itution has too often been an aoan-
So,sd house. a shack in some remote,
u,freouented. uninviting region. Inc
;ifeetious disease hospital, we are
tanning. is not & menace to its neigh
tor. Il should be better constructed
in better surroundings, and its use eX-
tended 10 other diseases than small
box The usefulness Of the isolation
iospital 10 the community is IN direct
nto TO density Of population
Patent Medicines Condemned
At the afternoon session the nos
trum evil was brought under hre IN
The following resolutions. presented by
Dr.. Charles Z. Bolduan and adopted
by he convention: ,
Whereas. The widespread use OF
and traffic in patent medicines and Sc