The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-21
 WILLIAM c. GORGAS ARRIVES TO SPEAK TO DOCTORS TONIGHT
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himself incidentally is health officer of Talladeea county, and he related the fact that Talladega. in the matter of birth and oeath statistics, ranks with three other counties as the only subdivisions Of the state which approximate the requ- site standard.
 Dr. Sims, in his paper, declared that one man in every fourteen above the age Of 40 is attacked with fatal results by can cer. He urged that, the association exer- itself in utilization with other boards of health thror ghout the country, to stamp out the ravages of cancer, more terrible. he eontended, among those over 40 years of age than consumption.
 Following the address of the president, standing committees reported. It was judged significant by laymen attending the session that the committee on tuber- culosis, appointed for the object of nives tigatine the ravages of the great white plague, made no report.
 Formal Programme,
 In the afternoon and evening the fol- lowing programme was carried out.
 '1ntra- Abdominal Adhesions, Henry Boxer Birmingham
 .'The Physician, Scientific and Other wise" Shelby c. Carson, Greensboro.
 ''Intra- a-Capular Extraction of Cataract" |" w. G. Thigpen, Montgomery.
 Some Obstetrical Complications V. J Gragg, Clanton.
 "The Early Diagnostic Points of Pull monary Tuberculosis" w. s. Sanders Troy.
 "Personal Observations In the Manage ment of Pellagra With Report of Gases, ," A. L. Harlan, Alexander City Pain Charles M. Watson. Florence. "The Care of the Teething Baby" E. NJ Harris, Russellville. "Cboecystostomy or Cholecystectcmy in l Gall Bladder Disea ses," w. c. GewiD, Bir- ninghan. l "Fibrod Tumors of the Uterus, With Report of 90 Cases,'' w. D. Gaines. La Fayette. Pelvic Inflammation in Women and Its Treatment" W. F. Betts, Evergreen. Fractures of the Elbow in Children" l Qantern sli6es), w. w Harper. Selma. "The Technic of Some of the Simpler Methods of Blood Transmission, with Spe- cial Reference to the Use of'lhe Kimpton- Brown Tube" Oantern slides), J. M Ma son, Birmingham Heart Lesions and Complications Aris- ing Therefrom,'' Russell A. Smith, Brew ton.
 "The Care of the Pregnant Woman, ? Walter A. Weed Birmingham. "Acidosis in Children C. c. Mclean, Birmingham. TOday's Programme Call to order, D. m. Unfinished or miscellaneous busieess "The Conservation of Human Life"-- NJ. B. Cameron, Eutaw.
 What Virginia Is Doing Against Tu- standardization G. Williams. Rich. mend, health commissioner of Virginia.
 The practical enforcement of the public health laws of Alabama.
 "The Executive Authorities of the State Board of Health"-S. w. Welch, Talla- dega.
 ton of Vital and Mortuary Statistics'- Fl. G. Perry, Montgomery.
 Concrete Examples of the Practical Value of the Work of the State Labora- tory and Pasteur Institute'-P B. Moss bacteriologst, and J. V. Donley, sanitary engineer.
 County Health Authorities Their Functions and Work'--C A. Grote, Jas per
 Municipal Health Authorities, Their Functions and Work'-Charles A. Mohr, Mobile.
 EVENING SESSION PuBLIc MEET.
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 Call to order at 8 D. m. "The Medical Association of the State of Alabama-A Tribute to It's Beneficence and Vindication of Its Policies'-H J. Sankey, Nauvoo.
 "The Enforcement of the Law .Regulat- ing the Practice of Medicine"-W. H. San. ders, Montgomery. An address by William C. Gorgas, Washington. surgeon general, U. S. A. Adjournment, followed by a reception at the Tutwier. All doctors and thel- friends are invited.