Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-01-14

ply each member with copy free OF
charge, This motion prevailed.
Prison Reform Bill.
Senator Wharton gave notice that
he will introduce a bill to create a
State commission on prison reform for
the reform and aid Of criminals. It
will provide for more enlightened
system Of Justice, which shall include
the administration of both county
iails and State prisons. This system
will aim at reform rather than pun
ishment. TO encourage all law-break-
ers TO lead a better life. The bill,
which is now being drawn, will be
patterned after New York's law TO
aid criminals to reform.
Board of Health Bills.
Representative Downward yester-
day afternoon introduced ten bills 20
amend the existing laws creating the
State Board Of Health and to enlarge
the Boards powers The most import
ant amendment. as was stated yester-
day. Is that requiring the quarantine
Of many diseases, including typhoid
fever and whooping cough. occurring
In rural Delaware outside incorpor-
ated cities and towns.
Another bill gives the Board au-
thority 10 hold its annual meetings
in April in any place in the State,
whereas the present law requires the
meetings TO be held in Wilmington
Another amendment provides that
any member Of the Board or the sec
Rotary may investigate complaints.
the present law saying ANY member
Of the board together with the sec
rotary" II also increases from 300
to 500 the number of copies OF the
state boards report that shall be
printed
Several other amendments provide
for the regulation and practice Of
midwives, among other things that
mldwives shall be licensed by the
State Board of Health and shall eth
or possess a diploma from a recog-
nized school OF shall he certified by
physicians as being fully qualified TO
practice.
Another amendment provides for
the reporting within "a hours by any
undertaken Of deaths that are called
4 to his attention, together with statis-
I tics Of age. birth, date Of death, etc
Another amendment provides that The
secretary Of the Board Of Examiners 81
Undertakers shall notify the state BoarC
/, Of Health whenever certificates are re-
newed or new certificates granted 20 m
undertaken or an assistant undertaken.
4 Another amendment provides that the
secretary of the Medical Council
upon issuing a certificate TO a doctol
to practice, shall Immediately notify The
state Board Of Health OF such action.
Still another amendment provide
that every certificate or other ofiicia
paper executed by the secretary of thu
State Board Of Health, acting a Stat
Registrar and bearing the seal of tn
board. shall be received as evidence whel
produced In open court.
Another amendment that will be q
great importance to every town in tn
state provides that the common counci
of every city and the commissioners q
every incorporated town, excepting vii
mingtun, shall appoint in January O
each year a Board of Health of not les
than three nor more than seven NOM
hers. az least one of whom should b
a physician. In case there shall be
port physician appointed by the Cover
nor he shall be a member eX oiiici'
Should the common council or commits
sioners be unsuccessful in securing per
sons to act on such board. then th
commissioners shall act themselves.
Another amendment provides tina
internes or resident physicians 4
hospitals must confne their activitie
to the wards of the hospitals. bu
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surgeon in private practice. Inferno
must register with the secretary q
the medical council. together wit
profo that they are graduate medics
doctors.
Members of the Senate and Hous
have received copies Of a propose
= amendment to the constitution {
provide for the initiative and refer