Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-17
PREVENTION Or DISEASE
Much Sickness Is Quite I'm
necessary, Says New York Man.
DR.. =. Dana Hubbard Uses Pictures to
show How Mortality May nc Re-
duccd hy Observing Rules
Of Hygiene.

city hall was filled Friday evening
by those who gathered to hear the lee
ture on prevention OF Contagious Dis
eases" given by Or. s. Dana Hubbard,
n member Of the New York health de-
rartment, who has given the lecture in
several cities of this State under the
auspices of the Vermont state Medical
society. The speaker was introduced by
DR. J. y. Jenne, president Of the Chit
tendon County Clinical society, which is
"A unit of the state Medical society and
which in turn Is unit of the national
society. Or. 11ubpa rds lecture. which
was illustrated by stcrcopticon views
proved Of great interest to those attend
ing and of much value educationally
DR.. Hubbard said:
DIR. HtBBARD'S LECTURE.
DR.. Hubbard opened his lecture by show
Ing on the screen and telling of the great
work of suck famous physicians as Ste
phen Smith founder of the New York
health department. Pasteur. Koch, Lister,
Enrich, Rehrinc, Park, BigRs, Finley,
Gorgcs, and others who, he said, will not
have lived III vain These men, he said
whose work was accomplished under dan
gers and difficulties and made successful
by personal sacrifices will go into history
as living examples of enduring self-sacri-
fee and devotion to the interest of their
fellow men. The doctor displayed pic
lures of conditions in New York, espe-
ciallN on the east side where infection is
the worst. lie showed tenement houses
where large families were living in one
room with no window to lie. in the light
and fresh air. streets that We're literally
piled with rubbish and garbage, cellars
where the ianitor had thrown all the ref
use. There terrible conditions il not ac-
companicd by pictures of proof would he
hard TO believe. Infection is Il subject of
vital importance TO all explained the doc
tor, and the slides he exhibited accom-
panied by his explanatory notes showed
the causes of infection, and methods ~
prevention and control The lack of in
formation in the homes, factories. etc. is
astonishing said DR.. Hubbard. and the
wilful abuse of personal privileges is as
tonishinE.
Pictures we're throwr ON the screen
showing patients i'll of smallpox and
chickenpox. DR.. Hubbard said that some
times one of these diseases was mistaken
for the other and he explained the differ
euce hctween the smallpox rash or scabs
and chickenpox. He also showed pictures
of Italian families who We're seriously i'll
| of smallpox and especially one father who
| was terribly afflicted with the disease an
his little baby boy who was sitting on his
! knee and who vas entirely free from the
disease because he had been vaccinat ed
! by tho authorities. Dr. Hubbard said Inc
! thought that this case was good proof
! that vaccine was death to smallpox as
| this little boy who was obliged to live
with his parents during their illness never
contracted the disease.
Doctor Hubbard show ed pictures of thu
fly, the great germ carrier. and explain
that flies should he kent away from
babies especially.
lie said that medicine to-day was abou
20 years behind science. Several picture
showed how the New York department
of health had greatly reduced tn
mortality among the school children. Il
the schools there Is clinic and pupil
who are thought to be suffering from an
disease are sent To the clinic by tn
tea chers. The children are given an ex
animation and their ailments are treate
at once. If a child has adonoids they ar
removed and the child has to stay i
may he prevented The child is sllowe
to so home tho next day. II n child
found to be suffering from tuberculosis
, it is treated accordingly, and a nurs
, goes to the home to investigate the cond
| lions under which the child has to liv
and instructs the parents how To TAX
care of the child The doctor said tina
the public must master details; tn
, remedy can he applied when endorsed h
public opinion.
, Doctor Hubbard told how yellow feve
: had been eXterminated. During III
Spanish-American War Doctor Finley ar
: nounCcd his theory that tho mosqut
spread yellow fever. This theory wa
taken up ny the government, Patient
were screened and after several year
, of fighting the mosquito yellow fever ha
, been eNtcrminated in cuba. In Panan
the conditions were found the same. TIL
, government started n crusade agaius
, 9th ana the mosquito. md Doctor Gorge
4 is Responsible for the determination c
, yellow fever In tho canal zone. Doctc
Hubbard showed pictures of ponds an
I lakes which were excellent bracdin
places FOR the mosquito and told no
o many thousands Of doars had been sper
1 in destroying many of these hreedin
( places in the vicinity Of New York.
Tho subject Of milk was next take
i up. Milk, explained Doctor Hubbard,
!, natures most valuable food product, @,
. cccdcd only by corn and beef, and
: damaged by dirt and bacteria, Picture
. werc shown illustrating how milk shoul
be- packed for shipment and told of man
I dealers in New York, having bee
. prosecuted for selling milk which Il
not meet the requirements of the Lax
f Vie tried TO impress his audience wit
@ tho fact that milk purchased from dea
= ers should he pastouriZcd before using.
The doctor explained and showed pit
lures of how patient should he mine
for tuberculosis. He said that oftentimt
doctors and patients who were in n hurr