The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-10
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cHARIE STON, W. Va. Mas p
Undressing upon more than NIFTY
county health officers and members o'
the state health council the extreme
gravity of the war SITUATION IN In.S
country. and referring 10 ;he> !eSpoIE
sibiiities GevolSinS upon them III you,
nection with the forthcom!nS >elec'!'e
drafting OF men for the nlte9 HI"'tS
army, Governor John j. Ioru"ell
made an address here today II i cof''
ference OF health officers.
The governor called attention 10 tne
necessity OF action on the part OF Inc
county health officers in an impartial
manner in the enforcement nt the aEI
of congress relating 10 Wal when VIII
canse them to become the agents
through whose offices the draft Will
be made in West Virginia. These OF
ticers probably will be called upon,
he said, 10 make the necessary phFSl,
cal examinations OF the men VINO Will
be called into the service and those
who will be rejected because OF pnysl'
cal imperfections.
81 wish to urge upon you. said me
governor, the necessity or deteuuihS
the measure against all criticism that
will naturally result and 10 tu!ail your
Offices in a manner that Will rellec'
credit upon the state and you. al the
conclusion of the work.
AS the governor finished hts al
dress, the hearers responded 10 the
suggestion from the chair that they
stand for one minute 10 indicate tnelr
disposition to support the war pro-
gram OF state and nation.
DR.. ". J. Golden. OF Elklns, preSl'
dent of the public health council, pr. Pre-,
sided, and read paper on The
Evolution of Medical Legislation IN
West Virginia" DR.. W. T. HenshaW.
OF Martinsburg, another member OF
the state health council. spoke on
Opportunities for Part Time Health
Officers" and DR.. l.. o. Rose, OF Park
ersburg, on The Problem OF clean
Milk"
Present at the afternoon session
was Prof. Charles R. Mills Of the med
ical department OF the University of
PENNSYLVANIA, who came for the pur-
pose of discussing infantile paralysis.
on which subject he has been acQualnt-
ing himself by investigation and re-
search for many years. He also all
dressed the Kanawha Medical society
here tonight.
A number of leading physicians and
surgeons OF the state were in attend
ance, and nearly all OF them read pa
peTS VI eISaSSI III NuC N'|> uSTto'.
which followed the introduction OF
the various subjects. mainly that OF
infantile paralysis. winter epidemicS:
of which were treated with special
attention because OF their being I'M
usual. These speakers were Or. s. l..
Jepson. state health commissioner:
DR. H. B. Wood. assistant state health
commissioner: Dr.. J. 2. Leake. past
assistant surgeon United States public
health service. and Or. C. +. Werlich.
director Of the division Of preventaole
diseases in West Virginia.
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