The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-07-22
State Health Officer Cox Calls
Conference of Municipal
Doctors August 1-3.
DIR. MOBILES TO BE
ONE OF SPEAKERS
Will Discuss Water and Milk"
With Several Other Med
ical Experts.

State and city physicians have been
called together for a conference by DR.
w. H. Cox, state health officer, and one
of the discussions will be opened by
DIR. w. D. Mobiles, city physician for
Pensacola. This subject will be Water
and Milk and the local doctor is re-
garded as somewhat of an authority on
such. Both OF these necessities have
been often subjected to local official
probe, and have passed inspection brill
liantly, especially is this true of the
water furnished by the municipal plant.
There will be physicians from all p-<rts
of the state gathered in Jacksonville
on Thursday. August I, for a confer
ence with the state health officer last
ing over three days. and one of the
features OF the gathering will be a
visit to Camp Johnson, where there
are thousands of soldiers in camp.
Explaining the purpose of the con
ference. DIR. Cox, the state health Off
Ger. writes to the editor of The Jour
nal as follows
ITO bring closer the city and the
state health agencies, in order to CO.
operate one with the other better [
have deemed it advisable TO issue a cab
for conference of city health officers
with the state health officer on tsa
days OF August 1, 2. and 8, in JacA-
sonvilIe
"This is a critical time In osn na
tion's history-a time when the good
health of our communities is Of para
mount Importance. To effectually bring
this significant work to the attention
of all cities in the state, the above con
has been called. want to have
every community of our state repre-
sented. Letters and programs have
already gone forth to many city Of
ficials"
A program. which is printed for the
especial benefit OF the physicians
throughout this section of the state.
has been announced as follows:
Program of Conference.
August 1st. 1918.
900 A Ma M
Address of Welcome-Dr. w. II. Cox,
State Health Officer.
Opportunities and Obligations of a
City Health Oficer-Dr w. w. Mac
Donald, Jacksonville,
Legal Procedure and Rights in
Health Work-Mr. Edgar Waybright,
South Jacksonville.
Discussion opened by: DR.. H 4}aer,
Bradentown. and DIR. j. W. Shisler,
Miami.
200 p. M.-5:00 p NJ
Public Health Reports and Records
DR.. Stewart G. Thompson, Vital Stats
tician, State Board of Health.
Discussion opened by: DR.. w. r.
Key West.
500 p. NJ
Anti Malarial Work as a Health
C. n. Harrub Sanitary
Engineer, u. S. Public Health Service
Sanitation at Camp Johnston--Mai-
Or j. A. Vogelson, Camp Johnston
August End, 1918.
$3.50 A. M.-11.30 A NJ
Soil Pollution Worl-Mr. George w.
simons, Jr., Sanitary Engineer, State
Board of Health
Discussion opened by: DR.. s. NJ.
Worley, st. Augustine.
100 p. M.-6:00 p. NJ
Field Excursion to Lackakanna--
Camp Johnston and Vicinity.
500 p M
Venereal Disease Problem and it's re-
alton to Public Health-Dr. o. II. Cox.
J. g. Public Health Service.
Discussion opened by: DR. Kirby
smith, Jacksonville, and DR.. II. A.
fills, Jacksonyill
August 3rd. 1918
900 A. ME NJ.
Laboratory: Diagnostic Examina-
b. L. Arma- Chief OF Labor
tories, State Board of Health.
Water and Milk-Mr Horatio Y.
'arker, Jacksonville.
Discussion opened by: DIR. W ID.
'obies, Pensacola, and DR.. Sylvan Nc
,lory, Orlando
400 P. M.-5:o0 P. NJ.
Public Health Publicfty-Dr. J. F.
wilson, Lakeland.
Discussion opened by: DR. W. J.
amer, St. Petersburg.
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