Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1920-09-07
HEALTH BOARDS To
HOLD TWO MEETINGS
IN SAN FRANCISCO
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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 6-Health |
authorities from many parts of the
United States are expected to be in
San Francisco this month to attend
two meetings, one the forty ninth an
nual convention OF the American Pub
lie Health association and the other
the Southwestern Conference on Tu-
berculosis. The conference will be
held September 10 and II and the con-
vention September Is to II.
Means of helping American soldiers
who contracted tuberculosis as a re-
suit of the use Of gas in the World war
will be one of the principal subjects
al the tuberculosis conference. An
other matter to be considered will be
a proposal to educate the American
people regarding the disadvantages of
migration of tuberculosis patients to
the western states. Conference Off
Gals say there has been an amazing
increase recently in the westward
movement of tuberculars.
Dozens of subjects will be up for dis
cussion at the association convention,
both in the general sessions and the
section meetings. Relative Functions
of Official and Non official Agencies
in Health Work 1.-The Geographical
Distribution of Disease on the Pacific
Coast" and subjects concerning the
bubonic plague will be considered at
the general sessions. The section meet
ings will take up, among other matters
Health knowledge In Industry,
Food Factory Sanitation" Relation
of Food to Disease" Problems of
Canning" The Story of the Sacra-
mento- Water Supply" Municipal Ad-
mfnistration of Health and Welfare
Departments" "Bolutismus." THE
Narcotic" The Ultimate Control of
Drug Addiction Who Shall Nurse
the Sick?" Mortality Incidental to
ia rf - sfChild HWQiPnP' THE
Social Uses of Medicine" and Mother
craft Instruction for School Girls"
DR.. Hugh S. Cummings, surgeon
general of the United States. will at
tend both meetings, it is expected. His
subject at the convention win be THE
Viewpoint of the Official Agency that
Guards the Public Health" AT the
conference he VIII talk on United
States Health Service Care for Tuber-
culous Elk soldiers.
Governor William d. Stephens, Pres
ident David P. Barrows of the Uni
versity of California, President Ray l..
Wilbur of Stanford university, Mayor
James Rolph of San Francisco are to
deliver brief addresses of welcome to
the convention delegates, according to
the announced program. DR.. W. S.
Rankin of Raleigh, North Carolina, is
president of the association.
Among the conference speakers ex-
pected are DIR. Donald Armstrong of
the United States health service; DR.
Gerald Webb, Colorado. Springs, pres
ident of the National tuberculosis as
ISOLATION; DIR. w. McNab Miller of
Missouri; Dr. Haven Emerson, Cleve-
/ land; DR.. John Dill Robertson, health
commissioner of Chicago; r. r. Nc
Kevitt Sacramento, Cal: Prof. L. c.
| Darrow. University OF Arizona; DR.
Ralph Matson, Portland, Ore; DR.. C.
| j. Hatfield, managing director of the
| National tuberculosis association and
| Chester Rowe1l, Fresno, Cal
DIR. Hatfield and Mr.. Rowell are also
1 to speak at the convention. Other con-
vention speakers will be Prof. w. B.
Herms. University of California: Prof.
Ernest C. Dikson, Stanford university;
| DR. j. J.. Pomeroy Los Angeles; DIR.
| e. A. Peterson. Washington, ID. c.; DIR.
Frankwood Williams, New York; DIR.
/ Charles j. Hastings, Toronto, Ont;
DR.. c. L. Williams, New Orleans;
| Celestine j. Sullivan, San Francisco;
Prof. C. E. A. Winslow. New Haven,
| Conn: Dr. A. p. Wadsworth. Albany,
N Y: Prof. Henry Albert. University
of Iowa; DR.. John Weinziri. University
of Washington; DR.. j. r. Snyder, Sac
ramento: DIR. w. c. Hassler, San Fran
| cisco; DIR. J. H. Hibpen, Pasadena,
Cal. Prof. NJ. f. Jaffa, University of