Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-29
EVENING PROGRAM

II DA>1ANu L kSOuNlAV1
Two interesting speeches and a d
bate were heard at the evening meet
Z. ing. About 10 people were present
and great interest was manifest at
all times. DR.. Charles Duncan. sec
rotary of the New Hampshire Board
of Health. acted as chairman of the
meeting. ;
The first speech was that OF DR.. "
Edward q. Otis. president of the
Massachusetts tuberculosis League
and Professor of Pulmonary Diseases
at Tufts College Medical School. =
DIR. Otis opened his talk with a
short account of his connection with
the National tuberculosis Associa-
ton as one of the founders and Of
the immense value of the work
which this organization has done
He then referred to the lnterrIa-
tional tuberculosis Congress which
was held in Washington under the
auspices of the National Association.
The great work of the National
Association in developing methods
and ways of fighting tuberculosis
were also taken up by the speaker
in tuberculosis since the founding of
this association was noteworthy.
There will always be. in the opinion
of the speaker, a minimum of this
disease as long as human nature is
what it is and people are neglectful
of the beginnings of disease.
The methods now used in fighting
this disease were then taken up by
DR.. Otis He said that expert clinics
for discovering the disease were
showing their worth. one of the beat
illustrations of this sort of clinic be-
ing that which is conducted in New
Hampshire under DR.. Kerr. He urged
the value of these clinics where peo-
pie supposedly well may be exam
med to see if they are as we'll as
they think. especially in discovering
unknown tuberculosis.
DIR. Otis said that if, as many emil
nent authorities claim, active tuber-
'culosis in adult humans is due TO in-s
lection in childhood then there is the
greatest reason why the health of the
children should be protected SO that
in adult life tuberculosis may not
develop. :.
The present methods Of discover
ing tuberculosis in this country by
the means of surveys were also taken
up. the speaker referring to the ad-
vantage of cO-ordinating health in
strumentalities and in all working
toget her for the eradication OF tuber-
iculosis.
Therefore, there is work enough
to be done by all tuberculosis work.
ers in these different activities and by
these instrumentalities SO that we
may reduce tuberculosis to that min
imum. which as DIR. Otis said from
the perveisity of human nature will
always be with us.
Dr.. 3. l.. Bryant 49,.
The work which the Maine Medical
Association had planned for the COM
ing year in cooperation with the state
department of health and the Maine
Public Health Association was outlined
at this meeting by DR.. Il. l.. Bryant or
Bangor secretary OF the Maine Medical
Associa ton.
An advisory committee Of seven
members has been formed of active
officers and members Of the three
above named organizations. all, how
ever, members of the medical associa-
ton Each county society has been
! asked TO form a similar committee to
supervise the work in that particular
| county.
The association will also cooperate
in holding medical and health clinics
in different sections of the State, two
having already been held one in Ban
IN I
Work along the lines of periodic
health examinations is also advocated.
by this. organization and it is recon,-sa
mended to tho county societies To-s
make this work uniform The State s.
10 prepare pamphlets and plans with,
blanks which will be distributed fn.s
physicians when ready. 1t is. ALSO,
hoped to get lecturers to demonstratessa,
on actual patients and to instruct the
physicians in the most modern meth -,
DDS of making thorough physical exam
| ions. .. d, ~
That the cooperation and support OF
the public health nurses will be necsst.TT
sary for the success of this plan was
brought out by the speaker. who said
that for this reason it is the opinion
of the doctors that the nurses should
be under one central control through-a
out the State. and that supervision he-
given TO the nursing and child welfar4
department of the state Board sots
Health. -'''. - sesssss
The plan also contemplates a publfc.
relations committee made up of pf&sn
sicians prominent in the three grou1@s
this committee having already actedl'
a clearing house for the various sroulr
for the past two years. -
There are Is well organized nedisH
societies in the Is counties of the
State and these committees will act
| in an advisory capacity in county and I,
community organization.
Finally. in closing he said that
. through such methods the physicians
hoped to see in the near future a har-.
monious self-supporting health unit IN
every community Of the State.
Or. z. .. Merrill !.
| Something in the order of a debate
was next scheduled. This was q pre-
sentation OF both sides of the ques-
ton SHOULD There Be a Consolidation
of All Volunteer Health Agencies:"s
DR.. f. d. Merrill. president OF tho
Maine Public Health Association. was
the frs: speaker on this subject. hand
| ling the Affirmative.
He said in mart that the for~ass