Gracey, three years are to be given to traditional Chi- by a street car, and is now under treatment at the Lane Hos¬ D. C. San was for nese followed six of modern western pital.-Dr. Strong, Bernardino, operated on practice, by years appendicitis February 4, and is doing well. end of medical studies. At the these nine years, if the Illegal Practitioners Fined.—Lee Wai, a Chinese herbalist of candidate passes his examinations, which are specified San José, charged Avith practicing medicine without a license, is said to have and have been to be three more of and trial pleaded guilty January 25 to thorough, years' study prac- fined $100, which was Los tice promptly paid.-Charles Steele, will be required before he is qualified\p=m-\allthis in Angeles, claiming to be an "East Indian doctor," charged Avith addition to a certain practicing medicine without a license, is said to have pleaded required literary grade. Evidently and to have Chinese will not the entire abandon- guilty February 3, and to have been fined $100 prejudice permit paid the fine.-John Baker, Los Angeles, charged with prac¬ ment of the old ways and there will therefore be much ticing optometry without a state license, is said to have been to unlearn during the six years of scientific western found guilty and to have been fined $50 February 3.-Tom Shee Bin, a Chinese "herb doctor" of Los charged Avith but a of the time\x=req-\ Angeles, training, discriminating knowledge practicing medicine without a state license, is said to have been honored methods—superstitious and trivial as they may found guilty February 1, and to have been fined $180. He be—will be a to the Chinese filed a notice of appeal. hardly handicap physician, GEORGIA. and it is easy to conceive how, in ways, it may be many the of the Clarke an aid to his success. time Society Meetings.—At annual meeting professional The length of Medical held in Athens, January 3, the follow¬ and County Society, high requirements for qualification will doubtless ing officers were elected : President, Dr. Isham H. Goss, prevent any superfluity of members of the new type of Athens; vice-president, Dr. W. D. Carter, Wintersville; secre¬ Chinese tary-treasurer, Dr. J. Peebles Proctor, Athens; censor, Dr. physician. S. S. Smith, Athens, and delegates to the state medical asso¬ ciation, Drs. Isham H. Goss and J. Charles McKinney, both of Athens.-At the annual meeting of the Floyd County Med¬ ical Society the folloAving officers were elected: President, Dr. Medical News James C. Watts, Rome: vice-president, Dr. Isaac SeAvell, Cave Spring; secretary, Dr. W. Littell Funkhouser, Rome; treasurer, Dr. William De Lay, Rome; censor, Dr. Robert M. Harbin, CALIFORNIA. Rome, and delegate to the state medical association. Dr. Ross P. Cox, Rome.-The Habersham County Medical at Fire in Hospital.\p=m-\Ata fire which occurred in the laundry of Society the French San its annual meeting, held in Mount Airy, January 4, elected the Hospital, Francisco, January 6, three employ\l=e'\s officers: Dr. J. W. lost their but all were saved the of folloAving President, CraAvford, Cornelia; lives, patients by bravery Dr. R. B. and the nurses and who remained at their of vice-president, Lamb, Demorest, secretary-treas¬ internes, posts duty. Oliver T. White, Mount the annuii meet¬ of $50,000 was caused urer, Dr. Airy.-At Damage by the fire. ing of the Thomas County Medical Society, held in Thomas- has erected tents in Smallpox.\p=m-\SanMateo the corporation ville, January 2. the folloAving officers AA'ere elected : Dr. Henry yard for the care of the five smallpox patients in the town.\p=m-\ A. Varai. Boston, president; Dr. D. Christopher Montgomery, In and near Fresno 18 cases of smallpox have recently occurred. Merrillville, vice-president, and Dr. Ferguson, Thomasville, sec¬ \p=m-\The board of health of San Jos\l=e'\reports that the smallpox retary.-At the annual meeting of the BartoAV County Med¬ situation is well in hand.\p=m-\Smallpox is reported near Wood- ical Society, held in Cartersville, the following officers were ville and Poplar. elected: Dr. Robert E. Adair, Taylorsville, president; Dr. Hospital Notes.\p=m-\Thenew Red Cross Guild Hospital, San William C. Griffin, Cartersville, vice-president; Dr. Tanner Mateo, was dedicated with impressive ceremonies, January 23. LoAvry, Euharlee, secretary-treasurer, and Dr. Fred V. Turk, The hospital contains an operating room, five rooms for pa- Stilesboro, delegate to the state society. tients, the necessary living rooms for nurses, etc.\p=m-\To put the Rideout home, Marysville, in proper shape for the needs of ILLINOIS. the Memorial Hospital $5,000 is required. Of this sum the Money for Hosrital.^By a collection in the Evanston physicians of the city have subscribed $1,000.-Dr. James J. churches February 0, about $5,000 Avas realized for the Evans- Hogan is about to erect a hospital building in Vallejo, to cost ton Hospital. about and to accommodate about 30 $30,000, patients. Personal.—Dr. John R. Webster, Monmouth, completed his December Deaths.—During December 3,484 deaths were re¬ fiftieth year of practice February 19, Avhen he Avas a guest of ported, which includes several hundred which occurred in No¬ honor at a dinner Edwin A. and large party.-Dr. Weimer, Pekin, vember before, but were included with December returns. was in a runaway accident 10. Chief death diseases of seriously injured February among causes were: Tuberculosis, 503; Notes.—The of St. the 483; 375; diseases of the Hospital Sisters Margaret have com¬ circulatory system, pneumonia, for the erection of a new at nervous system, 324; violence 308; diar¬ pleted plans hospital building (including suicide), to cost from $15.000 to $20.000.-Plans have rhea and enteritis, 206; cancer, 186; nephritis, 176; typhoid Spring Valley fever, 80; diphtheria, 50; influenza, 18; scarlet fever, 12; bu¬ been made for the new brick isolation hospital for Peoría, to bonic plague, 9; malarial fever, measles and whooping cough, replace the buildini recently burned.-St. Francis Hospital, each 6; and smallpox, 1. Evanston, during 1907, treated 275 patients, of whom 93 Avere charity patients, 84 part-pay patients and 98 pay patients. Personal.—Dr. R. S. Lanternman has resigned as coroner of Los Angeles County.-Dr. Fred T. Bicknell has been elected Smallpox.—The schools of LeAvistown have been closed on president; Dr. Everett R. Smith, vice-president; Dr. William account of the presence of smallpox.-A case of smallpox W. Hitchcock, treasurer, and Dr. Walter Lindley, secretary, of was discovered February 2 in Lincoln.--Several· cases of the California Hospital, Los Angeles.-Dr. George S. Hart- smallpox, diagnosed as chickenpox, have been discovered in ness has be^n appointed health officer of Stockton.-Dr. and Laeon. Schools, churches and places of public gatherings have Mrs. Albert Abrams, San Francisco, have returned from been closed.-There Avere 60 eases of smallpox reported to Europe.——Dr. Wood C. Baker has heen elected president, and the city board of health of Springfield during January; 19 Dr. Franklin M. Seibert, secretary, of the San Mateo board of houses are under quarantine, and 5 patients are being cared health.-Dr. Gayle G. Moseley, Redlands, has been elected for at the Isolation Hospital.--South- Bartonville reports 2 president of "The Settlement," an institution for the care of cases of smallpox.-Three new cases of smallpox were re¬ poor consumptives. ported in Rockford, February 6·.——The smallpox, situation at. Ill and Injured.—Dr. John H. Soothill, Anderson, has been Peoría is reported to be improving.-On February 16 small¬ seriously ill with pneumonia.-Dr. Henry Gibbons, Jr., San pox Avas reported at the University of Illinois. Francisco, dean of Cooper Medical College, was seriously in¬ Chicago. jured in a collision between his automobile and a street ear, cases of February 4. Fortunately no bones were broken, but he suf¬ Smallpox.—Three new smallpox were reported Feb¬ .10 one South fered- from shock and numerous contusions of the bead.-Dr. ruary ; from the Side, one from the North Side, Hubert N. Rowell, Berkeley, who has been seriously ill with and qne, patient reported.at the health office. -.,.-..,-.;.. . septicemia, due to. an .operation: iw.ouiid, is .convalescent.-^—-Dr.' • Milk Dealers Fiaed.—On February 7, 19imilk. dealers were Herman J. Sehlageter, San Francisco, member of the boards fined by Municipal· Judge Sadler in sums varying from $5 to of health, was seriously injured February 8, by being run down $25; of these 17 were accused of selling milk below the stand-

Downloaded From: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/ by a Oakland University User on 06/02/2015 ard required by law, and two of keeping insanitary milk the meeting. Dr. Francis M. Owens, Argonia, president of the depots. society, officiated as toastmaster.-At thfc annual meeting of the held in Inde¬ Personal.—Dr. Frank Billings and daughter sailed for the Montgomery County Medical Association, the officers Avere Dr. HoAvard M. Mediterranean 18.-Dr. W. Berard was as¬ pendence, folloAving elected: Feoruary Henry Drs. M. saulted and of a watch and in Casebeer, Independence, president; George Seacat, robbed $40 currency January 27. Ira B. Gardner J. -Dr. John J. and fell on an Cherryvale; Chadwick, Tyro; BigeloAV, Caney, Mahoney slipped icy pavement, and S. Martin, Dr. Walter near his home 12, his below the Mary Coffeyville, vice-presidents; February breaking right leg C. Chaney, Independence, secretary; Dr. William E. Youngs, knee. and Dr. Enoch INDIANA. Cherryvale, treasurer, C. Wickersham, Indepen¬ dence, censor.-At the annual meeting of the Barton County Hospital News.—Williams Hospital, Lebanon, was opened for Medical Society, held in ElmAvood, December 22, Dr. EdAvard N. inspection January 9. The hospital has been enlarged and re¬ Atkin, Olmitz, Avas elected president; Dr. J. Sutherland, Great modeled and now contains 22 rooms. It is expected that ar¬ Bend, vice-president; Dr. Edward C. Button, secretary, and Dr. rangements will be made by the city council for the care of Reginald H. Meade, Great Bend, delegate to the state society. worthy charity cases by the hospital.-An order of Catholic -At the annual meeting of the Reno County Medical Soci¬ sisters has started a hospital at Gary. Four of the houses ety, held in Hutchinson, December 27, Dr. Cornelius A. Mann, recently completed by the steel company have been trans¬ Hutchinson, was elected president; Dr. Alexander H. Bressler, formed into a temporary hospital, pending the building of a Nickerson, vice-president; Dr. William F. Schoor, Hutchinson, permanent structure. The institution has at present accommo¬ secretary (re-elected) ; Dr. George R. Gage, Hutchinson, treas¬ dations for 35 patients.-The Sisters of St. Joseph have urer, and Dr. Hunter J. Duvall, Hutchinson, censor (re-eleoted). asked for bids for the construction of a modern hospital at -At the annual meeting of the Neosho County Medical Soci¬ Logansport, to cost from $90,000 to $100,000. ety, held in Chanute, December 27, the folloAving officers were James Disease and Death.—The Bulletin of the Indiana State Board elected: President, Dr. B. EdAvards; vice-president, Dr. AndreAv M. Dr. A. treasurer, of Health for issued, as follows in Davis; secretary, Ralph Light; January, just reports regard Dr. John C. Lardner, all of Chanute; censor, Dr. C. to disease and death in the state for the month : Influenza Ralph Erie, and to state Drs. A. was the most disease. In the month Henderson, delegates society, Ralph prevalent corresponding and James B. EdAvards, both of Chanute. last year bronchitis was the most prevalent. There was very Light little influenza in January, 1907. The order of prevalence of MAINE. certain diseases bron¬ was as follows: Influenza, pneumonia, Notes.—The new of the Eastern Maine Insane scarlet Hospital wing chitis, tonsillitis, rheumatism, fever, measles, diph¬ Hospital, Bangor, is near completion, and the tuberculosis theria, typhoid fever, pleuritis, smallpox, ehickenpox, diarrhea, building is expected to be ready early in the spring.-The Old erysipelas, intermittent and remittent fever, whooping cough, Town Hospital Company has been incorporated to erect and inflammation of the bowels, dysentery, typho-malarial fever, a in Old Town. cholera operate hospital puerperal fever, cerebrospinal meningitis, morbus, chol¬ Elections.—At the annual of the Maine of infantimi.-The total number of deaths was meeting Academy era 3,200, Medicine and held in Lewiston, 7, the fol¬ to an annual death rate of 14. In the cor¬ Science, January equivalent per 1,000 officers were elected: President, Dr. Charles E. Will¬ month last there were a death lowing responding year 2,938 deaths, iams, Auburn; vice-presidents, Prof. A. W. Anthony and Dr. rate of 13. Of the total number of deaths, 374, or 12.4 per H. E. E. Stevens, Lewiston, and assistant secretary. Dr. Edwin cent., were under one year of age, and 961, or 31.8 per cent., F. Pierce, Lewiston.-At the annual meeting of the York were 65 years old and over. Consumption was as active as County Medical Society, held January 9, the folloAving officers 391 of which 333 were of the usual, causing deaths, pulmonary were elected: President, Dr. Charles W. Pillsbury, Saco; vice- type. In the corresponding month last year there were 349 presidents, Drs. Roland S. GoA*e, and Clarence E. deaths from fever caused 51 Sanford, consumption. Typhoid deaths; Thompson, Saco; Dr. Clarence F. Kendall, Biddeford, secre¬ diphtheria, 30; scarlet fever, 9; measles, 7; whooping cough, tary; Dr. Harry L. Prescott, Kennebunkport, treasurer, and 11; pneumonia, 462; diarrheal diseases, 30; cerebrospinal men¬ Dr. Edward C. Cook, Ogunquit; Drs. Harry A. Weymouth ingitis, 6; influenza, 176; puerperal fever, 12; cancer, 113, and and Jesse D. Haley, Saco, censors.-At the annual meeting violence, 195. Although smallpox prevailed extensively, there of the Penobseot County Medical Society, hold in Banger, the were no deaths caused by it. following officers Avere elected: President, Dr. Harry Butler, Drs. Stuart E. N. IOWA. Bangor; vice-presidents, Phelps, Sullivan and William P. McNally, Bangor; secretary. Dr. Bertrim L. Tuberculosis Hospital Opened.—The State Hospital for Tu¬ Bryant. Bangor, and treasurer, Dr. Harold H. Crane, Bangor. berculosis at Iowa City is completed and almost ready for -The Maine Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis occupancy. Patients who are financially able are expected to has been organized in Portland, with Drs. Seth pay a small sum for board and treatment. Those unable to C. Gordon, Irving E. Kimball. John W. Whidden and Stephen Weeks as the medical pay will be treated free of cost, the charge being borne by their H. S. incorporators. counties. respective MARYLAND. of the Elections.—At the annual meeting Dubuque County Alumni to Meet.—The annual and dinner of the held the officers meeting Medical Association, January 14, following of Alumni Association be elected: James University Maryland General will were President, Dr. Alderson; vice-presidents, held in Baltimore, February 27. Drs. Albert H. Blocklinger and Franklin Reyner, Epworth; sec¬ Dr. H. G. treasurer, Dr. Kinnier; Personal.—Dr. Isaac R. Trimble, Baltimore, is reported to be retary, Langworthy; Lily ill in St. Avith delegate to the state society, Dr. Alanson M. Pond; censors, seriously Joseph's Hospital septicemia, folloAving Drs. Isaac S. John C. Hancock, Frank W. Wieland, an operation.-Dr. William E. Wiegand, Baltimore, has gone Bigelow, to Cuba for a and liorarian, Dr. John S. Lewis, all of Dubuque.-At the an¬ month.-Dr. Charles M. Ellis has been re- nual meeting of the Hardin County Medical Society, held in elected president of the Elkton National Bank. Iowa Falls, January 13, the following officers were elected: Accidents.—In Baltimore during 1907 there were 3,737 acci¬ President, Dr. William M. Morton, Iowa Falls; vice-presi¬ dents reported, 361 of Avhich proved fatal; 76 were suicides; dent. Dr. William E. Marsh, Eldora; secretary, Dr. William 101 attempted suicides, and 534 sudden deaths; more than E. Whitney, Eldora, and treasurer, Dr. James W. Thornton, 700 had falls; 52 Avere automobile accidents; 129 cases of dog- Aekley. bite; 16 baseball injuries; 3 heat prostrations, and 28 gas KANSAS. asphyxiations. Society Meetings.—At the annual meeting of the Sumner Hospital Notes.—The South Baltimore Eye, Ear and Nose Medical held in 9, the Hospital is to erect a hospital building at 1211 Light Street. County Society, Wellington, January -The Locust Point and following officers were elected: President, Dr. John J. Sippey, Social Improvement Association the establishment of an Belle Plaine; vice-president, Dr. Walton H. Rea, Oxford; sec¬ urges emergency hospital in the vicin¬ retary-treasurer, Dr. Thomas H. Jamieson, Wellington (re- ity of Locust Point, where, on account of the numerous fac¬ elected), and censor, Dr. Frank G. Emerson, Wellington (re- tories, railway tracks, etc., accidents frequently occur. elected). The society passed resolutions recommending the MASSACHUSETTS. of the state to Dr. G. L. Well¬ governor appoint Millington, the late a member of the State Board of Medical Examiners, Bequest.—By the will of Lucy Emily Carr, Somer- ington, is to the endorsing him as a very able representative of the homeopathic ville, $5,000 bequeathed Somerville Hospital. school and fully competent in every way to discharge the Scarlet Fever.—Wakefield reports 6 cases of scarlet fever. duties of the office. At the annual banquet which followed During the first 19 days of January 64 cases of scarlet fever

Downloaded From: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/ by a Oakland University User on 06/02/2015 were reported in Worcester and the Isolation Hospital is filled cared for, showing a gain for the year of 56 or about 23 to overflowing. ' per cent. During the year 17 deaths occurred.-The late Association of Boards of Health.—The annual meeting of the Charles Baer, Port Huron, made a deathbed bequest of $2,000 Massachusetts Association of Boards of Health was held in to the Port Huron Hospital, the interest of which will be Boston, January 30. The program consisted of papers on the turned into the Free Bed Fund. prevalence and the proper attitude of boards of health toward venereal diseases, and a committee was appointed to consider MISSISSIPPI. the of the of matter diminishing spread syphilis and gonorrhea. State Hospitals.—The new hospital and dormitory buildings The following officers were re-elected: Dr. Henry P. Walcott, for the East Mississippi Insane Hospital, Meridian, Avhich will Drs. Samuel H. Cambridge, president; Durgin, Boston, and accommodate more than 200 patients, are almost ready for Charles V. Chapín, Providence, R. I., vice-presidents, and Dr. occupancy.-The latest reports of the Mississippi Insane James C. Coffey, secretary. hospital, Jackson, show that there are 1,300 patients under Compulsory Vaccination.—A bill has been introduced into treatment.-The establishment of a state charity hospital the legislature making it unlawful for any board of health, at some central location in Mississippi, as recommended by board of education or any other public board to compel vaccin¬ the Mississippi Medical Association, will be brought to the ation of any child or person of any age, or make vaccination a attention of the legislature at this session, and it is hoped to condition precedent to the attendance at any public or private secure the establishment of this hospital at Jackson. school either as pupil or teacher. This bill will be opposed by Society Meetings.—At the annual meeting of the Warren the legislative committee of the Massachusetts Medical Society. County Medical Society, held in Vicksburg, December 11, the Council Meeting.—The winter meeting of the council of the following officers were elected: Dr. George Y. Hicks, presi¬ Massachusetts Medical Society was held in Boston, February 5, dent; Dr. Edgar F. Crowther, vice-president; Dr. Sydney John¬ Dr. George W. Gay, Boston, president, in the chair. The report ston, secretary; Dr. Vincent Bonelli, treasurer; Dr. Hume H. of the committee to consider the providing of legal counsel for Haralson, delegate to the state society, and Dr. Ewing F. How¬ members of the society accused of malpractice was accepted ard, censor, all of Vicksburg.-At the annual meeting of the and will come up for adoption by the society at the next regu¬ Tri-County (Copiah, Pike and Lincoln) Medical Soriety, held lar meeting in June. The committee on state and national leg¬ in Brookhaven, December 10, the folloAving officers were islation reported that it was inexpedient to form a North elected: Dr. James A. Rowan, Wesson, president; Drs. C. H. Atlantic Branch of the American Medical Association. The Rice, Summit; John T. Butler, Brookhaven, and Joseph M. same committee reported that it had enlisted the cooperation Cashing», Hazlehurst, vice-presidents, and Dr. Dudley W. of the Massachusetts Bar Association in the matter of expert Jones, Fermvood, secretary-treasurer. The society placed it¬ testimony. A bill had been introduced in the Massachusetts self on record as favoring a tuberculosis sanitarium in con¬ legislature providing that the court may appoint from a list nection Avith the proposed state hospital.—:—At the annual of accredited experts, nominated by medical organizations, the election of the Perry-Greene County Medical Society, held De¬ experts in a given case. This does not alter the rights of cember 16 at Hattiesburg, the folloAving officers were elected: either side to engage additional experts of its own. It was Dr. Joseph J. Stevens, president; Dr. Louis H. Howard, vice- voted to recommend to the governor the reappointment of Dr. president; Dr. S. Lewis Knight, secretary-treasurer; Dr. W. R. Edwin B. Harvey, Boston, as secretary of the State Board of Thomas, censor, all of Hattiesburg, and Dr. Prentis A. Carter, Medical Examiners. Dr. Stedman advocated that the Boston New Augusta, delegate to the state association.-At the an¬ insane hospitals be placed under the charge of the state and it nual meeting of the Union County Medical Society, held in was voted to recommend this action to the legislature. The New Albany, the folloAving officers Avere elected: President, committee on medical diplomas reported a list of colleges suit¬ Dr. W. A. Whitten, KeoAvnville; vice-president, Dr. J. H. able for recognition by the state society, and whose diplomas Windham; secretary-treasurer, Dr. Samuel E. Eason, New should be accepted as required by the by-laws on admission Albany, and censor, Dr. G. Fred Cullens, Wallerville. of candidates. Personal.—Dr. Patrick E. Hurley, Holyoke, has been elected NEW JERSEY. city physician.-Dr. William L. Richardson, Boston, has been Atlantic City Hospital Benefited.—A variety show by the a and Massachu¬ appointed trustee of the Perkins Institution Avomen of Atlantic City several Aveeks ago netted $1,050 to health of setts School for the Blind.-The board of Fitehburg the City Hospital to fit up the new buildings. was 5 with Dr. Alfred 0. Hitchcock, chair¬ organized February Personal.—Dr. of Avas stricken and Dr. Atherton P. State Syh'an G. Bushey Camden man, Mason, bacteriologist.-The blind as a result of influenza Februarv 12. It Mutual Life Insurance Worcester, has elected Dr. will probably be Company, some time he his Thomas H. Dr. Albert before regains sight.-Dr. Harry Jarrett, Gage, consulting medical director; is to ill with Wood, medical director, and Dr. Homer Gage, associate medical Camden, reported be critically pneumonia. director.-Dr. Amasa E. Paine has been re-electecf vice-presi¬ Communicable Diseases.—The epidemic of diphtheria at the dent, and Drs. Samuel J. Gruver, Jesse H. Averill and Arthur RahAvay Reformatory is said to be checked. There have been L. Beals, members of the executive committee of the Brockton 230 cases, but no deaths.-The churches and schools of Hospital.-Dr. Hosea M. Quimby, superintendent of the Dorchester and Leesburg, Avhich haA'e been closed on account Worcester Insane Hospital for 18 years, has been granted a of diphtheria, will probably reopen this week. and the of the long leave of absence will spend remainder win¬ Antivivisection.—At a of the State Humane ter in southern California.-Dr. Emile Poirier has been meeting Soci¬ ap¬ in Newark, a bill was and member of the board of Salem. ety, February 7, introduced ap- pointed a municipal advisory to the indiscriminate of animals for -Dr. E. will the balance of proA'ed prevent vivisection Charles Inches, Boston, spend the sake of science. The desires to have it knoAvn that the winter in Paris.-The of has society mayor Quincy appointed its members are not to but Dr. William G. Curtis of milk.-Dr. R. opposed viA'isection entirely, be¬ inspeotor Benjamin lieve that certain restrictions should be instituted to ani¬ Symonds has returned to Salem after a two months' vacation. saj^ mals pain or suffering. The bill would also make it unhuv- MICHIGAN. ful for A'iA'isection to be performed for the purpose of discoA7- Personal.—Dr. Mortimer Willson has been re-elected presi¬ ering something that has already been proved. dent of the Port Huron and Home Association.-Dr. Hospital NEW YORK. Murdock M. Kerr, Laurium, has been appointed examining sur¬ for the and Sault com¬ geon Calumet, Houghton Ste. Marie hours 4 cases of devel¬ of the National Guard. Smallpox.—Within thirty-six smallpox panies Michigan oped in Newburgh. One of the victims is principal of a school New Hospital.—The Van Dusen Hospital addition now al¬ Avhich has 800 pupils, and the~boàrd of health has ordered the most completed, will, it is said, make that the finest hospital school closed.-Smallpox is now prevalent in Kingston, building in the state. It is a part of the Michigan Hospital for Waiden, Wappingers Falls, Fishkill and Pleasant Valley. In the Insane, Kalamazoo, and will be used as a receiving ward at least one case the exposure Avas from Kingston, and the for female patients. The building will be used as a receiving health board there has been severely censured for allowing* the ward for female patients. The building will accommodate 100 patient to leaA'e the town. and the attendants. patients necessary Typhoid in Peekskill.—Twenty-five cases of typhoid have de¬ Hospital Notes.—To end the evils arising from the so-called veloped in Peekskill Avithin a week, making a total of 75 per¬ secret lying-in hospitals in Detroit, Dr. J. Henry Carstens sons Avho are ill with the disease.-The State Board of proposes the establishment of a general municipal hospital Health is inspecting the watershed in the toAvn of Cortland.- with a lying-in section.-During 1907, 297 patients were Men employed by New York City on the new aqueduct have treated at the Port Huron Hospital, 187 of whom were private- been living along the streams and the state authorities are room, and 110 ward patients. In 1906, 241 patients were promoting a general clean-up. As no other sources of contagioD

Downloaded From: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/ by a Oakland University User on 06/02/2015 have been found, it is believed that the epidemic is due to a Harvey Lecture.—The seventh lecture in the Harvey Society polluted water supply. course by Prof. Otto Folin, Harvard University, at the New York of Medicine, at 8:30 Money for German re¬ Academy Saturday, February 22, Hospitals.—The Hospital Society is on of in Practice." ceived $8,000 from the aid society of the hospital Christmas p. m., "Problems Chemistry Hospital day.-The entertainment at the New Circle Theater for the Medical Inspection of Public Schools.—Dr. Darlington, health benefit of the Jewish for Deformities and Joint Dis¬ commissioner, in answer to Dr. Maxwell's criticism of the in¬ Hospital of declares eases netted $3,500 for the' late Dr. John Ord- spection the publie schools, that it is unjust and charity.-The unfair. Dr. Maxwell wishes ronaux, whose estate is valued at about $300,000, left $3,000 to this inspection taken from the the Temporary Home for Children at Mineóla; $6,000 to the health department. New Amsterdam Eye and Ear Hospital, New York City; $6,000 Death Rate Still Decreasing.—The death rate for the week to the New York Cancer Hospital; $6,000 to the Nassau Hospital ended February 8 was 18.92 per thousand, as against 20.33 for Association for the endowment of a bed; $6,000 to the Jamaica the same week in 1907. Pneumonia dropped to 26S deaths, as Hospital; $6,000 to the Flushing Hospital; $6,000 to the Mary compared with 343 for the same week last year. Deaths from Hitchcock Hospital; $5,000 to the Little Sisters of the Poor; heart disease increased to 191 as compared with 162 last year. $6.000 to the Marton Hospital, Taunton, Mass.; $3,000 to Champe Andrews' Successor.—A. C. Vandiver has been elected Columbia University, and $5,000 each to the destitute blind counsel to the Medical Society of the County of New York, of Xew York City, Children's Aid Society, and the Industrial vice Hon. Champe Andrews, and has retired from the profes¬ Christian Alliance of New York City. sional staff of the district attorney of New York County, and S. Whitman the To the Medical of New from his association with Judge Charles in Profession York.—There are now in of law. the New York legislature not less than three bills relating to general practice vivisection. There is also one relating to optometry. Will City Hospital, New York.—Examination for internes to the you not write at once to your representatives in the legisla¬ house staff of this hospital will be held on March 27 and 28 in ture, both senator and assemblyman, urging opposition to these New York City. The City Hospital has a large general service measures ? with about 800 beds, comprising all branches of medicine, and The antivivisection bills, as they are called, are the work of the length of service is eighteen months. All applications for the Antivivisection Society, and the desire is to prohibit ani¬ the position should be addressed to the chairman of the exam¬ mal experimentation. The claim is made that all animal ex¬ ination committee, Dr. Smith Ely Jelliffe, 64 West Fifty-sixth perimentation is unnecessary and that the various discoveries Street, New York. of science made possible by this method of investigation have Consumption Exhibit.—This exhibit at the Metropolitan Life not been productive of good to humanity. This claim is proved Building has been visited by more than 100,000 people in a incorrect by a plain statement of the facts from men of edu¬ little over one month. Early in March it will be transferred to cation, intelligence and scientific attainment, professors in our the Natural History Museum. Tenement-house blocks in min¬ various colleges, and scientists generally whose very names iature are shown and in one block in particular it is shown are synonymous with honor and integrity. They clearly show to that 2,781 people live, and that there is not one bathtub in the any unprejudiced mind the inestimable value to humanity of entire block. Nearly 500 rooms are dark and without light or the work which has been done, and is being done, along this communication with outside air. line. The statement has been made that at present no restric¬ Scholarships and Fellowships.—The Rockefeller Institute for tion whatever is placed by law on animal experimentation, Medical Research purposes to award during the year 1908- whereas the fact is that there is now a law on the statute 1909 a limited number of scholarships and fellowships for work books which restricts the work to properly equipped institu¬ to be carried on in the laboratory of the institute in New York tions. If there have been isolated cases of violation of this City in the following branches: Experimental pathology, bac¬ law which have gone unpunished, the blame should be placed teriology, medical zoology, physiology and pharmacology, phy¬ on those authorized to secure the law's enforcement. The siologic and pathologic chemistry and experimental surgery. claim that great cruelty is inflicted on animals in these scien¬ They are open to men and women, properly qualified to under¬ tific experiments is denied absolutely and entirely, by those take research work; are granted for one year, and the values in of work in the state of New York. range from $800 to $1,200 each. It is expected that appli¬ charge experimental entire There is really no reason for any enactment of a new law on cants for scholarships and fellowships will devote their this subject, and this should be made clear to the members of time to research work. Applications accompanied by creden¬ the The is the old and tials should be in the hands of the secretarv, Dr. L. Emmott legislature. optometry bill measure, The should be defeated. This bill defines the of Holt, 14 West Fifty-fifth Street, not later than April 1. practice optometry announcement of will be made about 15, as the measurement of the powers of vision and the appointments May adapta¬ the term service October 1. tion of lenses for the aid thereof, all without the use of drugs. of beginning preferably This bill gives authority to opticians to do a work, and at the OKLAHOMA. same time prohibits the employment of the means necessary to do it. It authorizes opticians to adapt lenses to eyes for Society Meetings.—The Central Medical Association of Okla¬ defects of vision which may be due to diseases either in other homa met in Enid, January 14, and elected the following offi¬ of the or in the themselves. Such measures cers: President, Dr. John H. Barnes, Enid; vice-presidents, parts body eyes and Edward D. while vision for the time, may be the cause of de¬ Drs. Antonio D. Young, Oklahoma City, Ebright, improving Dr. Arthur B. ferring proper treatment until blindness or even death result. Carmen; secretary-treasurer, Cullom, Hennes¬ To determine when defects of vision are due to defects in the sey, and censor, Dr. Reuben P. Tye, Chiekasiia. The next annual session will be held in a meet¬ eyes, or to diseases, the to make a differential Oklahoma City.-At requires ability of held in diagnosis, and this knowledge can only be acquired, according ing of physicians Washington County, Bartlesville, to the laws of the state of New York, four in January 16, the Washington County Medical Society was or¬ by years' study the officers: Dr. a medical some restrictions to be ganized with following President, George F. college. Possibly ought Dr. M. Grant placed on the work opticians should do, but to give them the Woodring, Bartlesville; vice-president, Wyatt, this bill would confer, would be to the of Dewey; secretary, Dr. Fred Sheets, Bartlesville, and treas¬ power expose people of the state to the members of the can not urer, Dr. Joseph G. Smith, Ochelata.-Physicians Mc- perils legislature Intosh met at Crowder have of unless we inform them. The members of County City and organized the knowledge Mclntosh Medical Association with the o-Ti- the legislature are honest, sincere men, and desire to do what County following will be in interest of the state. listen cers: President, Dr. George E. West, Eufaula; vice-president, the They with courtesy and to of the medical and it will Dr. Bascom J. Vance, Checotah, secretary, Dr. Alexander the expressed opinions profession, the annual of evidence on the of and others B. Montgomery, Checotah.-At meeting the require conclusive part opticians Carter Medical held in Ardmore, 14, to convince them that any of these bills are necessary, or even County Society, January Robert S. was elected Dr. Bal- if we in faith of them. Will Dr. Willard, Brock, president; safe, good urge disapproval you Lone and Dr. Thomas S. Ar what can in us in defeat¬ lard, Grove, secretary, Booth, 1- not, therefore, at once do you aiding the the members of the more, delegate to the state society.-At annual met¬ ing these measures, by writing legislature, of the Lincoln Medical held in that be able to act ing County Association, Chand¬ they may intelligently? ler, Dr. Walter G. Bisbee, Chandler, was elected president, and Frank Van Fleet, Chairman Committee on Legislation. Dr. William H. Davis, Chandler, secretary-treasurer.—The New York Hughes County Medical Association was recently organized at City. Wetumka with Dr. Alexander M. Butts, Holden, president; Hospital for Deformities and Joint Diseases.—The first Dr. Ira W. Robertson, Dustin, vice-president, and Dr. IIe::i".· annual report of this institi;'ion shows that 1,212 patients A. Howell, Holdenville, secretary-treasurer.-The Atoka-Coil sought relief and received 9,471 treatments. County Medical Society was recently organized at Atoka, to

Downloaded From: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/ by a Oakland University User on 06/02/2015 succeed the old Twenty-third District Medical Association, Bequests.—A provisional bequest of a portion of an estate with the following officers : President, Dr. W. A. Logan, of $40,000 to St. Vincent's Maternity is contained in the will Lehigh; vice-president, Dr. John B. Clark, Coalgate, and sec¬ of the late Bridget Reilly.-The will of the late Alexander retary-treasurer, Dr. Leonard S. Willouer, Atoka.-The Wag¬ CraAvford makes a contingent bequest to the Episcopal Hos¬ oner County Medical Association has been organized with the pital of $10,000. This sum is to be used to maintain a bed in following officers: President, Dr. William E. Floyd, Coweta; memory of the testator's wife. The same will bequeaths secretary, Dr. George W. Ruble, Wagoner, and censors, Drs. $7,300 to the Northern Dispensary and $3,000 to ti.e Shelter¬ J. M. Williams, Wagoner; Coffman, Porter and A. E. Corder, ing Arms Mission.-The will of the late Adelina S. Tryon CoAveta.-The Jefferson County Medical Society was or¬ bequeaths $1,000 each to the Rush Hospital for Poor Consump¬ ganized at Waurika, January 14, with the following officers: tives, St. Christopher's Hospital and the Kensington Hospital President, Dr. D. A. Wilson, Waurika; vice-presiaent, Dr. for women.-A bequest of $25,000 to the Frankford Hospi¬ Joseph M. Stephens, Hastings; secretary-treasurer,.Dr. Arthur tal to be applied to permanent improvements is contained in R. LeAvis, Ryan; censors, Drs. Clinton M. Maupin, Waurika; the Avili of the late Williams H. Burns. Derr and John W. Browning. Geary, and delegate to the state Health Bureau of Dr. L. J. Loco. Changes.—Dr. Joseph S. Neff, director society, Cranfill, Public Health and Charities, announced the following promo¬ tions PENNSYLVANIA. and appointments on February 12: Bureau of Health—Dr. Seth M. Brumm appointed assistant medi¬ Bequest.—A bequest of one-tenth of an estate of $40,000 is cal inspector, vice Dr. Charles W. Karsner, resigned. Municipal made to the the Hospital—Dr. J. Earl Ash promoted from second assistant resident Allentown Hospital by will of the late W. B. K. to first physician" assistant, vice Dr. Seth M. Brumm ; Dr. Edward Johnson. T. Clement promoted from third assistant resident physician to second the annual of assistant ; Dr. John T. Adylotte promoted from Society Elections.—At meeting the Armstrong fi'-st assistant to resident physician on the non-salaried staff to County Medical Society, held Dee. 10, 1907, the following offi¬ third assistant on the salaried staff; Dr. J. Roy McKnight promoted cers were elected: President, Dr. Joseph D. Orr, Leechburg; from second assistant resident physician on the non-salaried staff to Dr. M. first assistant : Dr. Charles J. Swalm promoted from third assistant vice-president, Joseph Steim, Kittanning; secretary, Dr. r"sident physician on the non-salaried staff to second assistant. Jav B. F. Wyant, Kittanning, and treasurer, Dr. Thomas M. Philadelphia General Hospital—Dr. Henry D. Jump appointed regis¬ Allison, Kittanning.-At the annual meeting of the Berks trar : Dr. Herman Schwatt appointed outdoor physician for the Six¬ Medical held Dec. the teenth and Seventeenth wards, and Philadelphia Hospital for the County Society, 10, 1907, folloAving offi¬ Insane—Dr. Charles S. Potts appointed member of the Advisory cers were elected: President, Dr. S. Banks Taylor; vice-presi¬ Board. dents, Drs. Irvin H. Hartman and William W. secre¬ Livingood; Donations and Beqrests.—The board of manae-ers of the tary, Dr. Ira G. Shoemaker; corresponding secretary. Dr. George of the of W. Hospital University Pennsylvania acknoAvledgcs the Overholser; treasurer, Dr. Seymour T. Schmehl; librarian, donations 1907 for the endoAvment of free Dr. Frank G. J. Dr. Rentsch- following during Runyon; curator, Harry L. beds and has tablets in ac- ler. and trustee. Dr. James R. all of placed appropriate the hospital Gerhard, Reading.-At the same: Donation of from the estate the annual of the Blair Medical hela knoAvledging $9.590 meeting County Soc'ety, of John Alter for a free bed in of Dec. 26, the officers were Joseph memory John-Joseph 1907, folloAving elected: President, and Louise donation of from Susan D. Keim Dr. Elmer E. Samuel Alter; $5,009 Sav¬ Neff, Altoona; vice-presidents, Drs. C. for a free bed of deTÎ. Smith, and D. age in memory George Keim; donation Hollidaysburg, Joseph Findley, Altoona; seere- of £10.000 from the estate of Marv Cheves Dulles for two free tary, Dr. John D. and Dr. William Hogue, Altoona. treasurer, beds in of and donation of from S. Ross, Altoona.-At the. annual of the memory the donor; $5,000 meeting Pittsburg William Gorman for a free bed in of Richard and College of Physicians. January 16. the officers wer· memory following William Lewis Wistar.-A es¬ elected: President, Dr. George C. Johnston; secretary, Dr. provisional bequest from an A. and tate valued at $150,000 is contained in the will of the late Gregg Dillinger, treasurer. Dr. EAving W. Day.- W. Warner for the At the annual of the Med¬ George Pennsylvania Hospital for the meeting Huntingdon County and ical Society, held 9 in the Insane, Episcopal Hospital the Pennsyh-ania Institution January Huntingdon, following for the Instruction of the Blind. officers were elected: President, Dr. Charles B. Bush, Orbi- sonia; vice-president. Dr. George W. Simpson, Millereek; sec¬ Medical Schools and the U. S. Pharmacopeia.—At an in¬ retary and recorder. Dr. HoAvard C. Frontz, Huntingdon; treas¬ formal conference, called by Prof. Joseph P. Remington, of (he urer. Dr. George G. Harman, Huntingdon, and censors, Drs. Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, of the teachers named be¬ Rudolph Myers. Huntingdon; Charles Campbell and Andrew low in the medical schools of this city, the folloAving resolution B. Brumbaugh, Huntingdon. Ai'as passed: Resolved, That it Is of the utmost Importance for accuracy in Philadelphia. pi-escribing, and in the treatment of disease, that students of medi¬ be of New cine instructed fully as to those portions of the United States College Physicians' Home.—The contract for the Pharmacopeia which are of value to the practitioner, and that mem- erection of a new home for the Collese of PtiA'sieinns was bers of the medical profession be urged to prescribe the preparations awarded January 28. The building will cost $300,000, and is of that publication, and. further, that this resolution be forwarded to be to the medical and pharmaceutical Journals and to the teachers of erected at Twenty-second and LudloAV Streets. It will medicine and therapeutics in the United States. be a tAvo-story fireproof brick and stone structure, 110x150 James Tyson, M.D. James C. AVilson, M.D. feet, containing a museum, lecture hall, library, laboratory and John H. Musser, M.D. E. Q. Thornton, M.D. It is said that the Avork of will John Marshall, M.D. John V. Shoemaker, M.D. portrait, gallery. erection be Horatio C. AVood, Jr., M.D. Seneca Egbert, M.D. started at once. J. W. Holland. M.D. M. C Thrush. M.D. H. A. Hare, M.D. I. Newton Snively, M.D. Diphtheria.—One of the public schools in the northeastern February 3, 190S. of the Avas portion city ordered closed, February 10, by the Health Bureau's Work for December.—The of the of the board of because se\-eral of its report secretary education, Division of Medical shows that the number of in¬ were ill Inspection pupils with diphtheria. The classes were dismissed made, the notified to return the spections excluding schools, aggregated 3,952. The in¬ and pupils next day, when the work ordered 715 and 64 •f the should be spectors fumigations examined cases for disinfecting building completed.-Four stu¬ special diagnosis. The total number of visits made to the dents who were found in the Reformed Episcopal Theological schools was 4,624, and 556 children were excluded and the of the sexton from at¬ Seminary family who occupies quar¬ tendance. They made 132 of collected 418 ters in the were the injections antitoxin, seminary building quarantined by board cultures and performed 208 vaccinations.—The report of the •f health, February 12, because the son of the sexton has of division milk inspection shoAvs that 3,304 inspections AA-ere diphtheria. made, including 190.172 quarts of milk. Of this number, Health Report.—The total number of deaths for the week 984 quarts were condemned; 13 inspections were chemical and •nded February 15 was 623, an increase of 25 over the number 989 were microscopic.-The report of the bactériologie lab¬ in the previous week. The principal causes of death were: oratory shows that 1,714 diphtheria cultures and 416 speci¬ Typhoid fever, 19; scarlet fever, 5; diphtheria, 10; influenza, mens of typhoid blood were examined, 973 specimens of milk ß; erysipelas, 7; consumption, 79; cancer, 22; diabetes, 6; apo¬ and 156 specimens of sputum were also examined and 3,716.400 plexy, 10; heart disease, 68; acute respiratory diseases, 109; units of antitoxin were distributed.-The division of Vital enteritis, 16; cirrhosis of the liver, 5; appendicitis, 6; acute Statistics reports 2,143 deaths and 2,600 births. nephritis, 5; Bright's disease, 50; accidents, 19; suicide, 5; Tuberculosis.—A number of the city churches will follow the premature birth, 10; congenital debility, 10; old age, 12, and example of St. Stephen's Protestant Episcopal church in estab¬ marasmus, 1. There were 270 cases of contagious diseases re¬ lishing tuberculosis classes under the auspices of the Pennsyl¬ ported, with 34 deaths, as compared with 257 cases and 33 vania Society for the Prevention of Tuberculosis. Other deaths, reported in the preceding week. churches that will take up the work are the Centenary Meth-

Downloaded From: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/ by a Oakland University User on 06/02/2015 odist Episcopal Church, the Protestant Episcopal Church of the Medicai Association Meetings.—The Watertown District Crucifixion, St. Patrick's Catholic Church, St. James Episcopal Medical Association held its quarterly meeting in Watertown, Germantown Unitarian and the Church of the Holy Trinity. December 19. Dr. Leslie G. Hill, Watertown, was elected -In accordance with an invitation issued by the Pennsylva¬ president; Dr. Horace W. Sherwood, Doland, vice-president; nia Society for the Prevention of Tuberculosis to the several Dr. James B. Vaughan, Castlewood, secretary-treasurer; Dr. labor unions of the city, a number of representatives of these Robert F. Campbell, Watertown, delegate to the state society, unions attended a meeting of the society in the College of and Dr. Hervey A. Tarbell, Watertown, censor.-At the an¬ Physicians, February 8. It is the desire of the society to form. nual meeting of the Fourth District Medical Association, held orne compact with the local labor unions to cooperate with in Millbank, December 14, the following officers were elected: them in obtaining sanitary conditions to prevent the spread President, Dr. De Lorme W. Robinson, Pierre; vice-president, of the disease.-Through the efforts of the members of Dr. Edward B. Taylor, Huron; secretary-treasurer, Dr. Samuel Junior Auxiliary No. 2 of the White Haven Sanatorium Asso¬ R. Wallis, Miller, and delegates to the state society, Drs. John ciation, $410.87 was turned into the association February 7. L. Foxton, Huron, and Isaac M. Burnside. Highmore.-At the This money is being used to build a children's department at annual meeting of the Black Hills Medical Association, held in the sanatorium. Deadwood recently, the following officers were elected : Presi¬ Society Elections.—The following officers of the Medico-Legal dent, Dr. William G. Smith, Sturgis; vice-president, Dr. Alfred Society of Philadelphia have been elected: President, Dr. Will¬ G. Allen, Deadwood; secretary, Dr. Felix E. Ashcroft, Dead- iam Ruoff; vice-presidents, Joseph Savidge, Esq., and Dr. Sam¬ wood; treasurer, Dr. Frank S. Howe, Deadwood, and censors, uel P. Gerhard; Dr. William T. Hamilton; treasurer, Drs. Adolphe M. Giffin, Rapid City, and John W. Freeman, secretary, Lead.-The Yankton Dr. George M. D. Peltz, and censors, Drs. Francis J. Kelly, District Medical Society, at its annual William D. Robinson and James Wolfe, Esq.-At the last session, December 20, elected the following officers: President, meeting of the Philadelphia Pediatrie Society, the following Dr. F. Arthur Swezey, Wakonda; secretary-treasurer, Dr. Leon officers were elected: President, Dr. J. P. Crozer Griffith; vice- Beali, Irene; delegate to the state societv, Dr. James Roane, presidents, Drs. Herbert B. Carpenter, J. Claxton Gittings and Yankton, and censor, Dr. Edward T. Anderson, Platte.-At Charles A. Fife; treasurer, Dr. Howard secretary- the annual meeting of the Mitchell District Medical Society, Carpenter; held in December recorder, Dr. Maurice Ostheimer.-At a meeting of the Mitchell, 12, the following officers were Samaritan Hospital Medical Society, January 25, the following elected: Dr. Rodell C. Warne, Mitchell, president; Dr. E. N. officers were elected: President, Dr. Collier H. Martin; vice- Wager, Bijou Kills, vice-president; Dr. Elwin F. Reamer, Drs. G. Morton Illman and -William A. Steel, and Mitchell, secretary; Dr. Frederick W. Freyberg, Mitchell, treas¬ presidents, and Dr. Bert secretary and treasurer, Dr. Jesse Av Arnold.-At a regular urer, Menser, Bridgewater, censor. of the Branch of the meeting Northeast Philadelphia County UTAH. Medical Society, the following officers were elected: Chairman, Dr. William H. Morrison; clerk, Dr. Albert C. Buckley, and Communicable Diseases.—A dozen or more cases of smallpox chairman of committee on scientific business, Dr. Elmer E. have developed at Hooker,-Ogden reports 6 cases of small¬ Keiser. The night meeting of this society has been changed pox of mild type.-Measles is reported to be very prevalent. to the third Thursday of the month.-Dr. Henry Leftmann There are more than 300 eases at Lehi, 185 at Moroni and 97 was elected president and Dr. Benjamin F. Baer, Jr., vice-presi¬ at Eureka.-Influenza is reported to be epidemic at Beaver dent of the Charles Dickens Fellowship at the annual meet¬ City.-On account of the prevalence of diphtheria at Kanab 7. and Bear River City, public gatherings of every description ing, February have been Hospital Notes.—The of the Mount Sinai for suspended. report Hospital VIRGINIA. January shows that 40 new patients were admitted. In the out-patient department 3,502 visits were paid. Of the total Finod for Non-Report.—Dr. Albert G. Franklin, Richmond, is yisits, 940 were by new patients. In the emergency ward 278 said to have been fined $10, February 8. on the technical charae were treated, of which 35 were patrol cases. The trustees of of failing to report to the health department a ease of chicken- the hospital have commissioned architects to prepare plans pox. for a addition. north of the have re¬ large Properties hospital New Hospital.—At a joint meeting of the hospital commit¬ been and on of 271x100 cently bought this portion the lot, tees held in Bristol recently, directors for the new institution the new will be built. The at its last feet, wing legislature, were elected, and the Mountain Association was the and efforts Kings Hospital session, appropriated $35.000 to hospital, are decided on as the name of the organization. beim made to obtain to double that amount, subscriptions Election.—At the annual of the Richmond Academy «o that a may be erected to a num¬ meeting four-story wing provide of Medicine and was elected of an offices and Surgery, Dr. Clifton M. Miller ber wards, operating room, physicians' nurses' Dr. Mark W. W. eis. On 3 the Germantown president; Peyser, secretary; Dr. Brovrnley quart February Hospital purchased Foster, assistant Dr. William A. treas¬ for $10.000 an additional of 250x226 secretary; Shepherd, plot ground measuring urer, and Dr. Alfred L. councilor. feet, en which to build an addition to that institution.-Ac¬ Gray, cording to the monthly report of the state dispensary for the Richmond Deaths.—During December there were 226 deaths treatment of tuberculosis recently opened in this city, 170 in Richmond, equivalent to an annual rate of 23.G0 per 1.000. Chief death causes were: persons applied for treatment during January.-The among Pneumonia, 43; tuberculosis, report of the for shows that 34; organic heart diseases, 18; cerebral hemorrhage, 17; nephri¬ Polyclinic Hospital January and violence 10. 12G patients were admitted to the institution; 1.614 new tis, 16, (including suicide), patients visited the dispensaries and 606 persons were Personal.—Drs. Cullom B. Jones, Henry R. Carter and Alfred treited in the accident department. The total number of C. Ray have been appointed members of the health board of yisits made to the dispensaries aggregated 1,673.-In a Ashland.-Dr. Carl R. Young has succeeded Dr. William A. general order issued by Director Clay, February 2, the Med¬ Strole as ambulance physician of the City Hospital, Richmond. ico-Chirurgi cal Hospital was placed on the eligible list to re¬ -Dr. .1. Boling Jones, Petersburg, was operated on for appen¬ ceive trolley accident cases falling in the hands of the police dicitis at the Petersburg Hospital, January 23.-Dr. Edward department. The director's original order named certain hos¬ E. Feild. Norfolk, has been elected a member of the executive council of the District Medical pitals to which such cases should not be conveyed by the po¬ Second Society. lice patrol. The names of the Polyclinic and Jefferson hos- Tuberculosis Organization.—The state committee of the In¬ were added to the names of eligibles on November 27. ternational Congress on Tuberculosis held its first meeting Feb¬ Çitals'he German. Roosevelt, Presbyterian and Mount Sinai hos¬ ruary 8 in Richmond. The following officers were chosen: pitals are still under the police ban.-The report of the Uni¬ Chairman, Dr. Charles R. Grandy, Norfolk; vice-chairman, Dr. versity Hospital for 1907 shows that the number of patients Ernest C. Levy, Richmond, and secretary, Dr. John R. Bagby, admitted was 4,089, as compared with 3,727 in 1906. The Newport News. The chairman was empowered to appoint an number of free patients treated reached 2,820, as compared with executive committee to consider all matters relating to Vir¬ 2,381 for 1906. The total cost of maintenance was $206,- ginia's participation in the congress. The general committee 144.34, against $200.082.28—an increase of $151.06 over the was enlarged by the election of a number of laymen, several previous year, with considerably increased service. of whom are women prominent in public work. Governor Swanson has addressed communications to the mayors of the SOUTH DAKOTA. leading cities in the state and to the heads of such institutions M. has been as have it in their power to contribute exhibits showing the Personal.—Dr. Adolphe Giffin, Rapid City, ap¬ of tuberculosis work in pointed district surgeon for tbe Chicago & Northwestern Rail¬ progress Virginia. way.-Dr. John D. Brooks, Fort Meade, sailed for Panama, Contagious Diseases.—During December tuberculosis was re¬ December 30. ported from 71 counties; typhoid fever from 51; whooping

Downloaded From: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/ by a Oakland University User on 06/02/2015 cough from 39; diphtheria from 25; measles from 26, and set. The attorney aeneral has directed the district attorney of smallpox and scarlet fever each from 11.-A case of leprosv St. Croix County to inquire into the matter. has been discovered near Sussex The is Yale, County. patient Hospital Notes.—St. was a Russian woman, who has been in America about 19 Mary's Hospital, Watertown, years. opened to the public January 9.-The new Home for Incur¬ -Trenholm has been placed under quarantine on account of the of ables, which is being erected at Milwaukee Hospital, with the prevalence smallpox.-Warrants were issued January gift of $50,000 made Mr. Frederick is 25 for 12 women and 4 refused to be vaccinated by Layton, nearing men, Avho completion. The will accommodate about 55 under the vaccination order of Roanoke.-Two cases building patients. general Found the of smallpox have been discovered among the students of the Guilty.—In case of Dr. Edward C. Schnittker, Medical College of Virginia.-Smallpox is said to be raging charged with having caused the death of Miss Anna Severson, near Green. The courts have been and the who died June 6, 1906, from the effects of an Bowling suspended the illegal operation, public schools closed.-The high school at Palmyra has been jury is said to have found the defendant guilty of man¬ in the second a suspended on account of the prevalence of measles. slaughter degree. In second petition, the jury is said to have asked for leniency. WASHINGTON. Communicable Diseases.—Diphtheria is to be in reported epi¬ Hospital Notes.—It is announced that a marine hospital is to demic Washburn.--Scabies is so prevalent in one of the be erected and maintained at H'oquiam.-Drs. Eugene S. school districts in Stettin, near Wausau, that steps have been Clark and Dalton, Sumas, are a in the taken to close the school for a short in order to equipping building the time, prevent south end of the toAvn to be used as a hospital, pending the spread of the disease.-Scarlet fever is reported to be building of a public hospital. epidemic at Mygatts Corners.-Smallpox is said to be ex¬ the Pardon.—The State Board of Pardons, at its session in tremely prevalent on Oneida Reservation.-La Crosse is Urge said to have 15 of Walla Walla. an unconditional about cases smallpox, and compulsory vac¬ January 20, recommended par¬ cination is the don for Dr. Mary A. Latham, Spokane, convicted in the Su¬ urged by health officers. perior Court of Spokane County on the charge of arson in 1905, Personal.—Dr. Frank B. Golley has been elected president, and sentenced to four years' imprisonment in the penitentiary. and Dr. Arthur T. Holbrook, secretary-treasurer, of the staff of the Personal.—Drs. Charles E. McClure, Stuart V. R. Hooker and Emergency Hospital, Milwaukee.-Dr. Daniel B. Collins, George N. McLaughlin have been appointed school medical in¬ Madison, was recently operated on for appendicitis in Madison of J. Helton has been General Hospital.-Dr. John W. Coon, spectors Seattle.-Dr. Alfred appointed dent of formerly superinten¬ Thomas Tetreau.- the Milwaukee County Hospital, has as¬ health officer of North Yakima, vice Dr. sumed Wauwatosa, Dr. Philip Frank, North Yakima, has been elected president ol the management of the Valmora Ranch Sanatorium, the Board Dr. Elmer has Watrous, N. M.-At the annual meeting of the Wisconsin State of Health, and E. Heg, Seattle, State been re-elected its secretary for the seventh time. Board of Health and Vital Statistics, held in Madison, January 29, Dr. William F. was re-elected Sentenced.—William M. Granite Whyte, Watertown, Illegal Practitioner Green, president.-Dr. Frederick W. Monroe, sur¬ Falls, is said to have been fined 2, for Byers, formerly $50, January practicing geon general of the state, has announced his intention of re¬ medicine Avithout a license.-Henry C. Karnopp, Spokane, tiring from practice.-Dr. George C Ruhland, citv bacteriol¬ Avith medicine without a was fined charged practicing .license, ogist of Milwaukee, is ill with diphtheria, contracted while en¬ $50. January 18, and was also ordered to return $70 in fees gaged in his official duties. paid by a patient to him.-Theodore H. Wheeler, Tacoma, on January 30 is said to have been found guilty of practicing GENERAL. medicine Avithout a license and fined. Personal.—Dr. John Sayre Marshall, examining and super¬ Communicable Diseases.—Smallpox is reported from Castle vising dental surgeon, U. S. Army, who has been in the East, Rock.-There are said to be 23 cases of smallpox in Albion. and recently visited his friends in his former home, -There are several cases of smallpox near Belma.-Wen- Chicago, has left for the Philippine Islands on a two years' tour of atchee is reported to have about 60 cases of smallpox, the duty. schools have been closed and compulsory A'accination has been ordered.-Scarlet fever is reported at Cheney.-The schools Hospital Ship Wanted.—The chief of the bureau of medicine and surgery, TJ. S. has asked the on of St. John were closed February 1 for one Aveek on account of Navy House committee the prevalence of scarlet fever. naval affairs to recommend an appropriation of $1.000.000 for the construction and equipment of a hospital ship for the WEST VIRGINIA. Navy. Malpractice Suit.—In the suit against Dr. William W. Hodgkins Fund Prize.—The Smithsonian Institution an¬ Golden, Elkins, president of the state medical association, in nounce;,, that in connection with the approaching International which damages to the amount of $10,000 was asked on account Congress on Tuberculosis, to be held in Washington, Septem¬ of alleged malpractice, the jury returned a verdict in favor of ber 21 to October 12, a prize of $1,500 is offered for the best the defendant. treatise that may be submitted to that congress on "The Rela¬ Personal.—Dr. AndreAV J. Noome, Wheeling, has been elected tion of Atmospheric Air to Tuberculosis." This fund is the vice-president of the Ohio County Medical Society, vice Dr. income of a donation made in 1891 by Dr. Thomas G. Hodg- M. Hall, H. kins, Setauket, N. Y., the object of which was "the increase Harry resigned.-Dr. Byron Baguley, Wheeling, and has been made assistant surgeon general of the state, Avith the diffusion of more exact knowledge in regard to the nature rank of lieutenant colonel.-Dr. John E. Cannaday, Glendale, and properties of atmospheric air in connection with the wel¬ has returned from Europe. fare of man." The treatise may be written in English, French, German, Spanish or Italian. The treatises will be examined Society Meetings.—At the annual meeting of the Marion and the awarded Medical Association, held in Fairmont, the prize by a committee appointed by the sec¬ County following retary of the Smithsonian Institution in connection with the officers were elected: President, Dr. Fred W. Hill; vice-presi¬ officers of the Dr. C. W. Dr. James W. International Congress on Tuberculosis. The dent, Waddell; secretary, McDonald; is reserved to award no if the Dr. H. Dr. Claude L. right prize, in judgment of the treasurer, William Sands; censor, Holland, committee, no contribution of and to the state Dr. James J. all of sufficient merit is offered to delegate society, Durrett, warrant such action. The Smithsonian also Fairmont.-The Eastern Panhandle Medical com¬ Institution re¬ Association, serves the right to publish the prize treatise. Further infor¬ posed of physicians of Jefferson, Morgan and Berkeley Counties, mation will be at its annual held in elected the follow¬ ,if desired, furnished by Mr. William D. Wnl- meeting Charlestown, cott, secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, ing officers: President, Dr. William Neill, Charlestown; vice- D. Washing¬ Drs. A. Bruce ton, C. presidents, Eagle, Martinsburg, and Geor?e CANADA, S. West, GerrardstoAvn; secretary, Dr. Richard E. Venning, Charlestown, and treasurer, Dr. Francis M. Phillips, Harpers Society Meetings.—The Canadian Medical Association will Ferry. hold its annual meeting this year in Ottawa, June 9 to 11. WISCONSIN. Dr. Montizambert, director general of public health, Ottawa, Sanitarium. Burns.—The OconomoAvoe Health Resort, Lake is the president.-The Ontario Medical Association will hold NagaAvicka, which is in charge of Dr. Arthur W. Rogers, for¬ its annual meeting in Hamilton, Ont., May 26-28, under the merly of Wauwatosa. was destroyed by fire January 15, with presidency of Dr. Ingersoll Olmsted, Hamilton. a loss of in the $25.000. The. 25 patients institution were Health of Winnipef fer December, 1907.—There were 10 safely removed to neighboring farmhouses. cases of typhoid fever in Winnipeg in December; 35 of scarlet Till at Werk Again.—John Till, Avho recently paid a fine of fever; 33 of diphtheria; 6 of measles; 2 of tuberculosis, with 2 $50 for practicing medicine without a license, is nOAV said to deaths; 22 of mumps; 9 of erysipelas; 2 of chickenpox, and 2 have opened an office ''for the practice of medicine" at Somer- of smallpox. Smallpox seems to be on the increase both in

Downloaded From: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/ by a Oakland University User on 06/02/2015 Winnipeg and throughout Manitoba. Outbreaks of a mild Banquet for Neisser.—The leading lights in the profession character have appeared in -Car-men, Rossiter and Stonewall. and the public authorities at Berlin tendered a banquet to Albert on his return from his research British Association for the Advancement of Science.—The Neisser, January 31, on in of toasted the teacher this in Canada was in syphilis Java. Arning Hamburg first occasion association assembled and Frankfurt toasted Madame 1884 in next in Toronto in and it will meet investigator, and Ehrlich of Montreal; 1897; "the true of the scientist. In his in in 1909. has been Neisser, complement" reply Winnipeg Already considerable progress Neisser that his research in Java had not led to the made in the for the The Dominion said arrangements meeting. of a serum or vaccination for will for the and the discovery curative preventive government grant $25,000 entertainment, but that it had established that mercury not in direction are estimated in the syphilis, only expenses altogether this neigh¬ has but neutralizes the toxin. borhood of $50,000. a symptomatic action, certainly and in Columbia.— Goiter Research in Switzerland.—The Ally. med. Ct.-Ztg. Patent Proprietary Medicines British in for mili¬ A bill to the sale of and medi¬ states that of the young men enrolled Switzerland regulate "patent" proprietary on of cines in the province of British Columbia is before the legisla¬ tary service who have to be rejected account physical more than 14 cent, are on account of goi¬ ture of that It that the formula or pre¬ defects, per rejected province. provides ter. The 1901-1905 were 6,922 with goiter out of of each or medicine shall be figures for scription "patent" proprietary for various reasons. A committee has on the outside of each bottle or on of a 40,736 rejected physical printed package pain been formed in for of endemic fine. The bill is to into force 1908. For the recently SAvitzerland study heavy go August, to some of the most in the first offense the fine is to be $250; for the second, $500. goiter, which prominent physicians country belong. The committee has entered on its work with New Laboratories Opened.—The new medical laboratories special energy owing to the increasing importance of goiter in building in connection Avith Queen's University, Kingston, Ont., respect to the military service. on of 14. was opened formally the afternoon January Biology, in China.—Consul- and will be ac¬ Epidemic Outbreak Resembling Plague histology, pathology, physiology bacteriology General FoAvler, at December 21, an epi¬ commodated in this neAV Dean Connell, in TengchoAV, reports, building. referring demic outbreak in that of a disease resembling plague to the of stated that the was established city past Queen's, faculty AA'hich has caused over 200 deaths. In some of the city a in 1854. The Ontario contributed $50,000 toward parts government fatal case occurred in every house, and in some instances this neAV and the of Hon. Dr. nearly building, minister education, entire families died of the disease. Death is reported as occur¬ stated that he had never seen so well Pyne, money spent. ring within a few hours or days of the onset of the disease. Tuberculosis.—British Columbia is taking active steps to The city officials have received orders to clean the city and an restrict the prevalence of tuberculosis. During this year the attempt is being made to organize paid rat destruction. The provincial government has given $20,000 for the equipment of disease is said to have been introduced by laborers from Man¬ an anti-tuberculosis sanatorium; the Medical Society has con¬ churia. A later telegram states that the epidemic is becoming tributed $30,000; the Canadian Pacific Railway, $10,000, and less severe. the citizens, $20,000, making a total of $85.000. A command¬ Deaths in the Poor and Wealthy Precincts of Paris.—The ing site has been secured on the bank of the Thompson River, latest statistics in regard to Paris sIioav that measles, scarlet eight miles west of Kamloops, 11,000 feet above sea level, feA'er, diphtheria, infantile diarrhea, tuberculosis, meningitis with an average rainfall of 10 inches and a light snowfall. A and cirrhosis of the liver predominate in the poorer quarters, farmhouse on the has been so as to large grounds rearranged as has also been observed in other European capitals. On the accommodate 15 patients in addition to the superintendent, other hand, typhoid fever and cancer do not seem to be influ¬ nurses and others. The sanatorium was formally opened Nov. enced by the wealth or poverty of the precinct, and congenital 15, 1907, and 15 patients are noAv undergoing treatment.-A tlebility and deformities of various kinds prevail most numer¬ high mortality still prevails in Ontario from tuberculosis. Dur¬ ously among the well to do, the middle classes and merchants ing 1907 the division registrars reported 1,933 deaths, as shoAving the maximum. The Semaine Med., January 29, gives against 1,996 for the previous year. Tuberculosis caused the the details from the last annual bulletin published by Ber- deaths of 874 more persons in the province in 1907 than did tillon, chief of the vital statistics office. scarlet smallpox, fever, diphtheria, measles, whooping cough neAv international enteric fever for the fact that 11 New International Journal of Epilepsy.—A and together. Having regard be is be devoted to the study cent, the deaths in is due to the quarterly, to called Epilepsia, to per of Ontario tuberculosis, treatment of disease from the social and Ontario board of health will recommend the to and this therapeutic, gOA'ernment of view. It is announced as under the enact notification of tuberculosis judicial points patron¬ legislation making compul¬ age of Drs. W. Bechterew, O. BinsAvanger, J. Hughlings Jack¬ sory. In the ten years from 1896 to 1906 there have been L. H. Obersteiner and F. The editorial from tuberculosis in the The records son, Luciani, Raymond. 36.700 deaths province. staff includes the names of H. Claude, Paris; A. Turner, Lon¬ show that there are about 12,000 cases continually in existence don; L. Bruns, HanoA-er; W. P. Spratling, Sonyea, N. Y., and throughout the province. Dr. Forbes Godfrey, member of the J. Donath, Buda-Pesth, who is the active editor for the first from Mimico, has a resolution to the On¬ as legislature proposed year, with L. J. J. Muskens of Amsterdam secretarv. tario legislature, calling for the appointment of a commission French, German and English will be the official languages. to investigate the conditions in the province Avith regard to The is not yet announced. Scheltemer and Holkema of of a price tuberculosis, and as to the advisability establishing pro¬ Amsterdam are to be the publishers. Subscriptions may be vincial sanatorium. forAvarded through the Journal of Mental and Nervous Dis¬ FOREIGN. eases, 64 West Fifty-sixth Street, Ncav York. Scandinavian Congress for Internal Medicine.—The Sixth Introduction of Women Nurses into French Military Hospi¬ Northern Congress for Internal Medicine will meet at Bergen tals.—The hospital connected Avith the military medical school early in July to discuss the diagnosis of incipient tuberculosis at Val-de-Grâce, near Paris, is to be equipped Avith Avomen of the lungs and functional diagnostics in general. nurses—a great innoA'ation for France. If found to work sat¬ as the in the other Celebration of the Centenary of Darwin's Birth.—The isfactorily, has long been case England, be Avith Avomen nurses. The council of the senate of the University of Cambridge has military hospitals will supplied that the of the birth of Charles Dar¬ nurses at Val-de-Grñce are to be appointed by a competitive recommended centenary comments it would win be celebrated the the Aveek examination, and the Presse Médicale that by university during begin¬ from insti¬ ning June 20, 1908. be much better to have the authorities select other tutions nurses best adapted for the purpose instead of trusting Koch's Lantern Talk on Sleeping Sickness.—Kaiser Wilhelm to the results of such an examination. The editorial further and his wife were present at the lantern talk given by Robert queries whether the military authorities aim to supply for Koch January 30, portraying his experiences in Africa and their hospitals a picked force of high-grade trained nurses or the present condition of sleeping sickness. He starts March whether they will be Avilling to accept nurses of the grade of 1 for a trip around the world, coming to America first, as maids of all work, devoted but ignorant. Such an important already mentioned. innovation, it says, should be managed Avith wisdom. The force in French Prize for Work on Gastric Ulcer.—The committee accommodations for the nursing the hospitals Alvarenga so of were in charge of the awarding of the Alvarenga prize of $200 an¬ are generally uninviting—as most the buildings so the service has not hitherto attracted nounces as the theme for 1909, "The Internal and Surgical built long ago—that as and but Treatment of Chronic Gastric Ulcer and Its Results." Compet¬ the same grade of women in America England, these are remedied. is ing works must be sent with name in a separate sealed envelope conditions being gradually Germany to Professor Strauss, Kurfürstendamm 239, Berlin W., 50. The also introducing women nurses into some of the army and name of the prize winner will be announced July 14, 1909. navy hospitals.

Downloaded From: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/ by a Oakland University User on 06/02/2015 LONDON LETTER. Therapeutics (From Our Regular Correspondent.) Feb. 1908. London, 1, Lobar Pneumonia. Epidemic of Influenza in London. (Concluded from page 545.) Influenza of a virulent type is prevalent in London and the provinces. Thirty-two deaths due to the disease occurred in generai, treatment. one week and in the three preceding weeks 28, 21 and 25, There is no acute disease that needs fresh air and of In other of the and in plenty respectively. parts country Edinburgh it so much as does whole lobe of a and Glasgow the disease is also rife. pneumonia. With a lung, or more, unable to respire, fresh, clean, oxygenated air is an Sudden Alcohol. Delirium Tremens and Deprivation of absolute necessity. The frequency of the respirations is di¬ It has often been stated that it is dangerous for the subjects minished, the heart is slowed, and the becomes of delirium tremens to be deprived of alcohol suddenly, but the temperature lowered. There should be no drafts on the but the recently statistics of and Wales con¬ patient, published prison England windows fute this. During the year, 212,000 persons were incarcerated, should be wide open; the open-air treatment of pneu¬ of whom 132 died. In the latter, delirium tremens was certified monia is an unexpected success. as a cause of or a condition at death in 3 cases. only Yet The same cleanliness and the same care of the mouth as is 63.000 persons, of whom one-third were were sent to females, advised in fever should be carried out in prison for drunkenness. Many other prisoners were of course typhoid carefully notorious drinkers. Among the prisoners (suddenly deprived pneumonia. Also, in this very exhausting and rapid disease of alcohol) 246 cases of delirium tremens were recorded, of the patient should not be often disturbed when he is quietly which one-fourth occurred in Of 4 men and females. these, sleeping, either for medicine or for nourishment. women were certified as insane and sent to an 159 asylum, No coal-tar or other men and 59 women had recovered, and 16 men and 6 women products antipyretic drugs or cardiac were discharged at the end of their term. Epileptiform con¬ depressants should be administered after the first twenty-four vulsions were rare among alcoholic prisoners. hours of pneumonia. If the temperature is troublesomely Dr. Hughlings Jackson and the National Hospital for the high, which it generally will not be with the proper fresh-air Paralyzed and Epileptic. treatment, the patient may be sponged with tepid water. This The staff of the National Hospital for the Paralvzed and sponging should be confined to the abdomen and extremities. has Epileptic commemorated the long services of Dr. Hugh- The thorax should not be for and Jackson to the and a sponged except cleanliness, lings hospital to neurology by placing then with hot water. It is marble bust representing him in the hall. The "father of not necessary to sponge to reduce neurologv" is now consulting physician to this hospital and to temperature if the fever is below 103 F., as, unlike typhoid tbe London hospital. He is the most distinguished of that fever, this disease does not tend to last for weeks, and a tem¬ distinguished of workers who formed the staff of this group perature above 102 F. for a few days can do no or even a and who have built the science harm, hospital generation ago up above 103 F. for of neurology in this country—Brown-Séquard, Russell Rey¬ a short time. nolds, Buzzard, Bastian. Gowers. These men have been suc¬ Gentle massage of the extremities, with or without alcohol, ceeded by names equally eminent—Ferrier, Beevor, Omerod, aids the circulation, promotes the excretion of muscle toxins, and Victor Horsley, Risien Russell others. In the period, and often aids in relieving the toxemia. between 1880 and 1890 the hospital was not only the center of neurologic interest in Great Britain but of neurologie prog¬ Pneumonia patients have been fed too much. It is unwise ress in the world. Students from everv country in Europe to push nutrition or to give large quantities, even of milk, at as indeed still and from America flocked to it, thev do. Simi¬ any one time in this disease. Indigestion with consequent flatu¬ patients come to it from all over the world—even from larly, lence and tympanites is a condition serious in such distances as Asia, the United States and the British very pneumo¬ colonies. nia, and any nutriment found to cause gastric or intestinal VIENNA LETTER. disturbance should not be given. If milk agrees with the (From Our Regular Correspondent.) patient perhaps there is no nutriment better, but a quart, at Jan. Vienna, 27, 1008. the outside limit, in twenty-four hours is sufficient. Two raw An a Epidemic of Influenza. eg

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