TRANSACTIONS OF THE C O N G R ES S AmericanPhysicians and Surgeons F O UR T E E N T H T R I E N N I A L S E S S I O N HELD AT WA H NGT D (i S O N . I , . M a l s t and nd 19 8 y 2 , 2 PUBLISHED BY THE CONGRESS N NNN NNNNN NNNNN Ente r e d ac c o rding to Ac t o f Co ngre ss i n th e y e ar 1 93 0 R TEI N R MD e r h n b WALTER . E . e c r ta o f t e Co r e s s y S , , S y g o f Copies may be had the Secretary . T HE T UTTLE MO REHO US E TAYLOR CO MP ANY NEW HAVEN ONN , , , C . TAB LE OF C ONTENT S Table o f Contents Titles O f Papers to be read at Congress Officers O f th e Cong ress Executive Co mmittee Committe e O f Arrang e me nts Past Officers o f th e Cong ress By -Laws o f the Cong ress Minute s Of th e Fourteenth Sessiono f th e Cong re ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ’ THE PRESIDENT S ADDRES S :— THE DECLINE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN ITS RELATI ON TO O B OB M DERN MEDICINE ; Y D R. THE ALD SMITH THE HEART 19-90 DR V 1 — 8 ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF HEART DISEASE ; by . HA EN EMERSON 9 3 HE R DR E -6 1 H . S T EA T IN INFECTION ; by . HOM R F WIFT 39 — E H EA D L . H E 62 TH EFFECT OF STRAIN ON T E H RT ; by R. PAU D W IT 75 H E DR COMMENTS ON T E TREATM NT OF HEART DISEASE ; by . B R K JAMES . HE RIC D ISCUSSION DR . E . P . CARTER DR H . A . E . CO N DR NE . GEORGE CA Y ROBINSON DR W L . HENRY SE A L DR . LOUIS FAUGERES BISHOP V DR. S . A . LE INE W DR . HOMER F . S IFT DR H . PAUL D . W ITE BUSINES S SES SI ON OF THE CO NGRES S OFFICERS O F THE C ONGRES S O F 1 92 8 P RES ID EN T . n OB . i t . THE ALD SMITH , M D , Pr ce on , N J - - C P S N S e x o ffic i o . VI E RE I D E T , n n O B t . A . MCKENZIE F R ES , Mo real , Ca ada PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN ORTHOPEDIC ASSOCIATION . X O . J . CLA T N GITTINGS , Philadelphia, Pa PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN PEDIATRIC SOCIETY . OBLIN . JAMES W . J G, New York City PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PATHOLOGISTS AND BACTERIOLOGISTS . B WALTER E . LAM ERT, New York City . H E H H E PRESIDENT OF T E AM RICAN OP T ALMOLOGICAL SOCI TY . MAX . u O . A . G LDSTEIN , St Lo is PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN OTOLOGICAL SOCIETY . CHARLES L . DANA , New York City . PRESIDENT OF THE AMERI CAN NEUROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION . BRETTA ER O U . J SEPH , New York City H PRESIDENT OF T E AMERICAN GYNECOLOGICAL SOCIETY . ER TER u . O O . O S TT H F , Milwa kee, Wisc PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN DERMATOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION . n . B t . CHARLES S UTLER , Washing o , D C H M A PRESIDENT OF T E A ERICAN SOCIETY OF TROPIC L MEDICINE. B O . D . RYS N DELAVAN , New York City R P ESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN LARYNGOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION . X O n EMMET RI F RD , San Fra cisco , Cal . I PRESIDENT OF THE AMER CAN SURGICAL ASSOCIATION . O . J SEPH H PRATT , Boston , Mass . PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN CLIMATOLOGICAL AND CLINICAL ASSOCIATION . OF T HE iv OFFICERS CONGRESS . h DR . o c . ALDRED S WARTHIN , Ann Arb r, Mi H C H PRESIDENT OF T E A SSOCIATION OF AMERI AN P YSICIANS . B B Ne w R . D . HENRY G . UG EE , York City H R - PRESIDENT OF T E AME ICAN ASSOCIATION OF GENITO URINARY SURGEONS . DR . St. u s . EVARTS A GRAHAM , Lo i , MO . H H U E PRESIDENT OF T E AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR T ORACIC S RG RY . A E S R R. S ECRETARY . T RE U R O . R W T D . D . AL ER R STEINER , J HN E LANE, St . 6 6 u . 4 Asyl m Ave , 59 Colleg e , n nn f . Hart ord, Conn . New Have , Co E EXE CUTIV E CO MMITTE . A ALT * 2 1 n RM 6 . n h i an DR W . S . arm . C C , ILLIAM H , St Ro a t n New Haven, Co n . n n D R De le ate . D . t L S GREENE, g , Washi g o , C n l n . A te rnat . R . B D . O e t J HN W URKE , , Washi g o , D C Re pre s e nting th e AMERICAN OPHTHALMOLOGICAL SOCIETY . n DR O De le ate t . CHARLES W . RICHARDS N , g , Washing o , D C DR B Alt rna t . O e te . J SEPH RYAN , , Washing on , D C Re e tin t ER L ET pr sen g he AM ICAN OTOLOGICA SOCI Y. l n . R D ate t . D . W W e e ILLIAM A . HITE , g , Washing o , D C l DR . A rnate . T te J RAMSEY HUN , , New York City, N Y i h Re pre s e nt ng t e AMERICAN NEUROLOGICAL SOCIETY . * DR . D l t . B W O e e a e . J ESLEY VEE , g , Washington , D C DR n Alt t . B n t O e r a e . G R WN MILLER , , Washing o , D C Re pre se nting th e AMERICAN GYNECOLOGICAL SOCIETY . DR LLI R . P O TZE D l ate . e e . SIGMUND , g , New York City, N Y DR . O . Alt r t nn e na e . J HN E LANE , , New Haven, Co Re pre se nting th e AMERICAN DERMATOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION . DR O . B D l at n . e e e t . J SEPH H RYAN , g , Washing o , D C DR . B O Al nat te r e t . D RYS N DELAVAN , , New York Ci y , N . Y R e pre s e nting th e AMERICAN LARYNGOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION . DR * . ARMALT n . C De le ate Ne w n n WILLIAM H , g , Have , Co . DR . Al at te rn e . JAMES F MITCHELL, , Washington , D C R e pre se nting th e AMERICAN SURGICAL ASSOCIATION . OFFICERS OF TH E CONGRESS . O De le ate . DR. THOMAS DARLINGT N , g , New York City, N Y DO CHEZ Alte rnate . DR. ALPHONSE , , New York City , N Y I Re pre s e nting th e AMERICAN CLIMATOLOGICAL AND CLIN CAL ASSOCIATION . ATT D l at WO ODY e e e . R O . D . R LLIN T , g , Chicago, Ill B BB Alte rnate o o . R . D . GERALD WE , , Colorado Springs , C l Re pr e s e nting th e ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN PHYSICIANS . De le ate t . DR . FRANCI S R HAGNER , g , Washing on, D C O Alte rnate . DR . HUGH H Y UNG, , Baltimore , Md - R Re p re s e nting th e AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF GENITO URINA Y SURGEONS . De le ate . R . B D . WILLIAM S AER, g , Baltimore , Md l B A te rnate . DR . A RUCE GILL, , Philadelphia , Pa O H Re pre s e nting th e AMERICAN RT OPEDIC ASSOCIATION . l ate De e . DR . J . P C GRIFFITH , g , Philadelphia, Pa * l n . A te rnate . DR . t . SAMUEL S ADAMS , , Washi g on , D C Re pr e se nting th e AMERICAN PEDIATRIC SOCIETY . l DR. De e ate . PAUL A LEWI S , g , Philadelphia, Pa DR Alte rnate . JAMES EWING, , New York City, N Y . Re pre se nting th e AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PATHOLOGISTS AND B R ACTE IOLOGISTS . DR . l a O De e te . t J SEPH F SILER , g , Washing on , D C Alt at e rn e , i h Re pre s e nt ng t e AMERICAN SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE . DR B O . R. D l te . e e a . R ERT T MILLER , J , g , Baltimore, Md DR O . u . t . J HN L YATES , Al ernate, Milwa kee , Wisc Re r e ntin h RA p e s g t e AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THO CIC SURGERY . Deceased . MMI T EE F A RANGEMEN CO T O R TS . DR . O . 1 1 n 0 . W . t . L UIS S GREENE, 7 Rhode Island Ave , N , Washing o , D C O th R O H HA I f e AME ICAN P T LMOLOGICAL SOC ETY . DR O . 1 0 1 u W. SCAR A M MC KIMMIE, 3 Massach setts Ave . , N . , Wash in n to . O th e O g , D C f AMERICAN TOLOGICAL SOCIETY . DR ’ . W . S . z s t . ILLIAM A WHITE, t Eli abeth Hospi al , Washington , D C O th e f AMERICAN NEUROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION .