Show DOCTORS FINISH WORK ORK Sixth Sith Annual Meeting of State Society Ends 1 ARE AEE ELECTED PROVO SELECTED AS AZ A THE NEXT T NT MEETING PLACE PLC 4 I The second session of the ie annual meeting of the Utah Uth State Medical as association a in i the te council counci chum cham chamber cha ber her at 10 yesterday morning moring with wih President Bower In the te chair chr After Ater the routine business of the morn mornIng mor morning Ing had bad been disposed of the remainder of or the te time was wa devoted devoed to the Ute reading rading of a number of interesting tapers papers on Questions of leading interest interest to the members member of the association Dr DrA A C Ewing led with wih a very yer in interesting interesting paper on the te subject Do Doctors Disagree Dis ee The Te doctor took tok the position that tat they did agree ree to a much greater geater extent than han they were supposed to do and ad stood upon com corn common common cornmon mon principles grounds gounds in nearly all al fundamental Dr P C McKenna followed with an Interesting paper on the te subject subject Thrombosis of the te Dural Durl Sinuses in n which he pointed out some ome cases cae which had come under his knowledge and ad showed the nature of them tem Dr W M hi Woodring of Mount M Pleas Pleasant Plea Pleasant ant then read a o a paper on how to con cn conduct duct a case of labor normal nora or emer emergent emergent emergent gent The Te doctor pointed Out dut the te quaIl qualifications of ofa a physician Who practices in such cases ces and necessary precautions precautions tion to be observed by him The as association then adjourned until the af afternoon te a a session Ellerbeck on cit Formaldehyde The afternoon session was wa devoted to the further reading of papers paper and the te election electon of officers for the ensuing year yea The first frt paper for the te afternoon was read by Dr Ellerbeck Elerbeck of this city on onte the te Use of Formaldehyde The Te paper was wa one of the most Interesting of the te day and drew forth considerable for argument ar argument ment both for and against The doctor showed where the te gas gs had been used to good effect in cases caes of catarrh and andas anda andas as a a room rom disinfectant but the most of his paper pap r was wa devoted to o the discussion of its it use as a a a preservative of milk mik Dr J S Gordon of Ogden followed with wih an a Interesting paper on chemistry chemist as a part of a medical course coure Chem Chemistry C Chemistry em the doctor thought was wa ope epa of or orthe the fundamental parts part of a medical education and too much attention could not be paid to t it by the physician who wanted to be thorough in his pro profession profession profession He thought that all al health officers and men In charge of inspection Inspection tion ton of food fod should be good chemists chemist that they might more more thoroughly per perform perform form for their work work Dr H W Coe Cae of Portland Ore then read rea an a Interesting paper on insanity The doctor took up a a number of cases ces which he had had and showed how the I fear of insanity was the cause of num numbers number numbers bers ber of people going insane Mem Members bars bers br of a family caring for another member who was wa insane Inane the te doctor thought was wa the cause cuse of numerous 1 cases ces and he hp h thought the te greatest care cre should uld be taken in such cases ces cesOne One of the most interesting papers paper of ci the afternoon and ad one which called cled L forth for great get praise was wa that of af Dr E EV EV EV V Silver Siver on the subject of Diseases I In SchooL School The Te doctor said sd that ex experience had shown show that tat infectious dis diseases diseases diseases eases were w re more mor flagrant during school I Ithan than tha in holidays One authority he said attributed of the th in infectious infectious diseases among children to t school associations The school room unless conducted on the te strictest hy hygienic hygIenic principles principle offered oferd one bf of f the te best means of spreading Infectious and ad 1 I contagious diseases He also a so spoke of 01 the te effect upon eyesight e and arId gave some interesting figures on the number of pupils with poor eyes in eastern eater L schools school The doctor thought the te med medical me lea ical profession could and ought to do much by building up a demand that tat I children should be thoroughly protect 1 eA eC em from om disease Suggests an n Examination Exton He suggested that a p system should be adopted by which children would be subjected sto to medical examination at regular intervals He further thought that a medical board bar should be b created to work in connection with the school authorities in suppressing the trans transmission transmission mission of disease In n school school The Te paper drew drw forth much approbation and fa favorable favorable orble comment comment The last lat paper was wa read red by Dr Wright on the subject of Diphtheria The paper was a short shor and interesting treatment of the use of if f serum serm in the treatment of severe cases cas After Ater the reading of the te papers paper the unfinished business of the association was wa taken up The report of the publication com corn committee which stated that the proceed proceedings I ings lags of ot this and last lat year would w uld be j published together was read and adopted 1 The report of the committee commire on vac vaccination ac was then read The committee offered the following resolution which I was adopted Resolved That fn fit n order to bring before the te public the he importance of vaccination as a a preventive measure Ithe the Utah Uth State Medical society urges urge upon all aI physicians and health officers the necessity of encouraging this means of preventing smallpox and as a a state society dorse dore the earnestly earnesty same recommend na and and en endorse F S BASCOM BASCOMS S H ALLEN ALLENt ALEN ALLENeR t eR R R S JONES JONS Committee Resolution By y Dr D Pike Pie The following resolution was wa then ten of offered offered offered toy fy Dr Pike of Provo Prove Pro and was adopted with but one dissenting vote Whereas During the past year year smallpox has ha prevailed throughout the state in epidemic form lorm orm more than 1100 cases of the te disease having haYing been re reported reported ported and to o the state board bor of health heat Whereas there tere Is reason to fear the further lurther widespread dissemination of the disease and I I I Whereas Wheres the te present laws of the state fall fail faI to confer noon unon boards bards of health sufficient powers to them to effectively cope with wih the te disease and it i is the he unanimous ion on of the te members member of the Utah Uth State Medical society that vaccination is the only known own preventive and ad that If properly performed is a harmless haless and sure preventive of smallpox Therefore be it i Resolved That it is the te sense of this society that the state legislature of Utah be Uta and hereby Is respectfully petitioned to 10 pass pas such leg as shall invest in the a es te proper au with pow to enforce wih vaccination vaccination nation naton when In their t Ir opinion i it shall become necessary for th the protection of ol the public health The committee on membership re reported re reported ported the following fol wing names Dr T A Robinson Provo PrOve Pr o Dr C C P Elsinore C N Raye Re Bingham J F Critchlow city cit S P Isher Scofield T U MIddleton Cedar City All AU Cea Al were received as members Officers Are Ae Chosen Cos n The Te election electon of officers was wa then ten taken up The nominees for president were C C F P Root of Bait alt Lake J W V Aird Ard of Heber and ad J S Gordon Cordon of Og den Dr Aird received receive the majority o of votes and ad was wa declared president fo for the te ensuing year yean ear For first frt vice president Dr M TT H Hardy Hady of war nominated anc ancon and andon andon on a mot by vote of f the see sec secretary sc ret cast ct for the association J For second vice president Dr D J S Gordon Goron of or Ogden was wa elected elece in th the same manner For treasurer taur Dr Union Worthing ton t on of this city was wa reelected Dr J JC C CE E King was wa also reelected seers secre t ary t After the new ne been In Introduced t Ater ced te the subjecTs subject of f a place for or the th next ext n meeting was taken tk up and Provo ad adjourned d was vas w selected ele The be e association te j J |