Show G CRITICISM OF DOCTORS Dr Hazel Complains of Drs Mayo and McCoy DISCUSSED MEDICAL ETHICS I Dr ITarel Charged that McCoy was I I not a Physician but that He Had I Meddled with Ono of His Patients After which Dr Mayo Sent the Patient Pa-tient to the Pesthousc Hazel Insisted In-sisted that Health Officer Should not Ignore the Regular Physician May Proceed Against McCoy I The Salt Lake Medical society cn Jojed something of an ethical breeze at Ito meeting last night In the Joint I building the cause for action being the question as to how far a health officer of-ficer IB warranted In taking charge of a case of contagious disease where the case Is supposed or Is known to be in charge of another regularly practicing physician The discussion was started I i j by a paper entitled A Question of Ethics by I Dr T II Ilaael of this I city The doctor said that up to Saturday Sat-urday last he had believed every reported re-ported case of variola genuine but now he had his doubts as to some or them VISIT OF MCOY Morgan Rowland of Fourth West I street of whose family he was the attending at-tending physician had been visited by I Dr Mayo at the Instance of the so called Dr McCoy and sent to the pest house although noted medical authorities authori-ties say that a correct diagnosis of variola cannot be made on the first visit Rowland had no premonitory systems characteristic of variola IIi I fact his indisposition was being treat jed I j-ed without the advice of a physician Dr Hazel said he was Informed bv the patients mother that he went to how landss house staggering drunk and L offered the sick man a bottle of whisky and a cigar which were declined with thinks McCoys proffered services asa as-a physician were also declined wnere upon he went off angered and reported the case as smallnox I hrOlovo l ff v I i 1 lesions of acne led l Dr Mayo to ilk l the diagnosis he did said the speaker HAD BEEN IGNORED Dr Hazel claimed that It was not right for a health olllcer to thus Ignore the regular family physician and especially espe-cially In this case confirm the diagnosis of aman who never saw the Inside ota ot-a medical institution of learning for L purposes of Instruction Mr McCoy Dr Hazel further said was an Illegal competitor and should I I not be thus encouraged and the public I should be protected from him DI Hazel in conclusion maintained he I would not believe Mr Rowlands had variola unless another member of the I same family now In quarantine is stricken with the disease HAZELS CAUSE QUESTIONED Dr Wilcox doubted whether Dr Ha zel had just grounds for complaint as he had not seen the patient for three weeks although he was the family physician and City Physician King I stated that it was Invariably his prac ice lo consult with physician where IIQ found one in attendance in a suspected 1 contagious disease But In this case there was none in immediate attend ance As to McCoy he would undoubU edly be proceeded against for attempt Ing to practice without a license Tho sentiment of the society seemed to be in this vein Time society then adjourned to Dr Pfoutzs office to witness an Xray ex amlnallon of the foot of Mrs William Fitzgerald wife of City Fireman Fit gerald to locate a needle believed to be lodged there The needle was found 1 under tile ball of the great toe where It can be extracted at any time Dr L Pfoutzs medical brethren aver that ho further illustrated the efficiency of the Xray by 1 showing them the pulsations S of his heart but they could not prop I erly note the workings of that usful or gun because of the largr diamond stud on the shirt in front of it |