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Show TELLS OF MEETINGS OF HEALTH BOARDS Presidont Bnscom of tho Utah. Org-an-ication Reports on the Na- tional Gatherings. TO educate tho public In liygicnlc matters mat-ters out of tho months of babes and ticklings Is tlio ambition of tho health authorities of tho various States, according to Prcnldcnt F. S. Bas- com of tho State Board of Health, who ro-turncd ro-turncd yesterday from the conference of State Boards of Health and Marino hoH-pltal hoH-pltal service at Washington. In plain language, the doctors want to teach tho parents through tho children. It has been found that children aro very receptlvo of now Idcan in medicine and bccljmo so Interested In-terested that they carry their discoveries home. This was only one of the many Interesting Inter-esting matters discussed at tlio conference. confer-ence. Another was the tranHtnlHslon and prevention of yellow fever. Dralnago and kerosene- on stagnant pools to exterminate tho mosquito were generally recommended. recommend-ed. Tho disinfection of railway coaches was gone into. Tho Colorado dclcgato reported re-ported that In Denver the Pullman company com-pany cleans each car with compressed air, washes tho woodwork, nubjects the bedding bed-ding to sunlight and disinfects with for-maldehydo for-maldehydo twice a week or oftcnor The action of tho company Is voluntary and tho matter will bo taken up with tho railways rail-ways In Utah and all other Slates. Hospital cors for tho transportation of pnsscngera aftllctcd with tuberculoids and other diseases were strongly recommended. recommend-ed. Tho possibility of typhoid Infection from oysters was one of tho most striking strik-ing subjects dlscutrtcd. It was thought possible that ihe fattening of iho bivalves in fresh water streams might sometimes result In contamination and it waa decided de-cided to analy20 the waters used for this purpose. Inland residents, however, aro In little danger, as tho preservative fluids In which tho oysters are shipped are germicides. Tho examination of pupils in the public schools for defects of vision and hearing and for throat and catarrhal affections In order that tho troubles muy bo detected and treated ere It Ik too Into received fa-vorablo fa-vorablo consideration. Whoro nothing moro can be done It Is recommended that simple tests be used by tho teachers. Dr. Bascom speaks very highly of. the tests of anti-toxins for strength and purity puri-ty in tho Government laboratory. After leaving Washington he attended tho meeting meet-ing of the American Medical association at Atlantic City ajid heard tho great debate de-bate on tho, effect of collegiate training on tho physical development of women. |