THURSDAY MORNING, JULY TWELVE 9:30 O'CLOCK. Paper, Pure Foods, by H. W. Wiley, M. D., Chief of Bureau of Chemistry, United States Department of Agriculture. Discussion, Joe W. Jackson, M. D., Barre; J. P. Gifford, M. D., Randolph. Paper, The Medico-Legal Work of the State Laboratory in Its Relation to the State, by Prof. H. L. White, MedicoLegal Chemist to State Board of Health. Discussion, Hon. S. Hollister Jackson, Barre; Hon. Warren R. Austin, St. Albans. ACT NO. 90, OF LAWS OF 1900, Authorizes the Establishment of a School of Instruction for Health Officers of the State. In accordance with the provision of this law the Eighth Annual School for the Health Officers of the State will be held in Armory Hall, Burlington, opening Monday evening, July 9, at 8 o'clock. All health officers of the state are hereby notified and called to be present on that date to attend the sessions of said School. Only in case of his sickness will any health officer be excused for non-attendance; such excuse must be filed with the secretary. Per order of the State Board of Health. HENRY D. HOLTON, Secretary. Arrangements will be made with the railroads of the state to give convention rates to all those attending the School. A register of the School will be open at the Armory, where hand baggage and overcoats may be checked at any time. Those who wish board in private families wi!! find there a list of boarding houses. Every member of a local health board should register immediately on arrival. The Laboratory of Hygiene, 196 Main Street, will, as usual, be open at all times to visiting health officials, and all are expected to make free use of the Laboratory rooms. The School sessions are open to the people of Vermont, and all are invited to participate in the discussions as far as the time will permit. Health officers are expected to utilize the opportunity to get information on any points of practical importance in their work, and all will study brevity in their remarks and questions. Program of Ninth Annual School of Instruction for Health Officers June 17th to 20th, Inclusive, 1907. MONDAY EVENING, JUNE SEVENTEEN 8:00 O'CLOCK. Introductory remarks by the President of the State Board of Health, Charles S. Caverly, M. D. Address, Governor Fletcher D. Proctor. Address, Walter J. Bigelow, Mayor of Burlington. TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE EIGHTEEN Purification of Water, by George W. Fuller, C. E., New York City. Discussion, F. O. Sinclair, C. E., Burlington; G. F. B. Willard, Vergennes. Pure Food, by C. P. Moat, S. B., Chemist, State Laboratory. Discussion, Prof. C. H. Jones, Chemist, Experiment Station, Burlington; Arthur Morton, M. D., St. Albans. boro. TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE EIGHTEEN Duties of Health Officers, by H. D. Holton, M. D., Brattle Discussion, S. H. Seeley, M. D., Richmond; S. W. Butterfield. Weathersfield. Infectious Diseases, by Thomas Darlington, M. D., Commissioner of Health, New York City. Discussion, C. F. Ball, M. D., Rutland; W. T. Slayton, M. D., Morrisville. TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE EIGHTEEN 8:00 O'CLOCK. Milk Supplies, with Lantern Slides, by Thomas Darlington, M. D., Commissioner of Health, New York City. Discussion, L. P. Sprague, Food Inspector, State Laboratory; Prof. C. L. Beach, of Experiment Station, Burlington. WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE NINETEEN Disposal of Sewage, by Prof. C. E. A. Winslow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, Mass. Discussion, Prof. J. W. Votey, Burlington; C. W. Peck, M. D., Brandon. Work of Laboratory, by B. H. Stone, M. D., Director and Pathologist, State Laboratory. Discussion, Hon. C. C. Fitts, Attorney General, Brattleboro; C. E. Clark, M. D., Burlington. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE NINETEEN 2:00 O'CLOCK Vital Statistics, by Cressy L. Wilbur, M. D., Chief Statistician, Bureau of the Census, Washington, D.C.; H. B. Whittier, City Clerk, Rutland. Discussion, H. L. Stillson, Bennington; C. W. Howard, M. D., Shoreham. The Vermont Society for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis will take charge of the remainder of the meeting, with the following program, Dr. W. N. Bryant, President of the Society, presiding: WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE NINETEEN 8:00 O'CLOCK. Address, Clinical Diagnosis of Incipient Tuberculosis, by E. O. Otis, M. D., Boston, Mass. Discussion, D. C. Hawley, M. D., Burlington; S. E. Darling, M. D., Hardwick; W. N. Bryant, M. D., Ludlow. Annual Meeting of Vermont Society for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis. THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE TWENTY 9:30 O'CLOCK. Address, Sanatorium Treatment of Tuberculosis, by Frederick L. Hills, M. D., Superintendent of the State Tuberculosis Sanatorium, Rutland, Mass. Discussion, D. D. Grout, M. D., Waterbury; H. H. Swift, M. D., Pittsford. Paper, Home Treatment of Tuberculosis, H. H. Lee, M. D., Wells River. Discussion, J. N. Jenne, M. D., Burlington; W. L. Havens, M. D., Chester Depot. Act No. 90, of Laws of 1900, Authorizes the Establishment of a School of Instruction for Health Officers of the State. In accordance with the provision of this law the Ninth Annual School for the Health Officers of the State will be held in Armory Hall, Burlington, opening Monday evening, June 17, at 8 o'clock. All health officers of the state are hereby notified and called to be present on that date to attend the sessions of said school. Only in case of his sickness will any health officer be excused for non-attendance; such excuse must be filed with the Secretary. Per order of the State Board of Health, HENRY D. HOLTON, Secretary. This School is held for the purpose of giving instruction to health officers. Every member of a local health board should register immediately on arrival. The public are invited to be present, as every citizen will be equally interested and instructed. Arrangements will be made with the railroads of the state to give convention rates to all those attending the School. The Laboratory of Hygiene, 196 Main Street, will, as usual, be open at all times to visiting health officials, and all are expected to make free use of the Laboratory rooms. A register of the School will be open at the Armory, where hand baggage and overcoats may be checked at any time. Those who wish board in private families will find there a list of boarding houses. The Meetings of the Board Meeting held in RUTLAND, February 15, 1906. Present, Drs. Caverly, Stiles and Holton. The subject of Brattleboro water supply was considered. After discussion the preparing a report on same was committed to Dr. Caverly. An application from citizens of Enosburg was presented by the Secretary, asking for an examination of their school house. March 2 was fixed as the date for such examination. Adjourned. Attest: HENRY D. HOLTON, Secretary. Meeting held in BURLINGTON, April 26, 1906. Present, Drs. Stiles and Holton. Laboratory inspected. Bills approved. Voted to work with the Council on Pharmacy and Chemistry of the American Medical Association, on the lines they are pursuing. Voted to send exhibit of diagrams, circulars and samples of outfits of Laboratory and such as illustrate the work of the Board. Voted that Dr. Holton attend the meeting of the State and Provincial Boards of Health, also the meeting with the Public Health and Marine Hospital Service to be held in May next. A request for an examination of a school house in Jericho having been received, Dr. Stiles was delegated to visit the school house and report. Having received only a partial report of watershed in Brattleboro and a diagram of Haliday brook, it was decided to postpone the consideration of the matter, until full plans and diagrams were furnished as requested by authority given the Board in Act No. 115, 1902. The Secretary was instructed to enter into correspondence with reference to the operation of the Jewell Filter. Adjourned. Attest: HENRY D. HOLTON, Secretary. |