. Journal of the Medical Society of New Jersey. e rivers, Lake of persons summoned before the Board 116No. of cases referred to Attorney-General. 70No. of plans for sewage systems approved. 3No. of plans for water supplies approved. I State Examining Boards Report. Examd Pasd Failed Arizona, July • 5 3 2 Arkansas, July • 85 39 46 Colorado, July . 19 14 5 Connecticut, July 26 21 5 Illinois, April and May. . 126 in 15 Iowa, June . 99 92 7 . 124 107 17 Maine, July • 31 26 5 . 121 100 21 , 109 75 34 1 1 0 North Dakota July • 13 12 1 • • 183 170 13 Rhode Island, July 8 7 1 Utah, July


. Journal of the Medical Society of New Jersey. e rivers, Lake of persons summoned before the Board 116No. of cases referred to Attorney-General. 70No. of plans for sewage systems approved. 3No. of plans for water supplies approved. I State Examining Boards Report. Examd Pasd Failed Arizona, July • 5 3 2 Arkansas, July • 85 39 46 Colorado, July . 19 14 5 Connecticut, July 26 21 5 Illinois, April and May. . 126 in 15 Iowa, June . 99 92 7 . 124 107 17 Maine, July • 31 26 5 . 121 100 21 , 109 75 34 1 1 0 North Dakota July • 13 12 1 • • 183 170 13 Rhode Island, July 8 7 1 Utah, July • • 175 150 25 12 12 0 Vermont, July 28 28 0 .. 132 112 21 • • 50 40 10 Wyoming. June 6 6 0 FOR SALE. A Physician in one of the largest citiesof this State wishes to sell his Residence,fitted with offices. Will take mortgagein part payment, and introduce purchas-er to patients. Address The Journal, 252Main Street. Orange, N. J. 321 Journal of The Medical Society of New Jersey Published onthe First Day of Every Month. Under the Directionof the Committee on Publication Vol VI., No. 7 ORANGE, N. J., DECEMBER, 1909 Subscription, $ per YearSingle Copies, 25 Cents STERILIZATION OF CONFIRMEDCRIMINALS, IDIOTS, IMBECILESAND OTHER DEFECTIVESBY VASECTOMY.* By William J. Chandler, M. D.,South Orange, N. J. Students in sociology have called atten-tion to two important facts: First, that thebirth rate of the criminal and defectiveclasses is increasing much more rapidly thanthat of intelligent and law-abiding citizens;second, that vices and defects are very gen-erally passed along as an inheritance fromparent to child. Statistics show that criminals, imbeciles,rapists, idiots and the defective insane mul-tiply twice as fast as the rest of the popu-lation. There are several reasons for thisincrease. The most obvious lies in the factthat these defectives have no sense of re-sponsibility and seek only the gratificationof their animal natures, while the more in-telligent c


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