. History of the Medical Society of the District of Columbia, 1817-1909. H. Bryan and E. A. Balloch, was ap-pointed to examine into the question, and recommendwhat measures, if any, should be taken by the Society tostop the ravages of tuberculosis in the District of 9th, the committee made a report recommending thata committee be appointed to prepare a circular of instruc-tions, to be popularly distributed, and setting forth thedanger of communicating the disease by one person to an-other and how such communication might be prevented ;that hospital authorities should be urged to s
. History of the Medical Society of the District of Columbia, 1817-1909. H. Bryan and E. A. Balloch, was ap-pointed to examine into the question, and recommendwhat measures, if any, should be taken by the Society tostop the ravages of tuberculosis in the District of 9th, the committee made a report recommending thata committee be appointed to prepare a circular of instruc-tions, to be popularly distributed, and setting forth thedanger of communicating the disease by one person to an-other and how such communication might be prevented ;that hospital authorities should be urged to set apart cer-tain wards for consumptives, or, better, that special hospitalsbe built; that physicians should be requested to instructtheir patients in regard to the disinfection of sputa, andthat rooms occupied by consumptives should be disinfected;and that the Society should take steps toward the enact-ment of a law that would secure the purity of milk offeredfor sale in the District. An amendment was offered byDr. T. E. McArdle requesting the Health Officer of the. 45
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