Conference of State and Provincial Health Authorities (Paperback)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: It was moved, seconded and carried that the committee be continued. Dr. Kelley: I would like to make a motion that Dr. Crowder be asked to act in an advisory capacity with the committee. This motion was seconded, put to vote and carried. The President: I think, in view of the lateness of the hour and in view of the fact that some of those present may have to go before the next report is finished, it would be well to consider the time when the Conference will reconvene. Dr. Porter: I move to convene at 8:30 tomorrow. The President: Dr. Porter moves that the Conference reconvene, in the Cabinet Room, at 8:30 tomorrow morning. This motion was put to vote and carried. Epidemic Anterior Poliomyelitis. The President: The next report is the report of the Committee on Epidemic Anterior Poliomyelitis, Dr. Richardson, Dr. Hill and Dr. Harper. Dr. Richardson: It is only fair to say that this report has been submitted only to Dr. Harper, who has agreed to it. The report was sent to Dr. Hill but I have heard nothing from him. So it represents only the opinion of the majority of this committee. The past year has not seen any epoch-making discoveries as regards anterior poliomyelitis, but there have been a number of minor advances in our knowledge concerning this disease which, if confirmed by further investigation, will bring us much nearer to a solution of a most important public health problem. Concerning the nature of the virus of anterior poliomyelitis little more is known than at the last meeting of this Conference. Concerning its localization, however, not only within the bodies of human beings and animals, as well as its possible habitat outside of the body, considerable knowledge has been gained. The presence of virus during the disease in the muco...