Vol. 60, 1909 - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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THE CHARLOTTE MEDICAL JOURNAL.
Dr. P. L. Hagler, of Birming-batn, Ala,, prietor of the Pastime Social Club, which
was shot, September .ird, and seriously was organized in that city about the time
wounded by the husband of a woman pa- statewide prohibition became effective in
tient on whom the physician was accused Tennessee. Mayor Crabtree officially deof
having performed a criminal operation, manded the resignation of Dr. Shafer on
r. , », 1 Sept. 9th.
The Salvation Army m Selma, Ala., took
charge of the City Infirmary on Selma Street At a meeting of the Tidewater Medical
in that city on Sept. 15th, and is operating Society, which was held in Urbanna, Va.,
that institution for the charity patients of September the 20th, the following^ officers
thecity. were elected: President, Dr. \V. T. Jones-
Vice-Presidents, Drs. J.W. D. Haynes, J.
Gov. Noel, of Mississippi, has appointed ^ DeShazo, A. C. Palmer, Clavbrook
Dr. J.J. Mathis, of Orwood, Miss., a mem- pauntleroy; Secretary and Treasurer, Dr.
berof the State Board of Health from the q .^^ Brown. Papers were read by Dr.
second Congressional District, in place of ^ g Christian, and Dr. C. D. Marchant.
Dr. R. A. Seale, who recently resigned the ^^^ ^^^^^ meeting of the society will be held
position. in Saluda, June 12, 1910.
Dr. J. H. White in charge of the United
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announces that Dr. W. Herbert Harris has
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Goodman as representative of the service at
^^^ ^.^^^ ^^^.^^^^ presided. Dr. C. F. Wil-
Port Limon, La.
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The magnificent new Watt's Hospital in Carolina Board of Health, presented a very
Durham, N. C, is nearing completion and interesting and valuable paper dealing with
it is expected that it will be formally opened the urgent necessity of giving instruction iu;
on November 1st. It is said that the cost the public schools concerning the prevention
of this institution will be about $400,000, of disease. Dr. G. A. Taylor, of Augusta,
truly a splendid philanthropy by one of (^a., discussed the prevention of malarial
North Carolina's most noble sons. and typhoid fevers. Tuberculosis and its
, . ^ r^ T iT-11- T- 11 c prevention also received its share of discus-
Acting Surgeon, Dr. J. \Villiam Folk, of K
the United States quarantine office for Win- ^'°"yah
Bay, and medical ofiicer in charge of An injunction restraining one J. W. Crawthe
Georgetown quarantine station, at South ford from practising medicine without li-
Island, S. C, has resigned this position, cense at Donald's, Abbeville county, S. C,
The resignation took effect on September has been made permanent after a hearing
the 16th. Dr. Field held this position for of the case before Judge J. C Klugh, at
twenty-five years, and will be greatly missed Abbeville. Counsel admitted that Crawin
this service. ford was practicing medicine and based
their defense upon the unconstitutionality
The annual session of the South Carolina
of the act and on the ground that the bill
Medical college, at Charleston, begun Oct.
was void of equity in that a violation of a
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ing the summer the college building has
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been thoroughly renovated and the facli-
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ties and equipments have been greatly in- .^ J^.^^^, ^he case will be carried to the
creased. A new physiological laboratory
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will prove a boon to the school.
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The Hospital Medical College, of Atlanta,
.^^ Columbia. S. C, on November
Ga., opened on Tuesday September he
,^^ ^,,^1 4^1,^ 1909, under the auspices of the
21st, wi h attendance vvhich surpassed the ^ '^^^ 3^^^^ ^f ^^^^^^^
expectations of the faculty. Addresses were
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made by Rev. Dr. Young Dr. D. M. Mat- ^^ .^^ ^ ^^^^ ^^ ,^,,
thews, and the dean of tlie college and a
Although the malady is of com- ,
number of others 1 he management of this
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institution report^ great satisfaction with
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the prospects for the ensuing term.
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Mayor Crabtree, of Chattanooga, Tenn., public health problem,
suspended Dr. W. A. Shafer, a member of The conference will include not only adthe
city board of public safety, on Sept. dresses, papers and discussions, but a luim-
9th. The mayor alleges Dr. Shafer is pro- ber of clinical cases will be presented; thus