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History of medical practice in Illinois - Bushnell Historical Society

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Organization <strong>of</strong> State Medical <strong>Society</strong> 87An open fight developed on the floor <strong>of</strong> the House follow<strong>in</strong>g a requestthat S200.00 be allocated for the Committee on Medical Legislation. 1 hecommittee anticipated a heavy year <strong>in</strong> Spr<strong>in</strong>gfield and the President, Dr.I).W. Graham <strong>of</strong> Chicago, asked that this amount be placed at the disposal<strong>of</strong> the committee to pay itsexpenses or as much as would be necessary.Follow<strong>in</strong>g open and sharp discussion, the request was granted.Dr. E. J.Brown, Chairman <strong>of</strong> the Committee on Medical Societies, presentedsome <strong>in</strong>terest<strong>in</strong>g statistics: Of the 6,051 regular physicians <strong>in</strong> theState <strong>of</strong> Ill<strong>in</strong>ois, 3,067district or city <strong>medical</strong> societies as follows:(about 50 per cent) were members <strong>of</strong> either county,County societies . . . 810 membersCity societies .... 1236 membersDistrict societies . . . 1021 membersHe further po<strong>in</strong>ted out that <strong>of</strong> the 6,051 physicians <strong>in</strong> Ill<strong>in</strong>ois, only 632belonged to the State <strong>Society</strong> <strong>in</strong> the year 1896, which was less than 1 1 percent <strong>of</strong> the total number.A resolution was passed that the <strong>Society</strong> put forth "most earnest effortsto assist <strong>in</strong> the prevention <strong>of</strong> the spread and for the stamp<strong>in</strong>g out <strong>of</strong> exist<strong>in</strong>gcases <strong>of</strong> bov<strong>in</strong>e tuberculosis, and most earnestly <strong>in</strong>sist upon the passage <strong>of</strong>such laws by the State that the above objects may be accomplished."The address <strong>of</strong> the President asked for reform <strong>in</strong> the Coroner Law. Most<strong>of</strong> the concentrated effort <strong>of</strong> the men present was legal <strong>in</strong> nature, and thework <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Society</strong> reflected the growth and progress develop<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> scienceand legal public health matters at the turn <strong>of</strong> the century.1897— East St. LouisFor the first, and so far as is known the only, time <strong>in</strong> its history, theIll<strong>in</strong>ois State Medical <strong>Society</strong> jo<strong>in</strong>ed with another state society to hold itsannual meet<strong>in</strong>g. The Ill<strong>in</strong>ois physicians <strong>in</strong> attendance at the 1897 meet<strong>in</strong>g,went to St. Louis on May 19th to jo<strong>in</strong> the Missouri physicians <strong>in</strong> theirmeet<strong>in</strong>g, held at the Century Theater. Then the Ill<strong>in</strong>ois physicians welcomedthe members <strong>of</strong> the Missouri <strong>Society</strong> at an even<strong>in</strong>g session on Tuesdayat the McCasland Opera House <strong>in</strong> East St. Louis. Expenses were sharedby the two societies.The Committee on Medical Legislation reported for the first time thatan Osteopathic Bill had been <strong>in</strong>troduced before the legislature. SenatorGranger <strong>of</strong> Chicago <strong>in</strong>troduced the bill which met with no opposition. Dr.W. Pettit <strong>of</strong> Ottawa stated: "While our bill has been treated with contumelyand contempt, a bill has passed the Senate unanimously andJ.willalmost certa<strong>in</strong>ly pass the House, exempt<strong>in</strong>g so-called Osteopaths from theprovisions <strong>of</strong> our present Medical Practice Act. The practical effect <strong>of</strong> thisbill, if it becomes law, will be to annul the present Medical Practice Act <strong>in</strong>

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