13.07.2015 Views

History of medical practice in Illinois - Bushnell Historical Society

History of medical practice in Illinois - Bushnell Historical Society

History of medical practice in Illinois - Bushnell Historical Society

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

Create successful ePaper yourself

Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.

Internal Medic<strong>in</strong>e 143cardium. Streptococcus pyogenes, pneumococcus, staphylococcus, <strong>in</strong> theorder named, were found most frequently. The experimental disease couldbe produced by first caus<strong>in</strong>g some mechanical or chemical <strong>in</strong>jury to thevalve, followed by <strong>in</strong>jection <strong>of</strong> cultures <strong>of</strong> various bacteria. Acute ulcerativeendocarditis is a secondary lesion <strong>in</strong> acute <strong>in</strong>fectious diseases, notablypneumonia, men<strong>in</strong>gitis, acute articular rheumatism, specific fevers, gonorrheaand dysentery. In over 50 per cent <strong>of</strong> cases, the bacteria were implantedupon an old valvular lesion which was roughened due to the absence<strong>of</strong>Dr. Frank S.epithelium.Johnson, Chicago, gave a dissertation on "ExophthalmicGoiter" which was discussed by Dr. William E. Qu<strong>in</strong>e. "Mucous Colitis"was discussed by Dr. Kather<strong>in</strong>e Miller <strong>of</strong> L<strong>in</strong>coln.Dr. George W. Webster, Chicago, spoke on "Physiological Action <strong>of</strong>Alcohol." He described the action <strong>of</strong> alcohol as a stimulant on the circulationand digestion, and its value as a food. He asked, "How does it lowertemperature?"There were 140 cases <strong>of</strong> smallpox reported from Chicago, with 23 deaths,and the tuberculosis rate was reported very high.1894Dr. O. B. Will, Peoria, gave the presidential address on "Vivisection andAnimal Experimentation and the Advance <strong>of</strong> Medic<strong>in</strong>e as a Result."A paper on "Nucle<strong>in</strong>s and Nucle<strong>in</strong> Therapy" was presented by Dr. VictorVaughan <strong>of</strong> the University <strong>of</strong> Michigan. He stated that nucle<strong>in</strong>s werewholly free from poisonous effects, that they might cause hyperpyrexia by<strong>in</strong>jections, and that subcutaneous <strong>in</strong>jection <strong>of</strong> nucle<strong>in</strong> caused leukocytosis(chiefly polymorphonuclears) <strong>in</strong> both healthy and tuberculous persons.He po<strong>in</strong>ted out that the <strong>in</strong>crease varied with the dose and the <strong>in</strong>dividual.Smallpox vacc<strong>in</strong>ation was discussed by Dr. William E. Qu<strong>in</strong>e <strong>of</strong> Chicagowho asked: "When shall it be done? How soon does protection occur? Howlong does it last?" He spoke <strong>of</strong> abortive and worthless vacc<strong>in</strong>ations, andcautioned <strong>of</strong> the danger <strong>of</strong> erysipelas as a complication <strong>of</strong> vacc<strong>in</strong>e. He discussedanti-vacc<strong>in</strong>ationists versus the role <strong>of</strong> compulsory vacc<strong>in</strong>ation.Dr. N. S. Davis spoke on "Statistics <strong>in</strong> Diabetes" and Dr. Frank Bill<strong>in</strong>gsdiscussed "Arteriosclerosis."A severe smallpox epidemic was reported <strong>in</strong> Chicago: 2332 cases with 1033deaths <strong>in</strong> a population <strong>of</strong> 1,084,400— this <strong>in</strong> spite <strong>of</strong> much free vacc<strong>in</strong>ation.1895The presidential address at the meet<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> the State <strong>Society</strong> was anillustrated lecture by Dr. D. R. Brower <strong>of</strong> Chicago regard<strong>in</strong>g "Some Abnormalities<strong>of</strong> Physical Conformation Observed <strong>in</strong> Crim<strong>in</strong>als with Causa-

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!