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History of medical practice in Illinois - Bushnell Historical Society

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144 <strong>History</strong> <strong>of</strong> Medical Practice <strong>in</strong> Ill<strong>in</strong>oistive and Corrective Considerations." Other scientific papers presentedwere "The Present Status <strong>of</strong> Serum Therapy" by Dr. Robert Ludek<strong>in</strong>g,St. Louis; "Bacteriologic Diagnosis <strong>of</strong> Diphtheria: The Need <strong>of</strong> its GeneralUse, the Technique <strong>of</strong> Exam<strong>in</strong>ation" by Dr. George H. Weaver, Chicago;"The Present Status <strong>of</strong> Bacteriologic Investigations and their Relations toEtiology and Therapeutics" by Dr. N. S. Davis, and "General MicroscopicExam<strong>in</strong>ation <strong>of</strong> Blood: Its Importance as a Diagnostic Measure" by Dr.D. D. Bishop, Chicago, who discussed blood counts, hemoglob<strong>in</strong> percentage,blood smears with differential leukocyte count, red blood cell variationsand the presence <strong>of</strong> parasites.A Public Health Lecture was delivered by Dr. J. J.K<strong>in</strong>youn, UnitedStates Military Hospital Service, Wash<strong>in</strong>gton, D. C, on "The Managementand Control <strong>of</strong> Infectious Diseases."Chicago's first diphtheria antitox<strong>in</strong> was issued on October 5, 1895, bythe Chicago Health Department.Two great scientific advances occurred <strong>in</strong> 1895: The Widal reaction <strong>in</strong>typhoid fever was <strong>in</strong>troduced, and Roentgen discovered the x-ray.1896At the annual meet<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> the State <strong>Society</strong>, the presidential addresswas delivered by Dr. D. W. Graham, Chicago, on "Mutual Relation <strong>of</strong> theMedical Pr<strong>of</strong>ession and the Public." Dr. James A. Whittaker, C<strong>in</strong>c<strong>in</strong>nati,gave an address on "Cryptogenic Sepsis" with reference to prevalence anddifficulty <strong>in</strong> detection <strong>of</strong> the source. "Thyroid Therapy" was discussed byDr. James B.immunization.Herrick, Chicago. An announcement was made <strong>of</strong> typhoid1897The annual meet<strong>in</strong>g was held <strong>in</strong> East St. Louis with Dr. D. W. Graham,Chicago, chairman. A special address was delivered by Dr. Weller VanHook on "Relation <strong>of</strong> Surgery to Internal Medic<strong>in</strong>e," which he stated wasalmost the history <strong>of</strong> medic<strong>in</strong>e itself and <strong>of</strong> vital importance to all. Accord<strong>in</strong>gto Dr. Van Hook, the rise <strong>of</strong> specialists <strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong>ternal medic<strong>in</strong>e was aphenomenon quite new, at least <strong>in</strong> American medic<strong>in</strong>e. He said that thespecialist should have a dist<strong>in</strong>ct place <strong>in</strong> the estimation <strong>of</strong> his pr<strong>of</strong>essionalcolleagues, as well as <strong>of</strong> the laity;great difficultiesthat allowance should be made for thewith which the specialist had to contend, and that thegeneral practitioner should respect his op<strong>in</strong>ion <strong>in</strong> the particular field <strong>in</strong>which he had specialized.Dr. Robert B. Preble, Chicago, spoke <strong>of</strong> the effects <strong>of</strong> arteriosclerosis onthe heart, especially <strong>in</strong> those cases <strong>in</strong> which the coronary artery is diseasedor <strong>in</strong> which the valves are affected, or <strong>in</strong> cases where both <strong>of</strong> these structuresescape and the heart hypertrophies because <strong>of</strong> the burden <strong>of</strong> periph-

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