I THE

AMERICAN JOURNALOF

PUBLIC HYGIENE

S. H. DURGIN, M.D.H. W. HILL, M.D.B. R. RICKARDS, S.B.

EditorAssociate EditorManaging Editor

VOLUME XIX.NEW SERIES VOL. V

BOSTONMASSACHUSETTS

U.S.A.

INDEXTO THE

American Journal of Public Hygiene.

VOLUME XIX.

New Series. Volume V.(A) is an abbreviation for Abstract or Notes.

Accessory Causes of Illegal Interments No. PageM. L. Price .3 675

Act to Provide for the Purchase and Distribution of Anti-Toxin (Vermont) .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 444

Act to Prohibit Discharge of Sewerage (Vermont) ... 2 445Aesculin Bile Salt Media for Water Analysis

F. C. Harrison and J. Van Der Leck .... . . . . . . . 3 557Aesculin Bile Salt Media for Milk Analysis

F. C. Harrison and J. Van Der Leck .... . . . . . . 3 564Albert, Dr. Henry

Typhoid Bacilli Carriers (A) .... . . . . . . . . . 2 260All or None Law

Percy G. Stiles, Ph. D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 420American Health League, The

C.-E. A. Winslow ................... . 1 15American Public Health Association

Report of Committee on Technical Progress (A).1 89Report of Committee on Standard Methods for the Bacterial

Diagnosis of Typhoid Fever (A) .... . . . . . . 1 91Report of Committee on Standard Methods for the Diagnosis

of Rabies (A) ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 93Report of Committee on Standard Methods for the Bacterial

Diagnosis of Tuberculosis (A) .... . . . . . . . 1 95Report of Committee on Standard Methods for the Bacterial

Diagnosis of Glanders (A) . .... ...... . 1 98Report of Sundry Standard Methods Committees.... . 1 99Report of Committee on Standard Methods for Bacterial

Diagnosis of Diphtheria (A) .1.. . . . . . . . . I 100Report of the Committee on Standard Methods for the Ex-

amination of Air ..... . . . . . . . . . . . 2 329Committees of the American Public Health Association for

1908-1909 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 372Official Report of Proceedings at Winnipeg, August 25-28,

1908. ....................... 3 514s

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Committees of the American Public Health Association for1909-1910 ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . 4 737

Amyot, Dr. John A.A Simple Procedure for the Disinfection of Passenger

Coaches and to Kill Vermin in Them .... . . . . 1 20Pollution of the Great Lakes .... . . . . . . . . . . . 3 473

Another Test for the Separation of the Members of the TyphoidGroup

F. P. Gorham ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 431Another Test for Indol

F. P. Gorham ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 433Anderson, John F.

The Differentiation of Outbreaks of Typhoid Fever Due toWater, Milk, Flies and Contact .... . . . . . . . 2 251

The Relative Proportion of Bacteria in Top Milk and BottomMilk, and Its Bearing on Infant Feeding ...... . 3 567

The Results of the Federal Control of the Manufacture ofViruses, Serums, Toxins and Analogous Products. . . 4 722

Anti Vaccination Laws in Utah ...... ....... . . . . 1 194Anti-Tuberculosis Crusade in the Public Schools ...... . 1 96A Personal Word

B. R. Rickards ..... . . . . . . . 1 1Arms, Dr. B. L., B. R. Rickards and F. H. Slack

The Result of Reinoculation and Reincubation of AtypicalDiphtheria Cultures.. ............ 2 324

Longevity of B. Tuberculosis in Sputum .. ..... . . 3 586Arms, Dr. B. L.

Some Freak Results from Animal Inoculations..... . 3 570

Bartow, EdwardWater Problems of Illinois and Neighboring States . . 3 489

Bartow, Ed,%ard and Jerome S. RogersDetermination of Nitrates by Reduction with Aluminum . 3 536

Beebe, Dr. W. L.Three Diseases in Animals which have Recently Assumed

Importance to the State Sanitarian..... . . . . . . 1 180Immnunization Against Bovine Tuberculosis ....... . 3 687Immunization of Hog Against Cholera ......... . 3 688Occult Tuberculosis of Bovines ............. . 4 789Tubercle Bacilli in the Blood of Tuberculosis Cattle. . . 4 790Tuberculosis in Range Cattle .... . . . . . . . . . . . 4 791

Benzoic AcidF. C. Robinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 811

Bernaldez, Dr. Francisco DeP.Best Method of Vaccinating with Humanized Lymph (A.) 1 78

Best Method of Vaccinating with Humanized Lymph (A)Dr. Francisco DeP. Bernaldez .1 78

Discussion by Dr. W. F. Elgin, Dr. Fell, Dr. W. A.Evans, Dr. L. Laberge

Blood from Persons Poisoned with Carbon MonoxidF. C. Robinson .. .................... . 2 439

Boston Board of Health RegulationsF. H. Slack ............ ... ... ... . 4 814

INDEX 3No. Page

Bowles, James T. B.Investigation of Typhoid Fever Epidemic in Sheboygan, Wis. 2 268

Broderick, Dr. R. G.Sanitary Supervision of Communicable Diseases by the De-

partment of Public Health ............. . 4 712Bryce, Peter H., M. A., M. D.

Social and Public Health Development of the NorthwesternStates and of the Central Provinces of Canada (A.) . 1 50

Byrne, Dr. S. J.On the Limitation of the Application of the Crude Death

Rate in Determining the Healthfulness of Localities. 2 338

Cabot, Richard C., M. D.Telling the Truth to the Health Officer . 3 453

Calcium Chloride as a Preventive of Freezing in AutomaticSprinklers .1. . . 1.............................. 187

California State Hygienic Laboratory .... . . . . . . . . . 1 197Cannon, Dr. W. B.

Emotions and the Digestive Processes .... . . . . . . 4 786Care of Phthisis in Children through the Outdoor School

Dr. Cleavland Floyd ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 747Discussion by Dr. Kennedy, Dr. Overlock and Dr. Floyd

Caverly, Charles S.The Relation of the Health Officer to the Medical Profession 3 456

Certain Conclusions Concerning Typhoid Fever in the Southas Deduced from a Study of Typhoid Fever in Rich-mond (A)

Dr. E. C. Levy and Dr. A. W. Freeman ........ . 2 300Discussion by Dr. J. A. Macdonald, Dr. W. C. Wood-ward, Dr. G. T. Swartz, Dr. J. F. Anderson, Dr. H. W.Hill, Mr. H. E. Jordan

Chapin, Dr. Chas. V.Typhoid Carriers. Intermittent Elimination of Bacilli . . 1 184Plural Deaths in Families as an Index of the Fatality of

Disease ... 2 334The Pleasures and Hopes of the Health Officer (A) . . . 2 371Screening Privies Against Flies ............ . 2 428Gowns for Physicians Visiting Contagious Diseases . . . 2 428Disinfection Often Unnecessary .... . . . . . . . . . 2 429Garbage to be Wrapped in Paper .... . . . . . . . . 3 669Visiting Nurses for Contagious Diseases .... . . . . . 3 669Medical Treatment of School Children .... . . . . . 3 670The Registration of Infantile Diarrhea .... . . . . . 3 672The Planning of Fever Hospitals (Book Review) ... . . 3 690Inspection of Hotels, Restaurants and Lunch Carts . . . 4 793Isolation in Hospitals ..... ... 4 793Consolidation of Inspection Service ..... . 4 794Cleansing of Milk Receptacles .............. 4 796

Characteristics of Typhoid Fever in the Middle WestDr. S. J. S. Pierce ..... . . . 2 24

Chemical and Biological Survey of the Waters of Illinois (BookReview) ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 24

Cleansing of Milk ReceptaclesDr. C. V. Chapin ................... . 4 786

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Cleghorn, Dr. IrvingManagement of Infectious Diseases in Rural Municipalities 2 362

Common Drinking Cup, Prohibition of, in KansasF. H. Slack ...................... . 4 815

Connecticut Tuberculosis Legislation of 1909F. H. Slack .......... .. ... .. .. .. . 4 817

Commercial Pasteurization of Milk (A)B. R. Rickards .3 507

Consolidation of Inspection ServiceDr. C. V. Chapin ....... ............ . 4 786

Conveyance of Bacteria by Sewer AirProf. C.-E. A. Winslow ........ ..... . 3 640

Discussion by Dr. Durgin, Mr. Craig, Mr. Weston, Prof.Sedgwick Dr Chapin, Mr. Rickards

Co-ordination of Libxratory Work and Inspection in Supervisingthe Milk Supply

Wm. Royal Stokes and F. M. Wright 2 317Cow Faeces as a Source of Tubercle Bacilli in Milk..2.317

Jas. 0. Jordan ............. . 2 384Cows as a Cause of Consumption

M. L. Price ...................... . 3 678Cox, Dr. S. F.

Home Management of Consumptives .. ...... . . . 4 769Crum, Dr. Frederick S.

The Need of Greater Uniformity and Accuracy in StatisticalExpression ..... . . . ... ...... . 1 117

Curtis, Francis George, M. D.Problems of Quarantine in Contagious Disease Work . . . 2 355

Day Camp Treatment for TuberculosisDr. David Townsend ..... . ..... . 4 754

Demand for Properly Trained Men in Public Health WorkF. H. Slack . .3 684

Determination of Nitrates by Reduction with AluminumEdward Bartow and Jerome Stanley Rogers . . . . . . . . 3 536

Determination of Typhoid Bacillus in Infected Water and Milk(A)

D. D. Jackson and F. W. Melia . ........ . 1 83Dextrose vs. Lectose for Detecting the Colon Bacillus (A)

Wm. Royal Stokes and Harry W. Stoner ...... . . 2 312Differentiation of Outbreaks of yphoid Fever to Water, Milk,

Flies and ContactDr. John F. Anderson ................ . . . . 2 251

Diphtheria in Guadalajain, Mexico, from Jan. 1, 1904 to June 30,1908 (A)

Dr. M. M. Lopez . ............ 1 68Diseases Found in the Interior of Northwest of Canada

Dr. J. H. O'Donnell ... ... . ........ . . . . . 3 502Disinfection of Rooms

B. R. Rickards ..... . . ........ . . . . . . 2 367Disinfection of Books

F. C. Robinson ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 440Disinfection Often Unnecessary

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C. V. Chapin ..................... 2 429Disinfectant, A New

F. C. Robinson ..................... 2 440Disposal of Municipal Refuse

Rudolph Hering ................ .. 1 10Douglas, Dr. A. J. and Dr. R. M. Simpson

Typhoid Fever in the Province of Manitoba, with Special Re-gard to the City of Winnipeg .... . . . . . . . . 2 232

Dixon, Samuel G., M.D.Measures to Promote the Health of School Children. . 1 22

Dust Laying OilsF. C. Robinson ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 440

Economic Importance of Tuberculosis of Food Producing Ani-mals

A. D. Melvin ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 424

Educational Measures for the Prevention of TuberculosisAlexander M. Wilson ..... . . . ....... . . 4 758

Discussion by Dr. Minot, Dr. CoolidgeEffect of Shaking upon Enzymes

Dr. Percy G. Stiles. . . 1 177Electrical Conductivity of Natural Waters with Special Ref-

erence to its Practical Application in Water Analysis(Book Review) ..... . ........ . . . . . 1 206

Electrolytic DisinfectantsF. C. Robinson .................... . 4 809

Emotions and the Digestive ProcessesP. G. Stiles ...... . . . ....... . . . . . . . 4 786

Epidemiological Diagnosis and Treatment of Typhoid OutbreaksDr. H. W. Hill . . . .2. 283

Experiments on the Putrescibility Test for Sewage and SewageEffluents (A)

D. D. Jackson and W. A. Horton ... ...... . . . 2 319

Fagan, Dr. Charles F.Sociology of the Middle and Far West (A) .... . . . 1 44

Filtration and Purification of Water for Public SupplyR. S. Weston ..... . . . ....... . . . . . . . 4 806

Finlay, Dr. Charles J.Notification and Morbidity Returns in Cuba, with Special

References to Yellow Fever and other Major InfectiousDiseases ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 121

Florida State Board of Health LaboratoryF. H. Slack ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 818

Flour Bleaching by Oxide of NitrogenF. C. Robinson ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 438

Flour BleachingF. C. Robinson ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 810

Floyd, Dr. CleavlandThe Care of Phthisis in Children through the Out-door

School ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 747Folks, Homer

The Scope of Public Health Work in the Prevention ofDependence ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 732

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Foster, Dr. N. K.The Rat as a Factor in Disease (A) .... . . . . . . . 1 58

Freeman, Dr. A. W. and Dr. E. C. LevyCertain Conclusions Concerning Typhoid Fever in the South

as Deduced from a Study of Typhoid Fever in Rich-mond (A).. ........... 2 300

Frequency CurvesF. P. Gorham............. 2 434

Frothingham, Dr.Rabies ... . 1 141

Discussion by Dr. Durgin, Dr. Rose, Mr. Newcomb, Dr.Trowbridge

Garbage to be Wrapped in PaperDr. C. V. Chapin.. ............ 3 669

Gorham, Frederic P.Identification of Meningococcus, Gonococcus, etc .... . . 2 431Another Test for the Separation of the Members of the

Typhoid Group ... . 2 431The Isolation of a Single Living Bacterium ..2 432Another Test for Indol ..... ....... . . . . . 2 433Frequency Curves . ......... ... ... . . . . 2 434The Serum Diagnosis of Syphilis . ... . . . . . . . . 2 435The Scraped Tube Reaction for the Separation of the Mem-

bers of the Typhoid Group .... ...... . . . . 4 812Sterilization of Sugar Media .. ..I.... 4 812

Gowns for Physicians Visiting Contagious DiseasesDr. C. V. Chapin ..... . . ....... . . . . . . 2 428

Hallett, Edwin S.Principles of Smokeless Combustion ... ..... . . . 3 467

Hammond, Dr. Frederick S. and E. B. PhelpsA Study of Certain Paracolin Forms Found in Deep Polluted

Wells ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 545Harmony in Public Health ServiceF. L. Touhy ...................... . 2 224Harper, Dr. C. A.

Morbidity and Mortality Statistics of Typhoid Fever in theMiddle West ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 274

Harris, D. L.A Method for Staining Negri Bodies .......... . 2 314

Harrison, F. C. and J. Van der LeckAesculin Bile Salt Media for Water Analysis ..... . 3 557Aesculin Bile Salt Media for Milk Analysis . ..... . . 3 564

Health Problems of Provinces (A)M. M. Seymour .................. . 1 X

Health Problems in Alberta (A)D. G. Revell, B. A., M. B. ............... . 1 39

Hering, RudolphDisposal of Municipal Refuse .... .. 1 10

Hill, Dr. H. W.Survival of B. Typhosus in Milk when U,Tsed in Ordinary

Breakfast-Table Coffee and Tea .1... . . . . . . . ! 135

INDEX 7No. Page

Epidemiological Diagnosis and Treatment of Typhoid Out-breaks ...... . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 2 283

Inductive Public Hygiene . .. .. .. . .. . . . . 3 461Public Laboratories versus Private Laboratories ... . 4 705

Hill H. W. and M. R. RobertsInvestigation to Find the Most Economical Ratio of Perman-

ganate to Formaldehyde for use in Practical Perman-ganate-Formaldehyde Disinfection .... . . . . . . 3 576

Hodgetts, Charles A., M. D.The Relation of State or Provincial Boards to Municipal

Boards and Local Health Officers (A) .... . . . . 1 65Mortality Statistics in Canada During the Past Decade . . 2 341

Home Management of ConsumptivesDr. S. F. Cox ............ ... . . 4 769

Discussion by Dr. French, Dr. Ripley, Dr. Chase, Dr.Millett, Dr. Minot, Dr. Durgin, Dr. Stevens

Horton, W. A. and D. D. JacksonExperiments on the Putrescibility Test for Sewage and Sew-

age Effluents (A) ...... . . . .. . . . . . . . 2 319Human Body and Health (Book Review)

P. G. Stiles .......... ... .. ... .. .. . 4 825Hurty, Dr. J. N.

Chairman's Address, Vital Statistics Section, AmericanPublic Health Association .... . . . . . . . . . . 1 102

Hutchcroft, L. W.The Mortality from Industrial Diseases .... . . . . . 1 109

Identification of Meningoccoccus Gonococcus, etcF. P. Gorham ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 431

Inductive Public HygieneDr. H. W. Hill .................... . 3 461

Immunization Against Bovine TuberculosisW. L. Beebe ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 67

Immunization of Hog Against CholeraW. L. Beebe ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...3... 688

Infection and Immunization of Mice against Rabies Through theAlimentary Tract

R. Repetto ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 426Inspection of Hotels, Restaurants and Lunch Carts

Dr. C. V. Chapin ..... . . ........ . . . . . . 4 793Investigation to Find the Most Economical Ratio of Perman-

ganate to Formaldehyde for Use in Practical Perman-ganate-Formaldehyde Disinfection

H. W. Hill and M. 0. Roberts ... . ... . . . . 3 576Investigation of Typhoid Fever Epidemic in Sheboygan, Wis.

James T. B. Bowles ........... . 2 268Isolation of a Single Living Bacterium

F. P. Gorham.. ................ 2 432Isolation in Hospitals

Dr. C. V. Chapin ................ 4 793Jackson, D. D. and T. W. Melia

The Determination of Typhoid Bacillus in Infected Waterand Milk (A).. . ....... 1 83

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Jackson, D. D. and W. A. HortonExperiments on the Putrescibility Test for Sewage and

Sewage Effluents (A) .... . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 319Jordan, James 0.

Protection of Public Milk Supplies from Specimens Contam-inated with Pus Organisms .... . . . . . . . . . . 1 126

Cow Faeces as a Source of Tubercle Bacilli in Milk. . .. . 2 384Discussion by Dr. Peters, Dr. Chapin, Prof. Sedgwick

Kansas State Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuber-culosis .... 1 198

Kansas Tuberculosis Campaign ............... . 2 445Kellerman, Karl F. and H. A. Whittaker

Routine Counts of Bacteria in Water Supplies ...... . 3 534Kohnke, Dr. Quitman, H., Death of .3... . . . . . . . 3 . 3 690Law Providing for Incorporation of Medical Milk Commissions 3 682Levy, Dr. E. C., and Dr. A. W. Freeman

Certain Conclusions Concerning Typhoid Fever in the Southas Deduced from a Study of Typhoid Fever in Rich-mond (A) .... X.... l. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 300Discussion by Dr. J. A. Macdonald, Dr. W. C. Wood-ward, Dr. G. T. Swartz, Dr. J. F. Anderson, Dr. H. W.Hill, Mr. H. E. Jordan

Liceaga, Dr. EdwardYellow Fever in Mexico (A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 62

Lies, Eugene T.Tuberculosis and Poverty (A) ............. . 1 71

Longevity of B. Tuberculosis in SputumB. R. Rickards, F. H. Slack and B. L. Arms .... . . . . . 3 586

Lopez, Dr. DemetrioSome Remarks upon the Result of the Preventive Treatment

of Rabies and Its Present State (A) .... . . . . . 1 76Lopez, Dr. M. Mendosa

Study of Diphtheria Observed in Guadalajara, Mexico, fromJan. 1, 1904, to June 30, 1908, from a Hygienic Stand-point (A) ...... 1 68

Main Drainage of the Metropolis, (London)H. R. Hosmer ..................... . 4 804

Making of a CentenarianM. L. Price ...................... . 3 676

Manion, Dr. R. J.Water Problems of the Middle West .... . 3 497

Management of Infectious Diseases in Rural Municipalities 3Dr. Irving Cleghorn ........... . 2 362

Mary Mallon, a Typhoid CarrierF. H. Slack ........... . 3 682

Maryland Biometer and Some of Its Mathematical RelationsM. L. Price, M.D ... . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 595

Mass. Association of Boards of HealthQuarterly Meeting, Jan. 28, 1909 . ....... . 1 139Report of Committee in Sex Hygiene . ...... . 1 147Quarterly Meeting, April 29, 1909 ..... .2. 381

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Quarterly Meeting, July 22, 1909 .......... . 3 611Report of Committee on Milk Legislation ....... . 3 613Quarterly Meeting, October, 1909 .......... ... . 4 745

McRae, H. C.Method' for the Determination of Nitrates in Sewage and

Waters of High Chlorine Content ......... . 2 307Measures to Promote the Health of School Children

Marshall Langton Price, M. D.. . . .. . . . . ..... 1 22Samuel G. Dixon, M.D ................. . 1 27

Medical Treatment for School Children ....... .... . 3 670Melvin, A. D.

The Economic Importance of Tuberculosis of Food Pro-ducing Animals ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 424

Melia, T. W. and D. D. JacksonThe Determination of Typhoid Bacillus in Infected Water

and Milk (A) ..... . . . . . . . . . 1 83Method of Determining Number of Dust Particles in the Air

C.-E. A. Winslow . .. 1 87Method for Determination of Nitrates in Sewage and Waters

of High Chlorine ContentH. C. McRae ......... i. ... ........ . 2 307

Method for Staining Negri BodiesD. L. Harris ...................... . 2 314

Milk Legislation, Report of Committee on......... . 3 613Mineral Analysis of Water for Industrial Purposes and its Inter-

pretation by the EngineerR. S. Weston . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . ................ 4 801

Montana Legislation ............... I I I I I . 2 443Morbidity and Mortality Statistics of Typhoid Fever in the Mid-

dle WestDr. C. A. Harper ................... . 2 274

Moss, W. L.The Relation of Bovine to Human Tuberculosis. . . . . . 2 425

Mortality from Industrial DiseasesL. W. Hutchcroft. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 109

Mortality Statistics in Canada during the Past DecadeC. A. Hodgetts .................... . 2 349

New DisinfectantF. C. Robinson. . .. .. 4 809

Need of Greater Uniformity and Accuracy in Statistical Ex-pression

Dr. F. S. Crum. . 1 117New Genus, Parasite of Chrysomonadina, Lecythodytes Par-

adoxusR. S. Weston ........ . 1 189

New DisinfectantF. C. Robinson ..................... . 2 440

New Refuse Destructor for West Brighton, Borough of Rich-mond, New York City

R. S. Weston . . ........ . 4 802New York Milk Must Be Pasteurized

F. H. Slack . ... 1 191

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No. Carolina State Association for the Prevention of Tuber-culosis ..... . . . . . . .. ...... . . . . 1 197

No. Carolina LegislationF. H. Slack . . . ........ .. ... . . . . 2 442

No. Dakota State Board of Health Bulletin. ......... 1 198Notification and Mortality Returns in Cuba, with Special Refer-

ence to Yellow Fever and other Major Infectious DiseasesDr. C. J. Finlay ............. 1 121

Note on the Action of Alum on Schuylkill Water.1.121H. R. Hosmer . . 4 807

Notes on the Voges and Proskauer (1) Reaction for BacillusColi Communis

Francis D. West .................... . 2 227

Occult Tuberculosis of BovinesDr. W. L. Beebe.................... . 4 789

Occupation Mortality in SheffieldM. L. Price ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 674

O'Donnell, Dr. J. H.Diseases Found in the Interior of Northwest of Canada . 3 502

On the Limitation of the Application of the Crude Death RateIn Determining the Healthfulness of Localities

Dr. S. J. Byrne ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 338Operation of the Intermittent Water Filters at the Ludlow Reser-

voir, Springfield, Mass .... . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 800Otis, Edward 0.

Tuberculosis, a Preventable and Curable Disease (BookReview) ..... . . . . . . . ......... . 4 822

Oxygen as a StimulantP. G. Stiles ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 666

Pacific Coast Public Health AssociationF. H. Slack ...................... . 1 190

Passing of the CentenarianM. L. Price ..... . . . . ....... . . . . . . . 3 675

Pease, Herbert D.Training for Public Health Service.......... . 2 218Resignation as Director of N. Y. State Hygienic Laboratory 3 685

Phelps, E. B., and Frederick S. HammondA Study of Certain Paracolon Forms Found in Polluted

Deep Wells ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ...I. . 3 545Pipe Line and Purification Works and Experiments.of the Balti-

more Water and Electric Co.R. S. Weston ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . 4 807

Pierce, Dr. S. J. S.Characteristics of Typhoid Fever in the Middle West . . . 2 243

Planning of Fever Hospitals (Book Review)C. V. Chapin ..... . . 3 690

Pleasures and Hopes of the Health OfficerDr. C. V. Chapin .. ................... 2 371

Plea for a Wider and Better Extension of the Knowledge ofSanitary Science

R. S. Weston. ............. 4 806

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Plural Deaths in Families as an Index to the Fatality of DiseaseDr. C. V. Chapin ..... . . ....... . . . . . . 2 334

Pollution of the Great LakesDr. John A. Amyot ..... . . ...... . . . . . . 3 473

Discussion by Gilbert H. Pratt, Harry E. Jordan, Dr.Jas. D. Lafferty, Dr. Amyot .... . . . . . . . . . 3 479

Population of ChinaM. L. Price .. ...........3 673

Practical Dietetics with Reference to Diet in Disease-Book Re-view by

P. G. Stiles ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 450Practice of Exposing Food Stuffs to the Street Dust and its

Effect upon the Public HealthDr. F. H. Slack ..... . . ....... . . . . . . 1 159

Prevention of Infant MortalityC.-E. A. Winslow ..... . . ....... . . . . . . 4 708

Price, Marshall Langton, M. D.Measures to Promote the Health of School Children. . 1 22

Discussion by Dr. Jas. D. Lafferty and Dr. John N.Hurty

The Maryland Biometer and Some of Its Mathematical Rela-tions . 3 595

Occupation, Mortality in Sheffield ............. . 3 674The Sale of Coffins in Hard Times and a Low Death Rate. 3 674The Accessory Causes of Illegal Interments....... . 3 675The Passing of the Centenarian ... ...... . . . . 3 675The Making of a Centenarian .... ....... . . . . 3 676Statistics of Age Among the Illiterate .. ...... . . . 3 677Cows as a Cause of Consumption . ........... . 3 678

Principles of Smokeless CombustionEdwin S. Hallett .................... . 3 467

Probst, Dr. Charles 0.State Control of Public Water Supplies......... . 3 482

Production of Disinfectant GasR. S. Weston ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 188

Problems of Quarantine in Contagious Disease WorkF. G. Curtis, M.D..D.... . 2 355

Protection of Public Milk Supplies from Specimens Contam-inated with Pus Organisms

James 0. Jordan .. . . . . . . . 1 126Protective Inoculation Against Typhoid Fever

M. W. Richardson, M. D .......... . 3 620Discussion by Dr. Swarts, Dr. Stevens, Mr. Coffey, Dr.Spooner, Dr. Chapin, Dr. Hills Cole, Dr. Durgin, Dr.Denny, Dr. Holden

Public Laboratories versus Private LaboratoriesH. W. Hill .............. . 4 705

Public Health-a New ProfessionR. S. Weston ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 2 212

Public Health Activities in the PhilippinesF. H. Slack . .. . . . . I a' . .u.l: '..e.ltii 'A..s..c.a.io.. 3 681

Public Health *and the American Public Health AssociationF. C. Robinson ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 692

12 INDEXNo. Page.

Pure and Artificial CiderF. C. Robinson .................... . 2 439

Pure Milk and the Public Health (Book Review)F. H. Slack ...................... . 2 450

Purification of Peaty Waters by FreezingR. S. Weston ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 803

RabiesSome Remarks upon the Result of Preventive Treatment,

and Its Present State (A)D. D. Lopez ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 76Address by Dr. Frothingham ... ....... . . . . 1 141

Rat as a Factor in Disease, The (A)Dr. N. K. Foster ..... . . ....... . . . . . . 1 58

Registration of Infantile DiarrhoeaDr. C. V. Chapin . 3 672

Relation of State or Provincial Boards to Municipal Boardsand Local Health Officers (A)

Charles A. Hodgetts, M. D. . .. ... . . .. . . . .. 1 65Relation of Bovine to Human Tuberculosis

W. L. Moss ..... . . . .. 2 425Relation of the Health Officer to the Medical Profession

Charles S. Caverly ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 456,Relative Proportion of Bacteria in Top Milk and Bottom Milk

and Its Bearing on Infant FeedingJohn F. Anderson ..... . . ....... . . . . . . 3 567

Repetto, R.Infection and Immunization of Mice Against Rabies

Through the Alimentary Tract .... . . . . . . . 2 426Report of Committee on Appeal from Boards of Health. . . . 2 382Report of Committee on Exposure of Foods........ . 2 382Report of Committee on Milk Legislation . ....... . . 3 613Report of the Committee on Sex Hygiene . .. . 1 147Report of Committee on Standard Methods for the Bacterial

Diagnosis of Typhoid Fever (A) .... . . . . . . 1 91Report of Committee on Standard Methods for the Diagnosis

of Rabies (A) . . . . . . . 1 93Report of Committee on Standard Methods for the Bacterial

Diagnosis of Tuberculosis (A) .... . . . . . . . 1 95Report of Committee on Standard Methods for the Bacterial

Diagnosis of Glanders .... . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 98Report of the Committee on Standard Methods for the Bacterial

Diagnosis of Diphtheria .1... . . . . . . . . . . . I 100,Report of the Committee on Standard Methods for the Exam-

ination of Air ... . 2 329kReport of the Committee on Technical Progress 1 89;Result of Reincubation and Reinoculation of Atypical Diph-

theria CulturesB. R. Rickards, F. H. Slack, B. L. Arms .... . 2 324

Results of the Federal Control of the Manufacture of VirusesSerums, Toxins and Analogous Products

Dr. John F. Anderson ................ 4 722Revell, D. G., B. A., M. B.

Health Problems in Alberta (A) .. ....... . . . 1 39

INDEX 13No. Page

Revival of Field Inspection, TheH. A. Whittaker ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 17

Rhode IslandFree Distribution of Silver Nitrate as a Preventive of

Ophthalmia Neonatorum .... . . . . . . . . . . . 2 446Richardson, Mark W., M.D.

Protective Inoculation Against Typhoid Fever ..... . 3 620Rickards, B. R.

A Personal Word.1. .......... 1The Result of Reincubation and Reinoculation of Atypical

Diphtheria Cultures. With F. H. Slack and B. L. Arms 2 324The Disinfection of Rooms . . . ... . . . . . . . . 2 366The Commercial Pasteurization of Milk (A) .... . . 3 507Some of the Present Needs of the American Public Health

Association .... . 4 688Rickards, B. R., F. H. Slack and B. L. Arms

Longevity of B. Tuberculosis in Sputum .... . . . . . 3 586Richmond, Va.

Wells Condemned .. . 2 446Roberts, M. G. and H. W. Hill

Investigation to Find the Most Economical Ratio of Per-manganate to Formaldehyde in Permanganate For-maldehyde Disinfection .... . . . . . . . . . . . 3 576

Robinson, Franklin C.Flour Bleached by Oxide of Nitrogen ......... . 2 438Test for Purity of Milk Sugar . . 2 439Blood from Persons Poisoned with Carbon Monoxid. . 2 439Pure and Artificial Cider ............ ... . 2 439Disinfection of Books ................. . 2 440A New Disinfectant .................. . 2 440Dust Laying Oils ... . ................ 2 440Public Health and the American Public Health Association . 4 692New Disinfectant, Keramyl .......... .. .. . 4 809Electrolytic Disinfectants ............ ... . 4 809Flour Bleaching .................... 4 810Benzoic Acid ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 811

Rogers, Jerome Stanley and E. BartowDetermination of Nitrates by Reduction with Aluminum. . 3 536

Routine Counts of Bacteria in Water SuppliesKarl F. Kellerman and H. A. Whittaker .... . . . . 3 534

Sale of Coffins in Hard TimesM. L. Price ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 674

Sanitation of Public Buildings (Book Review)Prof. C.-E. A. Winslow . ...... .. ........ 2 449

Sanitary Supervision of Communicable Diseases by the Depart-ment of Public Health

Dr. R. G. Broderick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 712Scope of Public Health Work in the Prevention of Dependence

Homer Folks . ... . . . . . . . . . 4 732Scraped Tube Reaction for the Separation of the Members of

the Typhoid GroupF. P. Gorham ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 813

14 INDEXNo. Page

Screening Privies Against FliesDr. C. V. Chapin .. ...2 428

Secretary of Mass. State Board of Health .... ...... . 1 193Sedimentation of Water Supply and Its Relation to Typhoid

Fever in Washington, D. C.R. S. Weston ...... . . ....... . . . . . . . 4 807

Serious Pollution of the Pregel, Its Cause and RemedyR. S. Weston . 1 18

Serum Diagnosis of Syphilis . . .1F. P. Gorham ..... . . . ........ . . . . . . 2 435

Sewage Disposal Plant in Frankfort-on-the-MainR. S. Weston ..... . . . ........ . . . . . . 4 787

Sex Hygiene-Report of Committee on .... ...... . 1 147Seymour, M. M.

Health Problems of Provinces (A) ... ....... . 1 36Simple Procedure for the Disinfection of Passenger Coaches

and to Kill Vermin in themDr. John A. Amyot . ........... . 1 20

Simpson, Dr. R. M. and Dr. A. J. DouglasTyphoid Fever in the Province of Manitoba, with Special

Regard to the City of Winnipeg ........ . . . 2 232Slack, Dr. Francis H.

The Practice of Exposing Food Stuffs to the Street Dustand Its Effect upon the Public Health ....... . 1 159Discussion by Dr. Burr, Mr. Newcomb, Dr. Packard,Dr. Durgin

Pacific Coast Public Health Association .. ..... . 1 190N. Y. Milk Must Be Pasteurized ........ . . . 1 191Appointment of Secretary of Mass. State Board of Health 1 193Anti-Vaccination Laws in Utah ....... 1 194Anti-Tuberculosis Crusade in the Public Schools ... 1 196The California State Hygienic Laboratory . ..... . 1 197The No. Carolina State Association for the Prevention of

Tuberculosis ...... . . . . 1 197Kansas State Association for the Study and Prevention of

Tuberculosis .. .....1 198No. Dakota State Board of Health Bulletin . ....... . 1 198No. Carolina Legislation ..... . . ......... . 2 442Montana Legislation ..... . . . ........ . . 2 443Wisconsin a Registration State ..... ....... . 2 443Vermont Legislation ...... . . ......... . 2 444An Act to Provide for the Purchase and Distribution of

Anti-Toxin ...... . ........ . . . . . . 2 444An Act to Prohibit the Discharge of Sewerage .... 2 445Kansas Tuberculosis Campaign . ... ......... 2 445Pure Milk and the Public Health (Book Review) ... 2 450Public Health Activities in the Phillipines . ..... . 3 681Law Providing for the Incorporation of Medical Milk

Commissions ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 682Mary Mallon, Better Known as Typhoid Mary .... . . 3 682The Demand for Properly Trained Men in Public Health

Work ..... . . . . ....... . . . . . . . . 3 684

INDEX 15No. Page

Slack Dr. F. H., B. R. Rickards and B. L. ArmsThe Result of Reinoculation and Reincubation of Atypical

Diphtheria Cultures ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 324Longevity of B. Tuberculosis in Sputum . ..... . . 3 586

Slack, F. H.The Common Drinking Cup .... ...... . . . . 4 813Smallpox Quarantine Removed ... ...... . . . . 4 813Boston Board of Health Regulations .......... 4 814Connecticut Tuberculosis Legislation of 1909..... . 4 817The Florida State Board of Health Laboratory .... . 4 818State Hygienic Laboratory in Nevada . ...... . . 4 818Tuberculin Test Upheld in Court . ....... . 4 819

Smallpox Quarantine RemovedF. H. Slack ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 813

Smith, Prof. TheobaldWhat is Diseased Meat and What is Its Relation to Meat

Inspection ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 397Discussion by Dr. Durgin, Dr. Burr, Prof. Sedgwick,Dr. Frothingham, Mr. Ellis, Dr. Swarts

Smoke NuisanceR. S. Weston ..... . . . . . . . . . 4 805

Social and Public Health Development of the NorthwesternStates and of the Central Provinces of Canada (A)

Peter H. Bryce, M. A., M. D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 50Sociology of the Middle and Far West (A)

Dr. Charles F. Fagan ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 4Some Aspects of the Alcohol Question

Dr. Percy G. Stiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Some Freak Results from Animal Inoculations

Dr. B. L. Arms .. .3 570Some of the Present Needs of the American Public Health

AssociationB. R. Rickards ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 688

Some Remarks upon the Result of the Preventive Treatment ofRabies and Its Present State (A)

Dr. Demetrio Lopez ..... . ........ . . . . . 1 76Spooner, Lesley H., M.D.

Typhoid Fever: Incidence of the Disease as Contractedwithin the Mass. General Hospital from 1899 to 1908 3 616

State Control of Public Water SuppliesDr. Charles 0. Probst ..... . ....... . . . . . 3 482

Statistics of Age Among IlliterateM. L. Price ..... . . ........ . 3 677

Sterilization of Potable Water by the Mercury Arc in a QuartzTube

R. S. Weston ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 805Sterilization of Sugar Media

F. P. Gorham ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 812Stiles, Percy G., Ph. D.

Some Aspects of the Alcohol Question . ....... . . 1 3The Effect of Shaking upon Enzymes......... . 1 177The All or None Law .... . ....... . . . . . 2 42D

16 INDEXNo. Page

Practical Dietetics with Reference to Diet in Disease (BookReview) .2 450

Oxygen as a Stimulant .3 666Emotions and the Digestive Processes .... . . . . . 4 786

Stokes, Wm. Royal and Harry W. StonerDextrose vs. Lactose for Detecting the Colon Bacillus (A) 2 312

Stokes, Wm. Royal and F. M. WrightThe Co-ordination of Laboratory Work and Inspection in

Supervising the Milk Supply .... . . . . . . . . . 2 317Stoner, Harry W. and Wm. Royal Stokes

Dextrose vs. Lactose for Detecting the Colon Bacillus (A) 2 312Study of Diphtheria Observed in Guadalajara, Mexico, from

Jan. 1, 1904, to June 30, 1908, from a Hygienic Stand-point (A)

Dr. M. Mendoza Lopez ..... ........ . . 1 68Study of Certain Paracolin Forms Found in Polluted Deep

WellsE. B. Phelps and Frederick S. Hammond .... . . . .. 3 545

Sucro FilterR. S. Weston ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 803

Survival of B. Typhosus in Milk when used in Ordinary Break-fast-Table Coffee and Tea

Dr. H. W. Hill .......... 1 135

Telling the Truth to the Health OfficerDr. R. C. Cabot. ...... ... 3 453

Test for Purity of Milk SugarF. C. Robinson ...... 2 439

Text-Book of General Bacteriology (Book Review) 1 207The Systematic Relationships of the Coccacae with a Discussion

of the Principals of Bacterial Classification (Book Re-view) ..... . . . . ... . 1 199

Three Diseases in Animals which have Recently Assumed Im-portance to the State Sanitarian

Dr. W. L. Beebe ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 1 180Townsend, Dr. David

Day Camp Treatment of Tuberculosis .... ...... . 4 754Training for Public Health Service

Herbert D. Pease ..... . . . . . ....... . . . 2 218Tubercle Bacilli in the Blood of Tuberculous Cattle

Dr. W. L. Beebe ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7Tuberculin Test Upheld by Court

F. H. Slack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 819Tuberculosis and Poverty (A)

Eugene F. Lies ..... . . . . . .. ....... . . 1 71Tuberculosis in Range Cattle

Dr. W. L. Beebe ..... . . b]....a.e...... . .........ev.i.w 4 791Tuberculosis, A Preventable and Curable Disease (Book Review)

Edward 0. Otis . . ...... ..... 4 822Tuohy, E. L.

Harmony in Public Health Service .... . ....... . 2 224Typhoid Bacilli Carriers

Dr. Henry Albert ..... . . . . . ....... . 2 260

INDEX 17No. Page

Typhoid Carriers. Intermittent Elimination of BacilliDr. Chas. V. Chapin ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 184

TyphoidThe Determination of Bacillus in Infected Water and

Milk (A)D. D. Jackson and F. W. Melia . . .. . . . . . . . 1 83

Typhoid Fever in the Province of Manitoba with Special Re-gard to the City of Winnipeg

Drs. R. M. Simpson and A. J. Douglas...... . 2 232Characteristics of, in the Middle West

Dr. S. J. S. Pierce ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 XInvestigation of Epidemic in SheboyganJames T. B. Bowles ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 268Epidemiological Diagnosis and Treatment of Outbreaks

Dr. H. W. Hill ..... 2 283Incidence of the Disease as Contracted within the Mass.

General Hospital from 1899 to 1908L. H. Spooner, M. D. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 616

Protective Inoculation AgainstM. W. Richardson, M. D . ......... .. .. . 3 620

Use of Concentrated Salt Solutions in Differentiation of BacteriaSeparation of B. Typhi from B. Coli

R. S. Weston. .. .... 1 188Vaccinating

The Best Method with Humanized Lymph (A)Dr. Francisco DeP. Bernaldez . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 78

Van Der Leck, J., and F. C. HarrisonAesculine Bile Salt Media for Water Analysis. . . 3 557Aesculine Bile Salt Media for Milk Analysis. . . . 3 564

Vermont Legislation News ..... . ........... . . 2 444Visiting Nurses for Contagious Diseases .... . . . . . . 3 669Vital Statistics Section. Address of Chairman

Dr. J. N. Hurty .1.... . . . . . . . . . . . ...... I 102Washburn, Dr. Elliott

The Work of the State Inspectors of Health and Its Relationto the Work of Local Boards of Health . . . . . . . 1 149Discussion by Prof. Winslow, Dr. Durgin, Dr. Linenthal

Water Supply of Philadelphia with Special Reference to theFiltration Works now under Construction

R. S. Weston . ....I.I.I.I.I.I. 4 8Water-Soluble Humus Material in the Northern SweetwatersR. S. Weston 1 186

Water Problems of Illinois and Neighboring StatesEdward Bartow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 489Water Problems of the Middle WestDr. R. J. Manion ..... . . ........ . . . . . 3 497

West, Francis D.Notes on the Voges and Proskaner (1) Reaction for

Bacillus Coli Communis .... . . . . . . . . . . . 2 227Weston, Robert Spurr

Serious Pollution of the Pregel. Its Cause and Remedy. 1 185

18 INDEXNo. Page

Weston, R. S.Water-Soluble Humus Material in the Northern Sweetwaters 1 186Biological Purification of Sewerage on a Large Scale 1 187Calcium Chloride as a Preventive of Freezing in Automatic

Sprinklers ..... 1 187Production of Disinfectant Gas .... 1 188Use of Concentrated Salt Solutions in Differentiation of

Bacteria. Separation of B. Typhi from B. Coli 1 188A New Germ, Parasite of Chrysomonadina Lecythodytes

Paradoxus .1 189Public Health-A New Profession. 2 212Sewage Disposal Plant in Frankfort-on-the-Main. 4 787Operation of the Intermittent Water Filters at the Ludlow

Reservoir, Springfield, Mass ............. . 4 800The Mineral Analysis of Water for Industrial Purposes and

its Interpretation by the Engineer ... 4 801The Work of Boards of Health. 4 801A New Refuse Destructor for West New Brighton, Bor-

ough of Richmond, New York City. 4 802Water Supply of Philadelphia with Special Reference to the

Filtration Works Now under Construction . 4 802Purification of Peaty Waters by Freezing... 4 803The Sucro Filter ...... 4 803Main Drainage of the Metropolis (London)... 4 804The Smoke Nuisance. . . . . . 4 805Sterilization of Potable Water by the Mercury Arc in a

Quartz Tube. H. R. Hosmer... 4 805Filtration and Purification of Water for PublicSupply. 4 806A Plea for a Wider and Better Extension of the Knowledge

of Sanitary Science . . . ........... 4 806Note on the Action of Alum on Schuylkill Water 4 807Sedimentation of Water Supply and Its Relation to Typhoid

Fever in Washington. 4 807Pipe Line and Purification Works and Experiments of the

Baltimore County Water and Electric Company 4 807What is Diseased Meat and What is Its Relation to Meat

InspectionProf. Theobald Smith... 2 397

Whittaker, H. A.The Revival of Field Inspection.. 1 17

Whittaker, H. A., and Karl F. KellermanRoutine Counts of Bacteria in Water Supplies.. 3 534

Wilson, Alexander M.Educational Measures for the Prevention of Tuberculosis 4 758

Winslow, C-E. A.The American Health League . 1 15

A Method of Determining the Number ofDustParticlesin Air 1 87

Sanitation of Public Buildings (Book Review) 2 447The Conveyance of Bacteriaby Sewer Air. 3 640The Prevention of InfantM ortality. 4 708

Wisconsin a Registration State.z. 2 443

INDEX 11No. PAW

Work of Boards of HealthR. S. Weston . .... . 4 801

Work of the State Inspectors of ialilhand` I'tsRdation to teWork of Local Boards of Health

Dr. Elliott Washburn 1 149Wright, T. M., and Wm. Royal Stokes

The Co-ordination of Laboratory Work and Inspection inSupervising the Milk Supply 2 317

Yellow Fever in Mexico (A)Dr. Eduardo Liceaga.. I 62

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