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county in such manner as the respective county medical society may elect as most effective.

Resolved further, That we favor and do hereby heartily recommend the creation of a State Tuberculosis Commission to look into and investigate the prevalence of tuberculosis in Tennessee, and to prepare and recommend to the Legislature the enactment of such laws as may be deemed advisable to further this great crusade against tuberculosis.

Resolved further, That we hereby recommend and appeal to Gov. Malcolm R. Patterson to appoint, as soon as practicable, a "temporary" tuberculosis commission for Tennessee, to be composed of one physician and one layman from each grand division of the State, a reputable veterinary surgeon from the State at large, and that he commission the several members of the State Board of Health, together with the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, as ex-officio members of said temporary tuberculosis commission.

Resolved further, That said temporary tuberculosis commission shall convene upon the call of the Secretary of the State Board of Health, at Nashville, during the ensuing session of the Legislature.

Resolved further, It is the sense of this delegation that the State of Tennessee should provide separate wards and buildings, at all State charitable and penal institutions, for the proper isolation, as well as care and treatment, of all tubercular inmates.

Resolved further, That the Secretary of the Tennessee delegation be directed to prepare and transmit a copy of these resolutions to Gov. Malcolm R. Patterson and to the press of Tennessee. (Signed) JOHN HAMEL,

Secretary Tennessee Delegation.”

Adopted, Washington, D. C., October 2, 1908.

Pursuant to the recommendation contained in the above. resolutions, Gov. Malcolm R. Patterson appointed the fol

lowing Temporary Tuberculosis Commission: Dr. William Krauss, Memphis; Hon. Thomas W. Neal, Dyersburg; Dr. William D. Sumpter, Nashville; Hon. W. J. Ewing, Nashville; Dr. James L. McKenzie, Cleveland; Hon. Milton B. Ochs, Chattanooga; Dr. J. W. Scheibler, Veterinarian, Memphis.

The ex-officio members of the above commission were: from the State Board of Health, Dr. Heber Jones, Memphis; Dr. T. E. Abernathy, Chattanooga; Dr. R. E. Fort, Nashville, and Hon. John Thompson, Nashville, together with State Superintendent of Public Instruction Prof. R. L. Jones, Nashville.

Pursuant to the provisions of the resolution a meeting of the Temporary Tuberculosis Commission was called by the Secretary of the State Board of Health, and convened in the office of the board, at Nashville, on January 26, 1909. The commission was called to order by Dr. Heber Jones, acting as temporary chairman. Following is the proceedings of the first meeting of the Temporary Tuberculosis. Commission:

TUESDAY, January 26, 1909.

The Temporary State Tuberculosis Commission was. called to order, in the office of the State Board of Health, by President Dr. Heber Jones, at noon, on Tuesday, January 26, 1909.

Present: Dr. Heber Jones, Memphis; Dr. William Krauss, Memphis; Dr. J. W. Scheibler, Memphis; Dr. W. D. Sumpter, Nashville; Hon. W. J. Ewing, Nashville; Hon. John Thompson, Nashville; Hon. R. L. Jones, Nashville; Dr. R. E. Fort, Nashville; Dr. James L. McKenzie, Cleveland, and Dr. T. E. Abernathy, Chattanooga.

Absent: Hon. Milton Ochs, Chattanooga; Hon. Thos. W. Neal, Dyersburg.

Upon motion of Dr. Krauss, Dr. Heber Jones was made President of the commission.

Upon motion of Dr. Krauss, Dr. Albright was madeSecretary of the commission.

Dr. Krauss moved that the vital statistics measure proposed by the committee of two, appointed by the State Board of Health, be endorsed by the Tennessee State Tuberculosis Commission. Carried.

The commission then adjourned until 3 o'clock p. m. The commission reconvened, as per adjournment, at 3 o'clock p. m.

Present: Drs. Heber Jones, J. A. Albright, Krauss, Scheibler, Leroy, McKenzie and Sumpter.

Absent: Dr. Fort, and Messrs. Ewing, Neal and Ochs.

The commission took up for consideration the proposed bill now pending before the Legislature, providing for the creation of a State Tuberculosis Commission. This bill was considered section by section and certain amendments thereto were adopted.

Dr. Krauss moved that the following bill as redrafted by the commission be recommended to the Legislature as a substitute for the bill now pending before that body upon this subject:

"AN ACT to provide for the creation of a State Tuberculosis Commission, and for the establishment, erection, maintenance and conduct of a tuberculosis hospital on lands owned by the State, and to appropriate the necessary funds therefor.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, That a commission be and is hereby created to be known as the Tuberculosis Commission of Tennessee, which shall consist of six (6) persons, four (4) of whom shall be appointed by the Governor, as follows: There shall be one (1) physician from each grand division of the State and a veterinarian from the State at large, and the President and Secretary of the State Board of Health are hereby made ex-officio members of said commission.

SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That said commission

shall convene as soon as practicable after its appointment, and shall organize by electing from its members, a chairman and a secretary, to serve for one (1) year each.

Immediately prior to the organization of the commission the members from the three grand divisions of the State shall determine by lot their respective terms of office, the same being for two (2), four (4) and six (6) years. The veterinarian shall hold office for a term of four (4) years. Upon the expiration of the term of any member from the three grand divisions of the State his successor shall be appointed for a term of six (6) years, and upon any vacancy, otherwise occurring, a successor shall be appointed, by the Governor, to fill out the unexpired term.

The said commission shall personally visit and inspect the lands recently purchased by the State, and generally known as the "Herbert Domain," and with the aid of expert advice shall select a site thereon for a tuberculosis hospital, the said site to be chosen with reference to the possible location on the same property of a State reformatory, and also of prisons for convicts who may subsequently be engaged in mining coal on the Herbert Domain.

SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That should there be a board or commission authorized by this session of the General Assembly for the purpose of locating a State reformatory on the Herbert Domain, the commission hereby authorized shall consult with said board or commission, and the two boards or commissions shall act as nearly as may be in concert in the location of their respective institutions.

SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That upon a proper site being selected, the commission hereby created shall proceed to the erection of buildings and structures suitable for a tuberculosis hospital, employing any and all such expert assistance as the commission may deem proper to accomplish this result; and after the said hospital shall have been erected said commission shall make all rules and regulations, and with proper assistance employed by the commission, shall conduct the same as a tuberculosis hospital

county and city board of health, also a representative from each county medical organization in the State, together with civic and philanthropic organizations. Many physicians attended who were not delegates commissioned by any organized society.

The following letter from Secretary General Fulton indicates the progress of the work in Tennessee as compared to that accomplished in other States:

"WASHINGTON, D. C., February 19, 1908. Dr. J. A. Albright, Secretary State Board of Health, Nashville, Tenn.:

DEAR DOCTOR ALBRIGHT-Miss Knipp has handed over to me yours of February 12 and I am very much interested in its contents. It looks to me as if you are doing some sure enough work that promises very well indeed for Tennessee's part in the International Congress on Tuberculosis. We can't commission delegates, all we can do is to recognize people as members. What we want is to get the local boards of health to issue commissions to these health officers to be official delegates to the congress.

I note your purpose of enlisting the interest of the State Medical Society. This also will be very useful. The State Medical Society should qualify quite a number of delegates and I hope it will do so. So also should the County Medical Society. If you will kindly send me the names and addresses of the presidents of the county medical societies I should be very glad to send them the preliminary announcement. I shall send the preliminary announcement to all of those whose names and addresses you enclosed in the letter to Miss Knipp.

Perhaps you will be interested to know that Tennessee's contribution to the active membership of the congress, calculated on a basis of population, would be about four hundred active members. I hope this does not look like a very large estimate to you. It is quite possible I feel sure for Tennessee, which is not so remote from the District of Columbia. At any rate the States of New York and Penn

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