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An Important Meeting

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Parent Issue
Day
21
Month
January
Year
1898
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Public Domain
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One of tne most important meetings ever held ly the State Board of Health was in session at the State Capítol Tuesday. The meeting was ealled to order by the president, and every member was present, as folio ws: President Frank Wells, Ivanslug; Prof. Delos Fall, of Albion; Judge Aaron V. MoAlvay, of Manistee; Prof. Frederiek G. Novy, of Ana Arbor; Doctor Fred R. Belknap, of Niles; Doctor Samue1 G. Milner, of Grand ftapids, and Secretary Baker, of Lansing. The first question under consideration was the trausportation of ead bodies; and the board were in session with iH. P. Dearlng, General Baggage Agent of the Michigan Central K. R., ropresenting the National Associatior. of General Baggage Agents, and with a committee of the State Funeral Directors Association. Under the present rules of the General Baggage Agents Assoeiation, diphtheria corpses are exeluded from transportarion under any condition. What the funeral directora wish is to secure permlssiou to show that they are qualified to embalin, disinfect and prepare a corpse dead of diplitheria so as to make ït safe to transport such a corpse. Wh.it the Board of Health want is regulation of the subject, so as to lessen the danger of the transporta tion of diphtheria corpses with no safeguard whatever, as is' believed .sometimes occurs, uuder pressure froni boreaveu relatives, the cause of death bein; alleged to be from some ortKniary disease not commnnicaible. (Phe general officers of railroads want safety to the railroad employees and their families, and safety of the public and consequent immunity of railroads from prosecutions for alleged ntroduetion of diseases into localities. It was proposed to have a commission to examine and give certifícate to enihaliners who are qualifled to do sucii Work; and, when diphtheria corpsea prepared by qualifled eruialmers. are offered for transportation, the railroad authorities will accept them, otherwise diphtheria eorpses -vill continue to be refused transportation. The board appointed a committee to act with ïvpresenta.tive funeral direetors to formúlate a pin ti whereby the rules of the General Baggage A.gents Assoeiation can be carried into effect in Michigan as in oüier st;ites. The subject of the Quarter-Centenuial Celebíatlon of the 25th Anniversary of tlie estaWishment of the Michigan State Board of Health was thoroughly discussed, and the board ontlined a provisional program which will be perfe'jted. Tlie secretary presepted the question of a summer resoVí directory for Michigan wh,-li sliall be peatly for use at the timo oí the Quarter-Ceuteiuiial. and shall place before Miehigan's visitors at that time the deli.?htíul advantages there are in Michigan for healtMul summer resorting. TIr: e-xecntive officers oí: rhe State Boaxd oí' Health, and ofhers wbo will visit Michigan at the time of the juai-t-rCentennial, will be men who in tluir several states and proyinces are autboritie.s on que.stions of health resorts, and such an advertising as Michigan should t hen receive will mean that thousands of dollars more will be brought into Miohigan from omside states, particularly those south of us. The facilities Miciiigan has for summer resoriing are unequaletl by any other state; Hs immense lake line. and the innumeraible small inland lakes, all go to make up a sumnier resort state. All this proposed advertising of Michigan is due to resolutions passed by the last legislature, vlii-U provide that the State Board of Health shall place such Information strongly before the people espe-, cially those residing outside of Michigan. It is expected that the people eupecially interested in summer resorts, iiieluding the railroad and steamship transportation companies. will have sufticient interest to see the proposal successfully and satisfactorily carried out. Some of thesá ofncials have already signtfied a wülingness to do what is consistent, and the secretary was directed to place the subject before theiu with a view oí Becuring their views and knoving their wishes. The secretary of the state board would íbe glad to hear from any citizen of Michigan especially interested in the proposed action.

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