EIGHTEENTH REPORTERARY OF THE Flinnesota. STATE BOARD OF HEALTH AND VITAL STATISTICS OF MINNESOTA, 1899-1900. ST. PAUL, MINN., Office of the State Board of Health and Vital Statistics, To His Excellency John Lind, Governor, Sir: The State Board of Health herewith respectfully submits its report for the twenty-eighth and twenty-ninth years of its existence, embracing the period from Dec. 31, 1898, to Dec. 31, 1900. H. M. BRACKEN, M. D., Secretary and Executive Officer. MINUTES OF THE REGULAR QUARTERLY MEETINGS OF THE MINNESOTA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH. Jan. 10, 1899. The meeting was called to order by the president, Dr. Franklin Staples. Roll call: Present-Drs. Staples, Hutchinson, Wesbrook, Reynolds, McComb, Greene and Bracken. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. Election of officers resulted as follows: President-Dr. Franklin Staples, Winona. Vice President-Dr. Henry Hutchinson, St. Paul. Director of Bacteriological Laboratory-Dr. F. F. Wesbrook, Minneapolis. Director of Veterinary Department-Dr. M. H. Reynolds, St. Anthony Park. Under unfinished business, reports were made as follows: Concerning action relating to leprosy, not only in Minnesota but in the United States, the secretary reported consultation with the leprologists of the state, as directed at the meeting of April, 1898, viz., Drs. Boeckmann, Hoegh, Foster and Vander Horck, who met with Drs. Hutchinson, Wesbrook and Bracken, of the executive committee. No definite action taken, but work to be continued. The various reports from the executive officer and directors of the bacteriological laboratory and veterinary department, previously sent to each member of the board for perusal, were approved without reading. The various topics presented in them for action were taken up as follows: Biennial Report: The secretary stated that the reports for the past four years were in press. It had been expected that these |