CALLED MEETING.

The board met in called session at the Galt House, Louisville, at S p. m., Tuesday, September 6, 1904. Present, Drs. Mathews, Bailey, Mayer, Fuller, Coffman and McCormack, members, and the State Veterinarian Dr. Eisenman. The oath of office was administered to Drs. Mathews and Coffman, newly appointed for the full term, and Dr. Quinn appointed to succeed Dr. Young.

Dr. Eisenman reported an outbreak of Texas fever in McCracken county and that the county authorities had ignored the matter. The disease was under control in Jefferson and Hickman but in hardly so good shape in Carlisle.

Dr. Mayer moved and Dr. Fuller seconded that all of the members be invited to assist in preparing the questions and grading papers.

Moved by Dr. Fuller, seconded by Dr. Coffman, that the secretary select from the questions presented by members those to be used in the first examination.

Moved by Dr. Fuller, seconded by Dr. Quinn, that the secretary be instructed to conduct the examination, and to distribute the papers to the following members for grading: Anatomy, Dr. Quinn; physiology and obstetrics, Dr. Coffman; chemistry and toxicology, Dr. Mayer; pathology, histology and bacteriology, Dr. Mathews; surgery, Dr. Shirley; gynecology, Dr. Quinn; ophthalmology and otology, Dr. Fuller; hygiene and State medicine, jurisprudence and physical diagnosis, mental and nervous diseases, Dr. Bailey.

The requirements for medical colleges were adopted unanimously.

REQUIREMENTS FOR MEDICAL COLLEGES AND STUDENTS.

On and after July 1, 1905, every medical college shall comply with the following requirements as a condition of being recognized as reputable by the State Board of Health of Kentucky:

(1) It shali uniformly exact the requirements for matriculation set forth in "Requirements for Admission to Medical Colleges," adopted by this board in this date.

(2) It shall literally observe its own published requirements for admission, tuition, time of attendance at the annual sessions and graduation, which must be definitely expressed.

(3) It shall have adequate equipment and an active and competent faculty, for teaching the science and art of medicine, embracing the following departments, viz.: Anatomy, Physiology, Chemistry, Pathology, Histology, Bacteriology, Surgery, Obstetrics, Gynecology, Ophthalmology, Otology, Hygiene and State Medicine, Medical Jurispru dence, Physical Diagnosis, and Therapeutics and Practice, in ac cordance with the system to which the college belongs.

(4) It shall have clinical and hospital facilities based upon a minimum municipal population at its place of location of not less than fifty thousand; provided, that this requirement shall not apply to institutions under State control, which, by virtue of such control receive patients gratuitously from all parts of such State.

(5) It shall require actual attendance upon 80 per cent. of each of four courses of instruction of not less than thirty continuous weeks, excluding holidays, in four separate years, and shall not hold more than one graduating course in any one year.*

(6) It shall not accept notes in payments of fees, or offer to accept scholarships, or any reduction in fees, or any form of rebates, except as provided for or required under State laws or under the laws of endowed universities, and no student shall be given credit for attendance, or advanced, or graduated, until all fees have been paid.

(7) Colleges may honor official credentials issued by medical colleges of equal requirements as to students who have complied with the "Requirements for Admission to Medical Colleges," except in the branches of study embraced in the last year of their own curriculum.

REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION TO MEDICAL COLLEGES.

All colleges shall require every medical student applying for matriculation on and after July 1, 1904, to present to it "A Medical Student's Certificate," issued to him by the Certified Examiner of the State Board of Health or State Board of Medical Examiners of the State in which such college is located, approved by such board, and a certificate of good moral character.

The examiner shall require as a basis for his certificate:

(a) A degree of A. B., B. S., or equivalent, from any approved university, college or academy of arts, science or philosophy.

(b) A diploma or certificate of graduation from an approved high school or normal school.

(c) A State teacher's permanent or life certificate.

(d) A medical student's certificate from any State Board of Health

or examiners demanding equal requirements.

* It should be noted that no provision is made for giving advanced standing for A. B., B. S., or other degrees.

Or, an examination in writing in the following branches:

(a) English, submitting a composition in satisfactory examination in the branches in which he was formerly found deficient, before he can receive credit for the first or be permitted to enter upon his second year of study, and the Examiner shall furnish a list of such applicants to the State Board of the jurisdiction.

FEE.

Two dollars is hereby fixed to be collected by the Examiner for each certificate in Kentucky. Those examined in special subjects to remove conditions will not be required to pay again, but those failing and taking a second examination will pay another fee.

The secretary was instructed to institute proceedings against a quack concern in Louisville.

The secretary was instructed to have "Not issued upon examination" printed across the face of certificates issued to Kentucky graduates exempted from examination by law.

Adjourned.

J. N. McCORMACK, Secretary.

CALLED MEETING.

A special meeting of the board was held at the Galt House, Louisville, at 2:30 p. m., on Saturday, October 28, 1904. Present, Drs. Mathews, Bailey, Shirley, Coffman, Quinn and McCormack.

Secretary on motion instructed to cordially endorse Dr. John Y. Oldham to the California Board.

On motion the secretary was instructed to notify the Christian county board that smallpox is reported as spreading from that county to Henderson, Hopkins, Caldwell, Trigg and other counties, and such board is instructed to hold weekly meetings and to report in detail its methods of management, especially as to disinfection of houses, and to express the fear that a quarantine may become necessary unless the disease can be brought under control.

Moved by Dr. Mayer, seconded by Dr. Fuller, that certificates be issued to those who had successfully passed the examination. Nos. 1, 3 and 6 were rejected after reexamination by the committee. 8, 10 and 12 having failed in nearly all branches, were rejected by the examination committee.

The secretary was instructed to pay each member of the board $25.00 and his reasonable expenses for services in this examination.

Secretary authorized to make alterations in requirements adopted at the last session so as to apply only to students, and in this form were adopted by unanimous vote.

Adjourned.

J. N. MCCORMACK, Secretary.

REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS.

OF THE

STATE BOARD OF HEALTH.

REGULAR ANNUAL MEETING.

The board met in regular annual session at the Galt House, Louisville, at 8 p. m., on Monday, May 16, 1904. Present, Drs. Mathews, Bailey, Mayer, Shirley, Fuller and F. O. Young, appointed to fill out the unexpired term of Dr. L. L. Robertson, resigned, and McCormack. Reading of the minutes of last annual and intervening called meetings dispensed with upon motion.

The secretary read his annual report, as follows:

REPORT OF THE SECRETARY.

During the fiscal year, ending April 1st, smallpox has given distinctly less trouble than in any year since 1897. This has been due to several causes. In the cities and towns, vaccination has been so general as to make a widespread epidemic in them impossible. Isolation hospitals more or less complete have been provided for all centers of population, and in the vicinity of nearly all county seats, and such cases as developed could be safely and humanely cared for without panic, and with the least possible disturbance to business and ravel. In everything pertaining to the management of this disease, the large experience of former years has been valuable to the health and fiscal officials, medical profession and people, and the disease was generally recognized earlier and brought under control with less time, effort and expense. Even in the country districts, under the comprehensive, kind but firm policy of the health officials, resistance to vaccination and other necessary restictive measures has appreciably lessened.

The conditions as to consumption, typhoid fever, infantile diarrhea, diphtheria, scarlet fever and the other domestic pestilences, are far more unsatisfactory. To say nothing of the suffering and loss of life