The New Sections of the Revised Sanitary Code.

The Sanitary Code of the City of New York, as revised and reenacted by the Board of Health on December 31, 1914, contains a number of sections which are entirely new. Among the twenty or more of these sections, the most important from the standpoint of public health are the following:

(1) Requiring the naming of ingredients of "patent" medicines on the labels of the packages, or, in lieu thereof, the registration of the ingredients with the Department of Health.

(2) Reqiring employers to use reasonable effective devices, means and methods to prevent the contraction by employees of illness or disease incident to the work or process in which such employees are engaged.

(3) Providing for the sanitation, ventilation and lighting of theatres and other places of assembly, and of all places where people are employed.

(4). Requiring owners of stables to obtain permits from the Board of Health, and to conduct their establishments in accordance with prescribed regulations.

(5) Regulating the cold storage of food.

(6) Requiring physicians, when reporting infectious diseases, to specify whether the individual affected has been engaged in handling food products.

(7) Requiring institutions and private physicians to report cases of venereal diseases.

(8) Requiring superintendents of hospitals and private practitioners to report occupational diseases and injuries.

(9) Requiring physicians and superintendents of hospitals to report groups of cases of suspected food poisoning.

(10) Providing, in the interest of school children, for the supervision, and in case of necessity only, for the exclusion from school of teachers suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis in a communicable form.

(11) Prohibiting persons who are suffering from communicable. diseases from working in their homes upon articles intended for general consumption.

(12) Prohibiting the distribution of free samples of proprietary medicines or other substances of an alleged medicinal or curative character intended for internal human use.

(13) Regulating the free distribution of vaccine, antitoxin serum and cultures, and providing a penalty for physicians who accept payment for vaccines and analogous products which have been obtained from the Department gratuitously.

(14) Providing that persons ill with communicable disease may not handle or sell food.

(15) Providing for decent and clean conditions in food manufactories, hotel and restaurant kitchens and retail food stores.

(16) Providing for the physical examination of children at the time of entering public school by private physicians or by medical inspectors of the Department of Health. (This section corresponds in substance with a statute which applies to all parts of the State except the City of New York.)

(17) Providing for the control by permit of all private hospitals other than those which are specifically authorized by law.

(18) Requiring the lessees or owners of marsh lands and sunken lots to fill in or drain the same or to employ such other methods as will prevent the breeding of mosquitoes.

(19) Providing for the sanitation of passenger cars and omnibuses.

(20) Regulating public laundries.

(21) Prohibiting offensive and dangerous practices in the manufacture of cigars and cigarettes.

(22) Requiring the removal of harmful dust, gases and other impurities from work rooms by suction devices.

In addition to the introduction of this important new matter, the Code has been changed in form so that its contents are now more logically arranged. From beginning to end the language has been simplified, and wherever necessary has been changed so as to harmonize with existing statutes, with aldermanic ordinances, and with the regulations of other departments.

In a series of articles to follow, the Bulletin will discuss not only the sections here enumerated and the policy of the Department in relation to them, but all those sections of the Code which have been amended in essential particulars.-Health Bulletin.

Torpedoing a Hospital Ship.

The officers of the British hospital ship "Asturias" report that on February 1 when the vessel was approaching Havre and was fifteen miles out, with a staff of doctors and nurses aboard, a German submarine was sighted, whereupon the vessel hastened for port without waiting for a pilot. It was full daylight, the men say, and the submarine could not possibly have mistaken the character of the hospital ship, which is painted white and carries a green stripe and red crosses, as provided by The Hague Convention. A torpedo was seen rushing toward the vessel. The navigating officer promptly swung the ship around. His action alone saved the "Asturias,” according to those aboard, the torpedo dashing past, a few yards astern.-Medical Record.

Physician Fined for Neglecting to Register Births.

At the instance of the Board of Health of New York City a physician has been fined $100 for failing to register the birth of a child within the limit of ten days. The defendant claimed that he did not have the first name of the child, and as the custom in the Hebrew faith is to withhold the naming of a child until after circumcision, this fact prevented him from filing said birth within the prescribed time. The court, however, held that this was not a valid excuse, as the certificate could have been filed without the given name, th elatter being added by the parents later, and as this was not the first offense the extreme penalty was enforced.-Medical Record.

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The Nutrition of Pulmonary Tissues.

During the winter and spring months, the management of diseases of the bronchi and lungs is one of the most important functions of the physician. The treatment of acute infections must, of course, be largely symptomatic, but it is generally recognized that the best chance of securing results in chronic diseases of the bronchi and lungs is afforded by an agent that supplies nourishment to these tissues, and for such a purpose Cord. Ext. Ol. Morrhuae Comp. (Hagee) will give the utmost satisfaction. It contains the essential qualities of cod liver oil, but is free from its nauseous properties, for which reason it should be selected whenever cod liver oil is indicated.

Now that Europe has ceased to be desirable owing to the great war, will it not be well to turn your attention to the institutions near New York City, for the care and treatment of nervous or mildly insane patients?

Riverlawn Sanatorium, a most reputable institution, has been in active existence for twenty-two years. It has earned the confidence of New York and New Jersey physicians, not only through its scientific, careful, and humane treatment of their patients, but for its many successes. A modern, beautiful home for this unfortunate class; accessible; reasonable in its rates. Circulars upon application. Address all communications to Dr. Daniel T. Millspaugh, 45 Totowa Avenue, Paterson, N. J. New York Office, 170 West 78th Street, Wednesday and Saturday, 11 to 12.30.

The Eclectic Medical Society of the City and County of New York has arranged to hold its meetings at the Park Avenue Hotel.

Glyco-Thymoline in Tonsillitis.

A local remedy must fill two requirements--It must be a detergent antiseptic and produce a degree of permanency of effect.

Glyco-Thymoline as a gargle, or used as an atomizer, produces excellent results. It rapidly relieves the dry congested condition of the mucous membrane by its exosmotic action, and its anodyne effect is immediate and lasting.

Glyco-Thymoline is harmless, and if any is swallowed will produce a beneficial effect by breaking up any mucous plugs that may have gained access to the stomach.

"Some Important Memoranda for the Busy Practitioner" is the title of a little brochure published by the Fellows Company, containing a mass of useful information which is put in a terse concise way, particularly useful for the busy practitioner, also a diet table. for tubercular patients. If you have not already received a copy it would pay you to write to the Fellows Company for one.

Remember when sending patients to Mt. Clemens that Doctor E. Mather, late of Detroit, Michigan, has recently opened an office there and is giving special attention to chronic diseases and the baths.

In the March issue of the Review we will publish the reports of the Sydenham Hospital Clinical Society. This should prove interesting.

Prepare your papers for the State meeting. Send title to President or Secretary.

Subscription blank will be found among the advertising pages. Why delay when it is so handy?

The Association of Independent Practitioners will meet in Albany early in March, exact date will be announced later.

Died, December 4, 1914, at Jersey City, N. J., John A. Lock, M.D., Class of 1910.

Liquid Rheumalgine, Lilly, continues to be a favorite with an ever-increasing number of physicians.

The building. 239 East 14th Street, was stid February 1st.