MEDICAL CONFERENCE.
(Per United Press Association.) NELSON, March 2. The attendance of representatives at the annual conference of the New Zealand branch of the British Medical Aosociation, which mot hero to-day, i.3 as follows:—Wellington—Mr Gilrulh (chief veterinary for the colony), Bra Collins, Mason (Chief Hca'lh Officer), Valentine, and Colccr; Masterton, Dγ Butemcnt: Wanganui, Drs Porritt and Hathorlcy; Napier, Dr De Lisle; Gore, Dr Donaldson; Grey town, Dr Bey; Dunedin, Drs Siedeierg (lady doctor) and Ogston; Lincoln, Dr Cooke; Roxburgh, Dr Mullen; Gre}Tnouth, Dr Mortice; Havelock, Dr Will; Feilding, Dr Monckton; Blenheim, Dr Anderson: Kaikoura, Dr Gnnn: Auck-land-Drs PahH, Walker, and M'Gill; Cliristehurch, Dr Finch;. Nelson—Drs Gibbs, Bttvr, Andrew, Hudson, Frengley (health ofliecr), Was, and Ewart. The proceedings commenced with a meeting of the council at 2.30, Dr Gibbs presiding. The proceedings are not open to the press. At tho evening meeting Dr Gibbs, of Nelson, president-elect, was presented by Dr CoUiiM (Wellington), and delivered the presidential address, which dealt with the necessity for the provision and establishment of an institution for dealing with cases of insanity in the incipient stages. Elaborating, the speaker drew attention to the divided authority at present existing in the control of. goneral hospitals and asylums, and suggested that centralisation under the control of tho Health Department would provide, by extending the scope of the general hospitals and allowing training nurses for mental diseases at asylums, the location mid proper attcntiou for the treatment of those who woukl voluntarily come forward iu tho early stages of mental diseases. He incidentally gave the Government credit for tlic establishment of tho Department of Public Health, and eoradered that the control of hospitals and asylums should eventually bo placed under tho control of that department. If so, and n New ZeaOand staff of hospital nurses wan also established, ho,pointed out how nurses could gain the necessary .experience at asylums for the charge of incipient cases vohmarily offering for treatment at hospitals, whose scope would be extended. At the conclusion of the address, on the motion of Dr Collins, seconded by Dr Mason (tho Chief Health Officer), a vote of thanks was passed to the president for his address. Tho press representatives were then excluded while tho meeting went on to discuss tho New Zealand Medical Bill. Tho visitors were entertained at afternoon tea on the- tennis lawn. They. will drive into the country to-morrow. The annual dinner will he held on *Wedncsdiiy, and tho president's picnic on Saturday. The business consists of papers by various representatives on technical subjects. The Conforcnca of District Health Officers ntarts to-morrow. The proceedings will be departmental and private, any information for tho publio to be "supplied by the secretary.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 12601, 3 March 1903, Page 6
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