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SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
SOCIETY MEETINGS, 
NEW YORK STATE VETERINARY SOCIETY. 
The regular monthly meeting of the New York State Veterinary Society was 
held at the Clarendon Hotel, Brooklyn, on Tuesday, June 9th. The President, 
Dr. R. A. McLean, in the chair. 
Members present were: Drs. Robertson, L. McLean, Burden, Liautard, 
Berns, Boyd, C. C. Cattanach, Dixon, Berget, J. S. Cattanach, Birdsall, Breth- 
erton, Field, Hollingsworth, Dimond, Johnson, Hensliew, Mustoe, R. A. McLean, 
Pendry, Newman, Waters and Yokura. Dr. Miller, President New Jersey State 
Veterinary Society, and the Hon. George F. Elliott, of the Brooklyn Board of 
Health, among others, were present on invitation. 
Minutes of the last meeting were read, and on motion adopted. 
After those present had examined the interesting pathological collection 
brought to the meeting by Dr. L. McLean, a paper on “Railroad horses, their selec¬ 
tion, management, some of their diseases and treatment,” by Dr. R. Kay, was 
read by Dr. C. C. Cattanach. The paper was a lengthy one, and presented many 
points for discussion, and in view of this fact, and the essayist not being present 
to defend them, it was on motion, laid over for discussion to the next meeting. 
Dr. L. McLean then read a paper on the “Veterinarian as a Sanitarian,” in 
which he strongly demonstrated where the veterinarian was a necessary requisite 
to all Health Boards. 
After the Chair had presented the paper for discussion, Dr.' Liautard, during 
his remarks on the subject, said he regretted that it was not more fully discussed, 
it was one of very great importance both to the laity and our profession. He 
was pleased to pay a just tribute to the city of Brooklyn, and he regretted to say 
that it was ahead of his own city, that of New York, which had not yet thought 
proper to recognize the veterinarian as a sanitarian. Brooklyn and Newark, 
N. J., were the only two cities where the profession were recognized by the 
Board of Health. 
On the invitation of the Chair, the Hon. George F. Elliott addressed the 
meeting as to the rules laid down by the Brooklyn Board of Health, during which 
he paid a high compliment to its inspector, Dr. L. McLean, and contended that 
all Health Boards should engage the service of a veterinarian. 
Dr. L. McLean contended that the medical gentlemen who were called upon 
to act as milk inspectors, knew nothing whatever about the diseases of the animal 
that gave the milk, although they could easily tell if there was much water in 
jt, and that was about all they could tell. 
After some further discussion, it was moved and seconded that thq Society 
urge the Board of Health of New York City to give proper recognition to the 
veterinarian as a sanitarian on its Board. After some discussion as to drawing 
the attention of the authorities of that city to the frequency of glanders, and also 
of laying the subject before the State Board of Health, it was finally carried so as 
to deal with milk and meat inspectors in New York City. During the discussion 
on the subject, Dr. Miller said he certainly objected to throwing away milk be- 
