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Society News.
—The Pope County Medical Society and the Yell County Medical Society met jointly, July 11, at Chickalah. Drs. Thomas J. Pool, Ola, health officer of Yell County, spoke on cooperation between physicians and health officers; Alvie B. Tate, health officer of Pope County, on the importance of reporting contagious diseases; Roy Millard, Dardanelle, on how physicians and the laity can aid in health work; Robert L. Smith, Russellville, on the relation of the physician and public.—The Lawrence County Medical Society, Portia, was addressed, August 14, by Drs. Wright W. Hatcher and Cleo C. Ball, Ravenden, on typhoid fever. The