The sudden death from pneumonia of Dr. Hermann Michael Biggs, New York State Health Commissioner, removes perhaps the most distinguished state or city health officer in the U. S.a man even more widely known abroad than at home as a pioneer in both the laboratory and administrative phases of preventive medicine. He had been Commissioner continuously since 1914, under both Republican and Democratic Governors, who recognized the folly of breaking up the splendidly efficient organization which Dr. Biggs had built up.
Dr. Biggs was 63 years old, was born at Trumansburg, N. Y.,...
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