The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-08-12
ORLEANS MEDICAL DIsP EssARY,
p..at n 1874

Editors CreseeatTo insure the certain accomp shment
OF the great object for which Board of Health has been
established for this city, endeavored TO show in my
nicaton Of the 9Th that should with the exception of
the presiding officer be composed Of Medical gentlemen only
gentlemen OF learning, experience, energy and distinguish
ed position IN the community, commanding the high.
est commence and respect of ALL And that with such an
organization Of the Board of Health and Medical Police of
the city, there can be doubt that ample means will be af
ioded BY the state and municipal authorities for the noble
the nesmabs and certain enterprise upon which their abo
would then be engaged with the encouraging hopes and pros
poets OF placing the sanitary condition OF New Orleans per-
maneny in OF favorable comparison with the health
OF any other city in the Union.
Of the certainty Of this and paramount enterprse
and the Intelligence and public spirit of city authorities
predicate the expectation Of the Board for unrestricted aid
and support And will be expected Of this Board Med
ica philosophers, masters Of the Science of Medicine that
they point the causescause of the causes-of our
epdemes and the of remedyng them with the
precision almost that city engineers the danger Of
crevasse in the evee and how stop it If it shOnd break
out To this degree OF exaetness, however it ia to be
gree, that Medical Science has and perhaps
wl aain And although the Board not have at their
command tests so delicate 10 enable them to demonstrate
with the mathematical certainty of the Sciences the
physical properties OF the subtle of epidemic diseases,
yet there Isl thanks TO the philosophy Of mind ultimate
standard by which they determine with almost absolute
certainty these abstruss and difficult ueson in Medical
Euology and that standard derived from experience and
observation And agreeaby 10 this standard the abest med
ical commissions at home and abroad have after great labor
extensive research and observation satisfied
and reported wdh marked and extraordinary unanmity tu
the pToXlmae causes Of cholera morbid hu
nudity and atmospheric mpurty'loca or general prou
cling accordingly sporadic epidemic cholera and the remote
causes, the uaiCashed and peculiarly filthy state or con
dtion ofthe locality where it originates And am much
disposed to believe that the and observation of
medical gentlemen IN this city are concdent with those
reports. lndeed all be satisfied, that cho
era like yellow fever, is native and the born
That boast soil, climate and condon aud eA
tent OF territory, capable ot producing almost aRBLhfag-ie
annexation Of Cuba oH supply the deGct We need not
now ascrbe to 4sG the exclusive production inn ort
ton OF choeTa among U.s. Havana or Vera Cruz the
edt doctrine that these diseases are brought among US from
foreign oountres acknowledgements which has hitherto
and still does, the from being laid tho root Of
the tree-whlch directs the public mind distant
for the discovery OF those diseases and the establishment OF
useless destructive qnarannes, prevent mpor.
talon while the evil unres trained midst Then
let US honestly the fatal BEAM and apply proper
remedy, which clearly see, for the prevention
hereafter, OF both those alarming ridemics.
Can this be donea Can the Board of Health with ample
aid and means accomplish this great and amporan Obect2
Can New Orleans be made healthy city? | will not pre-
sumo to GRderDrtte for the Boardwh present organza
ton do nothing will undertake to say, that New
Orleans may be made healthy any the United
States This bold assertion, surprise many, doubted
by most but wished for by all and hope, indeed believe
that Will be able to show the satisfaction OF this nte.
gent community how great and good work may be
accomplished
Owing to business and the excessive heat shall postpone
for a day or two my views this subject.
Yours, CEsCI