The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-30
yATFcysL SANITARY CONTENTION.
ys.,,orss OF Committees OLA Quarantine s.Asa
Tn,.rual Hygiene OF Cisies Adopted-Xei-
ya,y sever Declared by the Medical baeui-
.x 80 lac Non-CoHtaEic us, DC.

6sporfs OF Committees Ola N"a1aHaAnS @-A"
Internal Hygiene or Saues Ad"pted-heA-
ya,v sever Declared by the Medical baeuA-
40 90 be Non-CoHtaEtcus, &c.
SECOND DAY.
The Nations. Quarantine and Sanitary Convention,
~nieh was organized on Wednesday at the College OF
pbysicians and Surgeons met Thursday morning, and
kcer yoe routine business disposed Of ae report o.
,as Committee on Quarantine which was submitted at me
PREVIOUS session. called up for action DIS AcNuy'
Guthrie, Kemp Grscom and others took part IN the
discussion, some of the speakers beng IN favor q
abolsbpg Quarantine altogether, affirming that al inat
was necessary protect oias from contagious diseases
vas q raid enforcement OF sanitary regulations, Wne
portion Of the Convention believed that defective rs our
Quarantine systems are they are The means Oh protesting
rcuelous cities II ON the dreadful pestiIence
MAYOR RoDuAs Of Providence, considered the report OF
,he committee Questionable in many Of s features and
earnestly hoped tha the committee would not adopt
sashly He (Ar. said that after perusai Of The re
port there would net be city legislative body who would
nCl unanimously say that, as II was the deliberate opn
ioa ~ Ire heading medical men Of the United States
fcmnled In coavsnton that QuarAntne should be abol
hheo th.y would proceed at ouoe ID break down the
barriers which prevent contagious disease spreading
th7ou2hdct leading cities. In tie Name Of humanity,
he asked Them II they willing to adopt slch re-
porl as the before them without amendment
Or. KEMP sdmised that the language alluded 10 was
ssIorgtr than tho committee Intended to lie read
Alb proOf sheets IN hurry and the questionable pasa
graph was OTeflookso.
After consider able conversation
Or jams Y " ooD moved that the report be referred
back the committee with Instructions 70 epoft a. the
n1xt session Of e Convention, which was carried unan
morsy.
yhe Convention met quarter to eight, pursuant 10
adjournment End after the minutes of the afternoon ses
scn were read and approved, committee was appointed
b Investigate w. A Royces plan of COMPRISING and re-
migrating the atmosphere preliminary to It's use nis
INJECTING vessels also, investigate new plans OF tene
r,eut houses, submitted by Mr. Melton.
Dr. CLARK, OF Boson, who WAS appointed BY the Bat
more Convention to up form Of code regulating
Che internal sanitary condition Of cities, basis for the
present Convention 10 act upon, submitted draft Of
code which be said il adopted 10 substance, could after
wards be The Legislatures OF the various
states be altered TO suit the laws and circumstances Of
each State.
Tne document gave rise TO a lengthy and interesting
discussion, the delegates believing that the pro-
per medic 10 pescn The subject Legislatures would be
10 the form Of propositions, instead Of drawing up code
hAe the one presented by the committee
General WlTAogx, OF New York, made an eloquent
eceech the OF internal sanitary reform
He suced the msgovernent Of this city in relation to
bs sanitary condition. and strongly advocated the appoint
nsent Of q sanitary police.
DR. GRIsooM followed in the strain after which
De. KEMP, Of Baltimore, gave graphic description OF
carried out The Board of Health consists of three
physcans appointed by tho Mayor and are held respon
remove everything that would in any way prejudice the
patti; health, ana he attributed the efficiency Of their
government in that respect and the heathness or the
city TO the Capitalization of the power invested in the
Beard Of Heath.
As it was row nearly 1o]S O'Clock, on motion, further
discussion on The subject was postponed I'LL Friday morn
ing, which time the Convention adjourned Previous 10
which however, they accepted an invitation, rendered by
tbs Ne1 York common Council 10 municipal banquet
the Metropolitan Hotel on Friday evening.
THIRD DAY.
TIE Convention met On Friday morning at the College OF
Physicians and Surgeons and after reading the minutes
81 tAe previous meeting,
The TssIDESr said lbe first business in order would be
She consideration of resolution submitted Thursday
by DR.. Stevens, which iooxs-In the absence OF
any esabliEbng the conclusions that yellow fe-
has oyer been conveyed by person to another
is the opinion OF this Convention that personal quarantine
Of csHes O. yellow fever may be safely Abolished
Dr. SGyrN said his object in proposing the resolution
was II pcssble 10 settle principle by which future qua
should b. guided HIS reflections and experience
had skown hin that yellow fever 10, high grade Q;
bilious fever contended for by Dr. Rush neither was
communicable fever capable or personal
noaron as contended for by some distn suhed medical
Dr. BEL OF Brooklyn gave sn interesting stiemen, or
the symptoms OF yellow fever in southern latndes He
believed that contagious anywhere, for he had
siep. in reer with patients and did not contract the ds
ease.
yeoeiyed wish ood appaase and proceeded TO relate MS
experience reference yellow fever for the last half
by the legislative authority Of the State ani the
gesons Of medical men, had been prolific Of great benefit
and as New York was the frat that established euaran
regulations he hoped she would MOI be the 6rst
abandon them altogether. he thought that the medi
cal OF this country generaized too much, and there
was tendency in the American mind 10 come TO gene
conclusion isolated facts, whoh rendered
ridiculous before the stuoious scientific world The
venerable Doctor maintained that yellow fever SOS
ehc disease 1t had its own laws and its OVID peculiar
mode Of treatment and never had there been case OF
yellow fever sprngng IRON local Causes In referencet TO
the subject Of quarantine he said had pretty bad
nagersn those establishments az well rs in cur medical
pcce and that there was great deal Of political fraud
.ax~t,tr IF ~ no
believed would be npoBtc and wrong TO adopt tue re-
solution under consideration.
DR.. STEVENS renewed his motion, hoping that, az no
facts existed going to show that yellow fever per
sSns,ly contagious, it would be unanimously adopted
Dr. BsIL proposed to amend the resolution by adding
thereto these wordssProvded that fomites OF every
kind be rigidly restricted which amendment was
oepted by>,. Stevens. The speaker went on % show
that the history Of the Of yellow fever tended
tablsh indlspaably hat IL was no, contagious
The saljec: was discussed at great length by the med
cal portion OF tie Convention, and with or two excep
luton
JosErH BUM or New York said he thought that the
shjec should referred and considered at the
son Of the Convention Although the medical might
be prepared to vote n favor Of ts adoption the lay dele
gates prepared 20 vote understandngy the
snbject
Dr. eTEvps corrected an impression which some mem
berg OF The Convention aborpg under, that his
tnton favor OF doing away with Quarantine. He
would rather make Quarantine strict than II is
~ REGARDED fomies. but Il they could separate per
Sons frcm hirgF every practical who has had 70
with yellow fever would vote for the adoption Of his reso
suton
Mayor Ropx,y asked the medical gentlemen how should
the mayors Of large cities act reported TO them
that there lay In the river vessel from Infected dis
ucP Ought they 10 permit the passengers TO 60 on shore
after changing their garments
Several voices responded-"Yes let them come"
TIE resolution amended vas nnaly adopted by
vote OF 70 10 4.
The report of the Committee Quarantine, which
referred 10 the Busincss Committee for reconsideration
and amer dment, was then returned by nr Kemp, VINO
gad that, there only minority Of the committee
IN attendance, they did net feel authorized 20 c0rTes h
report but they Of opinion that the Convention hal
the power TO expunge any Oh ecionable IN t
The sutjoned resolu,ions were prcscn.c3, ana rem
mended for adoption
Retolvcd That the operations 0f Quarauire should O.,
be confined 10 the warm months OF the year nasuuch
vessel arriving in md.inier With smallpox or typhus
lever on ooard s os legitimate subject Tor Quarantine
one arriving in midsummer
Resolved, That the adoption by all commercial nations
on SOUND and well dgcztod code o. Murine hygiene and
nn the necessary measures for nEurnE strict enforce
ment, would tend greatly % alleviate The evils Of the
present system Of Quarantine 10 promote health and