The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-06-26
10 inc sIedicaI Profession.
ACTION OF THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF
MEDICINE UPON SANITARY MEASURES
AGAINST CHOLERA.

ACTION OF THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF
MEDICINE UPON SANITARY MEASURES
AGAINST CHOLERA.
The Academy of Medicine having de-
voted half its sessions the present year
to practical discussions upon the chief
questions relating to the means of san
itary protection against cholera, and
having prepared special Reports upon
House to House Visitation and the Med
ical Care of Cholera" 1.-The Principles
and Means of Disinfection," "Ventila-
tion," and sThe Principles and Meth
ods OF Sanitary Police Regulations, in
Guiding Quarantine" unanimously
adopted the following preamble and
resolutions at its stated meeting, June
20, 1856:
Whereas, The New York Academy of
Medicine has endeavored to promote
among its own members and. through
out the medical profession a spirit of
exact and practical inquiry into the
preventive and remedial treatment of
epidemic cholera:
ReSotUed, That this Academy hereby
expresses its confidence in the utility of
general and specific hygienic measures
as the best means of protection against
the pestilential prevalence of cholera
in any locality where it makes its aP-
pearance; and that the most thorough
scavenging, cleansing and disintection
are absolutely necessary means of
aYertIng this pestilence in the cities
and populous towns of our country at
the present time.
ReSoEUed, That in the Judgment of
the Academy the medical profession
throughout this country should, for all
practical purposes, act and advise in
accordance with the hypothesis Tor the
facD that the cholera, diarrhea and
"rice- water" discharges OF cholera pa
tients are capable in connection with
well-known localizing conditions of
propagating the cholera poison, and
that rigidly enforcing precautions
should be taken in every case of cholera
to permanently disinfect or destroy
those elected fluids by means of active
chemical agents. Also, that with the
same object in view, the strictest clean
liness of person and premises should be
enforced upon all who have charge OF
the sick. Also that all privies, water
thoroughly under the control of disin-
fectants. ..--=g
ResoLUed, That we regard the nature
and causes of cholera infection, so far
as tho sick or their discharges can pro-
pagate it, as being so susceptible of
control, that there should be no fear or
hesitaucy in the personal care OF the
sick and all that pertains to them.
ReSoiUed, That Immediate and thor
ough cleansing and disinfection of all
persons, clothing, and things that have
been exposed to the discharges or per
sons of the sick with cholera, consti-
tutes the chief end and object of any
rational quarantine or external SANTA
ry police regulations against cholera.
RcsoLUed, That for The purposes here
mentioned, an external sanitary police
is desirable in all great maritime and
river towns; but that such sanitary
regulations need not seriously embar-
rass commercial intercourse and the in
terests of trade.
ReSoLUed, That the main source of
protection against epidemic cholera, at
the present time, is to be found in the
vigilant and effective operation of san
itary measures, municipal, domestic
and personal.
ReSoLved, That the New York Acade-
my of Medicine cordially invites the
citizens of every city and village
throughout our country to urge the i'm
mediate adoption of adequate measures
of sanitary protection against the in
PRODUCTION and ravage of cholera; and,
that to this end, we pledge to our breth-
ren and the public the hearty and con-
tinued cooperation of this Academy.