The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-27
THE BOARD OF HEALTH.

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| Meeting of the Board Yesterday-A Strange
Disease mt Quarantine Board Steam-
er-What the Doctors Think Of It-Is IL the
Irish '.BIack Typhuss"
The Board OF Health met yesterday afternoon, Prssl.
dent Schultz In the chair
Tho counsel Mr. EATON, to whom the question as TO
the power Of the Mayor issue proclamation
ing vaccination referred said that he had looked
into the law books and had not been able To nud any
power mentioned IN them regard the question He
informed by the Mayor that the proclamation
had always had beneficial effect In calling the attention
Of the public to the facilities afforded by the dspenssries
for vaccination
THE MINNESOTA.
petition from Messrs Williams Guon, consignees
Of the steamer Minnesota, at Quarantine was 70.
ceved In which those gentlemen requested the board
located on the hospital Ship illinois, to como 70 The city
- there was no sickness among them
One Of the Commissioners did not what the Board
Of health had TO do with the question In bis opinion
the health ofcer was empowered BY Law 70 have full
control Of steamers 1t Quarantine and the landing Of
DR.. GRAMS made the gentleman very angry By up-
setting his argument with the following section q the
Code OF Health ordinances:-
village Of this district from place land q
3. BUILDING e.. az port
person sick Of contagious disease any article person
sss
Or ss
has permit from any other source than this Board.
The PRszDxxr after ORA s~inturns and Crane had
tined steamer, requested Dr. Harris the Registrar Of
Vital Statistics TO relate what he had Of sick in
the hospital ship when the visit was made.
Doctor HARRs said he vent on board the hospital ship
expecting to some Familiar disease. but only
York saw. He had JUST passed through crowds
Of healthy, redcheeked passengers (ssven hundred in
sy cos Ss oanS not trace tho o. sny
IN the hospital ,. ship we're plainly the victim.
S,uc. be- mistaken ar cbos Thu inc @
cases were blue and haggard in appearance intense
Was the congestion OF blood in the capillary
proved that tho mucous membrane OF the stomach
and bowels shared this general congestion the capi
the elected matter like their darrbnal excavations,
dark and bilious Tho sscretions from the kidneys
even in the fatal cases He then continued As follows
The sunkon couutenanc the blue and 1feess surface
Of The body and the psroaysm,i and painful cramps all
blue surface IL warm and not shrvelled the OF
the blood does not exuds; the voice 10 natural, the
The course Of the disease Is that Of typhoid poison
Il Is not cholera What we need
lmitsdly Infectious and that has SLOWLY
spread among that healthy company Of emf
n s, W. %s
Inssmuch these Of anomalous form OF dis
ease bear close resemblance 70 the "blue disssse
broken out In Ireland and Is now being studied q
curious yps Of fever poison In that country, think
prudent 90 express with views concerning
is being In any degree Infectious"
Tho PREsDESr-well Doctor will Il bs prudsn, to lot
Dr. msan@f would have " them come up before sun.
down
Commissioner MANERRs then offered the following
resou,on which vas adopted unanimously =
Resolved shs, the Health oser permit. the well pas
Permitted to come TO this city and proceed to their des
rm SLAUGHTER HOUSES
aboS. street and 10 s,sSsn sds.ans
booths In Williamsburg and Brooklyn for the employees
Of the SOLDIER Business Messenger and Despatch Com
President SCHULTZ 10 referring to petition Of certain
citizens above Forty planning OF the
numbsr Of slaughter houses in their vicinity, and pray
Ing the Board not TO grant permits said
not permit bad been granted thai all those
permits that had been granted for sausher houses
on the borders Of the rivera
ARE TIE PoRn UNITED srArEs FOUL WIZ uI-
pRMcsf
Dr. Harms sent In . communication 70 copy Of which
at Washington concerning the action OF the Spanish
government IN declaring a ports In the United States
foul with epidemic cholera and epidemic yellow fever"
He says that from the of the thirty
eight degrees north latitude the limits
Of the United staiea east Of The Allegheny mountains
and that no port upon ell this northern ssctIon
OF our coast he's been infected BY either OF
thess epidsncs the present pears and further, that
existed 81 military posts In limited district Of New
York has not endangered commerce. or h mot or will
no, be source Of danger 70 spanish pors; and more
European port from any portion Of this northern coast
ives epidemic is Of ports; aud thai
tuds 81 deg and does not sIss In asy form 10 New
York except West Indian and gulf ships under strict
Qusraatne 10 would seem 10 be duty suggest
" etae a. Washington thai the spanish gov.
and United states Consul Malaga should
b informed Of thess facta