Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-11-07
BOARD OF HEALTH.
Important Meeting nj Noon
To-day.
yellow Fever Declared no
Longer In Existence Here.

n meeting OF the board oil Health wa
held at the Office Of the Secretary at moor
to-day, President W. 7. Irwin in til,
chair.
Resolutions adopted relative to the
death Of Dr. 7. ]. Sale were. ordered
spread on the minutes.
DR.. r. +. Brown offered a resolution
declaring yellow fever no longer cpl
demic, and that absentees and strangers
may come to this city without danger.
An amendment was offered pronounc'
ing the malady not yellow fever, but the
prevailing disease" Both were lost.
DR.. Pittman offered the following reso.
lutions:
1t is well known that yellow fever has
prevailed in our city to more or less
extent for a month past. IL is sad to
think that about one hundred and thirty
Of our population during this time have
fallen victims to its merciless sway I;
among these, a number of our most use
ful and honored citizens.
Resolued, That we now take great
pleasure in announcing to the city, aud
country at large, that the yellow fever
has ceased-no new cases occurring.
We therefore respectfully invite our abb
sentees to return to their homes. We
believe they may do so with safety.
Resolced, That while some members
of our board were Frustrated with the
dread disease, our sincere homageis due
to the supreme Ruler of the universe,
that the lives of all have been spared.
Resolped, That our thanks are ten.
dered to the editors of the city papers for
the interest they have manifested in our
proceedings during the prevalence Of the
disease.
ReSolued, That our thanks are due to
DR.. Rogers, the Secretary of the Board
of Health, for the able and efficient
manner in which he has performed his
arduous duties amidst his professional
engagements.
DR.. A. X. Taylor offered a resolution
as substitute, declaring that, yellow
fever having been epidemic in this city
for the past month, we do now declare
the same to exist as such no longer
Withdrawn, the previous resolutions
more fully representing the sense of the
Board.
DR.. Pittman's resolutions were then
adopted.
DIR. A. X. Taylor moved that the Board
adjourn sine die. Lost.
DR.. P. II. Otey offered the following
resolutions relative to sanitary matters,
which were lost:
WHEREAS, The late epidemic no longer
exists, and there is no longer any dan
ger to citizens returning home,
ReSolred, That we respectfully and
earnestly urge upon the Mayor and
Aldermen to place the city in thorough
sanitary condition during the winter
months. That in our opinion the condi-
ton of the city is such as to have invited
diseases of an endemic and epidemic
character.
ReSolred, That physician be APP
pointed in each ward, whose duty it shall
be to inspect every house in his ward,
ouksSob oauiVutJ ISSuihtlOuoi auu IL uOt
carried out by the occupants in ten days,
to report such neglect to the Sanitary
Police, whose duty it shall then be to
clean up such premises at the expense
of the occupant; and, further, that |
whereas it has occurred that some occu
pants have emptied their sinks during
the summer months, thereby endangering |
the health and lives of the community |
that we request his Honor the Mayor,
and Aldermen to pass an ordinance |
such action in future, and to
require work of that kind to be done
during the winter months.
The Board then adjourned.
The MoRTUARY REPORT - BUSINESS
RRvIvING.-The undertakers reported
only one interment yesterday against
.wo the previous day, No applications
we're made yesterday to the Howard
Association for nurses, and that organi-
,ation will doubtless cease active opera
ions in a short time. Daily scores who
nave been missed for weeks are again
moving their faces, and every returning
rain and steamer swells the list. Already
many country people are finding their
way to the city. In another week the
streets will be or. wded and business
,nce more rear its head. In another
week, instead of funeral PROFESSIONS
Ilready seldom seen-long lines of
Trays, laden with the Aeecy staple, will
rect the eye. There's a better time
coming" is a trite saying, whose truth
n the present instance will soon be YER
fed. No one need anticipate a rushing,
'vershadowing season, but there is an
.bundance of cotton and cereals in the
ountry which must be sold, and their
wners sadly need the supplies stored
ere in abundance. Our merchants are
for work, and we trust the
tream of greenbacks soon to commence
owing will increase to torrent
Our jos 0FFICE.-The PUBLIC LEDGEI ,
Oh printing department has been lately
applied with the latest and most ap'
roved patterns of type, borders and
resses, and is better prepared than ever
D accommodate the mercantile public !
Dur prices viii continue to be the mos
in the city, while our work is
to give satisfaction. We have ;
ne snly complete printing Office in the
ity, and will continue to give our Gus. ,
,r,ora inducomonfo No ofhara in fbip