The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-03-18
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1t 1s nov nearly eleven.years since this city has
been visited by severe epidemic yellow fever; and
nearly nve years since the disease has prevailed in
our nidst-except few sporadic cases aim ost eyers
season which have been denominaed n,alarial VOL
low fever by tho supporters of akns subdivision OF
latter years. Of specific and malarial yellow fever.
Iae southern practitioners, who have ,eep accus-
toned for long lifetime to combat this terrible ene
my OF mankint, know Of but one type OF this dis
ease-spec'hc yellow fever. And although OF latter
years there hrs been some discussion ANA ttyera
opinion relative to it's Importation ortginaun In
our midst from local causes. it Is generally conceded
that yellow fever is specific diseases, and not at all
dependent upon lnslarial poison or naiasmata.
Itis proposed to show tn the course OF this article
that It is tho duty Of the guardians Of the public
health to prevent all nusaness tna from fofmer or
per,ence has had tendency to generate and propa-
gate this scourge heretof6re 10 tie CITY. Let tpe
city ordinances heretofore passed based upon the
experience Of scientific observers remain in full
force until that experience has been fully tested by
tune. FROM the year 1907 to the present time, the
learned observers Of the medich II profession enter-
tanned the o. inion that the filling Of tho low lands
around the city with the scaven ters ofsi sawdust
ana rice chat ges aeris.en..! &c the he.l., c.
city. ana one Of the most prolific Causes fe, the
origin and propagation Of yellow and the other ty
phas nd typhoii 1svsrs 1hesubiect was frequent.
ny brought before the CIR council by medical
members Of that body, year afer year, without
eaece After the fatal epidsmic OF 1868 the com
nol'see on streets and Quarantine again urged the
passage Of an ordinance pIeve ting this dseterious
deposit OF the scAveng-rs ofYA within any portion
OF me city; and ea th 10 January, 1885, restrict
ing ordinance ratified proh bit ng 1t under penal
ties Previous to the passage of this ordnance.
tue residents OF west end Of Beautain and Broad.
Streets after repeated eK5rts with Council to pre-
vent ntitwithout av ILL., applied to Chancellor Ward.
law OF the Equity Court for relief by injunction ON
24tn June. 1853, to restrain the City Couucil
tne'r ofhcers, agents. servants ana workmen. from
oeposit'ng or placing the contents Of privy vaults
seaVen9era dirt, city ofal aud garbage, the dead
Of animals, decayed ana decayip vegetable
matter, &C.. &o upon any OF the streets OF the citv
west or Rutledge street. inclusive until the 1s day
Of next or the farther order Of the court
1, On the 10th March 1859. Chancellor Dargan or
dered that the injunction against the defendants
loi'y Councl q 15ta-Ju'y, 1858 granting SAID de-
cree oe "extended and m ide perpetual"
lnese proceedings in equity finally stopped the
use OF city dfa1 ~estof Rutsdsess rect Tbs result
mas been manitest and the wisdom OF tue chsncstlor
y protecting the inhabitants Of that section of tho
o'ty mas saved many q 1lfs. 1t ia vsrymuoh TO be
thatthe Injunction had not ineluded the
"hoie c1ty west Of King-strest; fit had, the 1es,-
dents OF hmith- h-street would not now be exposed to
approaching season. to The deeterious Cd Or ana
elects OF he pffal deposits. ] propose to show,
nom the experience Of the close observers in the
medical profession that this mode Of filling up lots
1or private individuals or public squares IL perni-
cious TO the general We fare Ana health OF the
csty; asd sections of the city previously perfectly
pea'lsy as ell seasons ana exempt from yellow fever.
were subsequently no more exempt than the osher
lhe late pr Joseph Johnson. Who duris,o a long
ana useful life devoted 70 scaepce. iurabrfv. ard
ever good deed that benefited his speclsa. sss IA,
an address delivered before the Medical soc,atv Of
south Carolina in 1907, OF yellow 'sevSr. ..obser.
vaitch points to tine drains and other receptaoles ana
deposit % AliE ~ the soUrss OF its teint Reason
conviness ns that In these recent tac,oa !, e,t,,
we're eednsed Of their putrefying eontens 60 a. TO
exhalatons. this HYDRA tyeow feyer1 q. ula
NOT exist 10 slusaate our objection to The use az
me city cnAa being nsed for ng low lots With tf,a
e|afeps bringipg taxes into the trsssury.
whi quote srom very able zSoS. to Inc Cisy Conn
OIL on Eabrusry 5. isSe. On csriain memorials Ao
referred 70 9 Special commistes on the Hoaiih a,d
Drainaes Of the citys '.Ths diseases which infeet
svStn % unIs5s aru oapSaie division into two srand
olassos wen deslned ANA distinct when viewed A.
snSaf or tdeale Representatives. but r. err,nv ~
Dlerdmg into each. uAday ea1tain ciraras, anoes a.
saeh dsRrse ~ 70 rsndse Tho lima OF deyasrtatio
scr certain Of them very wsysrinQ and indtstnnA .
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