New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-11-01
BOARD OF HEALTH.

| "O "'ih olo9 Va Diie previous NctsHg were
read and approved.
DR.. White presented communication
| from Michigan, showing the manner of the
| worhing Of tha beard Of Health in shat
State,
The presider.. then spoke of the meeting
| in New York, which he proposed to attend.
The American Public Health Association
will meet N New York ON Tuesday, No
venlber Il, 1873. A programme OF the or
der OF business has been adopted, from
which It appears that the proceedings will
be unusually valuable to the profession
The first day win be dcyoted to reports on
hygiene. sanitary principles and cholera in
| rhe Mississippi valley. Among others, Dr..
{. 3. White, Of New Orleans, will partiei-
pate in the discussions and exhibit maps
On Wednesday, yellow fever will be ais
| cussed, Oh the report of DR.. s. G. RUSSELL
by DR.. j. c. Miner, of Pensacola BY DR.
bruins, on the disease at Shreveport; DR.
Gilmore, on that a. Mobile, and Dr. Erskine
Of Memphis.
"Wednesday viii also be devoted to further
and topography OF the centres of American
population. etc. Thursday will be occupied
by the general sanitary topics and the coz
cluding addresses.
During the proceedings a paper vii! be
read, submitted by Or. Perry, Of New Or
leans. on the subject of Quarantine with
out obstruction to Commerce.
hnn -
of the officers to 5000 in four districts and
$1,000 IN the oiEers. and potify the City
Council.
The Council wa, also requested to adyer.
tise TO: proposals 10. c.uda carbolic acid
and zinc iron.
Special reports sron sanitary inspectors
requested several places to be declared
puisanees. ~ r.
No reports Iro,n the First. or Second Disc
tricts were presented.
DR.. Newman. OF the Third District. says
!. was never u L more healthy condition
From July s to date ther. were thirty. y.eight
eases Of yellow fever, II majority coming
from other districts. Disinfect!ng vas I'M.
mediately commenced. Only two cases ec.
Cured after that Intermittent tevers have
entirely disappeared. The report notices
the concealrnent o: cases of smallpox 'she
fithy condition OF the batture is considered.
aud the torso 3. :he command Of the IN
spector is 'usn:, cienr. One hundred ant.
sixty.eign: Inspections were made III Cot..
ber. and se"s.t; - promises iisr.e..ei.
There were seven cases OF sm.l!-,.r.. and
eleven of ye!lo'. fever. Colonel I.er.s IS
thanked for the Improvement. of health.
consequent: OF tie cIis.n. o.. the 7rc:c..',,.
ievee.
Ur. Ferry. .! .!,.. Eocrsh District. ...,oy-.
the yellow fever reached It's heigh, durin:
september. and s;nce has exhibited a mark.
ed and gradual decline. In October there
were :,3 cases: I. tie rirst week, tle Sc.
cond, -" the thirG and III, fourth. Twenty.
one OF them were III the originally injected
district, between Chippewa street and I've
river. No cases q. s'ra!! pos; t:'e promises
were disinfec.ea.
Or. Perry ais. s!;bm.tted. az a par: Of hi.
monthly report. a abatement Of the yellow
fever Of 1879 aDf the results OF disinfectio1i.
The first case was July 4. or the ralpa-
raiso, at post No. A.. and the victim died
July 8. July -. the mate of = vesse! thirty
yards distant WAS taken. The disease
spread slowly. T;lers were six cases only
in July and twenty four in August ct the
trst zen eases eish: / ad direct co.rmunica.
.!cE will! The .'rs: two. Extensive di-inies.
S,,
gallons o: oar5.!io a.!d being used % Ii.
square. Thirty entire and :wcrty. ore ha's
squares whore cases mad oocu: red were dis
injected in the Eclrth District. Il. on'v
s.v:n of these srs.s ,iisiniec.e.; ,.rr any
subseauent cases. .he total being eleven.
Eincty-ors g...r.. occurred be!o:. ..is;c-
lection.
The :o:a. rop'..i1n. O: thirty s,;ua.es
was 30. Or al aYersga d! Il: Pc. ss.are;
OF these !?'9 we,. liable TO yellow fever, %,
twenty -fouv per .'n.. Of these. seven and
three tenths :.: cen: took the disease i..-
fore disInfectior; :l;,"t teAths pe. cen: af.er
disintectior.
Details OF $40 s;na,es dls.ntectei show |
TO svbse.:ien: case. where there wer. many
,,eysons liable.
DisinteoticI '.>s soir.Ie the spread ..
the disease from: s.uare to square. and TIL. |
has boen t.. effect: OF !09 cases So we're
between Chippewa street sni the river
Never before ha. yellow fever spread so |
slowly. IN oth.. cit:es j: spread with it, |
usual rapidity.
~ ,h3 4 ~ torA y
the disease checked
Nowhere in the world has disinfection |
IN so extensive scale been carried ON as |
n New Orleans. and it has consequently |
,een met with Considerable opposition. The
arge amount OF acid used made the atmos> I
,here irritable to the eyes, and sometimes |
nausea, y purer 2cid can be
,sed, which will avoid this, It is not really |
lurtfulo in the years 1871, 1872 and 1873
he disease mas occupied areas widely sepa-
With an Endorsement: OF disinfecting meas
sres and the policy Of removing smallpox
PATIENTS. J4e a-so denies that any death |
,as occurred from the use of carbolic acid
Dro Newman, acting inspector Of the |
'ifth District, reported only one case OF |
mall pox. row convalascing. No cases of
7ellow fever since October 9. Five hun
lred and seven premises were inspected |
md eleven disnfected.
DR.. White stated that Of the thirteen Off /
,ers employed IN disintection, although all
we're liable to take the fever not one of |
hem was attacked. He regarded this as
strong poin, in favor of disinfectants.
Drs Kellogg, of the Sixth District, reports |