Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-10-24
TINE fvTuRE HEALTH or MEMPHIS
ny oEoRor ". oIrr.
FOURTH PAPER.

from my intention. MY purpose ~ W
form hypothetical board OF my own,
without reference to the affairs Of others.
| assume that | have an abundance Of
power TO act, and make orders, and
have them enforced, as has the Board
of Health, and then | plunge into bust
ness.
The first thing to be attended to is the
present terrible epidemic. Can do
any good by disiniectants and fnmiga-
ton at this late day. tits doubtful, but
| will give the benefit of the doubt TO the
side Of action, and issue the following
order:
OPPIoE BoARD or HEALTH.
MEMPHIS. TENS., october, 7, lsiS.j
SPECIAL ORDER NUMBER ONE:
|. In order to prevent the further
spread Of yellow fever in this city, every
householder therein, now occupying his
domicil, will.commence tomorrow morn
ing, at nine O clock a. m, and through
ly fumigate each room by burning sui
phur, and will at the same time sprinkle
the floors, furniture, bedding and hang
ings with dilute carbolic acid lone part
acid to fifty parts water) also a breadth
of surface outside the house, and entire
" around it, equal to ten feet wide.
They will also at the same time dlsin-
feet all sinks and privy vaults with a
solution of sulphate of iron Zone pound
sulphate of iron TO four gallons OF
wster). This will be continued daily
until further orders.
III. The Chief Of Police will detail his
force so as to daily inspect each and
every house in the city, between the
hours of nine and ten o'clock a. m. and
every infraction of or refusal TO obey
this order shall be promptly reported,
Ill. Householders returning to the
city TO occupy houses now closed, will
be required before entering same TO live,
TO thoroughly fuungate and disinfcct as
specified in paragraph | of this order,
and continue the same without relaxa-
lion for FIVE days, if the general fumiga-
tiou shall have been suspended, other
wise to continue until such general sus-
nension. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD.
SPECIAL NoTICE -Disinfectants will
be furnished to the poor gratis, upon APP
plication to the depot, No. - street.
To all others sulphur, carbolic acid and
coperas will be sold at ten per cent
above cost.
The object Of this order is to kill
within doors all lurking germs, which
NAV find Judgment in bedding, clothing,
carpets and hangings, and to cut the
premises off from floating germs by a
belt of carbolic acid fumes. will order
by telegraph one hundred barrels OF car
bolic acid, price $25 per barrel, and be-
gin general distinction OF the air by
sprinkling dilute carbolic acid IN the
streets by means of the street sprinkling
carts. combining my operations to the up
per part of town. The gas from the
public lamps shall flow into the atmos-
phere; and at every street crossing in
the infected region station a man with
a timers forge and pieces of gas pipe to
be heated red.hot and thrustinto bucket
filed with coal tar. This | will keep up
constantly and persistently, until no
case of fever exists. The victory may.
be due to frost; still / will have the sat
isfaction of knowing that | have tried to
crush it; and believe that no new case
will occur fifteen days from the begin
ming of operations.
As soon as an organization can be
effected / issue the following;
GENERAL ORDER NUMBER ONE:
/. Hereafter it shall be the duty of the
bystanders, neighbors and attending
physicians to send report to this office
instantly upon the demise of any person
sick with yellow fever, cholera or small
pox. >
II. Upon receiving any report OF
death" as above, it shall be the duty OF
the Sanitary-Sargeant to proceed to the
SPOT, accompanied by sufficient force,
and with proper materials, and dislnfect
such dead body in manner and form as
prescribed by the Board He shall dis.
infect the house, furniture, bedding and
clothing, and fumigate all attendants.
If, in his Judgment, it shall be necessary,
he is authorized 20 destroy clothes and
bedding by fire. He shall notify the I'M
dertaker accepting the charge OF the
burial, and appoint the hour for the in
terment, as specified in the health regu-.
lations.
LII. Hereafter, whenever any physl-
clan shall pronounce a case OF yellow
fever, cholera or smallpox, within the
limits of the city of Memphis. he shall
instantly notify the Board of Health OF
the fact stating the name of the party
sickwith the disease, and the exact local
ity where the case may be found. Or
should there be no attendant physician,
il shall be the duty Of neighbors, friends
and bystanders to report to the Board
their reasons for suspecting the exist
ence of case of contagious disease. :.
~. Upon receiving any report oil the
existence of case of yellow fever, chol,
era or smallpox, it shall be the duty oil
the Sanitary Sergeant to proceed to the
spot with sufficient force and materials
10 disinfect the premises and utensils
and fumigate the attendants. All nm
necessary intercourse with persons sick
witb such diseases is forbidden; and all
nersons going TO or coming from such
porsons shall be thoroughly fumigstedi
and. If thought necessary, a Waterman
sbaIl he detailed TO carry these instruc-
tons into effect. N
keen accurate record OF all deaths WIN
the age. nativity anu Saueo y. a.
also. Of all new cases OF contagious dis-
ease reported; the name OF physician,
Locality, and other matters interesting or
nssfuI By ORDER oP THE Board.
SPECIAL NoTIcE.-For the ini9rms,
ton Of all concerned. i is notlhed tna1
anv disobsdience or iniracuon 9i ~
order Of the Board Of Health VIII SUD
;ec, he offender 10 q fine Of $50, upon
conviction before the Recorder.
To do ali this will require The : sA,
nond;,urc Of some money, say, al tne
ontside some $1,000 beggarly PIT
tspee when compared to the great res lts
! cb;oved Lives will be saved and con-
fdenee restored. We will know here,
afssT h is only necessary to issue special
order number one" get out the water
49, - 800 Ire coal tar fsmigators,