New-York tribune., 1873-05-03

essential nrovsons OF law for the better organization
and proceedings OF local Boards OF hea Of the
The skillful supervision ana yearly ,,ht 20 he "A
registered vital statistics IN eaeh o me direction of
branch Of duty to be performed unue s the sanitary
the State Board of Health far at least as INC s"'
InGuirics and records Of observations reiaung 70 o
demc and endemic Diseases pulmonary pnlnls's, WI MI
tagiOus maladies aud numerous olle I Tho
concern wherever pursued, will tend 70 lsCd,"T % HtI @
Sneedy and most acceptable efforts 10 give snch uuues
the support of state law and orgahlIaon; t sor
abors cannot be frutess though the popular oa
snch voluntary work by the promoters OF kho"ieuse
and the general welfare INV he lnslgnlnSaho g1S nm,
T'he nTactical application OF physical knowledge ana
scientific principles TO the PROMOTION Oh hyR,enlc nm
provemens contributed by tne stuuen's anu eh
In nhvsical geography, geology chemistry, MemteotuIe
engineeung aud agriculture, now take rank with the
contributions from physiology, PaTloogy, nnd an eIoi
fio of sanitary improvements, u rs duty To- invoke
whatever contributions can be made oy any ana Dy all
of these aids OF public hygiene.
Experience has shown that the local intelligence ana
effort that elected by the examination OF iocal SAM
wants such as vaccination the proper medca aug
sanitary care of the sick, the hereditary enaiment OF
destructive diseases the endemic epidemic causes OF
prevailing threatened malades. sanitary knowledge,
and facilitate the progress tcOrreet nethOds SANITARY
administration This seems TO be the true and popular
wav securing the kind of organization and govern
ment needed in the interest OF the public health in the
United states.
DOUBTFUL VALUE OF QUARANTINE.
report by Henry Hartshorne. NJ. ID. Of Philadelphia,
on Quarantine and the official method Of sanitary
control Of contagious and infections diseases, was pre-
sented and read before the Convention. system OF
quarantine adopted for the purpose of excluding disease
communities is made use OF almost exclusively
for Cities in regard approach by and against
diseases capable of extension from place 10 place DIS
spread in three wayshrst as true epdenlcs
without contagious propagation In human ooules
second, by Of vessels or bv merchandise ana
third, by direct personal conagion. Quarantine can
have rational application to the first unless perhaps,
convey. Quarantine designed 10 meet either OF the
other indications nlmed may be made TO include deteh
Among the contagious diseases, smallpox does not
afford sufficient for the detention of persons or
vessels at Quarantine, because universal Vaccihaon
affords the only efficient protection against the dlsease
Also typhus fever does not require quarantine itS
space and cleanliness board ship and It's contagious
being slight on land when cleanliness ana Neha
Nor is there any reason for the detention Of well per
sons board vessels in which yellow fever mas occurred
nj sen there being evidence establishing the cOnclu-
sion that the disease has been conveyed by one person
to another. Since however there Is abundant eVlueCo
that ships may be infected with yellow fever snip quar-
antne should be maintained az cOusldera9e uist,'Oo
from port The same may be sad III regard 70
of well persons at Quarantine has reason or Jusuca
lion nuder any circumstances whatever; and that the
dteDto1 Of nose Sick with the yellow fever has
reason beyond that of the Deedful care OF tnem III
hospital or otherwise; while the supposed possible eX
tension OF cholera by Of the excavations OF patterns
can be at least readily prevented elsewhere az az
Quarantine. The examples Of even apparent success
I'm the exclusion of either yellow fever or cholera IRON
any port country by quarantine are very leW WlIe
the instances OF the OF the most rsd qudId
tine are very numerous. While public con1dence IS
specially placed in quarantine emphasis ls 'ereo{{
removed from those measures OF sanitary po,lCo J n
ought 10 be enforced as ahordng tne best Iossl.le
security against all epldenies; ana oi whlch SNIP qua
tine for inspections and purihcatlon ought 10 0rh par
instead OF being substitute therefor by thorousnS
cficlen measures OF local sanitary regulation ana pu
fcltOn, the prevention OF emuemlcs Oh yeIo" IulO %
cholera may be constantly maintained III any CUM
muniUy. - -, ,,,o ,,1 Nv
pensiye DELAYS Of persons aud cagOes under the name
Of quarantine except for sanitary INSPECTION aTu pua
cation, ought to be abandoned eVeIyWheIe' tnc Suno
OF the Association is asked upon the present star OF
sanitary science concerning this suDect cOnsueieu u-
der the following summary propositions.
First: Personal quarantine is not under any known
circumstances juiltabe either by the facts OF
OF sanitary science or Oy any proved OF pooaOle %
age. Sick persons, on vessel arriving AT QLiIa
Should be cared for in an appropriate hospital Wen
persons, If the vessel be infected sloui9 Dg Ielcu ~, o
leave once, and should, whatever tne disease Oh He
vessel, be allowed immediate liberty OF departure. .
the inspection OF vessels for the detection ana the re-
moval of the Of disease which they may trans
port such removal requires suspected VesseI 10 ne
once empticd OF her cargo ana passengers 80 that pul
T5ir9 Detention of vessels or cargoes at quarantine
should last longer than is necessary for thorough as
now available need never be than ten days as
maximum; seldom more than five days.
Fourth: Quarantine for the purpose OF snip inspec-
ton and publication requires local ESTABLISHMENTS at
distance from every port similar to those employed Iof
rigldy restrictive quarantine, such a. Involves pro
louged detention of vessels cargOes aud persons, VIZ
a boar,ling Station anchorage docks, warehouses,
hospital buryiDg-gOund, and house for lhe tenn
pOrary accommodation OF persons leaving an lheceu oI
cose he smaller upon the principle of personal liberty
departure, than by the system OF rigid ana prolonged
quarantine. -
Mr. Carl Pfeifer Secretary Of the American Institute
of Architects. read paper on Sanitary principles and
their requirements applied TO public edhccs and private
residences" Every adult inhales $50 cubic feet
of air in "a hours Much more, however, is needed to
regulate the temperature of the body and is the bus-
ness Of the architect so to construct mans dwelling
place that each individual shall have the fun measure
of his needs secured him every hour OF uIe day; me
and adulterated liquor should exercise MS power to
protect them from adulterated air ventilation
.IIf in fun WAY
an! l c1 5 g,s g "a I I oddon much is done bv means
of what IS called natural ventatiOn but this s not to
,Is M the vear It's operation depends on diffusion
of gases on WINDS ana on the difference IN weight of
masses Of air OF unequal temperatures Ceaulhes' III
bniIding is an indspepsable requisite in the proper
WORKING of any system OF ventilation. An erroneous
r scoi1S onartmenfe III often serted that they
sloud be cold in order TO be healthy In alluding TO
this. medical journal states that moderate
amount of heat is needed in a bedroom.
A room with Temperature below $50 is a cold room for
sleeping apartment and sleeping m an atmosphere III
doors lower than that is always hurtius always positive
liz pcrnCiOus for the simple reason that such temper-
ture the carbonc dCld gas OF Sleeping apart
ment 10 condense and settle in the lower part OF the
room where IL breathed into the lungs with all its per
nciOus results Cold free fresh air outside the house s
indeed Qnite different thing from cold pntnd ar IN
side the house-a fact which IN examining the causes OF
diseases Is too often lost sight OF. , -. .....
II is estimated that there required for each person
In Iosptas for ordinary 800 cubic feet
IN hospitals for wounded patients. 800 cubie leet
In prisons. 5dg 5dg . ,o cupc o tet
from 1000 20 $50 cubic feet.
In hea'ers from 500 20 2iJ cubic feet
In meeting hals... from 1000 20 2,HO cubic ieeL
In schools Tor children rom 41 TO 51 cubic iteL
In schools FOR iron 800 70 LOO cubic ieet
Enormous as these figures appear, they have been
determined both by mathematical calculation and by
experiment.
The importance Of good drainage, too, cannot be
valued TOO highly in connection with public health We
find that the great plague OF London and Westminster
the 18th century shown by the parish registers OF
Church OF ST. Margaret, must be attributed TO the
want Of sufficient drainage, and 10 the narrOwness of
the streets and lanes. more recent and
convincing proof has been the sickness
Of the Prince Of Wales, which caused by
the insufficient drainage OF IOndesborOugh Lodge.