The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-06

s. Oakley Vanderpoel, M. D., Health Ofcer of the
Port Of New York, has submitted his first annual;
report to the Commissioners Of Quarantine. He re-
views In an exhaustive manner the workings of the
important department for the year just closed and
presents for the consideration OF the Commission,
ers many points that will not only greatly interest
them as body, but the public generally. 1t is
worthy OF earnest perusal, and is as follows:-
Mr. RICHARD scHELI Chairman of the Commissioners OF
slR~in compliance with the requirements of statute
sS. lag; usa an m.s
rsSognizng the i%poranCs Of becoming familiar .l with
in consderaton, in order hat while The fullest protee
shoud on tie other restrict as little as possible the
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tanning direct sanitary control should be to allow the
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With the prophecy that such course must absolneiy
say
encroach upon the privilege and not single Of
though WIN Be il the parts this
more than the average has been under observation
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presenting r. request rom tSs ,%sjSfiY
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warehoasns efecfors rates have BEEN
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the merchant and empoye to tx the SPECIAL charges IN
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they came direct to his port e discharge:
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of commerce were carried on mostly in sailing vessels
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the regularity S s ana
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q Indeed in this respect comeres
The laws which govern the incubation and spread Of In
resaiaons and commercial interests may work in al
entire We s knOw that in
Kept Closed and disease allowed ger.
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sesnscd and dsiniected the cargo exposed to the
' But While there are general principles which must
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regards climate commercial advantages and proximity
brought From the earliest times the ehort to make
obtained BY experience with quarantine work All that
point found yarSa; times re
very have
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been removed: was found practice
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ana Portland tic 9tasT should Pe applied to New
AZURE, II would be almost harmless The risk from ship
ping where the arrivals are sometimes more in day
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York occupies peculiar and significant position refer
to TIC I'd van
favored part the temperate ,s haaber is always
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employment Of steam within the incubation Of small
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troll All efforts to change this whether under the
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not, in my Judgment improve the system but result In
system Of this ss 50 o%
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repairs no. within from hf J psss %qaih
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| the sanitary examiDsGon TO which they Subjected
so only the community against the intro
duction OF pescnce but enforcing the comfort and well
being of the sea-tossed emigrant
With these general considerations upon the adminstra-
ton OF Quarantine, let take of the parcular
features of the department 49,.
The past has been Of extraordinary risk OF dis
ease. The epidemic Of smallpox which prevailed IN is
has continued until reports from quarter OF tno
globe proof of its alarming spread To this may pc
added the epidemic character OF the yellow lever IN
South American and West Indian ports with the un
tropical temperature Of our own summer when ,assed
sf apOn Se
Embarrassment has been experienced from tne un.c
liability Of bills OF health emanating from Amer'esn sun
sus II has frequently occurred during the past Su
mer that vessels have arrived with cases Of yellow fever
on board or having had them during the passage wnen
the hill OF health This when we nad the
assurance the captain that the presence Of the ep
demic was notorious at the port OF departure lt
nroper To saw that when the attention OF the state De-
partment Washington was called to TINS ireguiariy
rrompt me sures taken for its remedy.
Under the law there are four diseases named against
which qua rantiirc shall appy these are yellow fever
smallpox, cholera and typhus or ship FEVER