New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-08-21
Board of Heala.

AT the meeting last evening the following
named members we're. present: Messrs
White, Heath. Devron, Bayley, Woodward
and Burwell, DR.. White presiding.
DR.. Herrick, who had been directed to
visit Scranton to investigate the reports OF
yellow fever, has returned, and reports that
he was cordially received and furnished
every facility to investigate the causes and
extent of the fever. The fever originated
at DR.. Bradfeld's place, which is about a
quarter of mile from Scranton, and the
first case was that of the doctors sister, on
the fourth instant, who died on the tenth
instant. DR.. Bradfeld and his brother
were attacked on the sixth instant. The
first named died on the thirteenth, and
his brother expired the next day. There
were other cases on the ninth in
staot, since which date the disease
seems to have declined. Ten cases were on
the Bradfeld place. Last year Mr.. Cart
land died in the house since occupied by
the Bradfeld family. After his death mat
tresses and counterpanes were taken ont of
the house and put for safe keeping in q
vacant house adjacent and remained there
until DR.. Bradfeld arrived last December.
He then made use OF the articles in his
home up to the time of his death. They
have since been destroyed by fire. The
supposition is that the mattresses retained
seeds of the disease until the heat of the
summer developed them. The whole
locality then became infected grad
usl'y. No systematic opposition was
made to the disease, further than
burning of bedding. One reason
for pause in the disease is that DR.. Brad
fields house is q considerable distance
from other hsbitations. The case of Cap
tain Peter Williamson, u the schooner
0lod, began on the sixth instsns, and he
died on the tenth, in house quarter of q
mile from the railroad depot.
The schooner had recently taken a load
of lumber to New Orleans and was also
engaged lightering lumber to foreign yes
sells at anchor of Pascsgouls. It. seems most
probable that the captain contracted the
disease Oh one of the foreign vessels. No
other case has occurred in the house where
he died.
A sailor from the brig Williams, on the
twenty-afth Of July, slept on the railroad
depot at Scranton and was thence taken TO
Mobile, where he died. Soon after that
the station clerk became eick with fever
but recovered in asweek.
DR.. Herrlck had conversation with DR..
Moore, who resides neaf the beach, and
practices along the sea shore and on ship
board. After the ninth Of July he attended
some cases of fever from the brig St
Michael, from Havana; they all recovered,
and the type was mild. DR.. Herrick learned
IF several other cases, and the suppositicp
was that they were yellow fever, but cot
If an extreme kind. One of the eick men
had been working on one of the foreign
vessels taking in lumber.
A motion to thank the Board of Police
md superintendent Loan for timely Assist
ance, was carried.
Official announcement is made that
here was n Of a single case OF yellow fever
n New Orleans.
Dr. Del Orto was before the board to
Explain his reasons fot not reporting several |
'ases Of smallpox at the corner of Julia
md Baronhe streets. His explanation was |
.ccepted.
A resolution was adopted requiring all
physicians to report every case of smallpox,
10 matter how such information reaches |
hem.
The board, by resolution. requests all |
reads of families to procure disinfe Giants |
md use them wherever necessary, to main I
ain our present excellent condition of |
lealth.
A suggestion was made to memorialize |
Congress to pass an international law to pre-
'ent the spread of well known disc ases.