, 1875-02-07
SMALLPOX.
Special Meeting Of the Board Of
Health.
A Rigid Quarantine to Be at 0nce En-
forced.


l+Aeo u coonno tne stn&i1"po4to " .ne ooan.s 1oo
aouse anu aAsslon' "oefe' as a1ateo IN yeste1oay
TRIBUNE, II has broken cut 10 IN alarming e1-
tent and with yirulence, and protect tho city
from visitation Of tbe oaious disease.
NJ. (,,,,,., ,..a ,,-.aa,>t =, ;rv;t,+;o, Dr
mayor coi'lh was present og m't1a1aoa' os'
Hahn took the CHAIR.
DR. nLER
u"nsa ,,na,, 49, -ano-t ~ -, tha ,rassrca ~ the
r.. - s1 - .,.s-n ..sne 49, aoanar ~
u1sease 'ae1e' " neo - 1ao'o VIZ @H1 oNhA
contagton to the city. dc had 1ouno ecaooa
room in which we're contained fourteen small
,,ox ,,atients mostly woman and children. In
~ .e~s ts; ,..,;,ai,ss ..so "a mn ,fa,cted
auu1u'1 :, ou''os "0! So" T.,., ~ara
"ltp tDe sane o!seaso- -0os
without proper methods OF treatment
particularly in respect to preventing spread
ostho1 1 md tfs,s was no vay At the Poor-Houso,
.n IT, c1owded Condition. to keep them separated.
P.nn,e comine thero from The city were extreme
~ iiahIe tn h-1ne It +, tho cty, Paupe1s filled
w,tI, fright at the appearance of the demon
rn9ht ~ from the Poor use in numbers, and
tis c;+v conseoucn.ly nnirht become seriously
;nfected. IL Was proper to take the most
thorough precautions
~ Aahn atked # tho disease had not existed
ttore for some time.
l1r Mil1sr renljed TINT the first case was dis
rovare3 Ian IL and the present Gases were the
t,rst c,oo the nart would be- worse. There was
~ ,ceapa ~ ,he Poor House bv which tho con-
y.,esrents and we'll people could be kept from
he - sf1I;rted.
wv v.cc1rAr1oy,
nr uoore ,arca # oirorIs we're ba;ue made to
~.a.,,a+. t,a ;nm,tea
~ NJ;tiar naid that Drs. Lavless and Gun
nip.hsm haa vac*innted ouite number.
IT, Manra e.a aa;:ad xhat Tia Doctor would slg-
,xe.+ 81
~ a1;,,ar ron,iad Tint ha had beon thinkiar
that n,1hsns It was best to
rsTAn1IsH ooyKnsmENr.
u.b.a ol.o tLonobt snrna of chilling the Couu-
~ no.ro,s a+4sntion tn the state Of AFFAIRS.
y 'n. @ 49, .haaah+ r1,t Roor1 nrohnhlv WAR
,s:-~e..5 p,+ IL. haolts ~ ttbe e1tv
ty ~. - h.7a rdad hv its s1ov anton. He
shn'h. ts,a canntv ntt;caia hsd baeu largely
s;t,. IT, ~ n,avaience of the disesse
~ s,:I,e~ .h,nnbf tha Connc;l would teaAi{y
a.. -. tha.. 10 r;.',s to estahlish ouarantlne
T. 49, t.ai.;, ,horcbt therc wond be no doubt
aaaso. ~ Io,an naoaes;.r r.silv den,naei l..
- Tna ~ - cierk here read tLo Law governing the
noauS ~ - Hasiti, n snrh cas.s.
o2n.o H. s;1,or NJ ssd ne believed the test thing to
~ - as+,h,;sb r.ntna houndar,es n ouce.
90 vas 20 ehsaol1su 4s Mnla nosrI .fIaT~srls The
auu Ao5 .;t;as s ~ jafyerson vonld co-onerate
s toMn au'oof'''eS u ''t1'A'0. "~A'N ~ ~'
the togase ana On } tha sai, f3on, the nIsce
;a<ppaess paessa. ~ fnop no1ninn ;rto the civ
1oiee'1a ~ ~ tnn,,.s,+ ,he conncl sbou]d be in
To-r,ed of 41a rareRsitie4 at QncA. and have It
coii 1reet;no On tho matter.
aa-cr 1so,,,n said tbat as the measure did not
,,aa1yo ~ sTranG,tnrn IT money he thought
~ eses.t ~ ~ H. Connc;f was uot reoured
~ Dr' Miller tnoueht. under tho c4rcunBtances,
~. ~ IIuus5 ~ ~, "'F'0A A1~'N
au1o sug ~. Ia ha,;erea that t1,e ordinance
xoag ratar-ad ~ ~ fore;cn emeration md that. as
tha nresent emersancy oply involved their own
a,e;t;c- 80 10 thnncht tha Conncif had no busi-
PcFutAsA~ot A0 %3S~6-N ~--
heES r. ~ ,t1,r M nred that thu secrstarv BE- in
s+rnr,cd T., f3jroct
sttac,eu ~ un ~, ro rr no.nn OF COUNTY
eo>11A COMMISSIONERS.
caAlpg lnelr ~ ~ ta,ina t,,an that 11e
~ 10 ~ ~, MI h. a,,nwad To- anter the
suuus1 s.t.t .s.,t;1 ~ a;.aasa hss .hated.
ea1y aIdore ttonprt conmttee shonld be ap-
.oaa..a - ~ ,z.;t ,,~1on fhs po.rd
ponuo $3.50 " "a4. ...at,t ~ ". very 5mnortant
,stter .5d thst nsfhaps it should be introduced
natss, u .I,s ,an"ts HuL n;e,,1. i1v . comrnittee
NJ Moo,e moved 10 this effect. and tho Mayor
.nd Dr M;tIer wera appointed.
&ur M ~ cd thsf aon1et,nc .hon1d he done
- Ane 10 n.1e e.1,sr.,ti"a nneafian
W eo S;;ia. ia thax n;rht .a,a ,ction at onoa
- 1..a,,t n ,t ~ te Connc;1 At the next meet-
| ;nr. f~0@'
| r. Hahn eaid tho Board had taken good
1a. ~ .S$+;ralv frea from hmalf-nnY cnrine the
oasr venr r would not do 70 relax lheir Efforts
psa p.a ,5 Ia favorad an
D'"' ~00 IMurn1ATE QUARANTINE,
| Dr M;7,ar moved that q quarantine be declared
40 far % ,ha Countv Poor asa and Asylum are
aoncarned to nlace men At proper localities to
a.anent 1.son1a roi7,, hack and forth without the
- te Roard Of Healtl. and to aak tho
spns, u1rous, ~ mia action bv thc Common Council.
Ir Mora rhought the motion was At most
ton ~. araanino The tarrjtory was 30 large that
| !, von11 he 1,fficait to guard it.
~ n Habn douhtad whethar they had right
T.. o,.aa -aan n .ha naiohborhooi of tha infected
W eopi"ts p.tsJ h,,;Id;noa- MIA,
an referring to the law, it was found that the
* rnilas hevond the city,
Nayor Co]yin thought the motion was none
TOO sweeping and that it could be enforced with
proper efforts. It would no doubt cause lncon-
yenlence to the usual travel OUT Lna nea1tn o.
the city was at stake' ana tne most ss.insea1 a
measures we're auo"~o'o W oA'0 ~ '4 9 s~NA'
ble epldemie: ..,n,....d that fl. conntv
| DR.. Schloetzef su9sesteo 'nat VIC o1uuty
Agent be asked not to send any more peoPle 10
| the I0or-Housc-