The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-07-03
BOARD OF HEALTH.

The regular monthly meeting of the Board
Of Health was held last night, DR.. G. Is.
White, President, in the chair, and Q quorum
present.
The communication of Dr.. M. "A. South
worth, resident Quarantine Physician, an
nouncing the appointment, and asking the
confirmation of Dr.. J. s. Clark, al assistant
physician, came up as unfinished business.
On motions of DIR. Finney, the appoint
ment, after some discussion, was approved,
DR.. Lemonier voting in the negative, ques-
tioning the right of DR.. Southworth to make
the appointment.
The following, from the Governor, was
read:
STATE OF LOUISIANA, Executive Department
New Orleans, June %, 1875.
DR.. c. B. White President Board of Health:
Dear Sr-In reply to the resolution of the
Board of Health, transmitted to me by you,
respecting the salary Of the recently appointed
resident physician at Quarantine, and his as
sistant, beg to say that as these are matters
fixed by law, I have had no understanding
with the Quarantine Physician on the subject
1 trust that the heretofore usual appropriation
of $24, 900, made by the Legislature last year,
for the expenses of the Board Of Health,
$4,000 of which have already been received by
the Board of Health, and the Quarantine fees,
will prove sufficient to pay your present in-
year. Very respectfully,
w. P. KELLOGG.
1t was announced as an understood thing
that the law fixed the salary, and the Board
had no discretion in the matter, and if they
had the money they must pay it.
DR.. Southworth, Resident Quarantine Ply
stefan, submitted especial report concern
ing the steamship City OF Merida, and ask
ing approval or disapproval of his action 1t
contained in substance the same statements:in
reference to the matter as previously pub
listed in communications signed by Dr.
Southworth.
The following communication from Dr.
Southworth was also read:
MISSISSIPPI QUARANTINE STATION,
June Is, 1875.
DR.. c. B. White, President Board Of HEALTH New
Orleans, La:
Sr-The communication concerning the
steamship Arch Druid from the British Con-
sulate, dated June 81, 1876, and addressed to
his Excellency the Governor and by him for
warded to you for inquiry and report. and by
you forwarded to me for report, is received,
and, according to your instructions. is here
with returned to you with this my report
thereon:
The said communication states: "This
vessel (the Arch Druid) left Havana on the
9Th june and on the 18th arrived at the
Quarantine Station, where she was detained
four days, as though subject to quarantine,
and various charges, amounting to $65, made
against her."
1t is also submitted in the said communi-
cation that because the Arch Druid left
Havana "before the 10th of june" as desig-
mated in the quarantine proclamation, ''the
proceedings of the health officers were irreg-
ular, and that the ship should be declared
free of all quarantine costs and charges"
The Arch Druid arrived at this station at
IL o'clock P. NJ, on the 18th of June. She
was visited Immediately on her arrival, and
her captain then stated that she was three
and one-half days from Havana, and that all
on board we're we'll.
She was passed from here on the afternoon
of the 18th inst, having been detained about
three and three-quarter days.
I waive the question whether her deten-
ton was necessitated by the quarantine
proclamation, about which there may be
some uncertainty, and respectfully state that
should have temporarily detained the Arch
Druid, if no quarantine proclamation had
been in force. And for the following reasons.
The reasons given are, in substance. as
follows
l. There was yellow fever in Havana when
he Arch Druid left the port.
2. Her officers and crew were from the
North of Europe and were unacclimated.
3. There were four stowaways who were
also unacclimated.
4. Oae seaman and one stowaway were sick
With fever and one.third of the persons on
BOARD exhibited febrile symptoms"
The communication further set forth and
'pecified the charges and commended that. the
charges were legal and reasonable.
Reports from the Sanitary Inspectors of the
several Districts were received, as follows.
First District-Dr. Herrick reports con-
iderable abatement in smallpox, it having
declined from sixty to forty cases.
Second District-Dr. Newman reports that
although small-po is not entirely eradicated,
t is under control.
Third District-Dr. Devron reports thor
ugh inspection OF houses in this district,
md general health of the district good.
Fourth District--Dr. Holt reports general
health good and no small pox.
Fifth Dstrict-Dr. Pratt reports the health
# the district good-no smallpox.
Sixth District-Dr. Bayley reports the gen.
raj health Of the district good, no new cases
# smallpox and the four old cases conval-
scing.
DR.. Holt submitted complaints of citizens
gainst the stables of the Crescent City Rail-
Dad Company. The President of the Board
vas authorized to act
DIR. Finney called the attention of the Board
o the much complained of nuisance, the city
Jumping ground, on the levee, foot of Thalia
treet. He said it was productive of disease
nd entailed great loss on shipping.
A resolution was adopted directing the city
o abate the nuisance, and placing on the city
the responsibility of results in
ase the order was not obeyed.
motion to adjourn prevailed.
Marsden's Ears aparilla curer boils.
1t will pay to buy your coffee, parched CT