The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-08-21
BOARD OF HEALTH.

was held last night, DR.. G. B. White in tn.
chair, and quorum present
On the communication of W. II. Prizes
Esq, calling the attention of the board t.
the rumor that there was small pox in thu
premises corner of Julia and Baronne occu
pied by Italians as fruit stand and residence
Dr. Herrick reported that he found there 8
a child that had recovered from recent at.
tack, and that the child had been attended
by Dr. Del Orto and the case not reported.
DIR. Del OrtO was present and explained
that he had had no knowledge of the case
professionally, but had been attracted by the
appearance of the child after it was well and
out. His explanation was received as satis-
factory.
A resolution was adopted requesting all ply
sicians to notify the Board Of Health of all
infectious and contagious diseases which may
come to their notice, although not attending
| them, and requesting the same notice from
| all citizens.
fever at East Pascagoula, was received and
approved.
The Doctor left under the instructions of
the Board of Health on the 18th inst, and
went to Scranton, where he met with cordial
reception, and was afforded every facility to
investigate the causes and extent of the fever.
The fever originated on Dr.. Bradfeld's
place, about a quarter of mile from Scran-
ton. The first case was that of the sister of
Dr. Bradfeld, who was taken sick on August
4th and died on the 10th. DR.. BradfeId and
his brother were attacked on the 9th and on
the 18th DR.. B. died. There were seven cases
up to the 9th instant, since which time the
disease has come to pause. Ten cases in all
occurred on the Bradfeld place, and of the ten
five died and the others have recovered or are
convalescent.
There was but one case outside of the
Bradfeld place, making total of eleven cases
altogether up to date.
The Doctor describes the locality of the
Bradfeld place as delightful, it being some
what elevated and in immediate proximity to
the Pascagoula River.
The attention of the Doctor was called to |
the condition of some of the cabins, but he |
does not think they had any bearing on the
late outbreak.
His inquiries developed the fact that last |
year q man died in the house occupied by |
the Bradfeld family. After his death q num-
Der of mattresses were taken from the house
and stored away in an adjoining one, where
they remained until December last when
they were brought back and were used by
the family of DR.. Brad6eld. The doctor
thinks that the infection remained dormant
until the heat of the present summer gave it
renewed vitality, and from this the disease
originated.
The case that occurred outside of the Brad
field place was in the person of Capt. Peter
of the schooner Oloff, who con-
racted it while engaged in Tightening lumber
vessels. He was taken sick on the 9th and
lied on the 10th, at house quarter of mile
northeast of the railroad station. There was
10 other case in the vicinity.
DR.. Herrick refers to an interview with DR..
Moore, who resides on the beach, and prac-
ices among the shipping.
DIR. Moore attended some cases of fever on
'essels and at the 'Old Hotel bearing some
to yellow fever, but they were of
very mild type. and they were not, in the
pinion of DR.. Herrick, sufficiently we'll de- ]
med to stamp them as yellow fever, and that
10 undoubted cases Of yellow fever have oc-
urred on the beach or at any other point
nore than half mile from the railroad sta
ion, and that at the same time there was
My one focus of infection ashore.
He refers to the complaint OF the citizens of
'ascagoula that they should be cut off from '
lew Orleans and Mobile, and introduces
tat1oned there with power to say who shall
r shall not be allowed to board the train.
The Board of Health decided to continue
le present regulations. While on the
uestion OF yellow fever, the question of the II
ondition OF this city came up, and Dr. White
that the city was healthier than Of
ny other sea coast city in the United States,
nd that there was no yellow fever here.
After transacting some unimportant bust c.
ess, such as ordering the abatement of
distances, the board adjourned.