New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-05-08
Board of Henlts .

| NAAN
Burwell
The committee appointed to wait on the
Governor to obtain the revenues of the
registration Of births. etc. foc the benefit OF
the board, reported the Governor would
do as much as he could. and the president
was instructed to continue tle committee.
The reports CT sba sanitary Inspectors
were read.
DR.. s. S. Herrick, OF ths First District,
says the smallpox has declined greatly and
calls attention TO the extraordinary exemo-
ton of school children u consequence of
! enforced vaccination. Iae necessity OF
great care in vaccination IS dweIt on. Ia
spections, 2lS2; fumigations. 55 cases OF
smallpox, -.
Dr. j. L. Newman, OF the Second District.
reports it remarkably healthy aud the
chance OF abating smallpox very favorable.
lie states the private markets are very
clean, but that the Sanitary and Fertilizing
Company was nuisance equaIed N mag.
nitude by none. He declares the hide depot
should be removed. Inspections, sly; dis.
infections, Al; cases OF small pox, ..
DR.. Gustavus Devron. Of the Third Dis
trict, reports that ne only had eight cases
| oJ smallpox in his district during April In
| spections. 30; vaccinations, 20; d,s;ofee
| tions, Q.
DR.. Joseph Holt, of me sourcL District,
reports small pox was about TO be extinct
on tho first Of April, but increased On
change OF weather. He urges the flushing
OF the streets by opening the sluices in the
ievee. lie speaks with approval Of several
private markets. o. several public ones
which were not clean ard which did no.
obey ordinance No. 1892. Inspections, AGO.
| disinfections, l3; smallpox, Il.
DR.. George r. Pratt, of the Fifth Dis.
trict, states that only one case of varioloid
| occurred, which was cared for. Admins
| traitor Burke had told him the nuisance
wharf would be commenced Immediately.
DR.. K. A. Bayley, Of the Sixth District.
reports the health excellent with the ex-
ception OF the unhealthy appearance and
condition Of Patrick Clark's dairy.
Dr.. George r. Pratt. of the Seventh Dis
tTict. for the first twenty days OF April re-
ports the want OF a sanitary officer He
Tacci1atei -66 persons IN twenty days.
DR.. s. l.. Henry, succeeding Dr.. Pratt,
reports only one case OF smallpox Z the
Seventh District.
Notice was read that tIla Board of Metro
politan Police would detail five officers tor
temporary sanitary purposes until June |.
and also a communication from Admins
traitor Mccarthy that the sanitary police
had been stricken, from the rolls because
the Legislature had made 10 provision for
them. In this connection it was resolved
that the Board of Metropolitan Police be
asked to give the Board Of Health zen nea
for thirty days.
Hon. E. A. Burke. Administration Of In
provements, addressed the board n a
letter correcting the idea that the city was
not endeavori1g to remove eaa garbage.
flush the cutters, etc.
Consul General Hall notified the board
that the reports Of yellow fsver at Havana
were erroneous, and thsrs were no founda.
tons for them Not half dozen cases
existed April 10 in the hospitals, and tne
weather had ben very favorable since.
The communication OF uhe physicians o.
New Orleans relative to quarantine was
read. DR.. White showed that vessels must
be detained. though clean ten days from
date of sailing. The board endeavored to
iumigate every vessel by DR.. Perrys pro-
cess. In spite OF positive orders, the quar-
antine officer had once allowed d vessel to
pass without fulnigation. and yellow fever !
broke out on her at the wharf
In this connection Dr.. White read some |
notes on the subject, II substance as FOL |
lows:
Quarantine rs al expression means detan-
IDg vessel pot merely forty or two days,
but until inspected, examined and dsin-
fected. Our quarantine was established in
1889. Yellow fever was epidemic that year
and in 1853 and 1854 The cause might
have outIived the preceding winter. The
sWenty-one preceding years contain a
record of thirteen epidenics, and since then
there have been but three. Absolute i'm
nunIty can not be given to mankind by
medicine as protection from disease and
ieath. If yellow fever is imported the i'm
Jortance Of quaractins IS the delaying of
he importation. The first case usually oe.
'urs before July. II quarantine DELAYS it
ixty days its advantage IS great. The
presentation, OF cases al that time DESTROYS
he tall trade of the city. Removal of
quarantine would bring passengers 70 the
'ity in Just the usual period OF incubation
II yellow fever-two to six days. The ;m-
'ortance OF accurate and speedy commu-
lication from foreign ports of the state of
lealth was insisted on
Mr. Bayley said there was one OF two
hings, an efficient quarantine or equally
ticient home protection. In either case |
he board must be left alone, so as not to be |
mere name as in former days. He said
lso that if vessels could shorten the detec-
ion they would pay for dsinfection
MIR. Burwell said he had examined the .
uession N many ways. Al officer Of the
avy showed him that vessel, ceansed as |
MY sailor could clean anything, was
able to have yellow fever on it when it |
cached the climate in which that disease !
as usually an epidemic. He expressed
reat respect Tor the disinfecting process Of t
II. Perry. i
Mr.. Bayley stated tha. rs would 0e vii.
ng to go and ask the Governor to break r
le law If he'could, and take the RESPONSE I
ilty. AS the law was, the board was :
'mpelied, On the receipt of sufficient in a
rmation. 10 ask the Governor to issue his j
reclamation. He believed in the system I
Dr. Perry, and though hs believed quar-
ltlne was injurious TO commerce, an epi- +