New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-08-30
5 LOCAL MISCELLANY.
vrr1ow FEVER IN RROOKLYN.
y. YELLOW FEVER IN BROoKLfN'
NO DANGER OF AN MISUNDERSTANDING OF HE
ATTFNDING PHYSICIAN.


NO DANGER OF AN PIDEMIC-sTATEMENt OF The
-. ATTENDING PHYSICIAN.
The fact of the death on Sunday OF James
Hunt Mt No II Cranberry-st, Brooklyn, from yellow
fever. was communicated to the Brooklyn Board OF
Health at its meeting yesterday by President Otterson
DR. John G. johnson OF No. 81 Henryst, was stateu 10
have been the attending physician DIT ottersoh sUa'eu
that he was in the habit Of keeping some burial permits
In his Office to be used In cases OF emergency
Application was made to him on Sunday ai
ternoon for permission TO bury the body OF
James Hunt and a death certificate was handed In
signed by one of the oldest and most Trustworthy phy
scans Brooklyn, and upon this burial permit was
granted When he heard on Monday that the case was
one OF yellow fever Dr. Oterson at once made an exam
nation and satisfied himself that the report was true
The house was thoroughly disnfected and the bedding
burned. Dr. johnson subsequently made contagious
disease report declaring the to have been one OF
yeowfever Dr. Otterson stated that this was not the
FIRST case Of yellow fever which had occurred In BROOK
Avn. There was one last year, no bad result
followed, however, and he thought there was
no danger OF an epidemic in the present instance
The certificate of Hunts death stated his disease to have
been aundice, and coming as It qua rom esq @
4 nbysician!s S9ty TO report to the Board Of Health
within "a hours every case OF contagious sease Wnch
body was removed the same afternoon to whitehall
where it buried Dr. Johnson has been requested 10
s sSPeaiT2 T.. before tue D0"fa at n'''S v " w =
The certificate OF DEATH signed by Dr. Johnson read
rs follows: 81 do hereby certify that attended de-
saw him alive on the 9th day Of August 1876 that
he died on the 27th day Of August, 1876. at IL
ceased from August "a 1875 to his decease that last
O'Clock thereabouts and that the cause OF his deah
was first, primary jaundlce; second, timmedlateJ
lgnant bilious fever" DIR. Johnson stated during
conversation with TRIBUNE reporter that the case was
Enthusiastically OF yellow fever. All the symptoms
pointed toward 1t and the black vomit confirmed III.
He had examined the matter vomted mcrosoopieally.
and had showed all the characteristics OF the BLACK
as to the danger of yellow fever epidemic n9i
DR. johnson that epidemic could only occur AFTER
very weather and that the present
temperature entirely precluded the possibility OF such
result He also stated that his for giving GER
thoste of death from jaundce was his fear OF suddenly
alarming the neghbOThOod. The wording OF the ceTtn
cate was such that he thought that the Health Oeer
would understand it, and would also understand ms
reasons for giving His intention TO the Health
Officer in person, and TO make explanation he also
showed THE TRIBUNE reporter letter rom person
representing himself as member Of the Board Of HEALTH
Grduesting him keep silent the subject before all
foporers As Dr. johnson failed report the case TO
the Board OF Health within "a hours after the death Oe
Cured he is liable to fine OF $3.50 besides being an
Bwera6le for furnishing false certificate OF death ne
has extensive practice anu bears an excellent reputa