, 1877-01-28
Tbev Recommend Isolation,
Ventilation, Disinfec-
ton, and Bathing.
Be]tadonna as a Successful Rem"
edy Urged by the Homeo"
paths.
Soms Useful Suggestions for the In
formation of the City Au'
thorities.


md AID. Throop, Beidler, Cullerton, and Rosen-
bcre, Of the Health Committee.
Iu introducing the subject, the Mayor said
they had been called together to consider what
could be done to. check scarlet fever, and to
consult generally As to the sanitary affairs OF
the CITY. The authorities would be glad to re-
ccve any suggestions On the subject from the
medical fraterniry.
Dr.. Bcvan inquired if the finances Of the city
would allow Of the carrying out Of an effective
sanitary system.
The Mayor said money should not stand in
the way If they could do anything to stop the
disease.
DR.. Bevan suggested that DR.. johnson, who
Was on the committee of physicians appointed
to draw up a report, should give sketch Of
what that report would cover.
DR.. JOHNSON
said at meeting Of the Committee certain top
les were agreed upon as proper matter for the
report. Each member was to write out his
views, and submit them to another meeting of
the Committee, which would be held that even
ing, when, after comparison Of views, their
report would be prepared He might, huwcycz.
state what the topics were. The first Was i
statement to tho public that scarlet lever was
~ a,,. snh irretIons as Inight he followed to
prevent its spread. Hc attended meeting OF
ho,,leopathic physicians the previous night, and
thought they would recommend substantially the
same measures as theallopath5. Stress would be
2ia On ue as9ia4h ~ ~ paoes auu n ,a,'ts au'Is
ssn ~ ~ ti rooms .ae 1nioration WITH fefer
~. to , the use Of disinfcctauts, suggesting
NE cheap ones, 4 statement Of the value OF
dicincs to be taken internally to prevent the
ase, etc' To.I d ~ arod +3'at 1Inou,S ~ .,o
.nrc shou1d not be placed in any remedy,
6 row far it. nrntectcd st ali was a matter 81
On rather he than OF certain knowledge, and
re thereon would be likely to divert atten-
ticon, the rnnn1ov1nent Of measures which
wem sme Gnpo InoMm ~ he ef1;c;eut Ther.
wasol4tels hno"9 ~ 80 ~ Ii1e1es ~. ~
four ecks If they had absolute goy-
ernue ueeAs .,;a .uIy 1aU Ia- .hn;r hssn1e
on ,rv honsnhn1d and have done
done Els seees .ss.,-ss ~ 5;saoso
IN a Ib]Ican county like this, however,
where if ,1it1icn]t and even regarded as lin
pertinent for ofIic;als to intertcre with the
manager: Of households, It vas impossible
to o,sa compel ention to stringent sanitary rules;
COMMITTED, e,uld fall within the province OF
the family ixe111te. and others would lave
to be aited tn IL the Hca]th authorities,
Children fri houscs where thc discasc was
should not lcrnitted to attend school or
other places re rl,iidron conorepafed until
the case not oiter1ir,atcd i,1f ric ho11se was
thoroughly difccted r was also NECESSARY
that every case inf,ct;ons discasc sho111d he
reported to Hea1th DenaTtment. so
that an iuspeC. r,;1nt ris;t the nlace
and see lhaltt was properly disin-
also the province ti,e n,,h1;c antl,orities to IN
quirc into the motaf pr-o,agar;nn ~ fbc dis
remoye III" nr;1nayg such measures as wontu
given to the ceannfS re- an 9enora Of Of
garbage from alleysnd thcv shomld ascertsin
whether the high wat;n f1e lake had acted as
trap to force tile gas ~ tIso Sewers nack into
the dwellings Of citize T'h,se were o1l mat
te1s OF municipal rcgu1,on and control.
The Mayor, with rete1,.c - the Dnctor,s OBJ
serrations on absolute 1crnmenf. rcmarEed
that the city. would hay,,s no,rev tn enforce
any measures recommend y hv ~ tfe nhvsieians % to to
49, ,s
thought the first thing @ thnx thnx o,o,,+
was whether We had y Tcutof w luea Man1t,, iu
which was credit to the - -e'1S liz - idea was
er Of tie Health 0iI;cer De ~ 1ln sne Ply, w
exact location Of every case OF forer IN
The ctr, and tI1rr. shonIi he = 1t:t .-.e.t,a1
men to ascertain whether the i,ax,te - trars -.
ce.sing proper treatment. II, d +,,av shonid
AASe Lie authority to take Charlie Aha I1rttnr
He suggested. with view to e. one nac,,rsta ln1
information OF the disease. the c,,S;,s+jnn nf
IN authentic list OF plysiciaus in - c;ty or
that every DOCTOR should be romneA5 ~ ~ 1+ofyr
cut license, and renort Mt sfatet3sor;o7s ~ ~
the Health Department That was -, ~ srt;no
point in order to get nf the cases. ~
Dr.. Beyan tboueht that wo1,1d re.,u. 1o~
legislation.
The Mayor thought the suorcstfo, ~ nr
1sham was valuable one M and hs had . % donht IN,
The Council would. If necessarr ierisiaf ~ cr.
Dr.. Isham so;d a7,rh x;s;+e 80 e,,o-ree., ~,
sanitary oficers ,.n,,ia tioits -, 90 IT, W
class OF the co,nrnn;tw .1j +1,s Iff;cers s7 sa.:7S
be clothed will nnucr 3 to On. enter The nre;;aas
fnfoht -aaI 1uo1o4Eu lnspectioa, so thal aey
The head Of the Hc ,lth Denar1nent shonld "a
,hnroueh]y nnaIi6ed me1,ical man. and l.
assistants sLoufd a1so he members Of tn
medical nrofcssinn W;+b s,,c,, = .etafT r. would
enEdsrni. p'oaa'e's easy TASK 70 Stamp Jul ant