St. Landry democrat., 1878-10-05
Meeting of the Parish Board of
Health.
OpELoUsAs, Aug. 10th, 1871

The Board of Health met pursuant
to request of DR.. r. H. Littell. Pres
ent: DR.. T. A. Cooke, DR.. j. G. Camp
bell, DR.. J. L. Estorge, DR.. L. HaddeD
and DR.. R. H. Littell.
The Board proceeded to organize.
On motion of DR.. Cooke, DR.. r. II.
Littell was elected President.
On motion Of DR.. Campbell, c. Mayo
was elected Secretary.
On motion of DR.. Campbell, Resolved,
that section 1 of the quarantine oidl-
nance, adopted August 18th, 1878, by
the Police Jury of St. Landry, IN refer,
district, be and is hereby approved by
the Board of Health.
On motion of DR.. EstOrge, Resol we'd,
that all dry goods, baggage, coffee. bag
ging, groceries or merchandise are here
by declared to be liable to import yellow
fever, when coming from an infected
district, except mess pork, mess beef,
flour, meal, grits, liquors in barrels or
demijohns, lard in tierces or kegs, coal
oil, turpentine, oils in barrels or cans,
all canned goods and liquors and medi-
cines in glass, to be opened and the
packing destroyed, ice, brown and
clarified sugar, machinery, Wagons,
ploughs and farming implements, hard
ware, not packed in boxes, salt in sacks
and lime shall be allowed to pass after
being inspected and certificate to that
effect given by the officer in charge OF
the quarantine station. All cotton,
linen and silk dry goods shall be dis
infected by opening and exposing to
the air for three days, all woollen dry
goods to be opened and thoroughly ex-
posed to the air for five days, all blank
cts to be opened and ventilated separ-
ately, coffee to be ventilated by being
poured through hopper, the lower end
of which to be not more than two inches
square, from hei ght Of not less than
five feet, and then exposed to the open
air for twelve hours, by being spread
out not more than one inch thick, the
original sacks to be well aired and ven
tilated and the coffee to be replaced in
them and remain open for five days,
crush sugar and rice to be opened in
barrel and e.. posed for two days, all
boxes, hogsheads and barrels of hams,
shoulders, ETC., to be opened and ex-
posed for one day, all paper, straw or
other packing in any cases or boxes OF
goods shall be destroyed by burning,
during the ten days of detention, bag
ging to be unrolled for five or six yards
and sprinkled with solution Of one
part of carbolic acid to fifteen parts OF
water, and the same solution to be
poured on each end of the roll, all
bundles, carpet sacks, valises and trunks
containing baggage to be opened and
all the articles to be thoroughly aired
for one day.
On motion of DR.. Cooke, Resolved,
that all steamboats, coming g from an in
fected district, or receiving freight
liable to infection from a boat from an
infected district, shall be declared liable
to infection and not be allowed to pass
the quarantine station.
On motion of DR.. Hadden, Resolved,
that no one dying of yellow fever or
parish, shall be disintered and brought
into this parish until eold weather, and
it is desirable that the persons making
the disinterment should be parties hav-
ing had the disease.
On motion of DR.. Campbell, Resolved,
that should a case of yellow fever occur
in house in the parish of st. Landry,
that the same shall be left open night
and day for three days, and sprinkled
with a solution of carbolic acid, one
part to fifteen parts of water, and oil
bedding and clothing used by the pa
tient to be burned or thoroughly clean
sed by boiling.
On motion of DR.. Estorge, Resolved,
that a copy of the resolutions adopted
by this Beard of Health be forwarded
to the Mayors of the different towns In
this parish, and they are requested to
concur with this Board of Health in
carrying out the resolutions.
On motion of DR.. Hadden, Resolved,
that the Board adjourn subject to the