The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-24
A HEALTHY CITY.
WHAT THHE EEADHNe4 DOCTORS THENw
oF OUR SANITARY CONDITION.

addition 10 what was said yesterday by the
secretary Of the Board Of Health In a letter
to Messrs. Wheeler & Pierson, to have our
leading physicians interviewed and offer our
country friends their views on the subject.
The following embodies the opinions of those
physicians whom our reporters met:
| DIR. BoRuE
expressed rs his opinion that residents and
non~residents can now safely return to New
Orleans without having anything to fear from
yellow fever. AS to the danger OF shipping
goods to the country. the doctor sees none
and Is certain that no infection and no yellow
| fever germs can be carried In WOODEN goods, or
| any other goods, to the parishes.
| The reporter then interviewed DR.. Taney,
and after the usual civiltios Of the evening.
he said: "Doctor. is it safe for absent ones to
| return home, In your opinion ?'
| Doctor Yes; al who have spoken to rae
on the subject I have told TO bring their
| friends home,
AeSb'~~AS IL SttlH ~ export WDbleh EDoIS
| from this port
| Doctor think it is; We hnve bad suffi-
cient cold weather to have checked ell poss-
biity Of the disease being carried abroad
DIR. JOSEPH 7. SCOTT
had read the correspondence iu the DEMO
CRAT, and coincided In the opinion Of the
Board Of Health There can be no possible
danger in persons coming to the city, or Of
carrying the dsease elsewhere in wooden tr
any other sort Of goods. Dr.. Scott expressed
himself very ForcibIy, and gave his reasons
| for his convictions. He is firm believer in
vinced Of the operation Of this law that he
does not hesitate to say that 1t is safer for
absentees and unaccmated persons to come
to New Orleans than to go to Mernphis oil
though there have been innumerable frosts
and several freezes at the latter point.
| 1t has been 100 days since the fever WAS de-
clared epidemic here. It did not reach Mem
phis till six weeks after 1t was epidemic here
| Persons returning 10 Memphis after frost
| and even after freeze, have taken the fever
| and died. Ninety to 100 days is the accepted
period Of danger. Until this period has OK
plred there is always danger, frost or no
| frost. but he has not hesitated within the
last week to advise all families In which he
practices, who have telegraphed him. that
there can be no possible danger In coming
home,
It Is really more dangerous said Dr. Scott.
to go from New Orleans to the North than to
come from the North here, at this particular
time. This is our healthisst season Of the
year. while at the North it Is notorously the
most unhealthy. All sorts Of lung and throat
diseases -diphtheria. pneumonia, peurisy,
besides typhoid and scarlet fever, are uni
our people are detained now in the various
Northern cities by reason OF the fact that
members of their families have contracted
some Of these diseases, SO prevalent at the
North at this season and in tho spring
In Kentucky and other Western States these
throat and lung diseases and typhoid fever
have been almost epidemic for weeks past
New Orleans is the safest place in the country
for anybody and everybody.
DR.. Scott Is no believer in the propagation
Or contracting Of yellow fever by any medium
unless the atmospheric conditions are pro-
ditlons to exist at this season, and therefore
the kdisease cannot be transr0 itted in any
sort Of merchandise or by any other medium
DIR. BRUINS
was next visited and he said: II concur in
for absentees to return to New Orleans. /
have written TO several Of nay friends in tbs
North that the city WAS free OF contagion.
The state OF the atmosphere, ranging from
sixty to szty-five degrees, has been very un-
favorable for the propagation Of the sickness
The city is entirely healthy, and the epidemic
mas oVerrun its course, hS its usual prevalence
as an epidemic Is ninety-ive days, whilst the
one We have just passed covered t2O days"
Doctor Bruins was then asked if it was safe |
to ship wooEen goods to the country. The doc |
tor answered that that class Of goods could
be shipped to any part Of the country, for pur- |
poses Of trade, with perfect safety. He ex-
presses the opinion that there Is no reason |
why commercial relations should not be i'm
mediateIy resumed between New Orleans and
all parts Of the country.
DIR. FELIX FORME1TO
was also Interviewed, when the following con- |
versation took place:
"Doctor, the DEMOCRAT wishes TO ascertain