St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1878-08-24
Meeting of the Parish Board of
Health.
OPELOUsAs. Aug. 10Th, 1875

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The Board of Health met pursuan
to request Of Pr. R. Fl. Littell, Pres
ent: DR.. L. A. Cooke, DR.. j. G.. Camp
and DR.. r. HI. Littell.
The Board proceeded to organize. >.
On motion of DR.. Cooke, DR.. r. H
Littell was elected President.
On motion of DR.. Campbell, C. Mayo
was elected Secretary. -
On motion Of DR.. Campbell, Resolved
that section / Of the quarantine ordi-
nance, adopted August 18th, 1873, by
the Police Jury of St. Landry, in refer
eDce to persons coming from an infected
! district, be and is hereby approved by
the Board of Health. S- >@s
On motion of DR.. Estorge, Resolved,
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
demiiohns, 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 a hopper, the lower end
Of which to be not more than two inches
square, from a height 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 yen-
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 exposed for two days, all
boxes, hogsheads and barrels of hams,
ETC., to be opened and ex-
posed for one day, all paper, stray or
other packing Id any cases or boxes of
goods shall be destroyed by burning,
during the ten days of detention, bag
glng to be qnrolled for five or six yards
~ ~thu Spl tAhIOus Will ~ suluLlOu OIL one
part OF carbollc acid to fifteen parts Of
water and the same solution to be
poured on each end of the roll, all
carpet sacks, yalises and trunks |
baggage to be opened and |
all the articles to be thoroughly aired |
for one day. l.ss- ss 4, tt ssg8sI
On motion of DR.. Cooke, Resolved, |
that all steam boats coming from an in
Eected district, or receiving freight |
liable to infection from boat from an |
district, shall be declared liable |
TO infection and not be allowed to mass
5he quarantine station. N II 8is {
On motion Of DR.. Hadden, Resolved,
that no one dying of yellow fever or
other infectious disease out of this I
parish, shall, be disintered and brought
nto this parish until cold weather, and
+ is desirable that the persons making
,he dislnterment should be parties hav-
ng had the disease.
On motion of DR.. Campbell, Resolved,
hat should q case of yellow fever occur
2 house in the parish of St. Landry,
hat the same shall be left open night
md day for three days, and sprinkledl
With q solution of carbolic acid, one
,art to fifteen parts of water, and all
,edding and clothing used by the pa
lent to be burned or thoroughly clean
ed by boiling.
On motion of DIR. Esterge, Resolved, r
hat copy of the resolutions adopted /
y this Board of Health be forwarded
Q the Mayors of the different towns in |
his parish, and they are requested tofa
oncur with this Board OF Health in E
arrying out the resolutions.
On motion of DIR. Haddell, Resolved.
hat the Board adjourn subject to the /,
all of the President. ia
r. H. LITTELL, President.
a true copy; G. MAYO, Secretary. Fl