The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-16
BOARD OF HEALTH.
A HOT DEsDUssEON-Hs YELaO w FEVER
EPIDEMIC THE BOARD SAYS NO.
Resolutions ami HRsnnrss.

The board met at 7 80 yesterday evening,
1t being the regular meeting night Present
Dr. Chopin, president, and Drs TAYLOR,
Taney Albrecht, Austin and Jones, and Mr..
Mott and Col Hardee.
The minutes Of The previous meeting were
read and approved.
COMMUNICATIONS.
DR.. Chopin read the following letter. ad-
dressed ito him by the Mayor, with regard
to the cooperation Of the city authorities
with the board:
In reply to yours of yesterdays date ao-
cOmpanled by @ resolution OF your board,
have the homer to state what have already
on many occasions verbally communicated to
you, that the City Council will sustain you to
the last In every effort to preserve the health
Of the city.
The following resolution was adopted at
the last meeting OF the Councl
ResOtued, That the Mayor and Admnistra-
tor of improvements be fully empowered to
carry out promptly all acquisitions made by
the Board Of Health on the City Council, and
that the Mayor and Administrator OF Ac-
counts and Administrator Of Finance be en-
powered and instructed to raise the amount
necessary to carry out the above, by special
loan or otherwise
And while / do not believe the fever
can be dispeled by resolutions. | submit that
as an earnest OF the intention Of the Council,
from which there will be no deviation, and SO
far know of none / confess to some surprise
that there should be any doubts in the minds
OF the members Of the Board Of Health on this
subject. SO far as the supply OF acid Is con-
cerned, the city has been ready and willing at
all times TO furnish any quantity desired by
you, but did not order it because in your
letter Of the twenty ninth July you informed
US that you had ordered and were expecting
supplies.
Yours, etc, Ed. PnsBURy, Mayor.
The following abstract from the sanitary
gust 10. at the office OF the Surgeon General.
Washington, D. G., under the national quaran-
tine act, was read:
Port Eads-Yel1ow fever appeared on the
fifth instant: thirteen cases but no deaths to
yesterday noon.
New Orleans-Since last report 23G cases
yellow fever here, and sixty-tive deaths, maxi
ing al cases and 118 deaths to yesterday
noon
Cincnnati-Only two cases yellow fever.
both from New Orleans-one fatal
Memphis-A young man from New Orleans
died OF yellow fever August 3. Steamer Col
den Grown had one case on board.
Caledonia Ill-Thelady who died Of yellow
fever on the Golden Crown was buried here.
New Albany-Two deck hands supposed to
have yellow fever, proved on investigation
not to have had that disease
ViGksburg-A case arrived from Cairo.
originally from New Orlerns; died of yellow
fever August9 8.
Key West-Nonew cases of yellow fever for
past week to noon to-day.
Havana-239 deaths from yellow fever and
q from smallpox during two weeks ending
August g.
Matanzas- On thirtieth four new cases were
reported in bay, and others have since oc-
CURED daily to Augusta,
Cardenas-YelloW fever in city, but not yet
among shipping.
Sagua la Grande-One fatal case OF yellow
fever In shipping.
Bombay lwenty-six deaths from cholera
week ended June Is.
Malta - Outbreak of cholera on British
troopships from India was repressed.
Reports from other places indicate good
health,
RESOLUTIONS.
AS the yellow fever Is now in our midst al
most in epidemic form, and as the RigoletS
and AtChafalaya quarantine stations are q
burden to the board, costing upward Of $4,000
@ month without any corresponding benefit
be it
Resolred, That from and after this day the
quarantine heretofore existing at said stations
be and the same is hereby raised. and the SER
vices OF the officers and employees Of the
board at said stations are hereby dispensed
with, provided that their salaries to the end
Of the month be paid them in full.
Resolred, That the president be and he is
hereby authorized to apply the amount thus
saved to the relief of the INDECENT sick, in
such q manner as in his judgment will best
promote that end.
The resolution was the cause of much dis
cussion, and on the call of the roll on the qnes
ton of laying it on the table there was a tie
vote, and, on the president voting, the resolu-
ton was laid on the table.
BY Mr. Mott
AS the sanitary inspectors have not been
paid in full by the city; be 1t
ResotDed, That the board pay them the bal
ance due,
DR.. CHOPIN
said with regard to this resolution that the
hoard had not money enough to pay even it's
expenses, and that when, in accord
ance to law, he caused the budget Of the board
to be made out and submitted to the city, he
stated the city should lay by o sufficient sum
for the payment OF the sanitary officers.
IT, continued the doctor, we pay the inspect
ors ourselves, we may be- thrown on our own
resources in the future as to the expense OF
keeping the sanitary force, and the city could
refuse to pay the inspectors since we seem
to be able to furnish the cash for their pay
ment.
The resolution was laid on the table by O.
close vote, the chair also voting.
DR.. Jones offered O. resolution to the effect
that the quarantine restrictions be raised in
view of the almost certain epidemic state OF
yellow fever in New Orleans.
THIS RESOLUTION MET
with strenuous opposition from DR.. Austin.
"If,' said he 1--WE declare the yellow fever
epidemic and raise the quarantine, the Board
OF Health will lose it's hold upon the Quaran-
tine Station and vessels tainted with the worst
type of yellow fever will enter the port Of
New Orleans with impunity and breed pesti-
lence in our midst
THE PRESENT TYPE OF FEVER
Is mild, exceedingly mild; so mild even that
there are many cases which | now treat, and
which / am ashamed to qualify and report as
yellow fever. Ever since 1880 I have never
seen such o light kind Of fever as now exists in
New Orleans. | think that the Board Of
Health will do wrong to pass any such reso-
luton. We ought to take the example Of the
Republicans who in 1870, when there occurred
5s7 deaths, had the moral courage to stand
firm by making no such pusiilanimous dec ia
ration as embodied In this resolution. We
should be courageous, stand our ground, fight
the disease and never give up: [ hope, he
concluded, that the board will take my views
under consideration.
DIR, TANEY