The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-17
THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
Official Proclamation Of the Health
Of New Orleans.
The National and State Boards of
Health and Auxiliary Sanitary
Association Unite in
Request to the Coun-
try to Remove
Quarantine.
Gov. Nichols Requested to Modify External
Quarantine After October l.

Quarantine After October l.
The Board Of Health met at o'clock last
evening In special session. DIR. Austin In the
chair. DR.. Bemiss. Of the National Board
Doctors Bell. Albrecht and Hchuppert. and
Messrs. Booth and Marks. present.
DR.. Austin presented special report. saying
that one 81 the cesspoole III the Fourth Distrc,
had been filled up after being emptied and dis
infected. It called attention to the defective
character Of many Of the vaults inspected and
reported that the city was free from fever and
the two cases from Morgan City had been at.
tended to 90 as to prevent the possibility d
spreading.
The report was received.
The chair then announced that the object d
the meeting was to consider tho proposition q
DR.. BemisE. made ut the last meeting. and re-
ferrinR to the modification Of quarantine.
DIR. Bemiss arose and said that ne would sub
init resolution that would cover the whole
subject matter, but before doing 80 he desired tc
eay that the National Board would expect from
them entire oandor relative to reporting cases
OF fever, and Ii was necessary to give fair
guarantee to such places as may be Induced to
raise quarantine by taking necessary preeau-
lions. He was himself under obligations to re-
port the condition Of health on ships trading
with Texas. and he proposed to fulfill his trust
with frankness throughout. aud urged SINH
lar policy on the board. He then submitted his
resolutions. which were as follows:
New ORLEANS September 10. 1879.
The undersigned health officers In the city OF
New Orleans. and well informed OF the facts
herein set FORTH make the following public
statement and request:
!. No nerson living q, remaining IA New Or
hna haan ntf kpI nv Ail pxp fave 81 n
"a No oases exist in New Orleans ls,a Of present
Treatment MENTAL ii The lhe Touro inirma ~ ~
3. The cleanliness OF the city and unexam-
pied healthfulness OF its Inhabitants should be
accepted as. guarantees that no outbreak Of
disease will occur during the present season.
A. The commercial part OF the city. railroads
degots md cars. shipping steamboas 80 hoaels
empted from cases Of fever during the whole OF
the present year.
knowledged can reach. New Orleans ls as sale \
place 10 visit and sojourn In as any place La the
United States.
OF the populations III the various communities
over which they extend. occast on1ng inca1cula-
pe anh & asb aRa Whea
lshed.
z. In view of these facts. we earnestly request
all places auarantining against New Orleans to
remove restrictions. which are unnecessary
aud obstructive under existing conditions. aud
we In turn pledge ourselves to observe every
hygianie pfeehution necessary to true safety Of
all conesrned. and to give warming should ac-
tual dunger arise.
Mr.. Marks moved that the resolutions be
adopted. and the motion was carried unani-
moualy.
1t was then suggested that the paper DO
signed By all ths members together. with DR..
Bemss and the director Of the Auxiliary SAM
tary Association. DR.. White.
This however. was abandoned as unneces-
sary, and Il was agreed that the paper be signed
By tha acting president Of the board. Dr. Beniss
having read tho resolutions. objected to their
being submitted for the signature Of tho diree-
tor OF the Auxiliary Association. HIS thought
1t was an indiguity which the board should not
tolerate.
!. MIR. Marks did not sos how. any objection could
be urged against the additional signature, as
the object was to make the paper as strong rs
possible.
Or. schuppert agreed with Dr. fancy. and
moved that the paper % signed merely by Dr..
Mr.. Booth took the position that the object
being merely to accomplish q given purpose.
everything that might tend to its accomplish
mont should be resorted to.
Dr. Albrecht said the Auxiliary Association
had gIIent weight IN the e.. and md
sanitary director.
The motion was then put that the signature
VI WUlte U5 Invited, anu III passed., LIE.
fancy alone voting In the negative.
The board then went into committee Of the
whole on the subject OF proposition to modify
the quarantine established against the West In
dies, etc
As substitute for tho whole matter Mr..
Marks presenter the following resolution:
That on and after the first of October vessels
not coming from infected ports or touching
thereat having no sickness on board. and pos
sessing clean bill of health, shall be permitted
to pass quarantt line with aut detention
Some amendments we're offered and dtsa-
greed TO. Wnereupon the committee rose and
reported the resolution US offered by nit. Marks
and 1t was adopted
{. DR.. Albreeht offered q resolution that Belize
being fres from lever, vessels be permitted to
come up on the same conditions rs those from
Bay Islands. Adopted.
The board then adjourned. M=M5