The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-07-17
FEVER FAKES,
AORE HOPEFUL REpORTS FROM THE
INFECTED POINTS,
No New Cases Reported from Memphis or
Other Points--Additional luarautiues
Against MomI'his-- Circular from the Ma
tiOnal EonrA Of Health Epjjoining Rigid
Sanitary Reguiat Ons.
NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH CIRCULAR.

WASHINGTON, -. o., Jaly 1.-The eXecu
tive committee of the National board o.
health invites the attention of oil State anl
municipal authorities and sanitary organiza
tions to The fact that they should withou
delay endeavor to secure the best sanitar,
condition Of the places and people unde
their charge. Whatever opinions may b.
held as to the causes of yellow fever and O.
the recent appearance of that disease in Ten
nessee and Mississippi,t is best to act as if ii
were disease due to specific aud particu-
lar cause which is capable OF growth and re-
production, transportable and may be des
troyed by exposure to t. mpertures of about
24Oo FurhenheIt, or by chemical disinfec-
tants of sufficient strength, If brought into
immediate contact. 1t is also prudent to as.
sumo that the growth and reproduction Of this
cause are connected with the presence of
filth in the sanitary sense of that word, in-
Guiding decaying organic matter and defec-
tive ventilation, as well as of high tempera-
ture. The cause of yellow fever recently
observed should be considered as due to
causes surviving from last years epedemic
and not TO recent importation from other
countries. It follows that there is a liability
to the appearance of other cases in places
visited by the epedemic of last year, and that
there is danger of spread of the disease to
the north and east.
The object of the present circular is to
advise that all cities, towns and villages be
avonce made clean in a sanitary point of
view. The first step towards securing
cleanliness is to obtain reli-
able Information as to what
parts of place are clean and what foul. The
results of careful sanitary inspection of
almost any city or town will show the exist
ence of collections of decaying and offensive
matter, previously unknown, and which
every one will admit should be promptly re-
moved and destroyed. Such inspection to
be of value must be thorough and made by
persons competent to recognize foul soils,
water and air, as we'll as the grosser and more
palpable forms of nuisance. They should
also be made by persons who would report
fully and frankly the esults of their obser-
vatlOns. When the whereabouts aud extent
of the evil is known tho remedy is usually
almost self-evldent. The national board of
health will furnish, upon request, blank
forms as guide for such inspections.
MEMHls.
MEMPHIS, July 14.-No new cases have
been reported. Mrs. Tobin, residing on
Bradford street, died this morning at 6
o'clock and was buried at 8. This leaves but
one person in the entire city, Judge Rays
son, who is sick with the fever, and he is
reported as dying. The local stations along
the Memphis & Little Rock railroad have
notified the Memphis authorities that if no
new cases were developed by tomorrow the
quarantine will be raised between Memphis
aud Lonoka, Ark. which is - miles this
side of Little Rock. Tho weather continues
warm.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, July H. The following
was telegraphtd to-day to every station
along the lines of tho four railroads leading
from this city: No new cases since the
m orning of the 10Th inst. The fever is con-
fined TO the six sporadic cases. Memphians
returning. Persons from adjacent towns
are coming in. Twice the usual number of
passengers by the Brownsville accommoda
ton train this morning. (Signed), S. A. Col.
lins NJ. A., secretary board of health A. D.
Langstaff, president Howard association.
This afternoon the son of Judge Ray rallied,
and to night hopes are entertained of his re-
covery.
WATER VALLEY.
WAsu1SGToN, July 1i.-Advices received
by the national board Of health state that
the yellow fever excitement at Water Valley,
Miss, has abated and there are no new cases.
PENSACOLA.
PENSACOLA, July 14.-This city has quar-
antined against Momphis.
NEW ORLEANS.
New ORLEANS, July H. DIR. F. Soeber,
physician in charge Of the infrmary,
denies that there was or is a case of yellow
fever in that institution. DR.. Herrick, who
went to Water Valley as inspector for the
National board of h+alth, reports the case
there as extremely questi ,nable. Its history
is incomplete, and the observations made
by the attending physician imperfect. DR..
Herrick says there is no other suspicious
case at Water Valley. The people are re-
covering from the panic.
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