The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-04
BOARD or HEALTH.
The Health OrdinOnces- The Board
to Confer With the Council.
Az Address by DR.. Bemiss, the Dele.
rate from New Orleans to
the National Board
of Health.

Present, Dr. Chopin. chairman, Doctors
gehupert and Austin. Messrs Booth Marks.
Hardee and Hutchinson.
communication was read from the British
Consul, asking that Belize, Honduras, be ex-
empted from quarantine. and stating that the
board did not sustain its resolution of no exeep-
lions by exempting the Bay Islands.
Dr. Chopin said It was thought proper to in
elude Belize. Honduras. In the quarantine pro-
clamation, as 1t was In the yellow fever zone.
Or. schupert moved that the letter be re-
ferred to the president for answer.
Mr.. Booth offered 40 substitute. that the
board cannot grant the exception with regard
TO Belize. British Honduras. and that the presi-
dent be requested to answer the letter Of Hon.
Dc Fonbanaue. Adopted.
A letter from pr. Turner, the secretary Of the
National Board q Health was read, + ac-
reference to ports On the Florida coast and Mis-
sissippi. Sound which are not protected by
Tho private secretary Of the Mayor writes
that Friday (to.d day. being d dies non. there will
not be quorum OF the Council. but on Monday.
traitors oo viii be- prepared to consult with The
board. The letter was received.
A communication from ALI. J. Mason sub
hitting drawings for priyy vaults. was read and
!, MI. Booth reported the result 81 the 1abors 81
the COMMITTEES appointed to confer with the Git
liens Auxiliary Association.
Mr.. Booth spoke at length upon the beneficial
Tssnts u ushing cutters 81 now d9 pn BY the
was Received d and adopted. .'o ~ A'D0.'
Mr.. Booth offered resolution that the sani-
larry INSPECTORS OF the Districts 10 which the
port to the board whether the practice Of pick
Ing the garbage extsts..
The ordinances eliminated by the City Ooun:.
ell were read and discussed with the object OF
submitting them again to the Council on Monday
next, during the conference OF the board and
thS Council. Tne rejected ordinances are as
i. The ordinance relative to building Of privies
above ground.
The ordinance relative Co t1s Isolation u
I. Reative to ths destruction Of infected sub
stances.
called the attention Of the board to the presence
Of DR.. Bemiss. the New. Orleans delegate to The
National Board Of Health. and suggested that
q few remarks.
DR.. Bemiss said he desired to state that the
Secretary " the Treasury had disapproyad 81
Board Of Health for money for certain pur-
poses: but the request. was again urged In
aT fhe e az e
Mis SESSION quarantine Will probably be
Dr. Hemiss spoke Of the ordinance submitted
by the board to the Council relative to the isoa-
ton Of persons attacked BY contagious discusses.
and approved Of II, He said It will meet with the
DR. Bemiss also said that within n few days DR..
Wight. now IN Mobile, will be here TO report
pofuts about the inspections made by him along
tine stations The National Board Of Health
has made the distribution OF sanitary officers
as follows:
DR.. Cochran. Key West to Pensacola.
DR.. Palmer, Pensacola To the mouth of the
Mississippi river, including Mobile:
P Mgh nMssspR, sna aeGs
Doctors Pope and Coleman. Texas.
~. Denies mentioned further, that III he bad
gesting two methods for watching the gulf coast.
coast. one 1t the mouth Of Pearl river and one
to establish quarantine ct Ship Island.
National Board 81 Health had done with regard
Dr.. Bemiss replied that the whole matter has
been considered and rules and regulations
were printed relating to inland q, quarantine taa
The first requires from each ship coming from
foreign porss b Of health The SECOND On
domestic port Infected: Ths third relates te
the fourth relates to railroads.
The fifth contains rules and regulations re-
lating to towns In the United States that are In
the prevention Of Intercourse between infected
and healthy localities.
DIR. chopin
announced that the city was very healthy at
present; only ZIG deaths occurred last week
and the rate Of mortality per 1000 per annum
for the week was only %. There are no cases
of infectious or CONTAGIOUS diseases. and only
four deaths from malarial fever were reported
last week.
Tho report of Dr. B. T. Taylor, medical officer
OF the Board of Health at the Bay islands, was
read 1t Is dated June 81. and notes the freedom
of the Bay islands from any contagious or
maliR nant disease.
The board then adjourned.
AN
THE FOURTH.