The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-19
THE FEVER DECLINING.
ONLY FIVE NEW CASES AND FIVE DEATHS IN
MEMPHIS MISUNDERSTANDING OF AN IN
FECTED DWELLING.

FECrED DWELLING.
MEMPHIS. Oct. Is. 1879.
Five new of yellow fever were reported to
the Board of Health to-day-viz. f. Salvador. Mrs.
J. Tory. Susie Williams (coored). Olof Gilman and
j. Read.
The deaths recorded to-day Gus Lagoria.
Van A. W. Anderson. DR.. Madison southale Sarah
Burns and Albert Echols-the last three coored.
Number Of cases reported for the week, 80;
whites, 42 colored. II. Total date .4s0. Total
deaths from yellow fever for the week. 81; total
date. 45G.
The Towards have 1O1 nurses duty attending
60 white and 81 colored families.
DIR. II. w. MITCHELL resident member of the Ma
tional Board of HEALTH has returned to this city.
Tho THERMOMETERS ranged between 81 and 90 degrees.
This afternoon at four o'clock the dwelling owned
by ]. G. Johnson. five miles from the city. Poplar
street boulevard was burned to the ground. Loss.
$4,000. The fire incendiary. There were three
deaths from fever in the house this year.
No new cases of yellow fever have developed ut
Forest City. Ark. since yesterday noon. One death
has occurred. Mrs. wade's daughter Will probably
Ole Tonight The other sick doing we'll. A
Howard visitor from Memphis and three nurses
duty. relief committee has been formed
to care for the sick and bury dead Measures to
in operation by the local Board of Health and the
representative OF the National Board. proclama-
uol mas oeeh issued warming people not TO there
tor the present. The indi6tions generally more
favorable to-day
THE NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH PROPOSES
GENERAL SYSTEM OF INLAND QUARANTINE
Sanitary Inspector Wight, OF Memphis, writes the
National Boarl of Health that the tendency
of people absent from Memphis to return
to place there still continues.
He s:-'If it were not for the enforce
ment Of rule l. which requires all who so into
Memphis to have the permit OF the superintendent
OF Quarantine there would be hundreds returning
whore goes now" The local qusrantines on all
the lines OF railroads In this State gradually
coming into accord with the general system nspec-
ton. Public opinion il in almost entire harmony
with the health authorities and gives free and Hearty
Endorsement to the quarantine as 1t has been and
is now conducted. The problem Of establishing a
system OF sanitary inspection of railway travel and
traffic ian inland quarantine) is about to be taken up
by the railroad corporations. 1t is thought by
members OF the National Board of Health that in
the light Of last summers experience. by holding q
general conference upon this subject. much benefit
can be derived and regulations adopted which Con-
National Board OF Health has appointed committee
to meot the railroad representatives and aid
in the preparation Of system of rules
aud regulations governing inspections. 1t is
the intention. also. to have the proprietors
OF STEAMBOATS, interested in the subject
attend the. conference. which will take place at
Nashville ON November Is next. The object of this
movement is to secure uniform rules and regula-
tons that will give the greatest protection by
of infectious contagious diseases. while
at the same tmo providing for the move
ment of freights and passengers with the
public health. All railway managers who take IN
Interest in this matter are invited to attend, and
with view to accomplish the purposes sought.
submission to the Conference sucn suggestions as
they may think proper to make.