The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-11-22
SOUTHERN HEALTH.


NASHVILLE, November al.-Atthe morn
Ing session Of the American Health As
ISOLATION l0j now mcmteB were admitted
The following papers were read: "QuAr'
antlne in Arkansas in 1879" by X. G
Jennings, Of Little Rock. Camps ant
DepopulRtion at Memphis in 1870" by
John l. Cameron. "TellOw Fever In New
Orleans" by SIS. Ilenrlck.
Dr.. Halliday, Of New Orleans, read the
report Of the commission ON the subject,
submitted by the American Association
recommending national quarantine oil
vessels to prevent the importation Of the
llrst case Of yellow lever, the establish,
ment Of quarantine hospitals by tho ma.
tional, State aud municipal governments,
to make provision for the removal OF I'm.
acCIimated persons, the abolition Of up.
hoistered lurnttHre rugs and carpets from
railroad cars during epilemiCs.
The report InTther ShoWs important ~.
suits from the corporation Of the National
Board.
President CabCll announced the appoint.
ment otthe following advisory council:
Alabama, Il. D. Webb.
California. Henry Gibbons.
Florida, $. G. Cobb, ol Pensacola.
Georgia, II. +. Campbell.
Illinois, ]. II. RoHCh.
Indiana, ]. U. llibberl.
Mississippi, W. Johnston.
Louisiana, D. 9. Halliday.
Maryland, ]. A. Stewart,
Massachusetts,, A. Amos,
Pennsylyania, II, Ilartshnw.
Ohio, ]. @. Minor and NJ. Harmon,
Rhode Island, y. NJ. Snow.
Tennessee, j. W. CIaPp, OF Memphis.
Virginia, l.. l.. Jayne. \
Michigan, II. i. Baker.
West Virginia, Jas. Il. Reeves, Of Wheel
ing.
District Of Columbia, DR.. Toner,
New York, DR.. Harris.
North CArolinu, 7. 7. Wood.
South Carolina, Il, Libby.
Connecticut, Q, W. Chamberlain.
New Hampshire, l., I. Conn.
Vermont, V. 7. IIattar.
Texas, DE-. Rutherford Ais aud L. l..
Minnesota, W. II. Hunt.
New Jersey, L. j. Lilly.
Arkansas, a. l.. nrGysacher.
Kentucky, Pickney y, Thompson.
Delaware, DR., Bush.
Y. S. Army, Dr.. McParlin.
Y. $. Navy, u, +. Gibbs.
National Board Of Health, Steven Smith.
Committee on Education, General John
Eaton.
The afternoon session was devoted to
the discussion Of papers read in the morn
ing.
President Plunkett, Of the Sanitary
Council Of the Mississippi Valley, appoint.
Cd the following committee TO arrange q
plan OF co-0pperaiOn between al the State
Boards OF Health in the Union: Drs. lie
wittand PinknCy Thompson, Of Kentucky;
DR., Grillin, Of Wisconsin; DR., 7. A.
AtchisOn, OF Tennessee; DR.. Chopin, OF
New Orleans, aud DR.. Rice, Of Mississippi.
AT tho night session resolutions were
adopted 10 the elect that as the present
National Board Of Health has been OF such
service to the country il is not expelient
to make any change In It's organization;
that the investigations by the Board are
approved and should be continued to the
prevention olOthe diseases as well as vel.
low fever; that Congress should appropri.
lted sufficient funds 10 enable the Board to
secure the best talent and apparatus;
that no change III existing quarantine
laws should be made without careful con-
s!deration; that it il expedlent for the
National Board to call IN international
congress Tor the discussion Of quarantine;
tnat 1t Is clearly the duty oi the govern.
ment TO establish at the mouth Of the
Mississippi n quarantine station.
:. Adjourned To meet ut New Orleans next
November.