The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-29
HEALTH MATTERS.
One Fatal Sporadic Case Of Fever Re
ported to the Board.

One Fatal Sporadic Case Of Fever Re-
ported to the Board.
The first sporadic case and death OF yellow
fever this summer was reported by DR.. Main
egra and entered upon the books OF the
Board OF Health yesterday morning. The
victim was ain italian girl. IS years old, Vim
censa Spano by name, residing at the corner
OF Second and Constance. A reporter Of the
DEMOCRAT on learning Of the occurrence OBJ
tanned the following particulars concerning
the case: The girl lived with her father, an
italian fruit dealer; she was taken sick on the
twenty-fourth Of July Thursday last and
died on Sunday night. The Saturday pre-.
vious to the death, DR.. r. A. Bayley, sanitary
inspector Of the Fourth District, went to the
house with DR.. Bemiss, where. after careful
examination, the girl was found to have q
severe case Of yellow fever. Doctors White
and Holt also saw the patient and came to the
same conclusion as DR.. Bemiss. The attend
ing physician, Dr. Mainegra, had already
expressed his opinion that the girl was suffer
ing from yellow fever.
As soon as the nature Of the. sickness had
become known at the Office OF the Board Of
Health a system OF isolation and dstnfection
was Immediately put into operation. When
the girl died she was buried In Potter's Field
and the funeral expenses betrayed by the
board.
This case Is considered BY the members Of
the board as having been Occasioned by q
hibernated germ, because It cannot be traced
to any focus OF infection.
Shortly after the case OF Vincensa Spano had
been registered Dr. Mainegra returned to the
Office OF the board and reported another case
Of fever In q house on Magazine street. near
Second. The patient Is a female child two
years and Q half old her case is very light
one, and she Is rapidly Commissioning.
Further particulars OF the death OF the
italian girl, and Of matters connected with it,
will be found In the following telegram sent
to Mobile yesterday by DR.. Austin, who is
acting president OF the Board Of Health In the
absence Of DR.. Chopin:
OFFICE BOARD OF HEALTH ]
State House, State Of Louisiana
New orleans, July IS. 1879.
Dr.. r.. Sidney Scales. Health Officer Of the
Board of Health. Mobile. Ala:
Dear Sir-According to promise, let you
know the first case OF yellow fever known
to exist In this city,.
and this morning viewed the body Of girl
aged sixteen, Vicensa Spano, Italian, corner
Of Second and Constance streets, living In q
shanty occupied as q fruit stand.
The Board Of Health have no doubt OF this
being sporadic case OF yellow fever. The
clothes and bedding were ordered to be burned
at the expense Of our board.
The family moved out 70 an Isolated local
ity, and will be kept under surveillance and
the shanty fumigated with sulphur, etc.
We promised to give full infOrmotion to
you and all other boards Of health Of the first
case that occurred In our midst. We have no
fears Of Its spreading, and therefore there Is
no cause for panic.
believe the fever has hIbernated from last
year. Should 1t spread, you shall be advised.
All pains have been taken to isolate this
house and confine the disease to the above To-
cality.
Truly yours, W. G. AUSTIN, M. D.,
Louisiana State Board Of Health.
DR.. White, Medical Director Of the Sanitary
Association, has telegraphed to the secre-
tary Of the Health Association Of the Mtssis.
sippi Valley statement Of the Spano case.