The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1879-03-07
BOARD OF HEALTH.


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To the Honorable President and Members Of the Board Of Supervisors q
GENTLEMEN: / have the honor herewith 10 transmit this st ii, i,
first report of the Board of Health Of Jackson County, appointed By
s sS" AZ! s's OF s { Tssts ss' sns y .rp,o isa' j s"" 1s,s si 1"'f fs7 !9' provisions o
1877, f by , ns"t sleS %s '' e. pl. f E. f. Gais 4" , a. p sss sy s sa M N n
elected Ai o ) sn"sTas' Phv met,1"s or of j 5e b pSs ah DR. D w' B y: p"s ss, Tas
resigned, Dr. +. n. Blount was elected ts dl the yaesnsy. Y !
t the oe%",y' a a." ,n no local causes u.s. S to p' couSe.S %. .1%a., sut dissHS ,s the
tary measures for the protection of the County against foreign cpl
1t lis scarcely necessary for me to state that the Board, in its oper.
atoms, have adopted the theory of yellow Fever entertained by the
itssion-that /" is a zymotic and an Exotic disrssr-and have en- a.
a asa' Sis;nt to linn' III, is s Introduction sr %., ey a rigid ids system item s OF q"nr" !" il"
cordance with the spirit aud meaning of the law creating the Board,
the Board entertaining the opposite theory. wv "S '"
year The Uf ,E Gsn Rnars ;"" nj H.. SG%dhi SSGxn of the C, cou"'y during the first
character, and commended the enforcement of sanitary and quarau.
community But quarantine and sanitary science in their practical
s spp"sa;'9 ss ip s sDfor"snarss ia nre often Gf S, obnoxious s Z t. " tnos nas wno %" Ssv % n sn,
tightly appreciated the value of increased security to life, the proven,
which properly directed sanitary regulations secure, The popular
Wnish Gs' usually sD If s a sS% proc c sAS p ss 3 nsn eonye "i s.s'' aS s ssf in,
,,terest rise il" opposition to those principles which require each
strrtions on long established habits of business and life re subj submitted
to slowly and reluctantly. People REQUIRE to he educated to such ne.
cessiies and the importance of the sacrifice of their own personal in.
The people of Jackson County have been ne exception to tbes,
general observations, for the Boar has at times experienced no little
Notwithstanding this, your Board, sparing no reasonable effort to
S seSa'e en i%s sp"pS'i f of r%GIte . UriG i%"a, s .i. %ssrs so ;i. sG a,',%1 tie. "" %st;s,
required of them by the law, as far as circumstances and the means
For the year 1877, the quarantine was established on May the
,Sss, a an y ,Hsss f SSyr% =" ,1 l's s%jud n" il" the the SEASON H%n there nt psrss ss,sra!
but, by the energy and vigilance Of the Quarantine Physician, the
During that year there was one case Of small pox, that OF a sailor,
iGeS 4 The S' sasv a r ssN ISOLATED 1i" s"a S sSy,s o ms "c SPREAD sa ~siy e. s is d Est "
Early in the year 1873 the fever was reported in Rio, from which
e1pehien Ito to establish IS Quarantine earlier than the preceding year
i" the interior, and along the Mississippi Sound on the Gulf Coast.
its Introduction into this County. Officers were tnt to ocea" Springs
5 0 strong against it at tuat place tina. the efforts of the officers were
futile tut Almost every one, citizen and visitor, seemed 70 take pleasure
18th of August q case of lever was reported having terminated fatal.
the fever had reached Ocean Springs the operations OF the Board
portions Of tie &c o ON ESt' In i"r this IL the t'I B" %''GH "s I"r1 'H,H, s sus S" " $
there l" ws )" several e y si'S Ssa, is f~yy' a ap pya ,ss s g, S1" I" " fl f1O n.o~ ~"'.h
wsc several sr Re ala rases cf Of fever De"'i 10 " tns snfu atts"% 1I4 pns, s.,ss. There ,er
which, heretofore, we have apprthtndr,i the greatest std danger; bLnr ="
have n, no reason 70 believe that the disease was brought into the County
We have cause 10 congratulate you that, by reason of til. desol..
past summer, there has been awakened : a deep interest ON {" the ~ subject
VI will qd aoaTtessi ,a "%a a .ns sta oeaF'T fw 1 ~ii. tiAy witt the s4 waiter .I in asnd' ia and
Boards of trouble and expense. s. .a5raaresHE
Treasurer sur to which 1 respectfully call your attention.
than F ,s 4 this ss yoa will 1 see THAI. THAT the expenditures 4H" m d have been larger
v ,ietm has 5, supplied the deficiency, 80 that ~ your liberaHty in
itssIo and the assistance Of friends, the Board, i" this Unparalleled
year In q e sa,e%'s a nsr 4"HE m. s s.y tp tns Ba ,U pay ns it, rnrS%sts .,v
to perform its important and delicate duties in a way that would ac,
t' S'cdeS1 Soou, anu at ~ same time lH1lCt II smallest
possible expense to the community, and whenever our duties have de.
rmnesS and decisive action we have been Indifferent II ID.
from whatever source it came. HtE. -.H"
We are well aware that all has not been done that we could have
lesited, 0ut considering that the infection was in the western part If
he County, and all around it in other directions, the Board has +
eaSOn to believe, and congratulate itself that its efforts the rast Il
have not been in vain.
Thanking you for your hearty co operation in providing the Board I
III III the means az your command, when necessary, aud hoping orr
in Office will be al energetic and Jealous in the discharpe
# their duties as we have eudeavored to be, and abuudartv ,nnr,
uccessful, have the honor 10 remain, ~. tic
Very respectfully, your obedent servant, AF #r ...m
. Z. F. GRIFFIN, President.
Members: 81 #.
II. L. HOWE, NJ. d., .
s. A. MCINNIS, NJ. d., ... . IN
D. DUNLAP, NJ. d., NJ
II. KREBS, eHs.
S. X. THOMPSON, l.
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