The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-09

lilo hereafter. and will be of great interest to
scientific mon. whether physictans or others.
| When we consider that public hygiene had
not clRimed the attention Of this committees IN
til Inst April. we will nll the more readily ac-
he credit that Is due for tho wisdom with which
he has guided our efforts. and the unremting
attention he has given 70 tho nrduous duties Of
his office.
Much Of our work has been necessarily tom
porhry: called out by emergencies, But three
great stops hnve boon taken In tho line Of per-
mdhemt Improvement. which 20 far toward ne
GompllshlnR tho grent object We hive In view,
mean the admirable method now In use for
rfss. and the great work done by tho city nd
m III IN filling the ''fever holes"
we may say OF them. The ,past ID at least So
,mittee. there Is no pause. What has been done
Is only an earnest Of what 1emuins. New Or
leans Gun DC put 10 the oro-front Of our healthy
cities, and 1t must bo our task to accomplish the
great work. But continued relentless war with
filth and bad smolls and nil unsanitary condi-
| Illustration Of this assum pttou can be- found In
the reports 81 DR.. Gl,stnvus Dsvron to tho
Bonrd Of Health Of 1874. of the improved snni-
tery condition Of that portion Of tbe Tnird Dis.
tticf, resulting from flfes in 1879 nnh 1873. by
which over ,5. tWo hundred tsnements were, dc,
| ntvor before passed II ynnr without one or SOW
oral deaths. whom rebuilt pissed one to four
yours without death. Over two hundred fam
Thorn thore ts u surprising degree of heahful-
ness. there having occurred among those 1000
persons on ys!H denhs ~ one yoar, and Of those
three Wsro children under five years OF age
who died Of contagious diseases. contracted In
Gth"r por'i9ns OF the city," The Intense heat
destroyed oil vegetable and animal matter aud
left q purely mineral material underneath tho
rebuilt houses
Tho death rate In the whole city In 1874 WINS
and rebuilt portion OF tho Third District the
Gnnual zenith ratio was tx per 1000
=. We hive much In our favor. Let me say here.
voted moro fime and ability to tho discussion
Of sanitary matters than that Of New Orleans.
We gladly recognize, whother always agreeing
great poWer. Az n result. / venture to say that
no community bus bean moro reused TO con-
curing me last summer; among no community |
IL There grohter Intelligence. or stronger do
4iro for iniormation md thank the ontorprs-
luR and public spirited press OF Now Orleans
for tho reaul In Il very great degree
w W VI, b, I'll hone gentlemen; We cnn look for
pare for war" ihe wiuter is before us to do
much TINT could not bo done In the summer
Do not therefore. / enront you. permit tho
minds from the paramount object Of this 1850
clntion. We have by the Divine blessing dem
onstrated that one drend enemy OF this cty's
ssense bo bnfied aud restrained. and going on
ron fhls vantage ground. the salvation 81 New
Orleans from It's future ASSAULTS may be mndo
secure before twe'vo months of our existence
as IN association shall have passed. away.
Contrast tho close Of October. 1870 gentlemen.
|
contrast them. las IT. not Daid2 Every citizen
Is aborer
leans to the trent OF busy active. healthy cities
for every month In the year.
from tho labor see before us. tho labor neees-
sary 20 accomplish this end. But that cannot
20 20; Every m'mber Of this association has en-
MOI ono OF ls can be mustered out with honor.
before the flnnl Victory. We must now organize
hance the value Of property. increase It's COM
merce, give employment to It's Industrious eitl-
zens. and above all. health to its inhabitants.
In conclusion he called Gen. Bussey to the
chair
Gen. Bu5sey. on taking tho chair. spoke as
follows:
Gentlemen of the Committee 1t affords mo
very greAt pleasure tn unite vii h you In CON
grh ulating tho people Of New Orleans, and the
members OF this and other organizations who
have abored during the, past summer to i'm
has been accompl shed than tho most sanguire
could have anticipated- The Auxiliary SAM
fellow member Mr.. Fenner, and d few III Ills
we and tho people OF New Orleans owe n debt
iabors during the summer. Through your in
nnence the sui lect Of sanitary reform occu-
pies az It should prominent place 10 the do
Orleans. Tho people are learning that impure
air and water cause nearly all the death. pro-
per precautions these may be leasened and our
city made as h. althy other cities Of the coun-
Try. Every family should look after the perfect
cleansing OF their own premises and as far as
possible the block on which they reside. The
universal co-operation Of the people In CARRYING
would greatly lessen their labors and leave the
public revenues to be moro largely devoted to
permanent improvements.
am Rratitied TO 500 the interest manifested I
N New Orleans In behalf OF permanent i'm /
RE q The sewerage system q our city
orleans Medical and Surgical Association have !
given the subject much consideration and If We .
,a III, a1d IN devlsirg practicable plan which
y our DRIVES, which. under the present sys- i
EN-. spreads disease and death throughout the 9
ty we w hay, Rsrf0rmed the most ,mpor
:rievou to be borne New Orleans loses lI more ore /
q one year when fever prevails as an epidemic d
We may save money for such permanent i'm
,rovements, and ut the same time add greatly o
ealth Of the people. and the unnumbered bless ?
ngs which would flow from this improved con y y
ition Is n reason far greater than mere ollars 9
nd cents. When W remember the desolation
nd death which stall ked through our streets
suspension Of business, We should not be- sur
'rised IL the people throughout the country, .
vho 20 generously came to our relief with pc,
nrseves to avoid similar visitation Il
Until We do thing substantial. we cannot
ops to avoid the local quarantine which has 4
ttsnted SO disastrously to our commerce dur s
ng the past two yeas. Mr.. Fenner has truly
ald that the work Of this association has but +.
ast commenced. 1t must go forward. and the I
o operation OF every good citizen should b
olicited: The services rendered to this asso-
lation by the various sub-committe, 8 cannot
9 overestimated. The labors Of their respect
V chairmen. have been great; they have the I
abstraction OF knowing that to them. aided and d
uided by our sanitary director, DR.. White, the O
eonle T this city are largely indebted for its Il
2 proved snni,ary condition. very cordially D
10 work which has been and remains to be
one
In conclusion he said that having been absent
} long and approaching the services OF Mr.
enner. he thought it was but just that Mr.
enner should be called upon to continue to
It as president. and II the gentlemen of the
,mmittee would permit he would resign. SO o.
at Mr.. Fenner could DO continued In position ii
Mr.. Fenner protested against any such action r.
1 the part of Mr. Bl3s.y and IN hja suo1aa