The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-08-16
once OF MississipPi state Hoard OF
Meath
JACKSON, Miss, Aug. s, 1879.

JAIhooNt nhhop'l hNb' " lpfU,
Ia the People of Mississippi
Tho State Board OF Health, this day as
sombled in called meeting, appointed the
a'ndo,sionod committee TO advise the pub.
,;n 81 IL action on the subject of quaratine
n,o;nst yellow fever, and solicit the aid and
90 e'oneratiou OF local Boards of Health, and
citizens eeneraily, in executing the meas.
ures adopted. .s
Being alive to the importance OF quaran-
,;ne stations on the main lines of travel at
noints on tho borders OF the state nearest
i,,sacted localities, and being entirely with
n,,t r,eans for their establishment the State
Roard. through its efficient President and
Sa"ratary appealed to the National Board
| - Health for the necessary financial ass
distance. THIS, we are happy to say, was
promptly granted .oo.,o,..,
Our Board, therefore, proceeded to select
,o,,r quarantine stations, as follows; One
~ ns1lra, and one at Michigan City, on the
Thioago AZ, Louis and New Orleans Rail
"a one at Fort Adams, and one at CON-
n,arcs on the Mississippi river, fifth is
nontamnlated at lorinth, provided 1t meets
tba onnrobation of the National Board. 1t
Ill, ba observed that two Of these stations
are desipned to protect against New Or
iaors and three against Memphls-these
beine the only infected places at present.
Mach quarantine station will be under
.ha control of a competent medical officer,
Who will be provided with a'full corps of
enhordinates, and the necessary tents, fur
s';t,,rn nroyisions, disinfectauts, ETC. These
stations are expected to continue three
months. unless all danger sooner disappears
NV non he moved to different places as
o;rcnmstances may demand. They will be
onnIncted in accordance with the Rules and
paonlotions issued by the National Board,
aM5 adopted by the State Board of Health
~ mississippi; aud it is desirable that
Corntv and Municipal Boards of Health
shonld adopt these Rules, that harmony and
ooncert of action may characterize all OF
our efforts to keep the dreaded scourge
from our borders.
The 18th Section of these Rules (Which
10 as follows: "No train having certlfl'
. cote of such inspection, and no passenger
having proper certificate that he was free
from disease, and that his baggage, etc.
was properly disinfected, shall be interferet
y With Inv any municipal or other local sys-
,, tems Of ouarantine,') has been modified
. hv the Mississippi, and other State Boards
I ~ Health 80 that IN cases OF imminent
0 donoAr quarantine officers can exercise con
, troll over trains, passengers and baggage
coming from yellow fever atmosphere
and having the certificate mentioned. Blu
3 If is hoped and believed that this necesslt!
: will seldom arise, and that the Rules OF tn
a National Board, if faithfully carried out
will he adequate to the perfect protection
I of the people of our State.
r As some confusion and danger has arisel
in the past by unauthorized and forget
certificates of health and non-infectlon, 1t l
thouoht advisable that such certificates il
l future should have the impressed seal
any State or county officer on its face
o We will state that it is the purpose OF GU
State Board of Health to employ all thei
limited powers, and constantly exercis
n all their best judgment, sagacity and skill
k in protecting our people against anothe
: invasion of the deadly fever, which las
wear swept away more than five thousan
% If our citizens, and entailed an amount o
human anguish and financial loss that ar
N impossible to estimate. All other question
=. pale into utter insignifcance compared WIT
;. that of protection against such an enemy
" mankind as epidemic yellow fever.
n In conclusion, we bespeak the SINGER
v thanks of every true Mississipplan to tn
,s National Board of Health for the timel
- and liberal appropriation Of funds Tor gu
benefit, S. " D. HILL, Nj. d.,
le E. P. SALE, M. D.,
! Committee.