The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-04
his district be increased at the earliest possioio

inspector of the Fifth District, reports as loi-
lows: Z -. ,,, will ac
eemplish anything for this district, we Will
certainly reap the full benefit from IL this yeaa.
Everything is in readiness for the heatea sei
On the twelfth of March. II light case ol Shlio-
loid was reported.
DIR. R. A. BAILEY,
inanector of the Sixth District. reports:
The health of this suburban district Is goonu,
Some active work on the streets ana RutIeis -, rs
/ needed If there were proper drainage In Ine
cutters leading back from the river. extending
| from Toledano street to and aooye fouo alta
street. the almost constant sHppiy " M,,1 I've
DIR. METCALFE, ......"
inspector OF the Seventh Dist rict reports:
| The house to house inspections OF the SIX
tenth ward have been completed. and next
month We begin on the seventeenth ward. me
strees. markets and all public buildlh ,e s are
vet towards repairing the jail. There are no
cases of smallpox. nor have there been any IN
| this district since have had charge OF 1t.
AFTER EXECUTIVE SESSION.
| Executive session was raised and the resolu-
tions printed above We're passed.
Dr. Austin referred to the bad condition OF the
eanals of the seeoud and Third Districts ~ AZ s
Broad canals ought to be cleaned Ii infection
| has to be prevented during the summer months.
Dr. nd 1h ara es
his intention to attend to the matter. and that
/ the suggestion of Dr. Austin will be laid before
the Citizens Sanitary Association by the, com
nittee of three appointed to confer with the as
Dr.. Austin also said that he protested against
the action of the city laborers in torowing the
! filth from the cutters into the STREETS This
/ habit he says, is pernicious to the public
health, and ought to be stopped before warm
| weather sets in.
Dr. Chopin said that the attention of the City
/ Council had already been cal ed to this subject
of throwing gutter filth iuto the street. He will
tnu mi mi
| with Instructions to report, aud then the board
DIR. chopin
remarked that during executive session mo-
| ton had be made to elect quarantine physi-
eans at the Atchafaaya and Rgoets stations.
Before his remarks We're entertained pr. Chop
| INJUNCTION from u. Grand Co.. agents OIL the
General Transatlantic Steamship Company.
The letter calls the attention of The board to the
fact chat q line ot steamers had been established
between Marseilles and New Orleans, touching
at Barcelona, Teneritfe and st. Thomas. The
Messrs. Grand 4 90. stated thai as their steam-
| ers touch at st. Thomas simply to take In coal
and come to anchor in st. Thomas bay, two
miles from the city Of st. homas, they ask that
their vessels be not detained at Quarantine Sta
| ton.
/ THE LETTER EXPLAINS
/ why the vessels ought not to be detained-be-
| cause there is no communication with the
island at all. and also because the steamers
/ anchor at q great distance in ~. Thomas Bay.
| The establishment Of such line Of steamers
/ will greatly benefit our commerce, and the
1 question Is propounded to the Board OF Health
| by the Messrs. LeGrand, whether the steamers
With clean bills Of health, would pc allowed to
possible delay. not to exec Cd forty-eigbt hours
Dr. Chopin cam ~ el upon the Letter.
the proclamation of the Governor as being an
Mr.. Booth moved that the communication of
Messrs, Grand Co. be referred to the presi-
dent of thu board. with the request that it be
respectfully declined. Adopted
Mr.. Booth moved that the board meet every
| week at er the tffte enth of April.
! Dr. Chonpin ted that the board meet
weekly from and after the present meeting.
DIR. Choppin's suggestion Was framed into
resolution and adopted.
Dr. Chopin ca led the attention of the board
to tue fact that the election Of quarantine ply
stations ought to be considered.
DR. Austin said that DR. d. W. Adams the
present incumbent at the Rigolets station. was
AND SHOULD BE RETAINED,
II this was the sense of the board. Dr.. Austin
then moved that DR. Adams election be made
unanimous. Carried.
Regarding tho Atchafalaya station, Mr..
Booth remarked that he had heard Of the prac-
tiee OF sanitary officers boarding vessels at
Morgan City. He thought that this was an ex-
tfaordinary proceeding that ought to BE- inves-
tigated.
DR.. Chopin answered that the instructions to
the officers We,re to board incoming vessels five
miles from Morgan City.
TN 1877 continued the Doctor 1T was reqired
that vessels should stop and report any case OF
sickness on board. and that inspection at Nor
gan City WIS an evasion of law.
The applications for resident physicians at
the Atchafalaya Station were then read
DR.. John A. Smith. the present incumbent,
and DR.. j. s. Garduer postulated the posti, n;
DIR. smith, said DR.. Chopin. is recommended
by the agents of the Morgan, Line.
DR., Smith was elected to the position.
COL. HARDEE
offered resolution, that AS a bill had been
passed in the United States Senate, making 40.
proprition for the equipment Of ship provided
with patent refrigerating appara US for the
ports, at the mouth Of the Mississippi river,
that the representatives from Louisiana should
exert themselves to secure the passage of the
bill In the other house during the coming
session" Adopted.
DR.. Chopin read a letter from the president
Of the vicksburg Board OF Health. asking If
yellow fever existed in New Orleans, and to
what extent, The Northern and Western news
| papers. said the let or. were flooded with re-
St 6hoe e2H sad That h Was no ounda
ton to these rumors, and begged to call the
attention of the board to report II Dr.. II 1T
about certain supposed case Of yellow fever.
THE REPORT OF DIR. HOLT
| mentioned that on the eighteenth OF February
1879; little child (femae, ~ years old, at No.
423 Josephine street. was taken i'll with vomit-
ing and coughing. Four days after, on the
called, and found the child with no serious sick
, ness. The tempereture OF the body was 100 de-;
greeS, and the tongue. eyes and Skin presented
ne symptoms of yellow fever.
The symptoms were those of acute meningitis,
with considerable, nervousness. alteration Of
mind and gastric disturbance. At 7 .. m. of the
twenty second DR.. Pe'tt called again and found
that the child was sinking. She was vomiting,
and her temperature was 1913 degrees.
THE PATIENT WAS VERY NERVOUS,
bit her nails and finger tips until the blood
flowed. 1t was then found necessary to tie the
child's hands. AT $50 o. m. the patient vomited
dark: though it, was not black ,vomit, in the
| opinion of the physician. After death the body
| was of a slight yellow color.
DR.. Holiday expressed himself that it was
not at all yellow fever, but simply an acute cas-
of meningtiss
DR.. Chopin. referring to DIR. Hollis report
said that the case attracted his personal OBJ
seryation. and his investigation proved that
DR.; Hollis report was perfectly correct.
DR.. Chopin read communication from the
Administrator of Police calling the attention OF
the noard to the fact that the pay rolls of the
sanitary officers for january. February and
March were too high. and that measures should
be adopted to remedy this state of affairs Re.
ferred to the next meeting of the board.
On motion OF Mr.. Booth the board adjourned
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