The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-07-17
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH.
Important Action Taken, by
which Every Citizen should
Profit

At meeting OF the state Board o.
Health in Nashville last week the fol
lowing action was taken.
The rules and regulations adopted
by the Sanitary Council of the Mis-
sissippi Valley at its meetings in At
lanta and Memphis, last May, and
which the National Board Of Health
has recently Published in pamphlet
form and sent to different state and
municipal boards of health through
out the entire Union, recommending
that they be adopted by all health
boards for the purpose of securing uni
formity lie such matters, especially
when the health Of towns as well as
states are threatened. were unani>
mously adopted by the State Board
of Health. and the following address
was issued:
OFFICE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH,
NASHVILLE, July II, 1870 whom
il may concern: The State Board of
Health having received official in
formation of the existence of yellow
fever in Memphis and mindful of the
fact that it may become epidemic,
have determined to adopt all prudent
precautions against its spread, for the
present and until further advised the
following rules and regulations will be
enforced with special reference to
Memphisi
/. It is recommended that these
rules and regulations be adopted and
enforced by the State and local boards
of health RI
2, AT all seasons of ithe year the
depots and surroundings shall be kept
clean, and the grounds well drained
and free from stagnaDt water and de-
composing organic NATTER the water
closets and privies shall be kept thor
Oughly clean in every part, and free
from offensive odOrs the vaults of the
privies shall be emptied often enough
10 prevent any large accumulation
of eKcrement or offensive matter,
and shall be kept disintected by
saturated solutions Of the sulphates
of chlorides of iron or zinc, in suff-
cient quantities to remove all offensive
odOrs.
8. The road-beds and tracks of rail-
roads shall be kept free from filth and
impurities. 1t is especially enjoined
that this rule be observed in respect
to all sidiRgs near stations or towns.
4. The upholstered seats of passen>
ger and sieeping-cars, and the mat
tresses, pillows, blankets, curtains and
carpets Of sleeping cars shall be thor
oughly whipped or beaten Gin the open
air so far as practicable), and brushed
free from all dust and thoroughly
aired and suhped at the end Of each
trip.
5. All railroad cars should be as
we'll ventilated as possible at all times
6. Whenever any city, town or
other place having railroad connec-
tons is infected by yellow fever the
following rules should be enforced by
State or municipal authorities,
RULE6 AND REGULATIONS TO BE EN-
FORCED DURING THE EXISTENCE
up YELLOW FEVER.
!. Every train leaving an infected
city, town or any other place shall be
inspected bya cnmpetent medical man
who shall give to the conductor of
said train certificate of the results of
lis inspection, in accordance with
Form No. ], appended hereto.
2. il shall also be his duty to fur
nish certificates to each passenger, in
accordance with form No. 2, appended
hereto, and no passenger shah be per-
mitted to leave an infected place with
out such certificate. No persons
having fever shall be allowed to take
passage nn such trains.
3. All cars leaving such place shall
be thoroughly cIeansed and fumigated
with sHlphurous acid gas, made by
burning eighteen ounces of sulphur
for every one ,hnusand cubic feet of
space. closing np the car tight for six
hours prior 10 date of leaving,
4. No upholstered car shall be al,
lowed to leave . dangerously infected
place.
8. All baggage shall be thoroughly
disinfected ut the station before leay
Ing,
6. At point not less than five
miles. and as near this distance as pos
.ibIe from the point of depaFture from
n dangerously infected place, there
shall be an entire transfer Of passen>
gers and baggage to other cars, which
cars shall never enter an infected DIS
trict.
Z. This transfer shall be made In
the open air, under the su oervision of
A medical officer, and as far from a
habitation as possible, and no person
with fever shall be allowed to proceed,
but shall return to the point of depart
ure, or be treated in hospital at or
near the place of transfer.
s. The medical officer at the trans
fer station shall carefully examine the
conductors certificates and the oertia-
cate of each passenger, and fill the
blanks appended to them to accord
with the results Of his examination.
3. No sleeping ear shall be allowed
to leave a dangerously infected place,
uor shall sny sleeping car approach
nearer such place than the point of
transfer. Any passenger car leaving
such infected place shall be thorough
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