The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-18
BOARD OF HEALTH.
The Question Undecided Whether
Sporadic Cases Of Fever
Warrant Quarantine.

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The board met at I 80 yesterday evening.
Presently Abrecht and schuppert. Messrs.
Hutchinson. MAJ ky and Booth.
In the absence Of DR.. Uhoppin, who was Iii,
Mr.. Marks was requested to act as chairman.
REPORTS AND RESOLUTIONS.
DR.. Hollis report. with regard to the picking
Of garbage was read rs follows:
Tn obedience to instructions received, / have
visited the garhage wharf during the hours OF
dumping from the city carts. There were busy
at work in. the boat several a. groes. men
women and boys engaged in pieking from the
refuse rags and bones. end collecting them In
sacks. This oecasioned no special nuisance ut
the Whfrf.
DR.. Hollis report was received.
communication from DR.. Bchuppert with
regard to hydrophobia asking that the board
should request. by a resolution. the city au :
thoritiss to pass an ordinance filming owners of
dogs % for each animal. and prohibiting the
eannes from roaming at large upon the street.
was laid over until the next meeting.
proposition from Mt. o. M. Handidge was
next discussed. He says that he Is about to
start on a travelling tour for the benefit OF his
health, and proposes to 40 10 British and Span
tsh Honduras and report the sanitary condf
ton Of these localities. II the Board OF Health
| desires 1t.
The letter was received and. on motion g, Of
M B99sh ssersd e Il ri o bt win
| the milk question was then discussed
Mr.. Booth alluded to the report OF the !, com
Medical Association. and submitted the follow
Ing rag lutiOn
Resoiped THAT in view Of the Importance to
health OF the dairy system, as set forth IN
many papers on that suhieet laid before the
board, that eomlnttse be, appointed by the
president to consider the subject specially. az.
Medical Association and with the counsel Tor
the board, aud reuort to the board the result Of
s' The = resolution lies over for Dr. Choppin's
consideration.
Mr.. Booth stated Tint in ordinance 6o22 1t was
be Of d suitable eapaeily. He would make the
subj 4ct more explic. hy offatirg resolution
| that each eistern should be Of q capacity OF 900
gallon per main room. vs.
| meeting.
| A long md animated debate ensued between
the members Of the board Oh the subject Of the
| yellow fever and quarantine
Dr. Bemfss. who was present. said he had re.
/ eajypn n letter from LII. Mitchell. Of Memphis,
stating that no new cases had occurred lately..
| Mr. Marks said that the evening papers ad-
vised he existence Of five new cases. In Mem
4 uhs, but lii the absence Of any official informa-
ton IT was bsst not to take any action us yet on
that subject.
QUARANTINE.
AT the last meeting Mr. Booth had offered {
| resolution. which WIS postponed until the next
session Of the board that New Orleans should
not quarantine asainst any plhcs In the Unttat
o gw eyee M Boo called o BIZ
resolution, which y as elbows: ,,,z,
gResolred. That while adhering TO the pr1nci
/ pies Of Isolation aud quarantine as prevent
ives Of the ssread Of yellow + yer. this DO .rt
: shares the opinion OF tbs National Bonrd q
: Fl alth. that tbe DEVELOPMENT nf sporadic case
! Justify the enforcement OF general CONNER
eiaI or personal quarantine against the cities Q
places within the United States whion 8 may OK
i hihit such sporadic cases. aud that this bnRf
) will not quarantine against them under thos
, circumstances.
t MIR. BOOTH
laid great stress upon the Importance Of hi
Q resolution. He saidthat now was the, tilne t
. take In the situation Of aft lis by declaring 0
= once the animus of the board on the auestio
z Of yellow fever. Mr. Booth held that the ~
0 paaranee Of single case or even Of ten case
Of lever u one place does not Justify an lrnne
oiate quarantine. 7, sold he We treat othe
J. places In that way, We may expect ut any INC
Q msnt to be treated likewise.
n Or. sehuppsrt asked Dr Bemiss what was hi
Y Dr.. Bemiss answered that the National Boar
Of Health had not taken fnto ,consideratlo
! sporadic cases. Inafe3tion meant loealz toD I.
i spread. It Is for us to determine Whe her place
/ are infacted dangerously or not.
i Mr. Both then said that We ought not I
Il quarantine unless through necessity.
. DIR. Albreeht moved to postpone Mr.. Booth
resolution until the nert meeting.
Mr. Booth Insisted upon the passage OF HI
a resolution. as il wa, In his opinion, aeservln
1 Of immediate consideration.
. Dr. Albracht's mott II prevniled and futile
: action on tho resolution was postponed.
Il Mr. Marks spoke Of certain rumors put
Il lished in some Northern or Western papsr tn,
+ two concealed cases Of yellow lever existed !
! the Touro Inf1tmary. Mr. Marks said p
/, oeber the attending. physician Of the y
Urinary had already, In the public pl ints; d
J, Dr. Bemis announcer that If the board II
. erred 1t he would request The National Board
! Health to establish quarantine stations at ii
!, mouth of Vermilion ana Cnlcasieu rivers.
a The secretary OF the board WIS instructed
I acqbaint DIR. Choppin Of Dr. Bemiss's offe
II and the board adjourned.