The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-11
NO FEVER HERE.
Meeting Of the Board Of Health
Quarantine Against Memphis, azsA
All Towns Notified.

At the opening OF the session Dr. ChoppEm
made the positive statement that there WEE
not single case OF yellow fever in New Or
leans at present or anything resembling tfiae
disease. After making this statement the
president stated that 1t now became necae-
sary to take steps to prevent the introduetiaH
of yellow fever from Memphis, and that hs
knew Of no better plan than the adoption aE
the rules Of the National Board OF Health.
At the request OF members Of the board
DIR. Bem1ss said that tomorrow he would Esa
in receipt, by telegraph, Of q full statementaf
affairs In Memphis from DR.. Mitchell, vino
was stationed there. He fully approved ss
the proposition advanced at this meeting t0
quarantine boats and railroad trains from
Memphis. DR.. Bemiss took occasion to say
also that whilst the National Board OF Health
would assist local boards in paying additional
medical officers and inspectors and providing
for other incidental expenses, the national
board would require local boards to adopt tins
rules recommended by the former board.
DIR. Austin offered q resolution, which was
coupled with q resolution offered BY Ms.
Hutchinson to read, as follows:
Whereas the city of New Orleans was nager
healthier, entirely free Of yellow fever; md,
Whereas, this city Is entirely free froHa
every kind OF disease, the port Is rigidly quar-
tary condition OF the city;
Resobyed, That In order to continue THIS
healthy condition 1t s the duty OF the Board
Of Health TO carry out the suggestions OF tsso
National Board OF Health
Resolued, That the president Of this Board
of Health be authorized to place inspectors On
the trains on the Jackson and Mobile Rail~
roads when they enter this State, to prevent
Yif r,Ff
passengers or baggage from Memphis or any
place where yellow fever may prevail, and
that he be authorized t., notify all steamers
CT other craft passing Memphis, that II they
city they will not be allowed to enter this
port
The resolution was adopted unanimously.
DR.. Chopin now said that it WAS necessary
to have inspectors to intercept and board
railroad trains and steamboats,: that Vlcizs~
burg, Natchez, Water Valley and Holly
Springs had auarantined against Memphis.
and 1t became necessary for this city To do the
same
Mr.. Marks remarked that With all tho
towns between here and Memphis qnaran-
timing against the latter place the greater
danger to New Orleans was by way of the
river. He suggested that an inspector be aGa-
toned above Carrollton to board steamers
and ascertain whether they had stopped ~
Memphis; that these inspectors should ha
provided with blanks to take the affidavfts 0g
steamboat captains.
Mr.. Hutchinson sold that information had
been received here that nine cases OF fever
mad occurred LII Memphis to-day, since tho
| five first reported; that he had received iaa--
| formation, by telegraph. that the Governor af
| Texas, upon learning Of the fact, had imEae-
| diateIy issued his quarantine pIoclamatlua
against that city.
dent OF the board should issue his Official de-
/ claraton to the effect that there was no yellow
/ fever or any sign Of 1t here, and that ttas
| Agent Df the Associated Press be requested
to telegraph the declaration throughout tho
| United States.
4 The suggestion was adopted and the tale-
i gram was sent, together with the fact that
/ Coy. Nichols had Issued his proclamation
auarantining this State against Memphis:
/ Mr.. Booth offered the following resolution
/ Resolued, That fElis board indorse and ADOPT
the rules and regulations Of the National
Board OF Health, as published under It's az
thority.
i DR.. Choppin expressed the opinion that
Mobile and other places South would doubt
less quarantine against Memphis, hence II
might not be necessary to quarantine against
4 the first named places ourselves, but that Wts
1 would certainty do itif they did not.
i Mr.. Marks asked the president whether 10
was not the duty Of all physicians TO report
al suspected cases oil yellow fever occurring
in this city.
were required by law 10 report oil cases o.
fever smallpox, etc. That physicians COM
lpled with the law and II was even customary
for them to report all suspicious cases.
Three cases, which were considered ssisDs-
i cious, had, during this summer, been reportg@
Il to the Board OF Health; but upon examining
the cases with the attending physicians, they
had been found to be not yellow fever casss.
According to an agreement with DE-. Bemsag
all cases considered suspicious would here
after to be examined by DR.. Bemiss and hi1zz-
self.
A telegram was received from the board os
health Of Shreveport, asking whether there
were any cases Of yellow fever In New 0f-.
leans, and what steps this board proposed TO
take regarding Memphis.
i The answer was Immediately sent tEas
| there was no fever In New 0rieang, and tisaxs
Memphis had been guarantined.
A telegram was received from Jacksc1,
Miss, In answer to one from this board. sap
1 Ing that no action had yet been taken I'm Jatk-
son regarding Memphis, owing TO the alb
Isence OF the mayor from that city.
1t was now agreed to Immediately send o
telegram to Galveston, informing the b0aFra
of that city that New Orleans had auarass-
tined against Memphis, both by land and
water, and the telegram was accordingly das-
Z patched.
On motion the president was requested In
wait on the Mayor, to ask for sufficient pollos
force TO be In attendance at the railroad de-
ipots for quarantine purposes
DR.. Taney, at this juncture, asked II Il Nas
) possible to obtain particulars concerning efss
!. first case occurring at Memphis.
q DR.. Chopin replied by saying. tnas IF
; Bemiss would very probably get all parttcaf-
| lars from DIR. Mitchell, as stated above, .
! Mr. Booth submitted d report ON the dis
. trict inspectors, and recommended the foliow- m %
ing as an additional section to the hea5Ia "a
dinance, to be submitted TO the lily ISussazA
resolution was adopted, subject 20 COZ coz
mrrenna bv the City Council, requiring asa.s aaa.
the floors of ~ stables szstag hayses % Or nsrsn [
I,a lnnher "a or @ be covered with animperyious cost
Of hydraulic cement. and said hoors slasst
done hack wards sufficiently to admit OF coed
cYad fI1rnishla