The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-15
BOARD OF HEALTH.
Communications from the British
COnsul--ResOlutiOnS and
Discussions.
-Dr. Chopin Declares the Health Of
the City Excellent, and Te1e-
graphs Same Through
out the Country.

The board met at 7:30 p. m. yesterday
Present DIR. Austin, vice president pro ten.
and chairman; Doctors Albrecht. Schupper1
and fancy, and Messrs. Booth, Hutchinson
and Marks. In the absence Of DR.. Herrick
DIR. Watkins acted as secretary.
The secretary read two communications
from the British Consul to the Governor and
by him referred to the president OF the board
One OF the letters alluded to charges for q
fumi9atiOn OF vessels In a foul condition The
consul opines that the word "foul" means
swami of cleanliness" and he asks the Gov.
ernor to inquire OF the board II the British
steamers Chrysolite, Historian, Colombo and
Orator, or the British ships Chittoor, Ellen
Holt and Eliza Campbell, were reported by
the quarantine physician as having arrived
lin foul condition.
Mr., Marks said that the word foul was
susceptible OF several interpretations, and he
thought that 1t applied perfectly In cases of
ships coming from or touching at infected
ports. 1t did not exactly convey the idea that
the ships were In a bad or filthy condition,
but was applicable to the foul or malignant
atmospherical condition Of the hold Of the
vessel.
The board sustained Mr.. Marks reasoning
MS to the Interpretation of the word foul"
THE OTHER COMMUNICATION
OF the British Consul contained protest
against the detention at quarantine OF the
British steamship Capri, from Cardiff via Cape
de yede, she having clean bill Of health and
no sickness on board.
A telegram from DR.. Carri?-ton was read,
stating that he had detained the steanss hip
r.aprl because Cape de Verde was In about the !
same LATITUDE as Havana.
BY unanimous vote Of the board the steam
ehin Capri was allowed to come up.
( communication from DIR. Turner, Hecre-
saw ~ tho National Board Of Health, was re-
ceiyed. informing the board that copy Of Sir
Edward ThorntOn's letter to the Secretary OF
State, relative to detention ~ duarIhln1ihe pe-
inw New Orleans of the vessel Ellen Holt, had,
nv resolution, been referred to Or. chopin.
DR.. Choppn's answer on the SUBJECT was
read. Dr. Chopin stated that the British
barkentine Ellen Holt arrived at quarantine
from st. Thomas, one Of the ports declared i'll
fected By the proclamation OF the Governor,
and was detained In consequence Thereon.
moved that the action of the president In this
matter be sustained. Adopted.
A communication from the Eagle Odorless
Apparatus Company. protesting against the
Messrs. Il. A. Yorke x Co., agents OF the
Philadelphia Mail Steamship Company, write
that the steamship CIV. Lord, from Havana,
via Key West, was detained and fumlgated at
the latter port They AK k tha a me vessel De pe
given an allowance Tor the tlme she was de-
tained at Key West.
Dr. Chopin said that the request Of the
agents of the Lord should be delicately hand
led; that Il was easy for vessels from q Ha-
vans, to stop at Key West, obtain certificate
100 -. md a GubtRrfJ1RG
New Orleans quarantine
The request OF the Messrs. Yorke Y 90 was
declined and the vessel ordered detained Tor
ten days, n,... uo,o.,, w.
favorable consideration OF the board on
pIan for cleaning cisterns was referred to the
inspector of the Fourth District.
An order OF business submitted by MIR.
Booth was adopted.
moved that a committee be appointed TO con
fer with the City Council about the proposed
ordinance In regard To the erection OF vaults
for the interment of persons dying OF con
tagious diseases.
DR.. Austin appointed On the commltI9e Dr.
Echuppert and Messrs. Marks and Booth.
"A resolution, offered BY Mr. Booth relative
to q careful inspection OF cisterns, privies,
etc, was adopted.
Mr. Booth offered q resolution approving
certain items in the late report Of City Sur
yeyor Brown, especially the suggestion that
the lots on which houses are to be built should
be one foot above the grade Of the street.
Adopted.
Dr. Chopin, referring to the excellent sanl-
tary condition Of this city, said II would be
advisable to send over the Wires through the
medium OF the Associated Press, the follow
Ing resolution adopted at the last meeting OF
the board:
Resolued, That there is not now q single
cage of yellow fever in the city Or environs OF
New Orleans, and that, In the opinion OF TINS
board, concurred In, welbelieye, by the entire |
medical profession Of New. Orleans, there is
no danger of an epidemic arising this summer
from past or from future cases, should sucn
occur. The great danger to be unprecedented |
from the introduction of foreign cases, the |
Board OF Health Is determined to avert by the
strictest and most unrelenting vigilance.
DR.. Choppins suggestion was adopted ana
the board adjourned.