The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-08-06
Quarantine and Sanitary Rules.
ADOPTED By THE BOARD or HEALTH, CITY OF
Jackson

i ADOPTED By THE BOARD or HEALTH, CITY or
Jackson
JACKSON, MISS, July %, 1879.
The Board Of Health Of the -.ity Of Jackson
have this day adopted the following Regulations,
and publish them for the information and guild
/ 1st. Jackson will be rigidIy qsrantined
against New Orleans and Memphis, and all
/ other points now infected with yellow fever, to
20 into effect at 9:3O a. NJ, Friday, August Isl
aud should other points become infected the
quarantine will extend TO them also.
I ID. DIR. Thomas A. Catehings Is appointed
Medical Inspector Of QuaraDtines, and viii be
| governed by the rules and regulations oil the
National Board OF Health, modified from time
| to time by order of this Board, To meet amy
contingency which may arise, and which can
/ not now be fOreseen.
4tb No person OF baggage from New Orleans,
Memphis or any other point now infected, viii
! be permitted enter Jackson under any en-
I cumstanees but all such shall be detained at
( the Quarantine Station - days, during winch
I time al baggage and packages shall be thorough
" disinfeeted under the supervision OF the
Medical Inspector, directed in the regulations
OF the National Board Of Health; Pr0Cided,
Jackson the immediate vicinity be the desti-
nation 81 such passenger or baggage This
does not apply TO through passengers, who
have complied with the provisions OF the
National Board and who have certificates
such passengers, however, will not be permit
ted to get of the in the city limits for any
purpose whatever.
5th. All lreights included in the following
schedule will be vigorously excluded and not
allowed, under any circumstances to enter the
corporate limits OF the city, to-WIt;
Bagging Of any kind, or in any shape leather,
in any shape goods Of any description what
ever, packed in boxes, trunks, cases, casks,
tierces barrels kegs, tubs, crates or buckets,
in bales or bundles; all goods OF any kind in
sacks or bags, except salt.
No restrictions viii be placed ON freights not
included in the above, procided, the rules and
It,. r.F rl hay hoe
complied with, which rules provide for a change
OF ears and dsinfecting, AT the first Quarantine
Station out OF the infected city.
9th. John c. Carraway, the present Health
Officer will he retained in service under the
name ii Sanitary Inspector, and his duty shall
be To visit and inspect once week, the premi-
ses OF every family in the corporation, and OF
all public places, and shall cause all foul, damp
or offensive places, and all sources OF possible
sickness, to be put in proper sanitary condition
within - hours, the same To be done at the eX-
pense of owner or proprietor, Except ia cases OF
INDECENT persons, when ii Will be done at the
expense of the city; and for this purpose, Mr..
Carraway shall have at his service a sufficient
force furnished by the city authorities, and all
necessary carts, implements, etc and such dis
nfectants and deordorants as may be directed
by the Board OF Health for that purpose. Tie
shall report to the Mayor Immediately any fail
ure or refusal to comply with the above.
9TH. Citizens Sanitary Committee, com
posed OF the following gentlemen, Will cooper
ate with the Sanitary Inspector, and will report
to him the existence OF any nuisance or source
OF danger which may come to their knowledge,
and it is expected and requested that the com
mittee will interest themselves in finding out all
such:
NORTH WARD.-Col J. d. Stewart, II. Speng-
ler w. a. Whiting, g. d. Subway, Jacob Klaus
Ter and J. w. Robinson.
SOUTH WARD. Cummings, Pat. Giles, Jno.
Hart, III. Strauss, -HOwelI and Joseph
Patton.
WEST WARD.-Jno. W. Clingan, d. T. Har-
-, All. n Trim
Richardson and Henry Young.
The following extracts from a circular by the
State Board of Health on the subject of disinfec
tants is ordered to be published herewith, for
the information and guidance of our citizens:
tThe object of disinfection is to prevent dis
ease. 1t is known that certain diseases are the
result of an infective poison and 1t is also
known that this lntectlye poison has a close con-
nection with the decomposition of animal and
vegetable matter.
Cleanliness, pure air, pure water good food
and proper clothing are great safeguards against
infectious diseases. Artificial disinfectants can
not be made to supply tina place of these essen
tal conditions of personal and public health
hence, the first rules against infection, are:
q LIST. That no house refuse filth, excrement
matter or foul dirt, producing noXious gasses
should be allowed to remain about inhabited
premises.
"2d That all occupied houses should have
an abundant and uninterrupted supply of fresh
air.
Sd. That all water used for cooking and
drinking should come from uncontaminated
sources"
Some diseases are capable of rapid increase
and multiplication in filthy, foul and damp
places hence, all unclean and damp places
about dwellings, places of business and public
gatherings should be cleansed and dried.
From long list of disnfectants the follow
ing have been selected, and it is believed they
will meet all ordinary demands;
1st. Fresh Stone Lime, to absorb moisture and
putrid fluids. Pulverize and scatter over places
to be dried. In damp rooms placed in pans in
liberal quantities. Mixed with water, use to
whitewash walls, etc. 1t is useful when spread
over heaps of fresh manure as preservative.
Sd. Dry earth is nearly complete disinfect-
ant if used in sufficient quantities absorb all
moisture. 1t is especially applicable to the de-
odorizing of privy contents, when the basin is
shallow. with n limited quantity of fluid.
9Th. Sulphate OF Iron (copperas. }, to dIsinfect
prives cesspooIS, drains, sewers and all vessels
and places receiving the discharge OF the sick.
Dissolve eight ten pounds of eOpperas in eight
or ten gallons of hot water; add to this pint
of impure carbolic acid. For ordinary sized
privy use about one gallon Of the solution twice
Il week during the hot weather. Masses of filth
in privies sewers, or drains should be saturated
with it at short intervals, until all offensive
odors are gone. (Copperas Is very cheap, and
viii be found valuable as as disinfectant and
deodOriZer.)
Sulphuric Acid Gas, to disinfeet rooms and
infected clothing, applied only in unoccupied
rooms. To be etfectual in destroying disease
germs the fumes must be 50 strong that they
would destroy human life. Place in earthen
or iron vessel containing a small quantity of
ashes, few live Goals, upon which place from
one to four pounds of sulphur i'll powder, ac-
cording to the size of the room. One and a
half ounces of sulphur to each 100 cubic feet of
space To guard against accident by fire, place
the vessel on some tire-ProOf article, or suspend
over a tub of water. As soon as the sulphur
is ignited, the room, having been previously
rendered alright should be closed and remain
closed twelve to twenty-four hours. Useful af-
ter case of yellow fever, smallpox, scarlet
fever, cholera and typhoid fever.
p. T. BAILEY, NJ. D., President.
F. E. DANIEL, Nj. D., Secretary.