The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-14
SANITARY.
LETTgn or DR. sam. CaorrIs Tes
THE CITY COUNCIL.
The President Wf the New Orleans Hesras
Of Health 10 the President Of tho
American Public Health
Ass0eInflnn.


Association.
To tho Mayor and City Council OF New Or.
leans:
8Hs-I have the honor TO transmit TO your
nongTaDe no p9dy TIE estimate of the expenses of
poses strictly belonging 10 lhs city of New Or
leaus that H. 10 say. the appropriation for pay
Ing the saarlss OF sanitary Inspectors and SAN
stationery, and Tor the DuI ehas of vaccine and
ofdtslnfeetants jor tho year 1919.
Tho terribie psstilenos which for the last
eiRh,y-tw9 years bias so frequently spread
death and desolstion In our midst has inst
passed from amongst us. leaving traces Of
permanent avoidanes pf so tsrtibls q soourge
drawback upon our haopiness and prosperity,
II tho nstural desire q a T2 effect lts DIsysn.
In charge OF our State and municipal govern
ments, The Board OF Health Of the state Of
nc dssase, not INDIGENOUS 10 or orieinatipQ
spontan s0usy In the United States and It's ap-
pearnnoe IN this country is always duo TO
II ~ to be feared thattbe germs or formites OF
infection oi the last epidemic will hi9ernate
WIN ,s,s ana that With the approach Of climatic
may nave ths fever appear In our midst agatn
next snmmer. Our only hope Of preventing II,
s 20 subject M every house and locality whore II
prevailed " tom psfaure Of "a degrees Of cold
and 70 marlborough action OF dlsinieetion, sneh
as g cnIofinsa ,s ma and sulbhprous scid gases and
tho disinfsetiDg power OF eafbolic acid us,ors
tho atmosphere. bat 90 one Will dare doubt ~
eneaey as DESTROYING oil living. Organisms
when may come la contact with IL within
The Board Of Health still have on hand 100
Be- used when needed and he ha, acpropristisn h I,
asked for will only be called FOR as required. l
would urge the necessity Of permanently aug
fifteen. fnasmuch as their previous dfities OF
making an annual house to house Inspection of
tho whole city. of attendipg. 70 Complaints and
occasional nuisances, and a attending 10 the re-
pr ession OF infectious diseases. has been In
creased by that Of making sanitary census Of
enr nooygahion g hs and sseing T. the faithful sxe
The city and of the Board Of Health. particular.
y 70 the vidangeura Of the city. who require
sanitary policemen are required for the whols
;, { ,. yogla respectfully call yogr atssp.lon 70
for u s,malI,pox z patienis. administsred by the
is71 very wisely abolished the net eisig tSs sx. x
one individual; but the city. thus far. has neg
and tho old monopoly still practically exists.
with the most obisctlonable feature OF treating
eases at so much head. No contract plan 81
can secure Justice 10 both patient and tho pub
lic. so long as cnpidity remains possible
The mortality from smallpox this year was
only 1ts, COMPARED TO 100 In 1877. We have had
no deaths from that seoyrRe since last July
The sheet.anchor against small pox. which II
preveniabls disease. 10 TO vascinats well ii ia.
fancy and always 70 re, ,vaeeinate whenever there
y daDgr Of infection. II is made The duty Of
Offices, once week, all those who apply It Il
hoped mat the gity Council will appreciate the
na sn o. his sansary M and rs
Doyipe virus. as may be found necessary for
TO maintain health In communi:y. II IL not
enough to spasmodically investigate and suD-
press causes 2f disease: for wherever people
are collected n large numbers nuisances Il.
vigilance is constant. and the frequent appitcn.
tion Of remedial measures im mpsratiyc. ia n.
rupted ibis vigiance that Tho Bosrd 81 p1s HssIsh
rensws the .oft-repeated Recommendations Tor
further sanitary fmproyements. -
made great strides. and Ii now eresrIne tSs ~
tenti9n of thoughtful men Of all countries. Ths
people are becoming saare that communftiee
only by well organized saniiary b bodles' dllel Tsss
American Public Health Association, az t6eis
meet. meeting ,, r. hchmond expressed as their imam
the importance and value Of internal ssnitarS
epidemic yellow fever, and the hSn assseiSfio1nI. o.
strongly urges upon the State authorftiss af,d.
municipal goyernment the great amount o! re-
COUNT. at times when no disease 10 prevalent or
n IN aecgr1hnce Win tne ABOVE resolution the
orable body compliance therewilh, and wo1Id
rec esDecInny suggest the adoption Of some Clan
~ rt wnieh "a tne ~ Ss and garbsgs q The CITY could
provided Tor such purpose The berDarous ana
dis{ustine custom Of dumping the offsI and
limits of the sity. there to nndsfso pusrs9actian ins
and decay. 70 be used afterwards for lot and
street n,liog. should be discontinped. The
menis 70 doing. know, all In bis power 10 cor
second bic efforts It Is not the part oi % eiyiIssd M
reeonmend dation which should Is BE- Urged on fss
a sS q our cyl anhoIiiss that q
streete ana Rutters II cur Water source were
limited We would submit 70 he force Of cfrcum-
water supply from our gIgantie river. IL Is
criminal not TO make use II It or deprive the
people OF the most liberal supply. govern
water, any more than is should be- In the sup
ply OF air. Every drop Of water L. a seayeugers
2 every e drop OF water Is droG of heath With
may obtain more liberal supply Of wafer for
then have hydranfs on all the principal streets
parallel TO the river, midway on every square.
with cutters sloEing Ia each direction. SO as TO
pendicular 70 the riyer) c9Uld bs flushed daily
Dy eIu1ee6 from Inc MIssls5lppl iiycE-
In no other way can our cutters, streets and
yards be kept In cIeanly CONDITION; Iunder-
Company y that the company Is willing 70 furnisb
the supply Of water IL ihe city Ein lay the main
Galvez and Broad streets and Ha9aa avanns
should b flushed daily by water from the new
The abundant supply Of clean water wouId AZ R
,orb all the poxIous gases present In the sew
age and the Dottoms and sides of the bitches.
% the great advantage OF the public health and
would sweep out All black mud and other de-
,os1ts Irom 9 tne canals, thus saving large
hem BY hand labor =. 'i0"nilS
Ine Importance OF drainage 10 our city. in
anhafy point of view. cannot be over egsi-
astsG. Aaiarial diseases figure largely in oar
loLInary list, and still more largely ia the
Iactlce OF physicians. These diseases are now
as quite preventab,e under suitable
snlt.fy fegulatfons: and have become so by
1oroe9n drainage Of the soil and the cleaning
sWamp6. During the past year 600 of our
ase.
II has been aseertafned bv 1f=tiay7,fsrsd aan