The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-09
SANITARY ASSOCIATION.
Interesting Address from Acting
President Il. Fenner.
Delegates To The American Public
Health Association Appointed.

Tho regular weekly moo ing OF the exoeutiv
. committee of tho Now Orlenns Auxiliary Saul
tary Association was held last night. L. Femme,
Ed. acting president. in tho rhair.
Mr.. Eldor. chairman OF tho committee d
canals and drainage. reported his force u
work, and tho streets and CANALS Ia good con
dtion.
Dr. q. Dovron. ncting Sanitary Director. sub
mitted tho following report:
Ar. President and members Of fte Erec,tip
| C0Hniitiee Expecting daily tho arrival OF youl
worthy sanitary director. DR. 9. b. White. hue
prepared no special report. From u letter re-
caeived from him | lenrn he cannot reach Tho
city bnforo Tuesday evening. Though absen
from The city Dr.Whie hms been gathering facts
and books OF rnference for tho Hsaocinton
Among other books he hns secured u SGT OF Mas
Farhnsetts Public Moalth Reports. u number d
Volumes from tho Medical Library OF Boston
NIL books of great value to this association.
&C. ON M hs 1m R s 81 VIII s2o
| IN Now Orleans, lecture on Health vs.
Wealtb. and he has no doubt Tho loo ure viii
BE- credit to this association. for whose benefit
| 1t will be delivered.
During tho last week tho efficient officer of
tbs association has been attending to the abate-
ment OF sundry nulsnnces found on our com
| plaint book. ard ut nv request he hna exnnl-
inrd the water closets Of tls City Hotel md Gas
aidy's Hotel, both of which were. dischlrang ln
| linh,th was secured. md tho nuisance Ii soon
~ be nhated. In regard to tho Elysan Fields
/ nnd Cotton Press street pest holes examined
apd lloscribei IN, the special report Of Orlser
| hlumford. would cnll your earnbst attention.
Those AFRO old. very old nuiRnneos which the
| present and former boards of health have been
unable 70 have Hbhted NJ they had to deal with
wealthy corporations, but hnvh No doubt fhnt
4 your nssoria'ton viii only, rnnot thoir Mbao-
preaa and tho efficient eupeitnienI4pt of tho
New Orleans aud Mobile Raiirold who, like
ourselves nro Interested In tho cleanliness and
health of this CITY, will Immediately 500 that
those old pest holoa nre fllIod
During Ghe winter months
A SPECIAL sURvEY
81 the fever district should be made by tho city
surveyor or hiH assistant In orl to ,lotect ay
defects In street cutters. lots or buildings Of
eyorY kind. privies used or abandoned, etc. In
oFi.f 10 nave any defects corrected before the
next opening.
While, this Important survey will DO going on
!. would be advisable. IA was done In Portland
Mo- to give daily hearings In this room for any
citizen who may have any com pAints to make
OF ,hformntion TO glv'., The Testimony taken
anu complied. BY tho above system OF survey
md hehring the cause of serious nuIsnnces ia
PORTLAND. Me were discovered and have been
entirely abated.
Mr.. E. l.. Corthell was elected IN honorary
member Of the association.
Mr.. Fenner took the floor and said: 4
Gentlemen of the Executive Committee:
Upon rosigning tho position Of chairman pro
nv duty 10 I'LL for the last four months into the
eompetent hnnds Of Its chairman. our esteemed
friend, Gen. Bussey. you will permit mo IL few
words upon the progrnsS and state Of the work
we hll have so much ut heart. and hive no
doubt, also kindly consider Como suggestions
VIII ich experience PROMPTS for the future. We
welcome 70 u clean. healthy and sweet smelling
CITY our fellow members and fellow workers,
feeling that they hive reason to congratulae
themselves for oil the outlay OF time, interest
and means that the result has cost
IN your SoJourn abroad. gentlemen you have
not failed to meet with gratifying recognition
on all hands, of the fact that for the first time
In tho history Of New Orleans her citizens in
ihelr capacity as snch, have formed themselves
into voluntary ASSOC tation for improving her
lion on sanitary subjects among her people and
Tor removing the solo obstacle which stands In
WY Of h1r ssgred You have
- welt ~ ut home. and that throughout the
country New Orleans stands higher and her out
look brighter la tho Judgment of our fellow.
citizens, because her own people have manfuly
taken tue matter Of her cleanliness and health
into their own hands aud you have been mod
estly proud. us you have reason to be- Of your
individual share In the great work
lWaivo NJ discussion of the somewhat mooted
point. whether the presence Of filth l. q potent
factor In causing an outbreak Of yellow fever
Or 1utensi wing 1t when 1t comes. Will not even
discuss tho point. whether the wholesale con-
animation OF air soil and wateI-in short the
outrage of natures laws, does or
does not tend to spread disease among dense
populntlons. ! Leave the savants to dispute
plain ns 70 need no argument.
But can venture to say that the result of the
work done by this association should inspire
this community with cheerful courage aud a
TO relax efforts In the diroc- |
ton Of cleanliness and tho abolition of filth,
until 1t be- settled by q larger accumulation OF
ihcts and more logical use OF them. and set- |
tle1, beyond all doubt. that dirty cit Is lust rs
lit lihhls to yellow tver infec ion rs IL clean
one TIL that is settled by the savants this as
ISOLATION will go on, trust. on the common
sense ground that ~ has stood upon all along |
and which 50 far seems 70 ba winning ground
that the cleanest city Is the best assured against
yellow fever or any other epidemic disease.
As it stands to-day. as a mere business enter
Prise. putting # on no worthier basis. we claim
nat every dollar put Into our eff JrtS has re-
.urned tenfOld to this community.
The Board Of Henlth calculated the direct
money loss to New Orleans by tho epidemic Of
1878 at S1O.572 coo.
While admit that the meteorological conai-
Ions OF tho past summer have been favorable
yst we must cake with this the fact that at
nave been even moro favorable. Yet Memphis
las been again ravaged In a way to awaken the
by o. s m country rna and New Orleans has been
,ut from the diseases common to all our cities
n the summer.
| submit. gentlemen, that the Thermometer
md barometer do NOT explain the amazing con
rast between the two cities. Some other fac
ors will have to be taken into account In any
oGical explanation of the fact that the death
ATE of New Orleans this summer has been be-
nw that OF New York. Boston Washington,
brooklyn. and puts her beside the heathiest
tiles OF ourcountry. while Memphis, further
orh. on high ground. In cooler and d Ter
tr, has been ravaged with disease. which, so
ar the country has believed to be our peculiar
possession.
Estimating the population OF New Orleans
uring tho midsummer month at 100000. a re-
y the Board of Health. VIII be lof Interest as
hoWing an actual decrease Of deaths as the s
ummer advanced:
TOTAL DEATHS.