The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-12
BOARD OF HEALTH.
The Board Requested to Ask the
Governor to Modify the Quar-
antine Proclamation.
Cities and Towns Asked to Raise
Quarantine Against Us-New
Orleans is Not an In
fected City.

fected City.
There was a regular meeting Of the board
| last evening at Z O'Clock. Present Dr.. Austin
acting president, and Messrs. Marks. Booth,
fancy. Albrecht and Schuppert.
The acting president read the following letter
| to the Administrator Of improvements:
Hon. j. ID. Houston. Administrator of Improve
| ments:
| Dear SU-5fnce my communities fen to yeu OF
the ninth of September 80 much work has been
! leans that / must state. In justice to your de-
partment and the New Orleans Auxiliary SAM
tary Association, the gang of bridge cleaners
are working the district will be, perfectly clean
In a few days. I find this evening that the gut
haze hay ,1 been f. nnd qsn Kt hog
has been removed In the last two days. Thank
ing you for the desire Of your department to CO.
| is necessary, feel from your known action
for the public good no hesitation to call upon
you or your department 70 assist Us. must
| can accomplish more In O short time. with the
means at your disposal, than | have ever be.
| fore seen accomplished In the same length OF
very respectfully yoV WH Gbe g At1s saffyant
Acting President Board OF Health.
tors Of the Fourth District were received, show
ing an excellent sanitary condition Of that dis
trict.
The following communication was read and
received from Dr. s. M. Bemiss. of the National
Board of Health. to the acting president OF the
Board Of Health:
DR.. W. G. Austin. Acting President Board OF
Dear SCI respectfully suggest that you lay
the following proposition before your board
That the Governor be requested to issue no.
tfcs Of the following notification OF the quar-
antine proclamation now 10 force, 70 take effect
~ AID after October 1, vessels ARRIVING at the
Quarantine Sta.ion on the Mississippi river.
will be Inspected and given free prdettQhe. pro,
yided they have not recently lett an infected
port, and have no sickness Of an infectious ma
ture actually on board. and no history q the
board on either Of which conditions detention
shall be- required no longer than sufficient
time to satisfy the State Board Of Health h, that
fictitious diseases from release OF sueh vessels.
Very respectfully :, s IN M ~ BEfMnl Gsh
Mr. Marks moved that committee of three
be appointed to consider the communication OF
DR.. Bemiss and to report at the next meeting
Of the board, the president to be member OF
the committee. Adopted. M@...-s
and Marks on the committee.
report was received from DR.. Holt of the
First District showing fair sanitary condition.
Mr. Booth read report from DR.. r. A. Bay
ley. highly indorsing and recommending The
apparatus for cleaning cisterns. and suggesting
that it's use be enforced by ordinance. Received
Letters we're received from Messrs. Hall &
Vaughan. agents of the British bark Black
Prince, asking that the vessel be allowed to
oit $hnpn nDd hoe 6ncn of
fever on board since the twenty seventh OF
August. Her ballast had been discharged and
the ship thoroughly fumiaated.
telegram from Dr. Darlington. eorroborat-
ing the statements Of Messrs. Hall b Vaughan
as to the Black Prince. was read and received.
The request was, on motion, refused.
Protests we're received from the masters Of
several vessels consigned to III. Oettli against
the payment of fumigation fees. A letter from
ing the institution of suits to collect fees,
Mr.. Booth offered the following resolution,
when was adopted;
have not yet made up their census be requested
at once to do 50 and hand them In to the secre-
The object is to complete the health tables
of the population Of the city. which is believed
to be much greater than usually cited, and con-
sand than is now rated under existing tables,
the opinion of the board being that at this mo-
mept. as we'll as for the entire veal. 1879. New
Orleans Is one Of the healthiest cities in the
United States.
Mr. Marks offered the following preamble and
Il ha mo 81 aa9 ga
leans to day. will favorablv compare with any
Of the large cities Of the Union. as. evidenced
W nsw case Of fever has occurred
within the city since the third Of September,
and that but twenty five sporadic cases have
existed since the appearance OF the disease on
the twenty sixth OF July; and
Whereas, commercial Intercourse with the
city Of New Orleans can as safely be maintained
cyryifb nit nf Worry hp fhprafnra
ResOlped That the health authorities OF all
cities and towns now quarantan1ng against new
Orleans be and are hereby respectfully and
Withdraw their. present quarantine regulations,
10 order. that free commercial Intercourse be
Resolred, That tho State Board OF Health Of
Louisiana again pledges itself that 1t Will main
tain its quar- ,ntine against all infected ports. rs
that it will continue truhfully to convey to the
surrounding country the exact condition OF the
health or New Orleans.
MIR. Booth offered o memorandum setting
forth the entire absence Of fever from the city,
its excellent sanitary condition. and then sub
mitted the following resolutions, which were
adopted:
Resolued That. in view Of the present sani-
.ary condition Of the city OF New Orleans. the
National Board Of Health be and 1t is hereby
requested to terminate Its system OF insDee-
ton and certificates for steamboats, and rail-
roads as being no longer necessary or expe-
Resolued That the Board Of Health announces
that New orleans 1s not an Infected city within
| the spirit or the rules. and that henceforWard
commercial and business relations can be re-
sumed or continued without any danger what
ever.
Resolyed. That the. National Board OF. Health
b. respectfully and earnestly invited to CO.
operate in the above announcement.
DR.. Albrectr offered the following preamble
and resolution:
Whereas, it has been ascertained that no yell
low fever aud no other contagious disease ex-
lists at Belize, British Honduras, be it
Resolved, That the resolution OF this board
passed on the fourteenth of August last ,exclud-
Ing that city from the privilege granted to the
considered and that the quarantine restriction
on vessels coming from that port be removed.
under the same. conditions and quarantine as
those required from the Bay Islands.
Laid over till next meeting. 5..
In explanation Of his resolution, Dr. Albreeht
stated that he had baen Tor years personally
+ad x.,iLta no linaa ad had cnrtlt