National Republican., 1880-06-23
THE PUBLIC HEALTH.
Probability of Yellow Fever on the
Atlantic Coast.
Views OF Dr. Turner of the National Board
OF Health Danger in New Orleans
Good Sanitary Condition of the
Mississippi Valley-washing-
ton Fcnrfully Dirty
City - Quarantine.
Yellnw FcNer Prosnecis.

A sprig from TIE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN
staff overshadowed DR.. Turner's suuctum like
green bay tree, SO to speak, before that
gentleman departed from the city, aud ap.
piled the pumping process, The doctor "cavcd"
at once.
Tell THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, Doctor"
said that journals representative, what is
this trouble about your appropriation for quar-.
autiue aud other purposes"
mo trouble at ALL" answered the doctor.
The question is whether the balance of the
last appropriation now remaining on hand can
be used in addition to the one just made for
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1881. The ma
tional board of health claims that the new
appropriation is additional TO the balance of
the old. 1t is not at all, ss some people have
supposed, question of anticipating the appro-
prlaton for the coming year. We expect
decision from the first comptroller on this sub
ject tomorrow. Viewed from our standpoint,
we cannot anticipate any other than decision
in accordance with our claims. Although, of
course, we do not know positively about it,"
That question being Of my mind, let me
get rid of another. Is there auy yellow fever
in the country at prescutY
Nothing TO speak Of There were some
sporadic cases in New York, accidentally i'm
ported, but not likely the present season TO be
put on the market as commodity liable to
be quoted at popular prices"
But the Mississippi valley p
'rhere is danger there"
General or local ?'
Confined to New O.leans, think. That
city is in a worry filthy condition, and tic pCo.
pie seem unable or unwilling to appreciate
their danger. In all probability there will be
yellow lever in Orleans viruleut in energy
aud epidemic in character, before the end OF
four weeks. Other cities, however, will know
it before we do. There is great commercial
rivalry between New Orleans and Galveston
for example, and the moment yellow fever
breaks cut in New Orleans the Galveston peu-
pie will know it aud will enforce quarantine
against the Crescent city before the click of
the telegraph can convey the information of
the fever to Wushng,On."
How is the sanitary condition Of the cities
and towns in the Mississippi basin p
Our reports indicate II good condition
throughout the basin except in New Orleans.
The sewerage system adopted in Memphis
under the direction Of the national board of
health will accomplish much good. There
are over forty miles Of sewerage in good work
ing order there. There is first Il system OF
house sewerage, then a sub soil sewerage,
while the surface drains take of the surplus
water Our quarantine system is appreciated
in the mississippi valley, and generally com.
munded. There is not Il steamboat or railroad
man west Of Pitsburg that docs not approve
it, by the end Of this month, certainly by
luc 4lu Ol bNlN, VIC sllull nave extended lnG
| inspection system all down the river"
TO come nearer hone doctor, is there any
probability Of the fever breaking out in
Washington this Year,?
well, you can judge for yourself. We are
sandwichcd between two very filthy cities,
Baltimore on the north, and Norfolk OIL the
| south. This year is the cycle in which yellow
| fever may be expected on the Atlantic coast
between Charleston and New York Now, if
they got the fever III Norfolk, which is prob
| able, it is more than probable that it will be
Carried to Baltimore, and next TO impossible
to keep it from being brought here. Aud
! Washington, despite all efforts TO effect u
| contrary condition, and in the teeth of any
deuial thereof, is " icurlully dirty city. Let
any man carefully inspect this city, aud he
will find plague spots scattered thickly all
over its Iiace. There is 10 use blinking ut
| facts. | DO not wish, however, TO be consid-
cred prophet of evil
When do you start ON your inspection trip"
| "TO.mOrrOw"
| Whereupon THE REPUBLICAN, dismissed tho
| doctor to his peaceful dreams aud invaded tie
| rcpose Of First.COmptroler Porter. That
| gentleman gracefully awaited the questioning
which was put about his decision on tho ap-
preparation for the national board OF health,
aud replied that he had not made any decision,
but would probably make one to-day.