The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-04
Legislation Invoked Upon Subjects
Touching the Sanitation
Of this City.
Important Measures Discussed by the
Medical Association. the San
itary Association and the
House Committee on
Health and Quar-
antIne.

New Orleans Medical and Surgical Assoca-
ton lasi night At No. ~ Camp street. Dir.
q 6(6hhon occupied the chair. and In the alb
Hence Of DR.. Watkins reqested nr. NJ. Levy to
act ms Heeretary. The object Of the meeting
was TO receive the report Of tho special com
mIttee appointed 70 draft suggestions and
propositions relative to health and auaran
tine matters for consideration and legislation
by the General Assembly.
! DIR. Holiday, chairman Of the committee.
read the following
REPORT
Your committee nv whom referred the
,Auhjpct matter Tor the " Inference betwoen the
commit eaa ~ the Senate AMI the Hnuaa OF
sRaurea,pt 4tiyaa Public Health aud auaran-
line beg leave to submit the following propoai-
Hons far con idethtion:
1. That We l,g 40 ryHtem ~ sawaraEa Tor
Sbe removal a"lay ot OK remeptitions matter
o. measure OF the highest tmportauea Tor the
1Rnitation VI cities. AMI We recommend the
massage br The | legislature II an ACT empower
Inc tho citg ma Of New O,eans to vote upon An
ordinance imposing apeen tax Tor THO con
structton and maintenance, ~ system on sew
ere at the aarina Uraa ioAhla period.
D. That W. are Of opinlon that yellow lover T.
IN impor'abla dssaaa aud that bnth for tho
proteoion Of our own ate and the aIeur,ty ~
New Orleans aud other patta OF our ate. an
efficient. iudieoua end national quarantine
ehouId ha enforced nv law,
d That we A. OF ouinion that the quarantine
rssulatioua should hs an framed that while
strie.iy sna,hl, saana A. n ~, q ~
meres nor prescribe any fixed pari5h oil deten-
sIoD.
regulations of The National Board of Health
relative Il, tho inape'itan cleaning. d'sin1ne lon
Z and Isolation ~ lnf""."d vessels ah"nld b.
adotted aud tut In practice by the Board of
Health ns Louisiana
1. That We ARR Of opinion that Tho inspeotlop
Boa g Of Health. In porte liable TO be intactei
Nv yellow fever. should he Admiral cred Ivy
medical men OF uvnauesttonahls competsncy
CordinEly. Oh their calling Tor ports IN the
United States. d, cating their sanitary CONT
tion as wtll M the health 81 the nort of de.
L. That uuaranti o against ports where yellow
fever IL liable ia prevail should he maintained
hy ynur board ~ health. except whom said
board may he informed through the National
board OF Health that such ports or any of them
T. rbat Z 1t e1reateut to regard quarantine
charges B &Aa liaht Of inspection faes. to he
rated acsordhr 70 namher nf vensela company.
Including crew and pnaaengars. instead of
grading fees by tonnage" according 70 the pres
eDt law.
TO iesaltse the imposition OF such fses, the SEN
ators Rli Represent Ives of Louisiana in
Conarcea he memorlalis al TO seeure such legts-
lattun.
n That we concur It'd the prnprtaty and advan-
tAgee To New Orleaus " the proposed establish
ment Of antinnl quarantine station at shtp
To- That we are of opinion That the auaran-
tine physicians at all the atationa within the
State should b chosen by the Board nf Health
II. That the inspection Of animaa and meats
designed for human consumption should he
updar me- sngal satnn nna e1p,ro' 4, ,he Boara
officer or officers to per- orm the duty MT NIL
abattoire ~ ~ near tha ol,y q Now Orleans,
sharing iptpty with thn Charity Hpapttal the
revenues derived from aatd inspection.
DR. Holiday wished tho report to be CON
I,J IN a
leans Medical Association. aud moved that "
be read section by section ana discussed.
The committee consists Of Dir. ID. y. Holt
day. chairman. aud Drs ]. l.. Davidson. J.
Bickham. .-@
DR.. Bemlss. AZ a member OF the National
Board Of Health. WAS requested by the chair
man to give hia views Oh the section relative
10 sewers. nr. Bemiss fully concurred In the
Ideas expressed by the section and said that
y all excrementitious matter la bound TO decay
and prove prejudicial to health In this moist
q climate. system Of sewers is OF paramount
Importance.
Dr. Bemiss suggested as an amendment to
include In the provisions Of the ordinances all
Incorporated cities Ut Louisiana
DIR. Loeber remarked that whilst discussing
thesuhject q sewers The committee consld-
cred them expensive. Hewoud like to hcar
one OF the guntlemen ct the Sanitary Asspcia-
tlOn speak upon the matter,
Mr.. Fennor president OF tho Sanltartans.
TOAe ana SAll tttAI hp WAS opposed III sewer
age now. llc thinks II will meet with many
difficulties IN this city. Sewerage without a
proper ssstem OF ventilating pipes would hc n
failure. Thcse pipes will bo expensive IN Il
city where houses ale irregularly built.
MIR. Fenner further remarked that vanti-
lattnE pipes have III hc prolonged Mt u height
exceeding the windows OF adjoining houses.
and IN this city. where a. many trrcguarly
built houses exist. the law could only with
difficulty be enforced.
Mr. Fennrr favored flushing Of cutters,
"a less expensive than sewera
III DIR. Crawcuur asked that one Of the gentle
men composing the Legislative Committee on
Health and Quarantine give his opinion upon
the section
DIR. Jackaon. chairman Of tho House Com
mittee on Health and Quarantine, urged upon
the association the importance Ut health and
quarantine and promised his support of any
views expressed by the association in the bi! |
they propose to lay before the Legislature.
DIR. Crawcour moved to amend the section
BY providing for the maintenance Of sewers
"by any other efficient means
Dir. Pratt said that the amendment WAS
too vague, and he would recommend im-
mediate action upon the section Gen. Bus
Ney rose and said that the experience OF the
Sanitary Association last year proved that
system Of gutter flushing. at 4 much less
expense than sewers, could be inauRuratcd
He also stated that onr-fourth Of the amount
necessary to float the bonds to he issued for
the building Of sewers could be used t. intro
duce perfect system OF privy vaults. Sewers
will prove detrimental to the public health
after time.
III the Legislature the Sanitary Assoca-
ton and the Medical Association cooperate.
some measure will surely be adopted to i'm
prove the health or the city.
MIR. hitney. catneidtng In the views or Mr..
Fenner aud Of Gen. Bussey. believed that the
financial condition of the city would not per-
init q system Of sewerage.
DIR. Carson moved to lay the matter on the
table subject to call, and to appoint COM
mittee To discuss 1t.
The motion being not In order TIE vote on
DR. Crawcour's amendment was called, aud
resulted-yeas II. nays Z. Adopted.
The section relative to the appointment OF
quarantine physician raised quite u dis GUS
sion.
DIR. Pratt moved that it be amended by fix
inR the salary Of the quarantine physician.
DIR. Holiday said that the position OF quar-
Antine physician seemed to be a political
N nlnt,n and thaI,.rh ~ f,arnl tn, com mi ttaa