New-York tribune., 1880-01-12
TIE PUBLIC HEALTH.

REPORT OF THE NAHONAL BOARD OF HEALIH-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TO C0NGRtss- - NATIONAL
QUARANTINE sTAnONS-PEECAUuONs AGAINST
YELLOW rEVEP.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1l.-The annual report
q; rhe National Board OF Health containing account
o! its operations during the past year. has Just oecn
completed and Will probably be transmitted to Con-
cress through the Secretary OF the Treasury tomorrow
The work OF collecting Information and advice from the
principal sanitary organizations and santaTlanS ol 'he
United states the best plan FOR National IuD"e
Health Organization including the subject OF quarah
tinc both maritime and inland, Is reported as having
been quite successful and after examining the d'ta
thus co eccd the Board is OF the opinion that the con
clusions Of the American Public Health Association 81
the NEE inc Of that body held at Nashville, Irnn' III
November, 1879, may he taken a. fairly representing
the opinions the leading sanitarians ana most I'M
pOrdni sanitary organizations of this country Ia ac-
cordancc with the Act Of March. 1879, the Committee
Of the National Academy of Science appointed to con
fer with the National Board Of Health. and having
power 70 act report that the Joint meeting resulted III
the following recommendations 10 Congress
Frsf-That for the present no change be made IN the
plan orgdGiZdtiOn OF the National Board Oi HeHHh
Second-Ihat the ard he by law authorz.dto 10 confer
on nm Executive Committee from time to time. and IN
seasous oi emergency sucA ci ltS powers anu o"0' 80
Third-That the Board should continue the special IN
vcsgatlOns Already undertaken by It, as mentioned IN
it's annua rc'orj, ana that lu addition TO thee luNc
legations should lie undertaken by II, or under its di
rccton upon the subjects of cholera malaria. typhoid
and tvuhu-ua'aTia levers dphthcriu AID ccrebrospna
ti1cit,s In addition 10 these Investigations there
should ssO be carried sanitary surveys Of places re.
i,riatn1 which should be placed these iuvcsiiai-
lions and surveys should be the amount of funds app-
prated for hat purpose. II is believed thai for the
present the to b. annually allowed Tor such ihNts'
| cations aud sanitary surveys should be 100000
h-That the National Board shou q take steps to
rcur rs far as possible. throughout the country unl-
urmlty the methods % collecting ana repoIin yal
statistics and That To tins end II should can c"iVen
uOn Of representatives, OF Cn'tu S''s 'at "u i2c'I
authorities especially engaged In The collection ana re-
porting Of such statistics, with " view 10 securing an
| agreement uuou This subject
Fit-rnet me act to prevent The introduction of
Ia ious and infectious diseases into the United state
approved June = lSI9' should oe amended ln order
to enforce tie CnaIt cs provided ~ at "ci for yr-"
! states m Violation thereof.
Siffh-Inat the National Board Of Health, or in the
Int,iVlo o. lis sessions seasons ot emergency, the
Exrcnv, Committee shah be charged with tic duty OF
| reporting To the President when ANY given CITY or
locality II considered 10 b, dangerously ui cred with
contagious infectious disease. ana mat upon thc
official bIcati0u bg the President Of -ucn report the
rroci@ ma 49, tnS' 's'' "''''" '"' ''''' states
The last recommendation Of this is that the Na-
tonal Board Heath should proceed Ht once TO c-tao
ush quarantine stalons tho mouth a. Chesapeake
Paw and I'm the vicinity OF ship Island ia the Cali oi
Mexico t cyiIcd with all She building. Wiarv boat.
and apparatus Tor properly wc1iin. an infected sip
should bc managed 10y thr National Board Of Health.
and bs devoted TO .ae treatment o incced ships enter
ing the mouth oi tArs nc-E0 Bay ana bound for OF
the ports situated ITS Natcr- or th" streams cupyng
fsc elm aud the ports VA tir GuI COAST ui Florida.
t'afaul. u rpi tud Louisiana. oil. lrI fllf D.
Will then only necessary % MAINTAIN boarding aud
n5t,ctiug station 80 the several pOrf~. II s rcc1-
lr.fd.d uui the entire cost u' k'eptg mp On ~c stations
ana treaiiry vessels at them should bc borne bf Tie
/ UuftCd stale.
IL has been decided hy The Board at :or tAe eat
conpctc uuaraut.ne establishments only needed 20
| E1ston New York. Philadelphia, ncnr the mouth of
ClfssttaGc BAY, CD ilt,tou, savannah, near Lrlus-
wick Gl T. .lH ina. Fla. near ship I-t "a. N
| and ar soue pOlnt tne Texas coast The total cX-
Vcuse OF Cstao1sAnc iIc qu.rdhilnc stations al i.t
month OF Cac-ap o Bay the one near Bruins -NIch, and
tn, one at snip Island which are considered thc most
huOrtaut Is c-jiuated at 100000, ana as cacd oi
thtn is for the protection Ot several states, 10 s com
sl red to emiucut proper and desirable tha' they
! snouid be equipped and maintained by the United
! states.
II ia the otufon OF tic Board that H. during the pres
ent Winter at M points acre FEVER t- ptva' 20 during
me pas ~.ifuUi taken to oht,lu th"rsu.
fllton. ana To could a. ai Loa-r. apt .cu--"
space. aud COZ Dl heoClIE. clotlIE rtc. aud u local
~ tation vigorously anI prupcf f carried opi. trtr
wiz %. lftl Danger p au tu ruc ni .loN ley nrNt
wear from causes now cXstng u 'h" country Inc *
i ndtur~ ot iAc B ard from tn alte "l - octuizt-
ION 10 ID C. 81, l-79. re sljt0o2 a.. Esi.m. a.
for defrtr tnc tutUre expenses OF tnc BOtu SUBJ
| mttcd ds follows:
| From Julv /. l~~J. 10 Jqso 81, Sel ~-"2.ojO.
S1oO 600 DC made ID nod A reserve for tHc
n me rrciiricucn 90 such oadrtc aS tLlt of l-19
10 be ,,ad solc, purposes Of inland quarantine .n
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