The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-07-26
Mississippi State Board of Health
Proceedings of Special Meeting.
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JACkSON, MISS, July "a, 1882
The Mississippi State Board of Health met
AZ ~ o'cloek, a. m. There were present: the
PPILesiIaehs' ". +. W. Dancy; Drs. ]: H
6iankS, =. Z. Sale, B. F. Kittrell, W. F. liver
c. A. Rice, s. V. b. Hill. ]. W. Bennett AND
i Writ Johnston. anu
was adopted - ~ "a
:, Resotved, That in case the Inspector Of the
Hauonal Board of Health at New Orleans
should De discontinued, then the Mississippi
Board OF Health shall address a letter Ia Tbe
Louisiana Board of Health, asking their per-
mission to station an agent or inspector 10
the City OF New Orleans, whose duty il shall
be to examine into the characteristics Of anv
suspicious cases of fever occurring in that
city, IN order that this State Board of Health
may have accurate, reliable and prompt in
formation in case of the outbreak of yellow
fever.
The following resolution, offered by DR..
Hill, was adopted:
Resolped, That it is the sense of the State
Board OF Health, that its Secretary, DR.. Writ
Johnston, having first procured the opinion of
the Attorney General of the State. acted strict
~ IN harmony with law in refusing to grant
licenses, under section II of the act to Regu-
late the Practice of Medicine in the State of
Mississippi, upon applications written and
mailed prior TO June So 1882 but which were
not received at his Office until after that date.
On motion the Board adjourned until P. N.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Board met at o'clock The President
in the chair.
The following resolutions, offered by DR.
Hill, were adopted:
l. Resolved That should the National BOARD
Of Health discontinue its Inspection Stations
in the South before the period of danger from
yellow fever expires, that this Board will es-
tablIsh stations of inspection st 0syka, Fort
Adams, and point just below Vicksburg.
/. ReS0tVed, That whenever two or more SEES |
Of yellow fever shall have originated in New |
Orleans, Mobile, or any other place contigu- |
ous to our borders, that thorough system of |
quarantine will be established at once against /
such places by this Board
.. ResotUed, That should there arise any cir
of danger of epidemic inyasions,
lot covered by the foregoing resolutions, the
executive Committee is hereby authorized to
idopt such measures of inspection and quar-
.ntine protection as they may deem prudent
md proper.
On motion of DR.. Hill, it was decided to
ppoint Chief Health Officers for the counties
f Hancock and Harrison
DIR. Il. Latham was nominated for Health
lficer of Hancock county
On motion of DR.. Sale, Drs Hill, Hyer and S
ittreil were appointed a committee to pre- {
are memorial to our Senators and Repre-
entahves in Congress asking favorable legis- q
ltion for the National Board of Health. The |
ommittee submitted the following, which 5
as adopted: a
The State Board Of Health at special ses- il
on held here this day have unanimously b
greed that the National Board of Health can e
ld will perform vital and important sanitary r
rvices thatc be rendered by no other body, q
I'd would respectfully urge you, in view of 1
e important interests involved, to do ali in
'ur power to obtain such an appropriation b
ON Congress as may enable that Board to NJ
lily discharge its responsible duties in ac-
rdance with the plans foreshadowed in its =
nual report.
On motion the Roard a1iournad