Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-12
M. D.'SIN CONSULTATION.
Ut. y, > IN OUNDU Ut dIIUN,
The National Conference of the Boards
OF Health.
Sanitary Reports From All Parta Of the
United States aud Canada,
The Recent Plague Pronounced an
Epidemic Dysentery.
The Disease Caused by Malarial Poison
The Reports Exaggerated.

WAsHfNGTON, Dec. ll.-At the sec
oud day = session of the national con-
ference OF the health boards the dele.
gates from various cities continued the
presentation Of sanitary reports.
ErasiuH Brooks of the state board Of
health OF New York reported that am
pie precautions had been taken in the
cities Of New York and Brooklyn to
prevent the spread Of contagious
diseases, and he believed that those
cities were well prepared to resist the
Introduction Of cholera.
O. w. Roland OF Cincinnati said the
health officers were making every
effort TO put that city in good sanitary
condition and to prevent the Rccumu-
lation ~ filth,
DR.. Iddings OF Dayton, Ohio, re-
ported the death rate in that city above
the average.
Reports were also presented by Mr.
Gray Of Pittsburg and DIR, Germer Of
Erie, Pa.
DR.. VIM. Penny OF Galveston said
| the state authorities had complete con
/ troll Of the quarantine and sanitary az
rangements. There were no sewers In
the city, but the peculiar position Of
! the city somewhat mitigRted the bad
results which would otherwise result
from that fact.
DR. J q Campbell Of Richmond
| Va said the death rate among the col
ored population was so large as tO ex
| cite the pity aud COMMUNICATION Of the
J whole community. He attributed II
1 not 10 constitutional peculiarity, but
Reports were also made by DR.. T..
Rees OF Wisconsin, Health ONCE
| Townsend u Washington, d. C., Dr..
| MOntiIlmbert Of Quebec, representing
the health boards OF Canada, DR.. Gov
ernton and Or. VIM. Cannifi OF To.
ronto and DR. Baker Of Michigan.
Secretary NJ COrmack OF Kentucky
then made special report upon the
peculiar cOptagion In West Virgins.
The report was made by Or Carson.
Ho reported that he went where the
disease was most provoked in Eastern
Kentucky aud procured samples Of
the water. The geological formation
forbade the assumption OF the mineral
poison In the water. The streams and
ponds had dried down 10 mere beds OF
fnalhrlal poison. Inc ulheh3e wa
really an cpl emlc dysenlery caused
malarial by polson and many patient.
died because the people did not beliey,
in the doctors aud called them, II 81
All, too late The tOtal number 81
deaths did not exceed 225in Kentucky
The people were deeply aggrieved bi
the publication Of exaggerated report
OF the disease. Although the crops AZ,
not abundant, yet the people hKyi
enough 10 support them until the mex
harvest.
The committee on state action re
ported thst the laws are 30 diverse tha
Il was difficult 10 I Emulate a system o
uniform action. Each slate should b
fully advised Of the conditions prevail
ing at the ports OF Tie neighb0r
Ing states through which dis
ease might gain admission
TO It's Own cides. In references 20 IN
ter slate communication u II essentia
7 thht the officers OF the state aud I'D
ersl boards IN the adjacent state
should promptly notify each other o
any case Of cholera occurring Ia Il
) own domain. IL 10 also essential tina
} the local boards shall deiermln
J in advance how the hret cas-
khRlI be cared for - hs not to lose val