The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-11-28
Tho National Board of Health Urse,
Prompt snnItnrY MIcnanrca


WAsHINGroS, Nov. 1.-THE II ationa,
board of health has sent the followin,
communication to the governors OF IL,
several states:
WASHINarON, ID. c., Nov. ID, 1854. -
SlR-Ihe second section of tho net OF
congress approved March 3, 1879 q
statutes no large, p. 4Sl, chap. 2O2), re
quires that the national bnnrd of healt b
snail advise tho several departments O.
the government tho executives of ia
several states ami tho commissioners OF
the District OF Columbia, ON all mattera
submitted by them, or whenever IN tho
opinion of tho board such advice NAV
tend To tho preservation and improve.
mont of the public health"
In the execution of this provision ni
law | am directed to advise your excel
lency that the presence Asiatic choler,
III epidemic torn in Europe Is con
stant menace to tho people OF this coul %
try The disease has pressed stoadil
westward during tho past two year.
| carrying Widespread d6solation In IL
| path, until now IL has found .odgmei
IN European ports, whence, more tha
one OF lhe epidemics from which W
have heretofore suffered havo bee.
| brought TO our shores.
With our vastly increased intorcours,,
with foreign powers and facilities 10
communication the disease may ut an.
moment mako its appearance I'm thi,-
country. IL is profoundly to he hope.
| That we may escape another visitation
ol lhis scourgo; but, following the his
tory oi past opidemics, we can only hon
or exemption from It's attack or, shuui,
| IL gam ioothuid, Tor nmitigatiOn ot tn
| suffering which necessarily aitauds II
progress by the most prompt aud OH
! vlcut sanitary service.
! Noportton of any State should be le
! m-u-rdrd, Tor our facilities Tor bot
! local ana interstate communication a.
/ lord auuio means for carving q
| poison lar aud wide throughout a.
land. In the absence Of sanitary Sc,
INlce at any poiut, that point may, in IL
| eVont ui tho appearance of cholera, b
| come the contrgirum which tho iufe,
lion may bo spread 60 other portions e.
tho States.
In view oitho imminent danger whic
| lhrentenS our people and tho rospons,
bilities resting upon the rulers nnd a
in high official station, your ENcellonc
Is respectfully and earnestly rsqueste
TO call tho attention If tho legislature
the subject and 10 urge tho necessity &
appropriate Legislation Tor prDyidiugth
means whereby tho musC,theruugh san
tary service, stHln aud local, may /,
Immediately ortlnized Much pr,
limtnary work requires tn be don
in many portions OF every gta,
TO place lh0 country ia good SRnitnI
condition, aud to this end every orro,
ized community should be provide
Win competent board of health an,
tho state with a state board, sunpli,.
with every requisite for aiding nm
directing tho local authorities M the
sanitary work. by tho prompt adoptio
ni such measures we may hone, IL m,
wholly TO escape an invasion of tn,
dreaded disease, to hc able nj least
l,mlt ITS rauegos 10 the piauua where
urst makes u appearance.
transmit herewith n copy OF The rul,
and regulations framed hy this boat
and recommended TOR adoption by stn
ami lo"al boards of health. to bn enforce
IN the event of the prevalence OF mfec,
, iuus aud contagious diseases.
Assuring you of tho doom intere,
taken 10y this board In all Efforts lookin
7 10 the preservation and improvnment /,
the public health, ~ also of its desire 4
b GO o-opcrato In such efforts In so Gar as
lawfully may. ~ w.
J have the honor 60 remnin, vorv r,
! specttHly, W. T.. DuNwOopT.
Secretary.