Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-11-22

Washington Health Conference
Next Month"; Rigid Quarantine
Acafn<t the Disease.

The Washington Health Conference
Next Month"; Rigid Quarantine
Against the Disease.
A circular letter has been issued to the
Secretaries Of the State Boards Of Health
and many OF the local boards Throughout
the country inviting them 10 a conference
70 he held AZ Washington on Dec. IL.
The following paragraph occurs ID the
call:
TIE Gradual exteusioR q eholera II Europe
rha SsTia-s outbreak q the disease IN PARIS
sree ne adjournment Of TIE conlerehce, 4Ao
- - k-own fscr that i has never pc
vailed IN that country - an ehlQellc Mlt1olt
1schrrE our continent cclp-eu Win me
knowledge thai orr NsHo1Al 1oNernAe.t :
rest-r no efficient precautions 10 prevent us
-~u7-raf+on. give great importance 70 the re-
s-Tf~ o. thls meeting. and is snQlNl VIII &c
rure YOUR attendance and oo-oper2tlon-
TEE allusiOn 70 the alleged lneTncIent
precaution Of the national government Is
a hunt OF what NAV in & short time create
4 lively stir in the medical profession
throughout the country Il i probable
that. az the conference IN question. a
movement VIII be made TO get back from
the United states Marine Hospital ser
vice some Of the powers which were
Il. merlY placed in the hands Of Surgeon
General Hamilton.
IL - E4a4A4EA -ElEA 1A4s A4aA =AE&A =NDA
viii come from the conference in the
matter Of discussing the sanitary cOndi-
ton and needs OF the various sections, and
Of the steps which have been taken 70
| prevent tue introduction Of disease.
DR.. J. 7. Mcfarland, Health Omcer OF
/ Savannah. stated yesterday that too great
/ care could not be taken 70 prevent the
I importation Of cholera and yellow lever
70 the United States. On being asked
- ~ ~-n. mhn~ a n-zn ~
1 yellow fever had passed the quarantine
! officers al New York. as reported In the
/ telegrsphic columns Of Yesterdays NEWS,
ae said:
The Northern cities. particularly New
York. are rather careless n the detention
ofyessels from yellow fever infected ports.
Sometimes with steamers from Cuba the
| period Of quarantine Is only a matter OF
hours. and freqentE vessels from infected
ports are not subjected 10 ~tumigation.
Now a steamer can Z from Havana N
New York il i've DAYS. The incubatiYe
STAGE OF yellow fever Is about 10 days, s.
that. YOU see. one coming on a steamer
from Cuba might be stricken down with
the yellow fever after having been N
New York nearly q wees. With cholera
IL j different. I think more care Is taken
with il. The run from ports infected With
the cnolera is longer and the incubativC
j EAa=E Va AAE AAEEa5l 1A14E 80 -
no danger Of a vessel coming here with
cholera on board without il showing itself
during the voyage"
What extra precautions are beng
taken 70 prevent the introduction Of chol-
era OF o1ler Infectious diseases into "a
vannahFF
livery precautiOn possible. Ne have
our local quarantine. Ii Is true that The
government quarantine al Sapel0is CLOSED,
but the physician Is still there in charge
with assistants. and il a vessel comes
here with disease the situation is such
that she could be sent there and the sta
ton opened a. once. l have information
20 that effect IRON surgeon General Han
ilton.
Dr.. G. q. Stone, surgeon in the Marine
Hospital Service, states that every
precauti0n possible is being taken by tie
United states authorities 70 keep out
cholera and other diseases. lhe govern
ment quarantine at SapelO could be re-
opened 81 a moments notice, and all
United states revenue cutters are IN
structed. wheu they md a vessel Al SEA
with disease aboard, 10 order her 70 quar-
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