Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-21
THE QUARANTINE QUESTION.
Charleston HenIth omciais Confer WIN
tho Local sanitary Board.

CharisstOn Heath Ohiciais Confer wiz"
tho Local sanl,&ry Board.
DR.. H. b. Horlbeck, Health Ohcer OIL
Charleston, and Paul c., Trenholm OF the
Charleston Board of Health, came over
10 this city yesterday for the purpose OF
having a talk with our Sanitary BOARD.
They met the board at l O'Clock, and had
a very pleasant conference OF a couple OF
hours.
The reason these gentlemen desired
a conference with our board was
that they mad seen in the public prints
that the Georgia Medical society was
agitating q shorter quarantine detention,
and thinking that the society was a state
instead of a local institution they at
tached more importance to its sugges-
tiOns than they otherwise would
have done. The fact is, the Charles
ton quarantine regulations have been
more rigorous than those at this port, and
they were anxious that the quarantine
regulations of the two ports should be as
nearly alike as possible.
Our Sanitary Board has been discussing
quarantine regulations since July last, at
which time there was a called meeting OF
the health officers Of all the Georgia ports,
and another one in December. Within
the last TWO weeks the Sanitary
Board has met frequently for the purpose
Of revising the existing quarantine regu-
latiOns. On Monday last the board agreed
TO submit certain changes in the existing
regulations to the City Council tonight.
The changes oil importance that the board
suggest are:
First, that the vessels from infected or
suspected localities shall be detained at
quarantine ut least ten days, instead OF
fifteen as at present. The board OF course
has the power to make the detention of
any particular vessel as long as 1t sees
proper.
The second is a new regulation. 1t reads
az follows: ''rhat annually, from May l
to Nov. l, and longer if the Board OF SAM
tarv Commissioners shall so determine,
no vessels arriving at this port, from an
injected or a suspected locality, will be
allowed to come to the city with cargo in
hold; such caTgOes will be required to be
lIgntered under such stipulatIOus, as
may be prescribed by the Sanitary Board"
Third. This is also a new regulation,
and is as follows: 1T shall be unlawful
for any seamen to bring any bedding,
trunk, chest, OIL extra clothing into the
city from any vessel arriving at this port
from an infected or suspected locality
between May l to Nov. f."
Fourth. The regulation which prohibits
cargOes from infected or suspected
ports from coming to the city between
May / and Nov. l is stricken out. Many
verbal changes are suggested, but they do
not in any respect change the character of
the regulations.
The gentlemen from Charleston read
the amended regulations carefully
approved them. They SAID that they
would rather lose the trade which the
quarantine is supposed to irjure than to
run the risk of the introduction of the
yellow iever into their city.
1t will be noticed that OF the changes
proposed those which are important are
these: The minimum detention time is re-
duced from fifteen TO ten days, and cargOes
from infected and suspected localities I'M
der the supervision of the board are per-
mitted to come to the city.
The representatives of the Charleston
board were shown every attention by
members of the Sanitary Board.