Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-04-17
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH.
Interesting Session Last EveEing-Ele,
ton of Officers-Etc,

Interesting Session Last Evering-EIec
| ton of Oficers-Etc.
The regular quarterly meeting of tn,
State Board of Health was held last even
! ing at the office of the Secretary. Present
| DR.. Orme, President; DIR. Tyrrell, Score
tary Drs. j. NJ. Briceland, Shasta; A. C
Ruggles, Stockton; W, R. Cluness, Sacra
| mento.
This was the first meeting of the new
Board. DR.. Ruggles presented his appoint.
ment as the successor of DR.. H G. Crowder
The other members succeeded themselves
The meeting was organized by the selec.
ton of DR.. Cluness as temporary Chairman
and DR.. Tyrrell as temporary Secretary.
On motion of Dr. Brlceland, seconded
by DR.. Ruggles, DR.. Orme was unanimously
elected President of the Board for a term
of four years.
DR.. G. G. TyrreIl was reelected Secretary
of the Board.
The following committees were ap-
pointed, the Secretary being ex officio a
member of each
On the Salubrity of Public Institutions,
Schools, Hospitals, Prisons, Factories, ETC.
Drs. Cole, Orme and Simpson.
On Statistics relating to Life and Health,
Modes of Employment and of Living, and
the Comparative Healthfulness of different
Localities-Drs. Cluness. Briceland and
Tyrrell
On intoxicating Liquors, Inebriate Asv-
lums, Pathological Influences of Alcohol.
etc.-Drs. Simpson, Cole and Ruggles.
On Influences of Irrigation, Tree plant
ing, etc.-Drs. Ruggles, Orme and Cluness.
On Legislative Business-Drs. Briceland.
0rme and Tyrrell.
The Secretary read a number of letters
from Boards of Health showing that small
pox was prevalent in twenty different
States. The Chairman of the State Board
OF Health of Iowa writes: Keep your
heather Chinese at home. A Celestial
from California has spread the disease over
the southern portion of this State
PROPOSED LEGISLATION.
The Secretary read number of letters
from Congressman, relative to their efforts
in trying to secure the passage of a law
establishing Quarantine Station at San
Quentin.
The following from W. W. Morrow
clearly states the situation
House OF REPRESENTATIVE
WASHINGTON, ID. c., February d, 1885, (
To the Secretary Of the State Board of Health Sac
TdmentO, Cdt.-DEAR SIR: l am in receipt of
your letter of the sd of January relative to
the Act to establish a Quarantine Station st
San Francisco
At the opening of Congress, Senator Stanford
introduced the bill referred to in your letter. in
the Senate, and have been expecting that it
would receive consideration there, and would
doubtless pass that House and be sent 10 us for
action. There has been some delay however
and in view of this fact l will introduce the bill
in the House on next Monday and urge its con-
slderatlon by the proper committee at once.
In the meantime viii confer with the Sur
geon-General of the United States, with the view
OF obtaining, if possible, some temporary pro-
vision for protecting the port of San Francisco
against the prevailing epidemic coming from
Asiatic ports.
l realize that the danger isimminent and
requires prompt action, and will do everything
possible to secure active measures on the part
of the General Government in this matter
Very truly yours, WIN. W. MORROW.
CONFERENCE OF STATE BOARDS.
The fifth annual meeting of the confer
ence of State Boards of Health will be held
at the Grand Hotel, Cincinnati, on FRIDAY,
May 4tb, preceding the annual meeting of
the American Medical Association.
Circulars have been sent to the State and
Provincial Boards of Health, inviting them
to appoint delegates and to formulate
questions and topics which they desire to
have discussed
The California State Board of Health
submit the following:
Cannot plan be devised to insure uniform.
ity and increase of power in State Boards of
Health by formulating in conference, draft of
the extent of the increased powers desired in
matters IN quarantine, compulsory notification
of contagious diseases, and other sanitary
matters within each State, neglected or refused
by Local Boards, which formula may be ex-
pressed in a bill and laid before each State
Legislature for passage?
What are the true CHARACTERISTICS of the vesicle
in successful vaccination for bovine virus?
Can the. cholera be communicated in any
other manner than through the alimentary
canal?
In the event of cholera reaching America,
can it be prevented from becoming epidemic?
If so, how?
The Board adjourned to meet tonight in
San Francisco.