The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-22
BUREAU or HEALTH

To the Editor oi The Appeal
while the public mind IL IN condition 10 -
cci,c sud sustain impressions. will you not con.
tlnuo N urgc the necessity Of establishing bureau
uf Public Health "a IA adjunct 10 one Of the De
pattmonts At Washington The states that Henry
Whtter.on called "a bot ~ pctty and sGulii SOW
| crsigntcs" arr Incapable uf dealing with CON
tFious aud iuic"linu, dis,asx No sooner had
Louisiana aud 1oAS ports been brought - real.
idng sensc Of the importance ofquanuiinc ngainst
yellow fever ana been closed gateway ior
the DISEASE. than criminal carclr,fncys appears
IN Florida, whose growing cummoue with Havana
b responsible for the pir,cnt visitation, The whole
cui.t must 10 watched. aud Nc want FROM the
United states tho ius,rumcntaliuc. 10 do ihs,-
! p-trol boat. quarantine t,tious. men and money
| Ia abundance. always ou the watch, day aud night,
| a. keep away the fever aud the chocm. Tho
| "guucul wulfac' rcIuifc, this. sud public opin.
ton should fHrrc Congr,s 10 give II to No.. not next
| year. but now while they arr playing the game
uf p1.li> at Washington. let thcm take 70 few dAys
aud commence the legislation by adopting senator
Harm, hlll 90 b. supplemented by further icgl.lt-
ton " ucc, ssry. lct ~ have Bureau ~ Public
Health ai Washington, 40 matter how II j, cpnsti.
nigd. Any Organization l. better than none
rs HAMMOND.
TnE ArrEAL is glad 10 have the cooper.
alton and influence Of Judge Hammond,
as we'll ~ that Of Dm Thornton aud Saun-
icrs, in urging upon Congress the passage
| Of a law providing ior the revival Of the
| National Board Of Health OF tho establish
mcni Of q National Bureau such ag was
projected by the American Public Health
Association At ils last session. senator
II.r.t. ,.,t..it ...ii,l ,t,..,I IL ,,,,.,.,....
bill 10 this effect, and We feel SURF Rop-
rsrutatiyo rhelln could not fignalizo his
Last hours In the hnt session Of the Fiji
teth Congress 10 better personal advantage
o. by better work. The public have
loot confidence in the State boards Of
Health. They have proven themselves
inadequate TO tho present emergency
and Surgcon-Gcucml Hamilton, OF m,
y Marine Hospital Service, has proven him
" scli an utter iailura in Florida. ~ Tu
ArrEu hhs always held, It Is ono thing 8,
be- a hospital physician aud another Thin
" to be- q -auiiaiian. II takes rs much tccl,
~ meal study anil skill TO mako On" ~
. docs thc other Then, again, man ma
lo an accomplished smi,arian and no
have any Of the gifts that mako an cxecu
" tive officer who understand, aud can On
" force quarantine OF non-in,crrourc. tn
y National Board q Health. ~ Il was OF
y gsnil,d in lS0i, was made up OF phys
j. clans Of Acknowledged amhty, saniiar
u SCIENTISTS ct tho highest rcputl, an
i quarnnunisis Of long service aud o,
u pchcncc, besides several doctors ifof
the Navy aud Army Medical Corp
mon trained 10 execute ofleIa and cninrc
, them. II was In all essentials we'll ba
tnccd body, well equipped by krowledg,
= skill and ability 10 cope with any emcr.
:, cncy Of epidemic that might h. prrcip
!, taicd upon tho country To pviyc tbs
~ body thus well equipped, In the intcrci
" the people Just nov ~ sorcly bcscl b
!. official ignorance, obiusoncss anj mcnda,
rs, would bc boon that the people ,
the whole county would no CRATE
iul ior. Il would impart ssn-
. oi security, the absence Of whir
Is ~ conspicuous Just now. m
:, people would have q solid basi, 81 rcl
!, ancc, and wcild no, b. tho prey Of COZ
|, Trajectory dispatches such a. were SET
out on THURSDAY by Mayor Austin.
4, Decatur, denying the presence Of ycllo,
=, fever In that city while the same wiz,
minute after, carried the positive a,
surancc nom Dr. Cochnno, Heal,
III ohccr Of Alabama that yellow fever ii
he prevail there. Tho horrors Of the HcI
by dersony,lle train aud Of the camp nca
~ Jacksonville would b. impossible wit
On such body In existence, indeed, We
IN not believe the ic,cr would ever have bcc
lin permitted iooihold In Florida with IN
I'D National Boaid Of Health on duty, sui
m ported by the steamers OF the rcvenu
y service or by thoao Of the navy 10 protc,
~ the entrance to the harbon Of Florida.
m Mr.. Phelan will take the ,tcps ncccssar
cd 10 tho revival or reorganization Of the NJ
~ uonal Board Of Health, N that Il una
10 take hold VI tho work that await. IL, h
RI f.r, tun up.ha hax, t,,a..I ....,. A.. al