New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-13
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refurnished and used at any time, but Mr.. Schenck
decided to keep the room locked up.

ACTION OF THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
President Bayles, Of the Health Board, said
yesterday afternoon Every possible sanitary pre-
caution has been taken by the officers OF the
Health Department, and wc are confident that no
further trouble will result from this case. The
room in which Professor Proctor was taken sick
could be used with safety by any person tonight.
There need be no ALARM even if several refugees
from Jacksonville fall sick with yellow fever in
this city. IL is not unlikely that we shall have a
few such cases. but every case will receive prompt
treatment, and a patient will be removed before
he can be dangerous to other persons
/ visited North Brother Island on SATURDAY.
and found the buildings there in frst-cass condl-
tion for the reception Of possible patients. we
have no smallpox in the city now, and the build
ngs on North Brother Island could accommodate
500 patients. l do not believe we SHOULD nave
occasion to so much room for yellow fever
patients il yellow fever appeared here In the
form Of a mild epidemic, which IS most unlikely
On the island the patients would be securely lso-
lated from the city, because the yellow fever
germ cannot cross the water The facilities Tor
removing patients TO the island are ample, and
the lives OF patients would not be endangered by
such removal In the Judgment of the officers OF
the Health Department. there is no danger OF
serious outbreak of the fever in the city
At 1890 D. m. President Bayles received word
that Professor Proctor had died fifteen minutes
ceded by slight convusiOns and the characteristic
black vomit Mr.. Bayles said The body will
be held by the Health Department under condl-
tons insuring entire safety, 10 await the instruc
tions OF the family. 1t will be placed in metal
casket and kept In one OF the isolated dead houses
which one has not yet been decided upon
Mr. Bayles asserted positively that there were no
other cases, known or suspected, IN this city. But
in view of the arrival, from day to day, or refu-
gees, he said. physicians could not too promptly
report suspicious cases coming under their notice.
FORMER CASES IN THE CITY.
Several isolated cases of yellow fever have been
discovered in this city in recent years. but in
each case the patient had contracted the disease
before coming here. A man died from the fever
in the New-YorI Hospital in the winter, having
arrived in the city from the West Indies only few
days before he became ILL., About four years ago,
in hot weather, a traveller from Southern port
was found to be sick from yellow fever in a
crowded rear tenement house, in Union court
narrow alley leading from University place. lie
removed TO a hospital to die and no other per-
son contracted the disease from him although a
number of persons had been in contact with him.
Since then physicians Of the Health Depart
ment have said that it is next TO impossible for
yellow fever TO become epidemic in this city,
partly on account Of the favorable climate, but
chiefly on account of the improved sanitary con-
dtion OF the city
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