The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-05-03
THE PLANT CITY SICKNESS.
TREAsURER's OFFICE,
TALLAHASSEE, APRIL. 30, 1888. I

TALLAHASSEE, APRIL. 80, 1888
Hon. r. a. Perry, Gooernor of Florida.
DEAR SIR Upon your return from Pensacola,
where you had been waited upon BY Drs Wall
Of Tampa, and Palmer, Of Ferna ndina, and been
informed Of the sickness at Plant City. You re.
quested me If possible to leave my duties here,
TO at once visit Tampa and Plant City, To con.
suit with the health authorities Of Hillsborough
county, and to assure them OF the hearty CO.
operation of the Executive, and 10 render such
pecuniAry aid ~ might be required, and To take
such action - would be necessary TO efec,ually
check and stamp out III sickness that was pre-
vailing at Plant City.
ceeded to Tampa and called upon DR.. Wall, the
efficient president Of the Board Of Health. He
informed me he had already taken active and
vigorous steps TO stamp out the sickness that has
been prevailing Al Plant City. At as early an
hour as possible on the 26ih inst, 10 company
with Dr.. Wall visited Plant City. which is
twenty-five miles east of Tampa, where we met
DIS Wells and Douglass, the two local physi
clans and members OF the Board Of Health for
HiIlsborough county. / found upon inquiry
that there had been more or less sickness in
Plant City since last fall, but that at no time had
the disease assumed an epidemic character. those
only contracting the disease who were 10 con-
slant attendance upon the sick. The B ard OF
Health had already adopted stringent rules .
copy Of the same being appended 10 this report
found that active aud vigorous work OF cleaning
and fumigating houses was being carried 90, and
germiscides being used freely in. around and nn-
der all houses, whether there had been any cases
OF lever or not In addition TO this work all
mattresses and bedding that had been used by
the sick were being burned, and sheets and such
articles a. could be purified were placed in dis
injecting solutions preparatory 10 being boiled,
the boiling to be continued for thirty minutes.
The Board of Health for HilisborOugh county
fsstl noA tn do In ~.
to arrest and stamp out the sickness prevailing
and are pushing the work with the utmost
dispatch consistent with thorOughness. MANY
that have not had the disease have been pre.
vailed npO0 70 move their families into the c0un-
Try. thus lessening the number of those liable to
contract the disease.
1t h 10 be hoped that the board has succeeded
BY this time in removing all not protected by
having had the disease from the place. Up 10
Friday night forty-elgbt houses had been thor
oughly fumigated and disnfected The disease
10 OF . very mild type and 10 no sense of the
word epidemic, and under the vigorous meas
ures instituted by Dr.. Wall aud associates il ID
hoped the town will be rid oil the disease and
no new cases occur AFTER ten days from this
date.
The people of Tampa are anxious that every
thing should be done 70 keep their town 10 q
healthy condition and will give the health au-
ehorities every assistance Tampa 10 In good
condition, and With the measures which have
been adopted and win be carried out gives Is
surance that 1t will remain o. I did not visit
Barlow or Aiccasopy, a. | had every assurance
that there were no suspicious cases Of sickness
In either place. Respectfully yours,
e. g. GRILL. State Treasurer
Rules and Regulations Of the Board of Health
Of Hillsborough County, Eisrida.
The Board Of Health OF Hillsborough county
adopts and promugstes the following rules aud
regulations To nrevont tha aOrnad NJ 3nfues;~,,,.
and contagious diseases, and TO stamp out the
same o
First. All sick with any infection or conta.
gious disease must be isolated. and no Others.
except the physicians and nurses, must DO Der.
INlea 70 visit such sick. All bed linen and
csothang used BY the sick, whsu rsnoved from
ihe bed or pe9.0ns bra shangs, must b diam,
lected by boiling Tor thirty misutss or other-
wise and atsf the termi6ation 81 tho case he
contents Of The beds OF mssisesses must s. emu.
~ immediaisly and burned or 'disinlecssd.
-, see ecfiDe With the BID lines ard cloth
Sk Motn 10 Pc dlslefecSd b. boiling lbr thirty.
\ minases os d6attCypd by IRE. All clolkine snd
Osn4 aS0oaO 19the rick room must - ifunsel1i.