The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-22
QUARANTINE.
BoAgp OF UEALrH.

No. ia FRONT STREET,
TAXING DISTRICT OF SHELBY COUNTY. TENN,
II, MEMPHIS. Tenn, September 20, 1883.
To the People of the City:
The Board of Health, at the urgent instance Of
representative gentlemen from the leading com.
mercial bodies OF the city. have adopted and pro-
mulynted the order of this date stopping all pas
sengcr trnins on roads cast Of the city ten miles
from the city.
This order has been urged upon the Board and
adopted by II with full consciousness of the incon.
venieDce aud injury to the passenger and freight
traffic OF the city.
We beg to assure our people that no practicable
means for keeping the conhgion nom our limita
shall he omitted. A confident conviction that wa
viii do so ought TO, and doubtless win, prevent
any heated discussion by our people Of wha,
measures ought to be adopted-such Discussion
being themselves exceedingly liable 10 do our eitJ
very great injury. Our people shall be kept fully
informed OF the situation. Nothing shall be with
held from them. But we beg their quiet, full con
ldence In the efficiency aud vigilance OF the Health
Department.
The order promulgated today will result in a no
cesslty for funds beyond the capacity of the mean
at the command of the Health Department, and
the citizens will be called upon for such necessary
contributions DAVID PARK MADDEN,
President Taxing District.
@. b THORNTON,
President Board of Health.
TAXING DISTRICT OF Shelby COUNTY TENN,
MEMPHIS TENN. September 20, lSSS.
All passenger trains coming into tho city OF
Memphis by roads on the cast Of the river must ID
stopped at point ten QO) miles distant from tho
city
Baggage AMI passengers on such trains not hay.
ing been exposed TO infection may, until further
orders, be transferred and brought into the city
after being subjected To most thorough inspection
and quarantine measures
Steamboats, coming from the south will Ia
boarded by the health Inspectors OF the District
before landing, and no passengers will be per
mitted 10 be landed therefrum within distance II
tcn Q0) miles from the District except by perus1
sion Of such inspector
DAVID PARK MADDEN,
President Taxing District
G. H. THORNTON,
President Board Of Health
BOARD or HEALTH.
No. l5i FRONT STREET,
TAAlSG DISTRICT 90 SHELBY COUNTY, TENN.
MEMPHIS, TEsS., September ~, lssS
onical-iO O'Clock PM:
Bolng officially notified of the existence of vel
low fever In jackson. Miss, the quanntinc order
published August 10 sgnnst infected places ia
Florida. aud september y against Decatur Ala, Il
now dccihred ngainst JheksOn. All sanitary In.
spcciors on Trains and steamboats, coming ca Mem.
phi, gre instructed to allow neither persons, bag.
gigc or frcights from Jackson. or any other place
where yellow fever may be reported to exist 10
enter Mcmphis DAVID PARK MADDEN,
President Taxing District.
q. II THORNTON,
President Board Of Health
JAcEsoN Mss, September 70, iSSs
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Memphis, Tenn:
AZ CONSULTATION Just held between Drs IIar
ringion, Hunter. Galloway. Todd Morgan rnt
myself Of this city. and DrJ 1gchart and Puruen
OF Nickshurg. Il was unanimously decided ia,
ca 6 arc yellow fever WRIT JOHNSTON.