The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-03
DECATURS UNSANITARY CONDE
TION


1. yellow fever. NJ already stated. T. infectious
and l. propagaicd by the introduction into the
human system OF a specific poison. or " a spccidc
ouanism which generates a specific poison. aud
Is tmnsporinbc from place 10 plaza In an Inn.
monso majority oi recorded cpldcmc- the out
bncak of the disease 4 In tmccablo connection
with the Introduction into the community OF
some person from place already Infected, who
has the lever nc the time OF his coming or within
few DAYS thereafter. In a much smaller number Of
Instances u b tmccablo Ia the Introduction Of bag
pagc. clothing OF bedding. brought irom some In
iccicd place. aud which has been used by some
one who had the iycr. Other agents aud vehicles
81 Injection arr - nlrrqucnty the causes " cpl
dcmius ns not 10 require auy special mention here
2 while the disease srrnds from the patient,
IL q not perhaps At ALL aud certainly not to any
considerable extent contagious from person Ia
uofson. Ike smallpox. In ~ transmission Il T.
pfobably somewhat analogous lo Uphold fever
and ch9lcm. u scOms 10 take rot IN the localily
In the toil. Il wcrc-and a. be contracted from
the environment of the pailcnt rather than irom
the patient himself aud the Locality remains Ia
iccicd after the patient has been rrmoycd-tc
mains infected COT weeks aud even inonthL d.
Jeroas Corhraac w "Probicus u Rcgari h rcilor
Eau."
In view Of the statements contained In
the above extract from paper read by DIR.
Jerome Cochrano before the American
Public Health Association At Milwaukee,
In November last, the people Of Decatur
are right In what they have done looking
to the disinicciing OF injected homes, and
lho destruction Of infected bedding, and
they are right in making an appeal 10 the
Government Of the State 10 endorse their
application 10 Surgeon General Hamilton, Of
the Marine Hospital service, for help 10
complete this much needed sanitary work
Tho people Of Decatur, though their Mayor
and Council, In view Of the opinions above
quoted from DR.. Cochmnc, State Health
Ollccr. and IN Wow Of his subsequent
and unaccountable opposition to disinicc.
ton. did well TO ignore him and appeal &c
Gov scay 10 give his assent
To me coming II m ottcft from me General Gov
| eminent. ~ examine iof infected bedding. cauru
aud other propcry. and that any iouni h. de
siruyci under hit supcr ison and ~ tho ctpeuso %
che Gturnni Uoycrnment snd that pfuIsriy alrradl
Destroyed h. appraised and paid ~ 81 tho sam,
time that upnu fcisUnoe 81 you Zoe your appfuya
ui thr accounts II dcucasci physicians engafri Il
ths vuft ynur fNullency will approve The same d
- iar a, tlcy arv iui, and proreL
Tho people Of the South, those ospcc
tally who are most interested In the pre-
ycniion 81 the spread u yellow icycr. vii
applaud the conduct Of tho people Of DO
ca,ur and will deeply sympa,hiao will
them In their anSieiics 10 place their tow
In such a sanitary condition as will quic
/ the general apprehension Of the publt
that Il IL likely to be. next summer. th'
center Of another outbreak Of yellow fever
Tor has not Dr.. Cochnnc. tho State lIealtl
, Oiiccr Of their State, declared In positive
I terms that the yellow fever ''sccms 10 TAX
b root In the localiiy-in the soil, a.
wcp--whcre Il has prevailed" an'
80 be contracted from tho environ
men, the patient rather than from IN
Of patient himself, and ne localit
b remains injected after tho patient ha
been ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS infected "a
. weeks, and oven monlhA" TnE ArrrA
hopes for their own sakcs m well as "a
r the sake Of the people Of the surroundin
: country that those Of Decatur wilt con
" tinuc 10 urge aud labor for the disinicclio