Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-10-12
THE DIPHTHERIA.
THg COMMITTEE ON HEALTH CONSIDERS
THE QUESTION
Last Evening, and Requests the Board Of Eduea-
ton to Close the First Ward SchOOl-A Little
Fly Between the Doctors.

Inc Council Healtn OOmmA'see nou eH
other whirl last evening and good deal Of
talk was the result. Chairman Campbell
called the meeting and notified Health
Officer Garrison TO be present. Messrs.
Campbell, Emmerth, Pollock, Hsdlick'
Farrell, Rumble and DIR. Garrison we're
present. When the meeting was called to
order, DR.. Campbell asked DR.. Garrison
how much diphtberia there was in the
First ward. Dr.. Garrison said he did not
know exactly, but was trying to ascertain.
He said he had issued eight burial certin'
Gates since the disease fret appeared, three
of which were issued in the present week
Dr.. Campbell repeated his question, and
Dr.. Garrison answered II In about the
same way be did the first.
D.. Campbell said he had called the
meeting partly for the purpose of consider
ing the matter and the Committee wanted
to lad ont what the condition of affairs
we're.
DR.. Garrison asked if DR.. Campbell had
read tho morniYg papers and upon Ieceiv-
lux duShcI III AnG hS oe'S
that the Chairman knew nearly as much
about it as he did; that he proposal TO
make detailed statement Of the situation
at tho next meeting of tia Committee or
Council He told the Committee if it wanted
TO know that not over one-fouTth Of the
privy vaults in the city have been cleaned,
and that the Committee had stopped him
in his work he oould tell them that,
and lie went on to tell them
Loo of othor things. he ssid that
the COMMITTEES ordered that he ehould ap.
point no more inspectors Rad he bad TWEEN
ty-five complaints yesterday about vaults
running over. A good zeal Of word spar
ring then occurred between the Health
Officer and the chairman, and for time
things were very lively. Dr. Garrison
wanted to ask DR.. Campbell few quss-
tions, but the Doctor refused 10 be ques-
toned, and DR.. Garrison told the chair
man that he should be more respectful to
his superior officer.
DR.. Campbell wanted to know who was
his superior officer, and DR.. Garrison re-
toftsd chat he had that honor.
"How do you make that out?" asked
DR. Campbell. -,
"Well, sir, ON member Of the State
Board of Health, and You are only Chair
man of the Health Committee of Coun-
ell, >" said Dr.. Garrison.
81 don't care if you are the President"
responded DR.. Campbell.
This little whirl finally subsided aud
DR. Garrison made "a statement about the
condition Of things in the First ward and
was of the opinion that the school should
be closed until euch time as the status OF
the disease developed, SO that it could be
located. In this opinion DR.. Campbell
agreed aud he suggested that the Board of
Education should be requested to close
the school and that DR.. Garrison 90
through the district and report the num-
Der of cases In furthersnce of this OpiB-
ion DR.. Campbell offered the following
resOlutioD, which was adopted:
Resolved, That the Health Committee
request The Board of Education 20 close
the First ward public school until the
Health Officer shall havs Investigated the
diuhtheria csses IN eaid ward, and report
TO this committee, and until such time as
this committee shall otherwise notify the
Board.
1t was also thought proper to advise the
people Of the ward to keep their children
III the streets until the usual time Of in
cubation was passed, which was, in the
opinion Of Dr. Garrison, about fourteen
days, and then it could be determined in
whst families the disease was located.
Then the question of physicians report
ing diphtheria csses 10 the Health Officer
came up, and 1t was stated that although
there was a city ordinance making it III
cumbent upon them 10 do so, they were
not in the habit of observing the same
Then discussion on this matter followed,
which resulted 10 the adoption of suitable
resolutions, which were ordered printed,
along with the section covering the case,
in the daily papers. The resolutions were
as fellows:
ResolUed, That the attention of physi-
clans and householders of this city he
called 10 section of the ordinance in rela-
ton to the Health Officer and registration
of death and burials.
ResolUed. That the Health Officer be in
struc,ed TO enforce the same by reporting
all failures to observe the section to the
Chief OF Police.
After the adoption of these resolutions,
the committee took mp the crematnry re-
pairs and Mr. Farrell reported what pro-
gress be had made Mr. Rumble thought
the crematory had been failure ard that
the repairs could be made for $25. He
was of the opinion the 5000 the committee
contemplated spending would be wasted.
Superintendent Whitehead was empow-
cred 10 employ the necessary men to do
the work, which he thought could be done
10 three days, commencing on Monday.
1t was resolved 10 notify the garbage col
lectors not 10 make a collection the first Of
next week, but wait until the last, when
the crematory would be in shape TO receive
the stuff. The committee then adjourned
to meet on the call of the chairman.