Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-07-01
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH.
Business at tho Regular Quarterly
Meeting.

The second quarterly meeting of the
State Board of Health was held in the city
yesterday, the full board being present
The Secretary reported that in accordance
with instructions received at the last meet
ing he had entered into correspondence
with the L. S. Signal officer, Washington,
in regard to the appointment of meteorolo-
aicsl stations in the northern part of the
respondence with persons at several points
with a view of securing observers. As
there are at present no authentic meteoro-
logical observations to refer to for these
parts of the State, it seems desirable to
have such a station at Caribou, Fl. Kent,
the Moosehead Lake region and at another
practicable.
The Secretary gave verbal account of
the smallpox outbreak at Searsport and Of
the measures for the prevention of the dis
ease that had been taken by the local board
of Sesrsport and the State Board. A tele-
gram from the local board of health of that
town informed Secretary Young that no
new cases had occurred to date (June 80
The following resolve Was passed That
this State Board of Health learns with great
satisfaction of the work of house to house
sanitary inspection prosecuted by the local
boards Of health Of Augusta and Portland,
and that this Board urges upon the local
health boards of other cities and towns of
this State the necessitv of carrying out
such inspection go far as they may be able,
IS adding in no small degree to the eff
cheney of their sanitary work and contrib
uting directly to the public welfare.
Prof. Robinson gave verbal report of
the outbreak of rabies in Brunswick. The
death Of one man had already occurred and
two others we're bitten by dogs supposed to
be rsbid. One of these had already gone
TO the Pasteur Institute in New York, but
the other refuses to go anywhere. Since
the muzzling of the dogs. three children
have been bitten by dogs ~earing muzzles.
on account of the insecure manner in which
this safeguard was spilled. Prof. Robinson
was requested by the Board to observe and
collect the facts pertaining to the outbreak
as carefully Is possible, and to communi-
cate them to the Secretary of the Board.
In view of the we'll known fact that dogs
affected with rabies, during the second
stage of the disease, or the stage Of excite
ment, sometimes course for long distances
over the country, bitirg dogs or other AMI
nsais they come in contract with. there is =
possibility that outbreaks of tie disease
may occur in other towns II sus-
pieions cases should 20 occur the
secretaries of the respective boards Of
health are requested to communicate the
facts Immediately to the Secretary of the
State Board. The towns in which Outbreaks
occur are recommended to take the same
prompt measures that are nov in force in
in Brunswick, viz: To destroy all bitten
animals, or preferably. for scientific pur-
poees, to muzxle them, and to secure them
in such manner that there can be 20 pos
sibility of their esesp, Or Of their isfiiet-
ing harm until the question Of the nature
shf the disease il determined by competent
Sornical or veterinary observers; and nnz-
'rnh - secure or destroy all dogs that are
N.piciorAof ha- bitten o.
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