Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-04-18
THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH.
Important Meeting at oIontpelier Vest
DIFFERENTIATION of the State
use-Ounrantines

Decentralization of the State
House-ounrantines.
The State Board of Health held an i'm
portent meeting in Montpelier Thursday. DR..
Chessmore of Huntington, presiding, and DR..
Charles l.. Allen of Rutland, secretary of
the board, who was i'll this city Thursday
evening on his way home was interviewed in
relation TO the proceedings by representa- =
tive Of the FREE Pass. The first business
considered was the ventilation OF the State
House which subject was referred to the
board and Sergeant tArmsPhnney by the
last Legislature, Mr.. Phinney acting with
the board. Some time since the problem
was submitted to experts and as Il result
several propositions were presented. One
of these was by Boston man and his plan
may be stated in a general way as follows:
An exhaust fan located near the hot air fan
at the rear OF the structure would by sue
ton draw the impure air from the various
rooms and the vacuum would be filled
by cold air from fues running under the
floors of the building. The plan would
necessitate the blasting of two chambers
in the solid rock under the building, one
100 feet long, four feet wide and four feet
deep and the other over 100 feet long, seven
feet wide and four feet deep. The cold air
would flow into each room under the radia-
tors in such way that it would become
warmed. This was the only feasible plan
presented, in the judgment of the members
Of the board, but it was considered too eX-
pensve as the apparatus would cost $4,000 or
$4,000 and the excavation an equal amount
if not more. 1t was accordingly decided to
take no action at present in relation to the
matter, but to cons ider it further at the
next regular meeting to be held in June or
July.
The board considered a communication
from the Royal Commission of England in
relation to vaccination and Dr. Hamilton
of Richford a member of the board, who
had charge of the quarantine on the border
during the smallpox scare several years since
was authorized to draw up a report to be
forwarded TO the commission of which Lord
Herschal is chairman.
A circular has been received from Secre-
tary Rusk of the agricultural department,
asking for statistics and information in rea-
ton to the adulteration of food and various
products in this State but the board had no
data and no action was taken with refer
ence to the matter
A communication was received from the
surgeon general of the Marine hospital SER
vice in relation to the inter-S State transmits
sion of cholera, yellow fever, small pox and
other contagious diseases. There is already
an agreement in force by tho terms of which
the Board of Health of any State is to no
| tify the Boards of Health of other States of
the appearance of any contagious disease
within its borders, and DR.. Hamilton was
requested to report whether anything
further was to be recommended by the
Board Of this State.
The surgeon general also suggested that
the Board in accordance with the provisions
of the law passed by Congress in relation to
quarantine against leprosy, appoint an in
spector on the border, and DR., Hamilton
was accordingly appointed inspector for
! Vermont.