Telegram-herald., 1891-11-10
FOR THI PUBLIC HEALTH
Hereafter We Shall Know when
In Danger
FROM OUR DISEASED lNnICalyTS
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Lansing, Nov. s.--lne State Board OF
Health lAs SUED bulletin reading As
follows
"In lsss, the Michigan State Board
of Health resolved. that ths local
boards of hraitn throughout the State
bs urged 10 second the action OF the
State Board of Health by making reg
ulations" declaring typnosd fever
disease dangerous 10 tho public
health" which should be reported 10
the health oiiieer IN accordance with
the Law. Also, tnat IN the opinion OF
the Doard ali cases of so-eallei "typho-
malarIal fever should DC reported TO
the local health officer. and the same
precautions taken IA in cases or Typhoid
lever. Also that ali cases oi fever OF
doubtful origin continuing more than
seven days should be reported 10 The
hexlih officer, and precautions taken as
III other diseases dangerous 10 tne pub
lie health, sucn AS typhoid fever.
Since this acton 10y the State Board
OF Health, 1t seems t.iat n less prop r
ton tnan formerly OF the cases OF lever
are n ported as "tnpho-malarial," anu
an incrtaAng proportion OF the cases OF
! typhoid fever which occur, are. un-
douhLculy. beng reported 10 the State
Board OF ueaHn. Ine local boards oil
health are beglnning to cooperate with
the State Board; thus ~ It's meeting,
Oct. 10, 1891, the board of health OF tile
city OF Alpena adopted SUBSTANTIALLY
the same re esolGtions as those adopt, q
| 10y the State Board, and restrictive
measures for the prevention OF typhoid
fever are coming 10 be general through
out Michigan. There was need Tor IT.,
because the vital statistics Indicate that
about thousand lives year We're be-
lng lost IN Michigan from this prevent
able disease.
The Official bulletin of the u. s. Quar-
antinc Service, Tor Oct. 80, 1891, con-
Iains tho following:
Michigan State Board of Health,
Office OF the Secretary,
Lansing. Mich, October 10. 1890.
Waiter Wyman. NJ. D., Supervising
Surgeon. General Marine Hospital Ser
wee. Dear Doctor-ln your Abstract
of Sanitary Reports, pages 45l-456, l
notice thst .here has recently been &C
corded TO the Minnesota State Board OF
| Health what several OF our boards have
long desired, namely, mot lii,auon To
State health authorities of immigrants
arriving at New York from infected To-
callties or vessels" whose proposed des-
tlnatlon is within the stale notified.
write to ask that such notices DO sent
To this oiilce.
Asyou will see. from the inclosed
Names and Addresses of Health Of
tcers IN Michigan Tor the years lo9l-92, "
there are over 100 local boards or
health IN Michigan with which this
hoard Is prepared to communicate and
co. operate.
trust that Il may he practicable TO
give notices TO tins office. As il done for
the State hoard of health of Minnesota.
Very respectfully,
HESRY Z. BAKER, Secretary
Washington. ID. c., Oct. 2S. 1891: SIR
-Reierr.ng 10 your letter of the 10th
netaat. requesting to ne notified OF
immigrants arriving 1T New York from
infected localities or vessels, whose
| destination is within the State cf MIchl-
gan, have the honor TO inform YOU
that your request has been approved.
and YOU will tie regularly notified here
alter ss requested. By order of the
Supervising urgcon-General Va. III. 5.
Respectfully yours.
II. ". AUsTIS. Surgeon NJ. NJ. s.
20 DR.. Hsnry L. Baker, Secretary
Michigan state Board of Health, Ian
siiig, Mich..
In accordance with the foregoing Mr..
Baker announces that notices are belrg
rcceiv, d and forwarded by the secre-
/ tsry III the Michigan Board of Health,
and Il Is hoped that this will ard local
boards in restricting the spread Of dan
gerons diseases.