New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-22
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE REPORT.
op1v1oN OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON QUA

OPINION Of THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ooAN'
ANTIyE.
The Special Committee Of the Chamber OF commerce
nm Quarantine has received the following report iro
the Advisory Committee Of Physicians. "hicn Ieio''
hos been approved by the committee OF the Cnamper
and copy sent to Governor Flower Dr. 'enAinS anu
charles Foster Secretary Of the treasury
The Medical Advisory Committee OF the Champer o'
Commerce has the honor to submit the following STATE
ments of its opinion regarding the quarantine
lion OF passengers and the dislniecuon VI
Your committee has called In council In It's denDTIs
ton on these matters Walter Wyman M NJ Hasna Hos
ing surgeon general OF the Cnteu eant Int was
sfal who WAS however unable 10 be present, gu, Ws
sl sprSse9ea Y K,S S%g Waffle Hospital service.
pr Kinvons presence had been lnoeP,huenu3 ssntiSc
cted BY yo9T oo%@aee on sanitary affairs his
SPECIAL knowledge OF noderh naIlio dinfection OF
arement,. and the modern me'''olS u
sR1 have further summoned to our e9nieeacpr b ~
r Mhole large personal knowledge Of tine PrH Hs
lens before US many of which were toSch "s III Tinted
Stats on the CHOLERA In Europe and india' r""''
lis counsel most desirable. g., r co,ssrencs by the
orinion u" Of DIT george stcrnbeFs heutena"''0O"''
and s aT Informal eoputauon with the 6ehWlSmGn
lust Friday seP SI4 or le 70 was
Jenkins Health oIsr t 81 tf rp We were a
ffGrmstey unable avail ourseve OF h s Hopkins
Professor William H. wecs ss Of io ies i0l but Who was
n,,a we have thus awaited ourselves OF lhe III
,ah,. counsel Of the gentlemen VINO met Mn ,,o"S
visrav and while believe that our conciusiom
az. I'm accord with their Views. so 1u 10 n~nucitlv
ar ,io m obtain them, wish TO state exPti'iS ~;
~ for the opinions and conclusions ehiuoui man
tha' nort YOUR committee and not these .noa
tpl' n.rnnnsiie IL should be distinctly E,s
mr. IN Terminating the opinions contained III IT,
.ine rc have limited the scope OF ou, " ;o,y,
t,dns entirely to Asiatic cholera, anu 10 tne '
,snces 81 the present epidemic , .n which
NJ report here only the copaltiohs un enser our
IN, Germs of the disease are liable TO ene 81 the
nv ,n transatlantic ships, and certain VI mt
na,,raa which seem 10 necessary 10, pre- az
me- hSn .ccsss The control OF other infect@us ui'
.ns en ofssrs distinct problems In each case ,s,,
oyJnions which have formed resi- priIain'
r,'n thfs consideration That unetr otu ai,,on ~
aktops there Is little liability to the IN, . Ill
to germs Of Asatic cholera either S other hama
~ ttrongh ships carg0es. II Is on 'ns Vthel
or meS The ships Inhabitants ana ther Pc'so n"
LITTLE r"is that the contaHon OF this dlseaSc ID "'0'
hape ,ew Of the fact just stated we concuS d,e
nro, Conclusion adopted By the Iechnon =, rnme
~ 81 The international sanitary I ID of the
sion oi mai dsinfecton OF merchandise anu VI Ue
In 1872 unnecessary. This general statement, nov .
naIIs n,st we believe, be Quallicu Miisn i,r,nn,
esor, iS known TO have been prepares ol sn,o,
chanoi'e - "n,oces has been shipped from ihI'uN
IN ihiec. ras been brought ships In wmch chois
PsI's, y, % Snring the voyage. Under eIth ~
nn1dI,tons n IS opinion thtt mtai .Dasa meas
mum mi,i aenend upon the nature oil me Gs Which
nrss WI W aci,nc and circumstances nar WIZ NJ
,v'uua VI ,,iae ID before during the No!a,r, -
n ma ,h,an That general merchandise prilI.IIs ~
n"n 10 In mn,nfscted places. In boxes or DI', a.,
packed IN ,as and which has been shipped AZ III