Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-09-15

Various State Boards Of Health Meet and
Adopt Rules.


have Joined hands with the medical
men 70 prevent the spread OF cholera.
A conference was held today between
the state board OF health and repre-
sentative managers IN this city. The
meeting was held at the Grand Pacific,
Tor the purpose OF adopting practical
methods of saving the people from the
scouTge which has now entered New
York, and which, il 10 feared, may
stray 10 other cities II the strictest
means of prevention he not exercised.
Previous TO the conference with the
railway a meeting of the medical men
was held for the purpose of drawing up
rules 10 be submitted for discussion.
Among those present from other cities
were: Or. c. y. Hewitt, secretary of the
Minnesota board of health; Or. Scion
Marks, president of the Wisconsin
the same board; Or. +. X. Kennedy,
secretary of the Iowa board; DR.. j. G..
Schroeder,a member of the same board /;
Or. Delos Tell, of the Michigan board (;
DR.. William Bailey, of the Kentucky
board; DR.. {. c. Probst, secretary of
the Ohio board; DR.. +. Atkison, secre-
tary of the Missouri board /;
Or. c. n. Metcalf, secretary of
the Indiana board, and DR.. J. n. Nc
Cormick, secretary of the Kentucky
board. The following members of the
Illinois board were present: Dr.W. A.
Haskell, president; DR.. w. F. Reilly,
secretary; DR.. A. l.. Clark, DR.. b. Nc
Griffith, DR.. l.. \. Ludham and DR..
Williams. The meeting adopted the
following previous to adjournment at
o'clock: Requirements of the state
board of health of the states of Illinois,
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Michigan,
Kentucky. Missouri and ONO for the
transportation of immigrant passengers
and their effects to the states repre-
sented by the said boards.
Rule /. That this conference recon-
mends that every immigrant passenger,
before being allowed to land at any
port of, or TO cross into the United
States, shall obtain a certificate from
the health officer of their point of en-
tIy or from sanitary inspector of the
United States marine hospital service.
Where the service has charge of the
quarantine and disenfection, or the
same certificate from the qualan-
tine officer of Crosse Isle, setting
forth the name of such immigrant,
whence emigrated. name and port of
clearance of vessel and the date of ar
rival at port OF entry. The fact of the
existence or nOn-existence of any IN
fecuous diseases on said ship; the per-
iod OF detention therefor at quaran.
tine, local destination of the imml-
grant in any state or territory of the
nd nrth
cate that he is free from any danger of
conveying contagicn of Asiatic cholera
or smallpox in person and that his or
her effects and belongings nave been
subjected to a proved process OF dis
enfection before allowed to enter in the
United States.
Rule 2. That certificate of disin-
lection, AZ requested in rule one, signed
by the official under whose charge the
work of inspection and disinfection
has been performed, and giving name
of owner and date of issue, shall be
conspicuously attached to each piece
of baggage of immigrant.
Rule 3. That any railroad or trans
portatlon company accepting immI-
grants for transportation through the
country represented at this conference,
who are not provided with certificates
prescribed in rule one, and whose bag
gage does not bear the certificate pro-
vided for in rule two, shall be subject
to the quarantine rules of the states
represented IN this conference, and to
detention at the borders, or within the
territory of such state for such thor
oughness of inspection as the authori-
ties of each state NAV deem necessary.
Rule 4. That immigrant passengers,
il not conveyed on separate trains ex-
clusively devoted to such service, shall
be transported only IN separate cars
attached 20 the rear of trains and tier
baggage shall be conveyed IN separate
baggage cars and shall not be received
therefrOm except at distributing points
in the different states, and similar
precautions shall be observed in the
transportation OF immigrant passen-
gers by water.
Rule >. That railroad or other trans
portstson companies carrying such i'm
migrants shall telegraph TO the secre.
tarles Of the state boards of health or
designated health authorities at the dis
trlbutlng points advising them of the
time OF arrival Of such immigrant and
IA time sufficient 20 allow of the tram.
being met bv the inspectors. and shall
also telegraph notice of any sickness.
among immigrants to said officers.
Rule 8. That the requirements Sc,
forth in rules one and two shall apply
- passenger of any class arriving on =
vessei infected with As,atIC cholera or
small pox.
A. 2 O'Clock the meeting was thrown
open and the conference with the re.
preventative OF TIE railroads began
The rules were adopted with tho ex
Ception Of number four. 20 which
exception vas TAKEN bv the railroad
men. IL vas changed 80 "a 20 leays
'he question to She ioca. board by the
adoption ~ the followng substitute.
Rule 4 That INN grant passengers
II not conveyed on separate trains es
c.usveiv devoted to sfch service. sbalI
hs transpof when praci.l cable ln cars
% which access shall be- denied O. Other
passengers, aud Size d.snfected bag
sage, other thsn hand baggage carried
ty them. shall ne be access ble q
tuem anti tneF Have srUved go t1sH
respective points OF destination. atsi
s.ni. .af precautions slal 81 observed lei
ta1 tfsu spofta0an ~ lmm grant pas
seu cess hf water
tHe follow resolutions were AS
al ttad
Resolved. Thst@s reeoga Ife and 49,
rFsflate ins gaia1 ~ Size ceTf.h. a.,
shleh Hsve been gwen ~ quarantine
aGf sis certifying S. Else bssI th "a im
srsnt- destined f8F zee interior IS ths
eoanffy snt 49, - tender oar thsaEi
fo the Hf'io.ais $40 haze sTea saet
cert nfakss