The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-09-16
CONFERENCE.
WEST VIRGINIA, ONO AND PENN
SYLVANIl.


IMMEE SGAIA8 MNEMHNGNIEU III
THE sEcRErARIEs or THEIR
STATE BOARDS or HEALTH.
"A sanitary conference was held Al
the Hotel Anderson, Pittsburg, on the
morning Of Sunday last. Three States,
Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia
were represented by the Secretaries Of
their State Boards OF Health. The
principal part Of the morning was giv-
en- to a discussion Of the proper pro-
vision to be made by the city of Pitts
burg, in case Of an epidemic Of cholera.
The local authorites, represented atthe
conference, favored the establishment
Of floating hospital on the Ohio river.
To this proposition DR.. Baker, Of West
Virginia, and DIR. Probst, Of Ohio, Of
fered objections saying that as the
Ohio is the water supply for the bor-
dering States such hospital would be
. source Of very great danger 70 people
living:below Pittsburg, and oven il re-
fuse should be 50 carefully disinfected
as to eliminate the danger, the people
could not be led to believe themselves
free from exposure as long rs the hos
pital existed. The proposal was aban-
doned and land hospital favored.
Reports were prevented BY Drs. Lee,
Probst and Baker, showing whatmeas-
ures had already been taken in their
respective States.
The conference then took up the
main topic which Il had been called to
discuss, namely railroad quarantine.
The plan adopted BY the West Virgins
Board was explained and on motion Of
pr. Baker the following resolution was
adopted
That the Secretary, DR.. Probst, be
instructed to communicate with the
Secretary u The Treasury argipg him
to have each immigrant provided with
q certificate Of his inspection made BY
the Marine Hospital service, such cer-
tificate to be recognized by the State
Boards Of Health represented at this
conference.
The resolution, DIR. Baker said. was
not meant TO convey the idea that they
believed the National authoritarian any
manner lax in the requirements Of the
occasion, but the cooperation Of the
Government officials with the State
authorities would be an assurance to
the people that every precaution to
prevent the cholera from coming here
was being rigidly looked after. DR..
Probst was instructed to suggest to
the Secretary Of the Treasury the fol-
lowing information required as being
essential to the matter by the State
Boards: The name and sex Of the inn
migrant; the port Of departure and en-
try; name Of the vessel; duration Of
detention under observation after ex-
posture to cholera; the destination and
the name Of the inspector.
DR.. Lee offered this resolution, which
was adopted:
That the conference suggest to the
several boards here represented the
expediency Of adopting an order re-
curing every immigrant to be furnish
cd with certificate from the Bureau
of immigration or the United States
Hospital service at his or her point Of
debarkation, and forbidding steam
boat or railroad companies to trans
port immigrants into or through their
respective States not provided with
such certificate. And further that
whenever any board shall consider it
necessary to establish an inspection
station Mt the State line, the inspector
shall be provided with punch by
which such certificate can be counter
signed il he deems the, holder free
from contagion.
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