St. Paul daily globe., 1892-09-06
STATE BOARD ACTS.
DR.. Hewitt Explains the Quaran.
tine Regulations at the
500.
Town and Village Health Boards
Urged to Clean
Up

The state board of health met at the
capitol yesterday morning at the sug-
gestiOn of the governor. Present: Gov.
Merriam, DR.. Leonard. of Minneapolis;
DR.. Millard. of ST. Paul; DR.. w. j.
Mayo, of Rochester; Dr.. G. F. McComb.
of Duluth. and the secretary. DR.. Hew-
lit stated the object of the meeting and
gave detailed account of steps which
have already been taken for securing
information of immigrants exposed to
the cholera, or any other infectious
disease: the date of their arrival; ship
in which they came; disease to which
exposed; the methods taken for their
isolation and disinfectiou: their names,
numbers and local destination in
Minnesota; also the condition of
the seaport quarantine and the action of
the Canadian Pacific railway, which lie
has Just been inspecting at the 800"
That road promises to cease bringing
immigrants by boat from Owens Sound;
to disinfect all immigrants baggage at
the point of arrival i'll Canada. the dis
injecting to be done under medical
supervision; to isolate all immigrants,
passing quarantine, in separate cars,
which are to he drawn at the rear of the
train and secluded from all other pas
SengerS. All baggage to be diSinfected
and put in box cars and sealed up at
point OF departure to the 500" All
suspected Immigrants arriving at the
Canadian 500 are examined by the med:-
cal experts of the Marine hospital scrv-
ice and 10y the emmigrant agent Of the
United States before crossing into this
country. All cases OfinfectiouS disease,
or persons OF baggage that has been eX-
posed to them, wilinot be permitted to
cross until proper regulations have
been complied with. Such baggage as
is not above suspicion is disintected
upon the American side of the 500 by
the same authorities.
After discussing the general question.
the board instructed the secretary to
supplement the notice to local boards of
health respecting sanitary inspection,
already urged 10y an appeal to the mu-
nicipal authorities of cities and villages
and chairmen of townships, calling
their attention TO the necessity for the
immediate collection and removal of all
contents of privies and ceSspools, with
the substitution of better arrangements
in future. Also for the removal of all
other collections Of decaying vegetable
or animal matter regularly hereafter 1t
was also suggested to them the proprI-
ETY. of calling public meeting to coop
crate with the local boards of health for
the accomplishment of these ends.
DR.. Kelley, health commissioner of
Minneapolis. appeared before the board
and explained the arrangements made
to remove garbage and night soil after
sixty days into the country and its diSpo-
sition upon the farming lands. His at
tention was called to the necessity for
immediate action as respects the dispo-
sal of night soil and its immediate en-
tire exclusion from the river. He ex-
presses his intention to heartily coop
crate in the measures suggested to that
end. DIR. Leonard was appointed a COM
mittee to officially cali the attention of
the mayor and authorities Of Mime
apOliS to the necessity for the immedi-
ate suDDressing of any more dumping OF
night soil and garbage in the Mississippi
river.
The board issued call upon the gen.
eral managers of the Trunk lines COM
ing into Minnesota to meet the governor
and the board in l.iS rooms at the capi-
tOl at 10 o'clock tomorrow, the 9th, with
reference to their cooperation in such
measures as are necessary to secure the
greatest safety to the people of the state
against the possible advent of cholera in
the person or baggage OF immigrants.