The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-04-11

possible to reach him with medical as
sistance sometimes, and there can be nj
water obtained without the attendant
visiting residents in the vicinity, and
that the man Is liable to suffer from
lack OF attention where he Is.
DIR. Walker says the removal of the
patient to the pest house on the south
side Of the hill will not endanger PEG
pie living in that part Of the city, and
the matter will be brought before the
council at this evenings meeting.
The mar is certainly to be pttied, for
1t is bad enough to be sick with a Sc
nounced by DR.. Walker. without be-
ing toted from one place to another in
an open boat, when he ought to be
kept warm in bed, and given the best
chance to recover If the man recov-
ers in spite Of the treatment he is get
ting 1t will be almost a miracle.
The unfortunate manner In which
this case has been managed shows
plainly that there should be some prep
aration for care Of cases Of this kind.
II things are to be left at loose ends,
and no facilities Immediately available
are to be maintained for the care Of
those striker with infectious diseases,
1t would be more kind and humane to
stand the unfortunates beside al open
rave, shoot them and let them drop In,
thus ~insuring safety of the public with
out torture of the sick, resulting from
barbarous exposure.
DR.. Walker, the newly appointed city
physician wishes to call the attention
Of the public TO the following provi-
ions Of ordinance No. 1859, an ordinance
to protect the public health and pre-
vent the spread Of contagious diseases.
Section Z provides that 1t shall be the
duty of the health inspector, under the
direction of the city physician, to search
out all accumulations of filth, street
rubbish, foul drains, and cess pools,
neglected privies and pools of stagnant
water; to serve notice upon the persons
whose duty 1t Is to remove such pro-
life causes of disease and to prosecute
the DcT6Oilb WIN blldll llC6lCSb W PS
form the duties required of them by
the board of health, or by the health
ordinance of the common council, and
In general 1t shall be the duty of the
health inspector to carry into effect all
the orders of the city physician n
regulations of the board OF health and
common council, affecting the public
health, and under the direction of the
state health officer. to carry into effect
the quarantine laws and regulations OF
the state of Oregon.
Section 8 says 1t shall be h duty OF
each physician In the city to report to
the city physician In writing, every pa
tient he shall have laboring under Ash
attic cholera, typhus fever, diphtherla.
smallpox, scarlet fever, or measles, or
other dangerous or contagious diseases
Immediately after he shall be satisfied
Of the nature of the disease, and also
to report every case of any such d.
sease Immediately after the same may
come to his knowledge; further, 1t shall
be the duty of every such physician to
report to the city physician every case
OF death from any such disease, coming
to his knowledge, Immediately after it
shall have occurred or come to his
knowledge.
Sections Q, 10, and II, provide that
the Keepers, OF OW0eTS Ut VI
any lodging house, boarding house, ho-
tel, or private house or store, etc, shall
Immediately give notice in writing to
the city physician as soon as any case
OF contagious disease comes to their
knowledge, In any of the premises re-
ferred to, and section II further pro-
vides that public notice of the existence
of contagious diseases shall be given by
displaying a yellow flag furnished by
he chief of police, and by posting con-
spicuously on the premises, printed no.
ices not less than 12X18 inches in size,
lpon which the name Of the disease
hall be plainly printed, and the flag
nd notice so placed must there remain
III removed by order of the city ply
ilcian.
DR.. Walker wishes especially to call
he attention of the public to section 10,
which provides that it shall be the duty
( the city physician, in every practi-
able way, to impress on the citizens
( the city the Importance and duty of
~accination and revaccination in the
ase Of persons who have never been
accinated or who have passed a period
[ more than seven years since the time
[ thir last vaccination, and especially
he necessity of having their infant
hildren vaccinated.