The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-17
A HEALTH CONFERENCE.
MARITIME QUARANTINE AND ma.
RINE HOSPITAL OFFICERS MEET.
An Effort to Agree Upon . Set Of Uniform
Regulations So That Cholera Can be
Prevented From Visiting Us.

conference or the maritime quarantine
officers and officers OF the Marine Hos
pital Service convened at noon to-day
at the Office OF Supervising surgeon-Gen-
ersl Wyman. OF the Marine Hospital
Service. The object Of the conference is
to secure the cooperation OF the State
and local maritime quarantine officers in
the adoption OF a set OF uniform ouaran-
tine regulations, in order that along the
entire coast there may be concert and
uniformity Of quarantine during the COM
ing summer, when cholera may visit this
country.
When these regulations are agreed upon
DR.. Wyman will ask the Treasury De-
partment to sanction and promulgats
them.
Those present from outside OF the city
were: DIR. Samuel IL. Durgin, port physi-
clan of Boston. Or. Frank w. Wright
health officer of Savannah. Ga. Dr. ).
A. Clark Hunt representing the State
Board OF Health OF New Jersey; Or.
BENJAMIN Lee, secretary Of the State
Board of Health Of Pennsylvania. Moses
Veale, health officer OF Philadelphia. Or.
James +. McShane, commissioner ot
health at Baltimore Md. Or. william
A. Thorn, quarantine officer at Norfolk.
Va; DR.. II Il. HOrleheck health officer
at Charleston, s. c.. Or w. N. Drummer,
health officer at savannah Ga. DIR. $.
r. Oliphant. president of the Board OF
Health OF Louisiana, and Or. r. Nj.
Swearingen. State health officer OF Texas.
DR.. Jenkins. quarantine officer az New
York. teegraphed that he had been de-
Of srle %
would be here to-day. The officers In
other Atlantic and Gulf coast states
accepted the invitation to be present,
but have not arrived yet.
Drs j. Y. Porter. health officer or FLOR
ida: Willars Springer. port physician OF
Wilmington. Del, and W G. Curtis. quar-
antlne officer at the Wilmington IN. CD
quarantine, also took part In the con-
ference.
Or. Wyman opened the conference In
an address. in which he stated It's pur-
pose. The act Of the last session OF Com
gress establishing additional quarantine
laws was explained by him. lie said that
IL was made the duty of the supervising
surgeon general. under the direction OF the
Secretary Of the Treasury. to care for
the quarantine service. TO examine State
and local quarantine regulations. and to
their execution. and where the local or
State regulations were insufficient 10 sup
plement them With additional regulations.
The regulations were 10 be uniform.
and were not TO discriminate against any
port or place. AT present the regulations
were not uniform. and were not always
| written regulations. In order that the
service might learn what were the rules
at the various ports, and In order that
| they might be uniform, he had re-
| auested the Secretary OF the Treasury to
| have the conference held. \ nystem %
rules had been framed by the officers OF
| the Marine Hospital service TO serve "a
| a basis for their deliberations. only a
| small number OF persons had been In
vited, as IL was thought this would insure
| greater effectiveness In the work and In
| issuing the invitations they had been lim-
| tied TO persons actually engaged In or
| directly connected with quarantine Work.
The REGULATIONS. as heretofore framed,
consist of a preamble, SITTING al what
| ports quarantine stations should 10 equip
ped with all appliances. and at what
| other ports inspection stations should be
maintained and the period or mainte-
nance. The regulations define the equip
ment OF stations. state what vessels
should be inspected how they shall be
treated IL disc ases 'Te found aboard. tho
mode OF treatement of specific diseases,
the proper mode OF dislnfectton, etc
Special rules are made with reference
| to quarantine for cholera and yellow
| fever.
| The regulations we're read section by
section. and were freely discussed. The
| discussion was conducted IN an entirely
friendly tone throughout The meeting
was harmonious, and VIII be continued
| until satisfactory set or regulations
have been mutually agreed upon.
| Secretary Carlisle has issued circular
| amending paragraph eighteen, artlcie
eleven, OF the quarantine laws and regu-
lations OF February q, 1898, 10 read as
| follows:
| steam vessels from suspected or In
fected port where yellow-tever prevails
may be allowed 10 enter at the port OK
Baltimore and ports north OF Baltimore
Md, after five days from date OF depart
ure from such ports without disinfec-
| tion or detention. unless In bad sanitary
condition. or with bad sanitary history.
| In either case they Will be detained In
quarantine five days after disinfecuon'
this regulation to apply to the North
| Atlantic coast only. secretary SaI"S''
| adds to quarantine regulations
The following addition 70 article three
Of the quarantine regulations OF Febru-
airy a, 1893. has been issued by Secretary
Carlisle: inspection Of passengers taken
on board vessels touching at Intermedi-
ate foreign ports. and subject 10 inspec-
ton under the provisions OF article one.
shall be made by tie consular officer OF
the United states at said port In the man
ner prescribed FOR inspection at me port
of departure. In case there shail De no
consular officer at such port, then ,ne IN
spection shall be made by the local hesith
officer. Certificate OF such Inspection
shall be made by said inspecting omeer'
and shall be attached 70 ana SvSoiie