Omaha daily bee., 1893-04-10
GUARDING AGAINST DISEASE
Results of the Meeting of State Boards Of
Health at New York.
DID NOT RECOGNIZE THE GOVERNMENT
In Their Plans to Prevent the Coming OF
Cholera They Have No Place tor
the National Authoritics-
\ Few Opinions.

New NoRT, April 0-Thc failure of tho
conference of delegates from the state
boards of health, which has just finished it's
session in this city, to recognize the national
government as a factor in enforcing uuaran-
tine regulations has left many of the mem-
bcrs in an unhappy frame of mind
The proposition to pay a number of the in
spcctors in service between state lines
under the United States marine hospital
service failed Of adoption, the disappointed
ones say, because there was not time enough
to make the fight for it against compara-
lively small portion Of the conference which
opposed it.
81 believe that large majority of the con-
ference was in favor OF sharing the response
bility with the national government" said
DIR. H. b. Baker of Michigan, the treasurer
of the national organization, to a reporter.
1T Is something which Is in perfect accord
with the law recently passed by congress,
and unless the state authorities maintain
quarantine provisions which are considered
ample, the national marine hospital service
will assist anyway
Failure to Recognize the Government.
"Why then did the conference vote not to
recognize the national government he was
asked
Because few Of those present made
-
OF the delegates were very much afraid that
the rights of the states were To be mfringed
ON. We had SO many other things to do that
there was no time to fight it OUT
"DO you think the resolutions passed by
the representatives of the states in tina
Mississippi valley will be carried into eff
fcCt!'
II do. Secretary Carlisle will be asked TO
appoint commission to visit the European
countries from which cholera seems most
likely to be imported, to ascertain what is
the condition there and what is the apparent
danger to this country from it, | do not
think MIR Carlisle can refuse 20 do this
when he considers that all of the great states
in the interior are represented in the
request
"Do you consider the results of the confer
CnCe satisfactory" J"
With the exception Of that part which
had to do with the question of recognizing
the national authorities, / do. 1t has some
value, in that it has brought the health
officers of 50 many states into direct con-
sultatton with the surgeon general of the
Marine hospital We want a barricade
against infectious diseases drawn from the
Canadian line to point far enough south to
include the Baltimore X Ohio railroad. We
want an inspection service on every trans
portation line, and we have it established
for considerable portion OF the distuucc.n
Minncsotas System.
DIR. Charles n Hewctt executive officer Of
the health board of Minnesota said that
among the most important precautions to be-
taken was system of notifications from the
health officers ut the port OF New York to
the health boards In the interior Minnesota
had such "A system Whenever an immigrant
lands from IN infected port or an Infected
ship we are informed whether he intends
coming to our state. DIR. Jenkins sends us by
wire the time of departure of the immi-
grants, the number in the party, and the
disease with which they may possibly be
contaminated. Our state pays the telegraph
tolls and is glad to DO it,
"ls this not eXpensiye?"
1--WE have cipher which enables a great
deal of information to be sent in ten words.v
Can you trace these immigrants on their
arrival in Minnesota
I'VE can trace great many"
" Have you prevented the spread of con-
tagious diseases by this system!n
"Of those who came last year there were
sixteen cases of sickness on arrival They
had measles and diphtheria They were 40
once isolated and placed under the health
regulations and no further spread of the dis
ease resulted"