The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-04-19
STATES HEALTH BOARD
Met in Spring Session Here Yester-
day Afternoon.
A CHOLERA EPIDEMIC is FEARED.
Resolutions for tho Government of
the Board Passed-ProvIdes Tor
Quarantine Stations on the Borders.
Applicants Tor Physicians Certtii-
Gates Considered.


Gates Considered.
Tho West Virginia state board Of
health held its annual spring meeting
hore yesterday. The session convened
at the Public Library building in the
rooms OF the board OF education. The
following members Of the board were
present: Drs. N. D. Baker, of Martins.
burg; i, S. Brock, OF Morgantowni A,
NJ, Late, OF Bridgeport W, +. Ewing,
OF Charleston Thomas T, Carpenter, OF
Poca; b. +. Irons, of Pickaway, Monroe
county. and l., D, Wilson, OF Wheeling.
The candidates Tor physician's certiti-
Gates were as follows; Theodore Lee.
son, Grove, DoddFidge county, 40 per
cent; II. NJ. Rubnall, Maiden, Kanawha
county, ~ per cent; l.. W. Gilpin,
Berkeley Springs, Morgan county. "
The members who conducted the eX'
animation were; Wilson, surgery; Car
penter, practice oil medicine; Brock and
Baker, anatomy and physiology; Late,
obstetrics; Ewing and Irons, chemistry
and materia mediea
The application OF the Ohio medical
union for recognition was favorably
acted upon by the board,
The report OF the immigrant inspeC-
tor at the Harper's Ferry station, DR..
WIN Henshaw, was read and received.
1t Tecounts the difficulties experienced
in inspecting tho baggage and persons
OF the great number Of Immigrants
passing over tho Baltimore 4 Ohio at
the time OF the cholera scare last fall.
The greater number held tickets for
points west OF Wheeling, though a
number were destined for Wheeling and
points along the West Virginia Central
road. The total number OF trains ex-
amined was twenty-oue, ank number OF
immigrants 1908,
CHOLERA PROTECTION.
Resolutions in view OF the probability
of cholera invading this country were
passed, which will be the rules OF the
board, as follows:
Whereas, This board views with deep
est concern the continued spread OF
Asiatie cholera on the continent OF
Europe, and realizing the imminent
danger OF its gaining foothold on our
own country, and
Whereas The state board OF health is
charged with authority OF law for the
preservation OF the public health, thero-
fore
Resolved, That it is the sense OF this
board in .the event OF cholera becoming
epidemic at any OF our Atlantic ports
that uniform and thorough inspection
service should be established and car
Tied into effect in tho state OF West Vir-
ginia.
Should tho emergency referred to
arise, the secretary is instructed to
place an efficient inspection officer at all
points WHARF trunk lines Of trapsporta-
lion, carrying immigrants, enter the
state.
If any passenger on any such train
shows any symptoms Of cholera, small
pox or typhoid fever such person
should be isolated as far as possible.
The sick person should DO taken to the
nearest emergency hospital, or the car
containing the person should be side
tracked in an isolated place and proper
accommodations provided in the car.
In either case the names and adj
dresses Of other passengers on that car
should be teiegraphed to the health
authorities at their respective places Of
destination.
When passengers in car in which u
suspect has been found, are transferred
another car should il possible bo pro-
Vided for their exclusive use, and they
should DO kept under strict surveillance
30 long as within the borders OF the
state.
1t shall be tho duty OF the local board
OF health OF any county within whose
jurisdiction a suspect may be removed
from train, to take charge OF the same
unless otherwise provided for by the
railroad company or other authority
competent to deal with cases OF infec.
tious and contagious diseases
Railroad companies arc requested to
provide at such places in this state as
the board OF health may designate,
accommodation for those taken sick en-
route; such accommodation to DO sub
ject to the inspection and approval Of
the state board OF health.
1t is earnestly urged upon all railroad
companies, in the event OF an epidemic
OF cholera to provide their passenger
coaches with closets, specially arranged
for tho retention and dsinfoction Of
focal matter.
The person and baggage of all sus-
poets must be subjected to thorough
disinfection after the most approved
methods, and the car in which such
suspect is found must not DO used until
it has been thoroughly disiniected by
fumigation and the application OF tho
bi-chloride solution.
1t is earnestly desired that tho peo-
pie throughout tho state heartily CO.
operate with the state and local boards
oil health in their efforts to prevent tho
introduction and spread OF cholera
within our borders, and to this end it is
earnestly urged upon tho citizena OF
the state that they take measures at
once to place their premises in tho
best possible sanitary condition.
After the boards afternoon session
adjourned nm impromptu steamboat
excursion was nadc up, all the visiting
physicians going down to Bcllaire whore
they were shown many OF that towns
industries, including tho glass factories.
The board will hold It's regular sum.
ner meeting at Charleston on July 10th.
DR., Baker, the secretary OF tho board,
left at midnight for his homo, Martins.
burg, and the othors will leave to-day.