New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-07
TO BAR OUT CHOLERA.
STATE BOARDS OF HEALTH ACTIVE.


WORK. GENERAL SYSTEM FAVORED
The extent 10 which the people OF this country
are aroused at the possible invasion OF cholera TINS
spring and the strenuous efforts which are being
made 10 prevent the spread OF the disease II II
should break out were made manifest yesterday NJ the
meetings OF the international Conference OF the State
Boards OF Health which continued It's sessions at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel The principal business Of tho
morning session was 10 receive reports from the
representatives OF each State and also those oil Cnnada
and Mexico as 10 what had been done by each >ta''
Board OF Health 10 protect the territory under ",
juT dctiOn against cholera, what Quarantine po"c'N
we're held by each board and what were the present
conditions In the principal cities ana towhs' Ai'ho''
without exception 1t was reported that the state
Iogi at,lres had increased the powers OF the health
boards and that a thorough reorganization Of quar-
antlnc arrangements had been made or was being
made.
When New-York was called there was palhin
silence. DR.. Jenkins had not been al the morning
session the day before when the conference opened 10
welcome the delegates to this state rs many hah eA
pectcd lie would be. and he did not attend e'her &"
the sessions yesterday There was general inlpreS
sion that New lorks representative had not reateu
the conference with due courtesy and much ind'eh-
ton was expressed privately. 1t was said that Dr.
Jenkins was at Albany. The Ideas about the poh'co'
medical quarantine station at Ncw-iork which the
members OF the conference will carry away VIII b'
any thing but agreeable
DR.. A. f. Young OF Maine said that his state
had a complete state and local system Of quarantine
Dr. Watson, Of New-iIampshirc, said that the Legs
ature had recently conferred almost Unlimited powers
upon the state board. The sanitary conditions
throughout the Stne were excellent.
DR.. La Chapelle, OF Quebec. said that his distric'
had SOL local boards Of health regularly organized.
only twenty-onc small municipalities were without
local boards Laws had been passed which wou'd
he promulgated and enforced rs soon as cholera was
discovered.
Dr. TAYLOR Of Indiana. said that his state was
particularly exposed. 30 per cent OF oil the "oru
Fair traffic would pass through the sta'e The Leg
lslaturc had created fund TO be drawn upon III
case ~ a cholera outbreak. complete Inspection
Of the sewerage and the water supply was being
nsde and the frontiers especially were being carefully
examined. al,
DR.. Hamilton. OF Vermont. reported that nnhl
the last Legislature met the state Health Board ""'
merely an advisory body. Now Inc po'i" wa,
clothed with authority and had already app''h' VI
o4O health officers, covering nearly every mum
paity. ,.o,,oo,,.,,,
Or G. A. Lindsey OF Yale, said that connecticut
WAS an Old state and her people were acc"S'o"'"
10 doing things in old-fashioned ways ihe ''"
Board Of Health had been educating inc P''P'o "
r,a,ze the importance Of sanitary precautions ana
although the board had not great powers II "o'"''
he thought be able To keep out cholera
nr Loo for Pennsylvania and DR.. Cooper. i"i
n.,a worc reporred much to- same condition a. ilc
othors. Dr. Hewitt said that Minnesota h"d '''"o
Iishcd go local boards Of health when were carr
r,l,v inspecting all immigrants VINO came III" "a"
state. ,. a,
DR. Hunt OF New-lersey, said that inc po''H VI
danger TO his State were NcwNork ana lhe h'"'
river. The Marine Hospital service had undertaken
. ,h.s. and SEQ that the stations We're fully
or,n,od A canvass OF the local boards had peeh
made and Ney we're found to BE- In good 'ohui''oh
Dr. Lewis said that the state Legislature u >"''"
Carolina had recently established quarantine S''u'"
st Wilmington the only port OF importance
sanitary condition OF the state was only in'r' '"'
a, omar, was being made 10 build UP puohc 'ch"h'"
IN This regard DR.. sebey reported that me sane
precautions used against cnoiera III 7'"' ~
lima Is against yellow fever
mr. Patton OF Louisiana. said that the sanitary
condition OF New-Orleans wss bad. Inc leNe' VI Wv
stree.s wss lower than the level OF inc "h'sH''P
river and there was DO regular system OF DRAINAGE.
Dr. Plunkt reported for Tennessee Ut. -a..on
,or Mssouu Dr. Watson for Alabama, Dr. 'io'o'"'"
for Kentucky and Dr. II. Il. Baker for Mlomsnn'
nr u n Raker OF Michigan Offered IN" ioho"'hs'
which wa. unanimously adopted: .r
Resolved, That. In III" present '"''' -, 49,
state maintaining a martln" luar""''"o
ssss a perfectly equipped station proVioen WI" " 81
pliance, necessary for thorough "iSi'''' ,,o
,ccd vessels unless there are special REASONS " ''
- Tn. last clause was added TO cover Inc
.s. NJ states like NewJcrsey. which can ava" '"'"
calves Of the stations Of nelslboiing s'a'c'' .,,
The question which developed "a. n'o'' o.,
showed the greatest difference OF oplln'" wa u, 4,
loving: In the emergency OF an epdcin'' "o"''
..oo,,coh,c to conduct Uniform system OF insp'c-
lion s.r,ice AT the various state lines ~ as's "'
c,vcn infected district, by means Of Wn'c" ."
49,, and mutual protection would lie secured i"'
question was first referred to a committee oi E'"
Dr. Cochranc. OF Alabama. was charh"h' i'' '
rn,ttee reported that nothing co"id be """' ~
oral way The report was referred Dac" !" "
committee consisting Of DR.. " {. vaughn OIL "'o"s'"
u. I H. Ranch Of Illinois; DIR. o. T. l"t'oh' VI
,.ia,o. Dr y g. Atkinson, Of Missouri. ana d.
l. y Ia Chnpellc Of Quebec. surgron-"'h''"' Wy
o, NJ the Marine Hospital service, was mace Il 'o'
.utlng member Of the committee aio hN i'PV,'
made the special programme for the evening '''''''
rho committee reported that uniform system Oh
inspcction service might he established anu alt
out but that II should not be cohhh'o p' ''''' '
In tho emergency OF an outbreak OF cholera az any
i, ,,o,.c,ors .hould be appointed to examine ever!
au,c,in, train and take the necessary pr'c'"lo"''
Whom necessary % secure uniformity ana '"oI"''
in the execution Of this plan, the N"''n' ''''i'
,,,ce ebould take charge OF tho woik. h'''ro'" u
sho,ld no equipped with medical apparatus """ ~
railroad companies should be requested !" i"in',"
nlaces where persons taken sick on inc roau c"'i"
uovod Merchandise and mails from in'cf'cd pi'c'a
sbould not ordinarily he disnfected pnt ""tt"s VIZ
,,.,, roc,s sbould be carefully fumiga'ed
Tho .ec,ion relating to the Marine Hospital ser
,. nrovoked An extended debate. the difference VI
on,r,on being as TO the relation OF the fcd'ra' ""'
,botlc, TO the state aud local boards ms S''''o'
was finally stricken out. and the rest OF The r'po''
,dap;cd substantially n made. A.
Tho feeling Of the physicians present as ~ VI"
probability Of the appearance OF cholera III tue n'',D
r,,s during ,he coming summer was broueh, IN
Ia de-, nns 4 few expressed themselves s.ronEi,
~ disheeying that there was any danger bn, M
~ fhem were inclined To regard thc >l''l" w., ~
,r,,n The sens, Of the gathering seemed 10 w ~ ~
pressed by Dr. Mccormack, who san Ina" W., IT Cholera
du,v ~ every health officer 10 assume 't'' ..nnaro
vrnrd hre,L ont here this spring, ana 10 P,'P"h'
10 prevent spread Of the dse".r dne p apprr-
r.id who certainly had some grounds ~, "Ii'
,nn, or rouli he satisfied With nothing ieSs. .,
in the afternoon Or. Roberts escorISn Tier. a
oh,m, twontv ia North Brother Island 20
,,rn,oh IN, necti,n was made Of the huiIn'nH' hn
fmmigaiing apparatus and Dr. Eobe,s e. Fromrasos
methods employed In the treatment .,od n Snrcal