The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-07
DON'T THINK IT WILL PASS.
DR.. Drummer Not Uneasy About the
State Board Of Health Bill.

. JAW DNAAA VI AANAAAA DhAAH
/ Some Of the Features of the Bill and
/ What 1t representations Powers
/ Vested in the State Health ono er.
/ The Opposition to the Measure in
/ That 1t Is Intended to Control the
Maritime Quarantine.
Health Officer Drummer returned yes
terday morning from Atlanta where he is
reported to have gone in opposition to the
state board Of health bill When seen
yesterday by a MORNING News reporter,
however. DR.. Drummer would not say
what was the object of his visit to At
lanta. He did say that from what he
had learned in Atlanta he had no fear the
state board of health bill introduced by
Judge Mershon, of Brunswick, would be-
come law.
DR.. Drummer feels satisfied that ma
jority of the representatives agree with
him IN his opposition to the bill. He
brought back with him a copy of it. The
bill provides for state board, to consist
Of five members, to be appointed by the
governor. The board is to elect a health
Od1cer, whose salary is fixed at SO, 600 per
annum and travelling expenses while in
discharge of his duties. An assistant
health officer is also provided for, to be
called into service in the absence of the
healtI of1icer from the state, or during
his inability to act from any cause. His
pay IS fixed at Sl5 day and travelling ex-
penses while in service.
MUST BE AN A l PHYSICIAN
The health officer is to be elected for a
term OF four years unless sooner removed
for cause The terms of the memb ers of
the board are four years, or until their
successors are appointed. The health of
ficer is required to be an expert in the
diagnosis of yellow fever, small pox,
cholera and other infectious diseases and
must be "a person of recognized ability
and skilled in hygiene and sanitary
science, and a graduate of recognized
and reputa Die medical college,"
1t IS made the duty of every practicing
physician in the state to report immedi-
ately to the president of the board of
health, in the most expeditions manner,
every case of infectious or contagious dis
ease coming under his observation Pen
alties are provided for failure to so re-
port, also for persons spreading false or
malicious rumors as to the existence of
any infectious or contagious disease.
1t is made the duty of the state health
officer to take charge at once of any in
fectod locality, and he is given full and
dLlDlt llOWGL III INC uldbbtI VI u quarantine,
both as to ingress and egress. II is made
the duty of the county and municipal Of
fcers to assist him in carrying out the
regulations he may prescribe, and also of
the governor of the state to the extent of
furnishing aid from the state militia, if
necessary
TO CONTROL THE PORTS.
Section 10 of the act gives the board
full control of maritime quarantine Here
is where the bill strikes a stump, so to
speak. BY the Harris act passed by the
last congress, the national marine hospi-
tai service is given full charge
authority to fix regulations for its
conduct, and to take active charge
of any local quarantine when it may ap-
pear advisable to do so.
The quarantine regulations have al
ready been prescribed by the marine hos
pital service. 1t was the failure to OBJ
serve these regulations that caused the
marine hospital service to take charge of
the Brunswick quarantine.
Section IL gives the state board general
supervision over matters of health in the
state and makes it the duty Of the health
officer to visit the towns and cities of the
state and take note of their condition
He may order any unsanitary condi-
tions removed or improved by
tllG Guy Ut county III WHICH
they are located, and provisions are made
for the carrying out of his orders.
$4,000 APPROPRIATED.
The sum of $4,000 is appropriated to
carry out the provisions of the act.
Outside of the attempt to take charge
Of the maritime quarantine, which APP
pears to be the main object of the pro-
moters of the bilE it appears, DR.. Drummer
says, to be unobjectionabIe and might,
perhaps, prove wise measure. With the
section referring to maritime quarantine
stricken out there would be little oppor-
tunity for state board of health to do
harm, and possibly it might effect consid-
cradle good at small cost to the state.
KICKING. ON TIE scuEn11rrr