The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-08
BETTER QUARANTINE NEEDED.
Health hoard Ask. for sanitary IN
-I.-rtor- IiIegnl slaughter UoIi-es.


-ps-ctor Illegal slaughter Houses
AZ ne regular monthly meeting q the
board q health yesterday. Dr. Nt.ler ana
Or Holmes being present. Or. Palmer,
health offer. vas fnsfrRcted 70 seaa
letter 10 IRE city council stating That the
Increase IN scariatiua cases Enzie y III
perafiwe that the sanitary tor
should ~ provided with salary a. once
4 protest was ordered sent 20 he coun-
ell zgalns- reueal Or Amendment Of 49,
ton / OF ordinance "a. prohibiting the
Strengthening of animals within certain
llrnlts II was also ordered that after II
spectior OF persons Who have searlatina
and after 1eaetfan1afiDn has ceased ana
baths Of nf~6l5rfde Of mercury have been
administered and dissnfeStion carried out
20 the psffsfactf9n az the health officer or
sanitary Inspector, the quarantine may
ba removed
the monthly report o. Health Officer
Palmer. which was read and placed on
fIe. showed that there had been = deaths
in Nav. or per .on1 as compared with
81 in the same month OF fs4. 3 In iS2.
&. in leg2 and & in 1901 There were -
births. nor including sim births. Ten
cases Of scarlet fever with TWO deaths
were reported. while there were three
cases Of measles and no deaths Sara
tina showed an increase from = cases n
April 20 Il ia May. ~ This Dr. Palmer
said.
THE considerable increase in the num-
her Of cases OF scsriatina seems 20 have
been due De large measure 20 the fact
that the disease has appeared in an ex-
tremeiy mild form. out OF the a. eases
reported there we're no fatalities. al
though there were two deaths. one from
ear disease and one from kidney disease.
resulting from a previous searlatina.
The prevalence Of scariatina IN such
mild form is not AZ advantageous as IL
might appear ~ FIRST sight. IL is an in
iisputabie fact that there have been a
large number Of cases whtca have not
heen reported. either because they have
not been recognized or because they have
been WiEifully concealed in order 70 avoid
quarantine measures being imposed
These unreported eases have frequently
mingled with other children in the street
al scncol and IN other places. and have
DOUBTLESS communicated the disease 10
many other children: and while these
children have had perhaps a very mild
attack. other children TO whom they
have carried the disease have suffered
severely. perhaps having been injured for
life.
Another mode OF contagion has been
through the imperfect quarantine system
In vogue. In my annual report for 1894
10 your honorable board / urged the great
necessity al the erection of hospital
Tor the care OF such contagious diseases
as scarlatina and diphfherfa. The need
Is especially apparent al the present time.
II the city had such a hospital. or even
some house fitted up 10 do temporary
duty as a hospital. the treatment and
prevention of scar.atina would be much
easier Then II the council should pro
vide the means. absolute quarantine reg
ulatiOns might ne enforced Infected
premises could he guarded night and day
during the quarantine period in cases
that could not he taken to the hospital
4 cOnsiderab bile force of watchnen would
be required in order 10 absolutely guard
night and day the number OF families
now infected.
At any rate the status OF the auaran-
tines might he greatly improved by the
periodical sanitary inspection already
asked for by the board of health and re-
ferred to committee by the house of dele
gates"
The remainder OF tho report is given
over 10 statements as 10 the disinfection
by fumigation Of the Rainier and South
schools. in each of which 600 pounds OF
sulphur were used. Both schools were
thoroughly aired. Calcimined and the
woodT oTk washed with corrosive subj
mate ia 10 eta solution
The health officer reports that three
slaughter houses on Grant street are
within the health limits. and therefore in
violation Of ordinance Complaint has
been made against them
The housewives ambition is crowned
when she uses DR.. Prices Baking Pow
der.