The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-18
UNITED AGAINST CHOLERA,
Precautions Are Discussed by
Federal and Local Au-
thoritieS.
A WELL-GUARDED STATE LINE.
Quarantine Regulations to Be
Strictly Enforced Wherever
Danger Threatens.

The local United States marine physi-
clans and the State and County Boards of
Health met in the Mayors Office yester-
day morning to discuss united action in
meeting the threatened invasion of cholera.
Present were Mayor Sutro, DR.. Godfrey OF
the marine service, DR., Ruggles Of. Stock
ton, DR.. Wyatt of Sacramento, DR.. Winslow
Anderson of San Francisco, DR.. Lame of
Sacramento, DR.. Mayor of Oakland, DR..
DAVIDSON of Los Angeles and Drs. lFitz-
gibbon, Hart, Morse and Williamson OF
the local Board of Health.
Before adjourning the officials declared
that they would all work shoulder to
shoulder and in the most perfect harmony
to protect the coast from any approach of
cholera.
DR.. Godfrey of the United States marine
service stated that the Federal authorities
had an officer stationed at Angel Island to
attend to the fumigating of vessels, pas
sengers and cargoes. At Port Townsend
there is also station for quarantine pur-
poses. At Point Iona, off San Diego,
there is another station. He gave it as his
opinion that the Washington authorities
were properly guarding the northern and
southern boundaries of the State. AS for
the San Francisco division, he assured the
two boards that he and his colleagues
would do all in their power 10 render every
assistance.
DR.. Ruggles, president of the State board,
said that he thought San Francisco was
amply protected and that the State board
would, therefore, devote most of its atten-
ton to watching the other sections OF the
State.
Mayor Sutro suggested that the State
hno r1o loo to- wit tot ri
of Washington and Oregon and so cover
the Pacific seaboard of the country.
DR.. Ruggles explained that the State
board had set itself in communication with
the different County Boards of Supervls-
ors so as to guard all the smaller ports
along the coast.
On motion of DR.. Morse it was decided
to appoint one member from the State and
County Boards of Health, one from the
Oakland Board of Health and one United
States marine physician to frame reso-
luton for joint action. The Mayor ap-
pointed DIR. Godfrey, DR.. Winslow Ander-
son, DIR. Fitzgibbon and DR.. Mayor.
They drew up the following resolution,
which was adopted by the meeting:
In view of the threatened invasion of cholera
1t is deemed expedient TO take some co-opera-
tive measures in order to prevent such
calamity. Your committee would therefore
submit the following resolutions:
the community at large for the members of the
State Board and City Board of Health, with the
cooperation of the United States Marine Hos
pital service, to act in harmony, to interchange
information in all matters appertaining to
contagious or infectious diseases in such wise
as to most effectually prevent an epidemic in
vasion, OF in case of its invasion, to most efec-
tually suppress it,
DR.. Godfrey called attention to the fact
that the Pacific Mail Steamship Company
has an agreement with the Chinese Six
Companies whereby the bodies of Chinese
who die in travelling to this City are kept
on board ship and taken back to China.
He suggested that if Chinese died of
cholera it would be extremely hazardous
to keep the body on board the vessel I'M
less it were placed in Dramatically sealed
casket.
1t was explained that orders had already
been sent the steamship company to place
all the bodies of Chinese who die in transit
in Theoretically sealed collins.
The local Board of Health will hold its
regular meeting this morning.