The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-08
RELAXING THE RESTRICTIONS.
The Health of the city Now In Ex-
ccIIent Condition

Another step was taken by Health on
Ger LeHardy yesterday in the direction
Of relaxing the regulations which. have
been required all along since the institu-
ton of the quarantine The five city ply
sicans. who have been making daily
reports to Health officer LeHardy, rel
atNe to conditions generally as they ex-
listed in the city have been given notice
that further reports will not be required
of them at the present.
These reports had been sent to the Of
fee of DR.. LeHardy by the physicians
since Sept. Is. and were considered an in
dispensable means Of keeping the health
authorities thoroughly informed upon the
extent to which malarial fevers existed
in certain quarters Of the city, as well
as the general health conditions. The
reports showed a rather bad state of af-
fairs in that section east of Randolph
street prior to the drainage improve
ments. Stagnant water would accumulate
in pools after each rain, the bad conse-
quences of which were only obviated by
the timely steps which were taken to
conduct it away.
The drainage work on the western side,
said Health officer LeHardy, had the
same effect and the reports, taken as a
whole. show a remarkable decrease in
the death rate, after the drainage work
had been done.
Since the daily meetings of the sanitary
board were discontinued, Health officer
LeHardy holds a conference with Mayor
Meldrim each day at ! o'clock, for the
purpose of reviewing the correspondence
of the quarantine inspectors, and obtain
ing the suggestions of the mayor relative
TO the action which should be taken upon
the more important matters.
To-day Or. LeHardy intends to confer
with the mayor about the modification of
the quarantine rules against Atlanta. He
states that he does not believe there is
any further necessity of fumigating bag
gage which leaves Atlanta for Savannah
and viii recommend that the regulations
be abandoned inasmuch as it is a great
inconvenience to the public, and the con-
dtious do not seem to further warrant its
enforcement
Mayor Meldrim has received letter from
DIR. Stone giving Information about the
case of yellow fever which has been
watched so closely in Atlanta. The letter
says:
Frost reported here two nights in sue
cession. All danger of fever spreading in
this place is over, even if another case
came here. The fumigation of the Elem
ing house has gone as far as it can until
Miss Fleming can be removed. The bed
ding, the clothing of all the refugees and
people in the house, have been fumigated
and the refugees turned out. | do not
know when they can remove Miss F'lem-
ing, but | consider the case as practically
over, and you can do away with extra
restrictions as soon as you please. Very
few refugees to-day from the infected dis
trict."
Inspector George Allen at Jesup, wired
the authorities that an Armenian named
Michael George had eluded the inspectors
and passed the lines without a health GER
tihcate. The police department was notl-
fed, and requested to find Michael and
place him under arrest. Detective Scully
soon had him, together with a brother, at
the office Of Dr. LeHardy. After a brief
consultation however it was decided to re-
lease the man, but not until he had been
forcibly cautioned against the repetition
Of such an act.