The herald., 1897-09-13

physicians attached to the board of
health has been largely increased and
the board Is in communication with
eeery section of the country. Acting
Mayor Brittin and the members of the
conference committee met the board Of
health today and discussed the question
of sanitation.
President Oliphant, soon after he got
the report Of the experts today, wired
Goernor Foster, who had requested to
be fully informed on the situation.
| DIR. Oliphant also notified the railroad
companies and others who had special
~ Acting Mayor Brittin has been on duty
throughout the day. He fears some bus
mess injury of temporary nature will
result from the announcement Of the
existence of the seven cases. but he does
not think that the harm will be perma-
nent, or that anything has happened to
justify an exodus from the CITY,
Dr. Lehman, who has been at Ocean
Springs for several days, and who is a
yellow fever expert, has returned. He
says: Il went over to Ocean Springs to
attend the poor who might be suffering
with yellow fever. After most dilligent
search for any who might be suffering
with the disease, I made a number of
calls, investigating the condition of the
convalescents, and seeing a few cases
by courtesy of the attending physicians,
l concluded that as no yellow fever ex-
listed my duties were over"
DR.. Lehman came direct from Ocean
Springs here, having, however, to under
go thorough fumigation of his clothes
and effects. The board of health here
gave him permission to come here
AS there has since been considerable
inquiry as to the right of a physician to
come from an infected district without
detention when the lay public is re-
fused permission, Secretary Patton Of
the board of health, when asked for a
statement, said:
'It is invariably the rule in. yellow
fever epidemics to give the widest pos
sible latitude to physicians travelling.
They are presumed to understand thor
oughly the scientific means usually en-
ployed to destroy germs about their per-
son, in their clothes and among their
effects. Somebody with scientific knowl-
edge must attend the sick, and if we are
going to isolate the physicians simply
because they have been in. infected
towns or in contact with yellow feysr
patients, we might just as we'll sit down,
fold our hands and let the plague have
full swing"
OFFICIAL ADVICES
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-THE news
from New Orleans announcing that
seven of the here tofore suspicious cases
there Were yellow fever was a disap-
pontment and a surprise to the marine
hospital officials. as it had been thought
the disease had been arrested in it's pro-
gresS. DIR. Wyman received word of the |
development of the cases late tonight |
rom President Oliphant of the state
board of health.
DR.. WyYhAn has received dispatch
from Surgeon Murray, at Ocean Springs, |
Miss, also, announcing that the deten-
ton camp at Fontainbleau was sur
veyed and the cars containing the out
tit unloaded.
The president OF the Mobile and Ala
bama state board OF health in dispatch
to DIR. Wyman, says there are no cases
If fever there, that are regarded as the
east suspicious The weekly report of
he Mobile board of helth shows twenty
ASdtho lIOIu all CduS6S-tWO from IoVer
-(the character of the fever is not
;tated).
Today Surgeon Porter telegraphed
rom Mobile that there were no cases
If yellow fever there nor were there any
hat were suspicious
QUARANTINE ORDERED
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept. Ito
lay the state board of health issued ,
'rders against all points along the gulf
'oast extending from Mobile to New
orleans. This was done as a measure
II extra caution, because of the receipt
# unfavorable reports from the gulf
,oast.
Mobile-Today DIR. John Guiteras, vel
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