The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1897-09-18
THE PARISH QU4hAN11AE.

The Police Ja,y met last Salur,
day and appointed a special commit
tee consisting of Messrs. J.. l.. Al
com, r. L. Morvant and L. ]. Tros-
clair, who together with DR.. Danserau
and DIR. j. j. Ago. were entrusted
with all the powers of a board OF
health, with full authority to adopt
quarantine regulations, and to impose
quarantine. This committee met on
Monday and formulated quarantine
regulations and put Il quarantine
against New Orleans and other in
lected points. The quarantine was
TO 80 into effecton Tuesday morning,
and guards We're put ont on that
day, but if reports be true for the
ilrst two days of its existence the
quarantine was a farce, as any one
could come through the lines with
any sort of paper purrortlng to be i
certificate from a doctor. The fault
was laid OH the inetficiency or faith.
Iesshess of the guards, who. it is
claimed, failed. TO carry ont instruc.
tlons. Complaint was also made as to
The manner of lssning out
health certificates from this parish to
people going outside, it being
contended that such certificates should
DC Issued only to residents of the
parish who were known not to have
left the parish within the prescribed
Time and to strangers who were known
70 nave been continuously within our
borders during the prescribed time
next preceding the issuance of such
certificates. 1t is clear that the strict
observance of some such rule is the
only thing which will give weight and
credit 10 any certificate issued by our
board of health.
The SENTINEL refers to these com
pialhts, not in a spirit Of criticism but
to show the uneasiness under which
the people labor, and that the proper
measures may be adopted by the
board of health to enforce a strict
quarantine. This the people demand
and they are right in their demand.
Il we are to have a quarantine at all
We must have such an one as we NAV
measurabIy rely on as a e of
prevention otherwise, it woa!d be
worse than useless, for it might su-
perinduee a false sense of security.
without any reasonable foundation to
rest on.
We understand that steps were
taken Thursday to remedy these de-
fects in the quarantine system, and
that henceforward we shall have a
strict qua"antine.
The town authorities also appoint
eel a board OF health, with DR.. T.
Stark On 1t, to act in conjunction
with parish board and to guard the
town. From this on, we should now
have strict quarantine, for it will re.
aulre some effort to correct the bad
start made. The question of cost
not to figure in the matter
the health of the parish and the pres.
ervation of the lives of our citizens
only demand consideration at this
time. When the danger is averted
it will be time to consider other
matters.
We are glad to be able to state
from information received this
friday morning, our parish board
of health has corrected the defects
existing in It's quarantine during tie
first day or two, and that we now
have an efficient system. We believe
heneeforth We shall have a good
quarantine, Tor which the board will
receive the unqualified thanks of the
of the parish. The people
have confidence in the board, |
it will no doubt look after their
)est interest.
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