The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1897-10-09
BOARD OF HEALTH.
Room of the Police Jury of the Parish Of
st. Martin. Meeting Of the Board Of
Health Of aforesaid Parish Mon
day October 4th 1897.

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Board were present.
The President states. that the first
business to transact il to appoint the
officers of the Board for the term Of the
present administration. This consider
ed. on motions. seconded and carried the
following were appointed:
4. A. Duchamp. President, Aug. Mara
list, Secretary, DIR. A. Guilbeau, Health
Officer.
The action Of the President was rati-
fed and approved as regards the mea-
sures by him adopted towards protecting
this Parish against the Yellow Fever
Epidemic now existing in the State
All expenses made towards the same
are hereby ordered paid.
On motion Of Mr.. Liable seconded by
Mr.. Martin the propositions contained
in the Circular from ii. X. Carter, Sur
geou u. S. NJ. Ii. S. are hereby unani-
mously accepted. Said Circular read as
follows:
Office of Medical Officer in Command,
Marine-Hospital Service.
New Orleans, La, Sept. 80. 1885.
To the Health Authorities of St. Martin, Parish,
Louisiana.
Gentlemen:
have been approached by a number of sugar
planters. stating that unless some method of
getting hands be devised that the loss of cane
would he very great.
have then oask il your Parish is viking to
receive laborers and mechanics sent under the
following conditions:
1. People from non-infccted places. ]. g. pla-
ces where there has been yellow fever this
year, in Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee. Mississi-
ppi, ETC.. brought through New Orleans in clo-
sed cars, doors and windows shot, not stopping
in the city. and no person thing allowed to
enter the while so doing.
am willing to place U. s. guards ON the plat
form Of each car and 10 promise that this ar
arrangement will be carried out.
Each passenger so passing will receive a certi-
fcate from u. s. Inspector 80 that he may be
known.
2. People, (mechanics) from an infected dis
trict IN. o. after staying ten days in U. S.
Detention Camp, under medical supervision.
their clothing being disnfected on arrival.
Past experience has shown that both of these
methods are absolutely safe
At the Jacksonville and Brunswick epede-
mics detention camps were used. and out OF
thousands who passed through. and scattered
over tine Southern States. no fever ever appear
ed.
During the Cholera epidemic in 1893, in Eu-
rope, large numbers. probably $1,000 people.
were carried through infected towns, under the
supervision of the u. y. Marine Hospital Ser
vice, without any case Of cholera arising from
them.
will be glad to have any suggestions on this
matter you may be pleased to make and will
cheerfully carry them out, provided l am able
to retain such safeguards as necessary fol
tho preservation of the non-infected districts
from the introduction of yellow fever.
An early answer will greatly oblige me. as
would be glad To be of service to your Parish in
any way agreeable to your Health Authorities.
II. II. CARTER, Surgeon U. s. NJ. II. s.
The Secretary was directed to notify
DIR. Carter of the acceptance of his pro
positions by this Body.
The President tenders statement Oi
expenses by him paid during the Small
POx at Cade last year, showing ba-
lance of Cash on haMl of $l1.S5 ordered
paid into the Treasury.
The Board hereby authorizes and ap-
proves all organizations in the Parish
having for object the protection. by rea-
sOnable measures, against the existing
yellow fever epedimic.
Was ordered paid, bill OF IS due l.. G.
Gauthier for expenses by him incurred
In disposing, in the month of June last
OF a mare the property of Mr.. Arcade
Gauthier. suffering from disease. pro
nouneed by the Health Officer, to be of q
suspicious natsue.
On motion Of Mr.. Liable, seconded by
Mr.. Gauthier voted and unanimously
carried, the Guards placed at Cade ant
Duchamp Stations by the President arr
hereby suspended, II being unnecessary