New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-18
THE LAW BEARING on THE CASE.
SUPERINTENDENT ROBERTS ON THE HOUSE OF
REFUGE QUARANTINE.

SUPERINTENDENT ROBERTS ON THE HOUSE OF
REFUGE QUARANTINE
President Wilson Of the Health Board said yes
terday morning that there was nothing more TO be
said concerning the House OF Refuge and the
quarantine established there by the Board. The re-
port Of Sanitary Superintendent Roberts setting
forth the condition Of affairs as he found them at
the institution on Friday, Mr. Wilson said. covered
the ground.
Superintendent Roberts said: The papers this
morning did not publish an important feature OF my
report that Is, the law as quoted by me bearing
on the House OF Refuge and similar institutions
The failure TO quarantine properly and separate
contagious diseases from the rest OF the inmates OF
the institution in direct violation OF Section 2H
Chapter 66l OF the Laws OF 1898. which reads as
follows
Every institution in this State incorporated with
the express purpose OF receiving or caring for orphan
vagrant or destitute children or juvenile delin-
quents, except hospitals. shall have attached thereto
a regular physician Of its selection duly licensed
sonal Standing, whose name and address shall! be
kept posted conspicuously within such institution
quents" here used shall. include all children whose
commitment to an institution is authorized by the
Penal Code The officer Of every such institution,
upon receiving a child therein by commitment or
otherwise shall, before admitting 1t to contact with
physician and a written certificate to DO given BY
him.. stating whether the child has dphtheria, scar
contagious or infectious disease. especially OF the
and skin, when might De communicated 20
other inmates. and specifying the physical and men
tai condition OF the child the presence OF any ndi-
cation OF hereditary other constitutional dis
ease and any deformity or abnormal condition found
upon the examination 10 exist. No child shall be 20
admitted unti. such certificate shall have been fur
nlshed which shall he filed with the commitment
or other papers record In the case BY the off1-
GERS OF the institution, who shall on receiving such
child. place IL in strict quarantine thereafter from
the other inmates until discharged from such quar-.
antine by such physician who shall thereupon In
dorse upon the certificate the length OF quarantine
and the date Of discharge therefrom.
Alexander l.. Orr. president OF the Society for the
Reformation OF Juvenile Delinquents. seen at
his office in the Produce Exchange yesterday after.
noon He specifically denied having written letter
to President Wilson OF the Health Board or any
other official OF this city declaring war; on the
Health Board for its unwarranted interference" In
the affairs of the society IAN the correspondence
between the Health Board and Society was
made public at fridays conference said Mr. Orr.
There has been no exchange OF letters since then.
nor does the matter cal for any further oorre'
spondence at this time"
Mr. Orr !ntmated that the Society would % ged
let the matter drop. and deplored the unenviebto
notorety that the society had received