The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-15
GUARDS AGAINST INFECTION.
QUARANTINE RULES FOR SOUTHERN
STATES AGREED UPON.

Regulations Covering Every De-
tail of Quarantine Work Adopted
by the Atlanta Conference-MayOr
MeIdrlm Wen Pleased with the
Work of. the COnveptiOn-GOvern
Ors of states Requested to RecOT'-
mend Adoption of the Regulations
by Health Boards-WiII Save Much
Inconvenience, VeXatiOn and Ex-
pense in Case of Another Epidem-
ic.
Mayor p w. Meldrim returned yester
day morning from Atlanta, where he at
tended the conference of health officers and
representatives, of the various cities of the
South, for the purpose of devising meas
ures and means with which to meet a
future epidemic of yellow fever, should one
occur
Mayor Meldrim expressed himself as
very much pleased with the results of the
conference. at could hardly be called
convention" he said. ut was a confer
ence. 1t was a thoroughly business-like
body, and accomplished a remarkable
amount of work in a short time. A code
of rules and regulations, covering all
points incident to quarantine work in case
of an epidemic, was adopted. The resolu-
tons adopted by the convention will be
presented to all Governors within the ter
ritory liable TO be affected by yellow fever
with the request that they be submitted
TO all sanitary authorities within the
bounds of their respective states, with in
structions that the regulations be adopted
as a basis for a uniform quarantine sys-
TEN in future If these recommendations
be carried out, the results will be very
beneficial in case of any future epidemic
in bringing about uniform
system of quarantine and doing
away with the dangerous and objection
able shotgun guarantees. The adoption
of a uniform health certificate for use Ivy
all Southern cities in case of an epidemic
is a decided step in the right direction,
and will save much of the confusion and
inconvenience which resulted from the va
riety of certificates in vogue last summer.
The action of the conference in defining
what articles or goods may be shipped
freight without the necessity for disn-
lection, as well as that of providing what
means of disinfection shall be used for
other goods and articles will prove of
great advantage, especially to the trans
portation lines. by diminishing the interior
ence with traffic in case of epidemic. The
provision for detention camps is wise
one. The essential point to be guarded
against, so far as non-infected territory is
concerned, is TO prevent persons coming
from infected territory without having
taken the necessary steps to insure their
freedom from infection. The detention
camps will provide for this, and no person
will be allowed to leave an infected 10
cahty without a certificate, showing that
he has spent the requisite time in the de-
tentlon camp, and ist free from infection.
Such person win then be at liberty to
travel freely through non-infected terri
tory without interference from local quar-
antine The detention camps will be I'M
der the control of the marine hospital
service"
The form of certificate adopted by the
conference is as follows:
Office of Board of Health Of -.
Health officer
To Whom It May Concern:
This is to certify that Mr.. - has
given satisfactory evidence to me that the
has been in not less than ten
DAYS. and, to the best of my knowledge
and belief, he has not been exposed to the
infection of yellow fever and has not been
In any infected or suspected locality for
ten days.
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