The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-12
REGULATING SHIPMENTS
SECONDHAND CLOTHING HERE
TO BE FUMIGATED.
SANITARY INSPECTOR GETS TO WORK
DR.. Mckee Says the Work of Vaccination is
Proceeding Very Well. Attention Of
Board Of Aldermen Called to Cues
ton Of Fire Escapes.

The City Board of Health yesterday
very properly took prompt action touch
ing the sale of second hand clothing in
this city.
The special dispatch in this paper
from New York disclosing the fact that
clothing taken from dead bodies there
was being shipped to Raleigh and other
Southern cities and sold without ever
being disinfected in the second hand
clothing stores, caused the health au-
thorities to awake to a realization of
the great danger threatening the city
from this source.
A meeting of the board of health was
called for II O'Clock in the Mayors office
to take the matter into consideration.
I he following members of the Board
Were present DR.. James Mckee. prcsi-
dent: Sanitary Inspector Il. Z. Sale.
Secretary; Mayor A. NJ. Powell, City
Attorney Perrin Busbee and Drs. III.
a. Royster and * +. Battle, Jr. 1t was
the regular quarterly meeting of the
Board
DIR. Mckee stated the meeting was for
the purpose of taking into considera-
ton the second hand clothing matter.
Il see from dispatch in the News and
Observer this morning that infected
clothing is being shipped here from
New York. 1t is necessary that inn
mediate steps be taken to protect the
people here from this source of danger"
DIR. Mckee then recommended that
the second hand clothing in stores which
In oIch n orb n
at a temperature of 240 degrees; and
that MO more shipments of second hand
clothing be allowed to be received here
unless the shipment is accompanied by
a certificate from the Board of Health
of the city from which it is shipped.
City Attorney Busbee thought that a
very stingent ordinance Should be adopt
cd relative to the shipment of second
hand clothing. He also Thought that a
tax ought to be levied on dealers.
Mr.. Drewry moved, and it was adopt
ed. that all the present stock of clothing
in the stores OF dealers in second hand
clothing be thoroughly fumigated by
Sanitary Inspector Sale at once with
formaldehyde gas-the fumigation TO be
done at the, expense Of the merchants.
On motion of Mr.. Drewry, the city at
iinance to regulate future shipment Of
second hand clothing into this city.
DIR. Mckee also stated that the worl.
ce vaccination was progressing very
well. and that the people We're submit
ting to it more readily than hereto
FORE In addition to the rwo physicians
employed by the city in their house to
house canvas, other physicians and ex-
perienced persons were yaccinating
large number OF persons. DIR. Me-
Geachy, enc of the physicians engaged
by the city had handed in his report. he
said. showing, for the past week, ending
Saturday. vaccinations as follows: White
males, 81: white females, 81: cOlOred
males. 63; colored females, 80. DIR. Bue-
faloes report fer last week was not III.
DR. Hubert Royster made inquiries
as to whether it was in the province
of the Board to require owners to
place fire escapes on such buildings
as might need them. President Mckee
stated it was in the power of the Board
TO deal with this question. 1T was its
duty to report to The Board of Aldermen
and il was for that body to take ac-
ton. Dr. Mckee said that the fire es-
cape question had come up before the
Board for several years past and a num-
her of buildings had been condemned.
DIR. Royster moved that the attention
of the Board of aldermen be called TO
the question of fire escapes. Adopted.
Seer, tary Sale reported that the pest
house for small pox patients had been
secured and that a house OF detention
was now in course of completion.
DR. Mckee stated that DIR. w. "A.
Digger. an inmate OF the Soldiers
Home. and Il very good doctor would
like 10 get the position TO treat small
pox patients at the pest house. in case
It became necessary to have physician.
He thought it well for the city to en-
ploy him. He would recommend hm.
The Board adjourned