Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-08-15
TO THE PUBLIC.
a CARD FROM DIR. HERBERT NJ.
NASH

and regulation of ali matters of quar-
antine for the cities OF Norfolk. Ports
mouth AND Norfolk county
The law of Virginia creating this
board is very similar III it's provisions
to the law of the State of New York.
where, as here. the Quarantine Com
missioners and the port health officers
are u separate and distinct establish
inent from the Board of Health of that
city.
The members of our board are men
OIL mature years and of undouDted
stunning as citizens. professional and
business men, and have. with perhaps
an exception. had personal experience
III one or more epidemics.
They have conducted their affairs
with promptness. quietness and skill,
protecting the health OF this port, un>
assisted by any outside interference or
ADVICE and even in the presence OF yell
low IeVeT on shipboard within a few
miles of the port its medical officers
nave taken care of the sick and buried
the dead without creating a scintilla
Oh rear CT panic among our people. For
FEARS neither the State nor General
government had any station for quar-
anime PURPOSES. as the latter now has.
IN HAM ton Roads ana at Fisherman's
island, ard this board was compelled
to improvisc Tor the occasion, which it
always successfully ACCOMPLISHED
liz; medical officers have always been
given ample authority to act with
unti ,ha ~ Go $500 ~ S"'ueH u"iSi
VIC, ,nd - '"e" '"' 10 "u
Tho ,,.,,e, 49,,
medical officers has never been found
misplaced. The officers of the past have
mad, as the present medical officer, DR..
! tho bo,rd "'' VI
So n,,ch cor ~ h;. .
| rel or tbo hc,,.,i Va,,S go ,'.'N ~. ''..,
| cxotic /, hae ,,a,a 90
| less r,,on i,,nr,.,,,; ~. w
veseeI Irfnn,ad ,,,,, a., ~ ~. .v,'
| convnved ,bo Iieo.., 80, "'
| mace in NO 800 c' 'u,'' 49, 90
| never hero Ti,a,a ,,,, 20
;,,, ~ "etr - no "u'nehticated
snre.,a fran, t rs t"t.'u"S 2 rs having
| infected otmcsnhcrn ~ rnnr ." Az W.
occurred in Norfo,l, j., ,sst ;ncoo,O, ~, ~,
! Tho cb;rnnra ,,,,, ~, - y!
Of one of n,,, hnt I i,,,. -. me resuGnSe
ont nfrnc,in,r .shar - ~ 49," 80.
! case in TnrfolI, - - NJ, - 60
| case occurrin.r In ,sS5 49,. 49,, 49,,
! sion Of ,h, ,,a,,n,,l i,rN... 81" ~, ~ :"
innart tho fa,ar 80 ,i,n.a t., ,,'N H., ~
50, ~ =" t"oSe III inc
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! ,rhoen st,tnn,ont, 49, ,o 10.
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;ntrodrcnd oi,,i,,, 49, -, ~ Us p" mn
fo,. ~, s,,,,,t ~, ~ .ase ot t1ie
n,othods sa,,,d -; 80. u 9O.eii t''U
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snnnc mi. Lii ~ ~. W..,iou.. l. pre-
Bnt II co,,,J No, 49, ~. ~ lututt.
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and thn n,e9.anton l,o.. i9i isnA,i ,'o.
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munitv was Nti,I T.an'' ~ '"n. I'm
his-h,,., 80. olcSN; WIN pul one
y
cinitv ~, ~ ntha, - pol'rt "n.'
rraai, lii , 49, 49,, s','c a. i'ptoh
Mo of Ua,nntop -, CIV 90 PEG,
Pc VI hampton 10 prevent the spread
IN t me ,",ecpon IN mat direction and
, ed 'eV" "'s'ppoil'-
ras,1o, 49,
,,ilito,v , ~. 80 !, uiiurr QUASI
easily 'aceo,,n,nn - GU rs ii.ii' ',' IS
,yi,hir NJ - ~" coht'oilcu
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thr s,,nnressinn os -, - 'ao'''''oh anu
,rha I;on,a o.,
) miles from Norfo,l, ana IN ,.,a,,' Se ~,
, tha oiro,,,,- '.,' ~ !" we" Oh All
cusa FAR nrnc;,,i,,,i mHs no en-
nonic ,rhn "5i.aNoii ana
; cund,v ni.i r., - -No'4oIh On
: ready Lrotrn In u,,ctsn, w. &c q
nras,,r,o,l '''s5 'o.I' anu II Ia
given mo r,,r--nor- t., - 49,"
iIn,, ~, ~ .-' me, ~ VI me
,sls'-r,,i mn, 80. 'on me news by
mi nn,ven,"nrs of -, ~ .he Prlhy'-
ljshed an NonI,,. ,,',,,,t,,'. GU pun
pcrs moi annoo,irn 80, ~ "" - 20
THAT n,idniaj. ,,an,,, ~ ID IN >.
Health. undor hieh ,s,.a.s,,,o 30 -
seem,v exrjtemnnf risSod - ~ 49,
which nvcoa,iod ,hi,i,. a,,+,,..., ~,
was Illegal ma ~. -, '",,'v. ~ "M''
multuous hast, ,,,J ,..',,,,,,,, 80 - -
thn ou,r,,,i, N,,., ',,..''cr ~
) Hone. perrac,lv rcc,,la,. 90, 49,, -