New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-16
BARRING CONSERVATIVES.
LOCAL PHYSICIANS DECLARE THE fi'o-
POSED QUARANTINE IN CALI
rORNIA TO BE DRASTIC.

..,o,ram from California yesterday anhou',' -
that the state Board OF Health Of 'a"io,' 80, IT,
passed the following resolution introduce" -
d. j.. Crowley 80, ~
t,so' u,,roiri~fv OF Guarantlning against NUM-
beings and domestic animals Win 'u"''
tering the state. ,,
v,,no such action by the Board is not conclusive
and * influential only because II eNP''sS,9 ~,
- a regnlarlv constituted state hoal'h
ba,,, II is interesting it is indicative OF Inv
trend Of popular thought, and VIII DE "Ae'' -
start afrosh controversy as 70 "no'''' ,
CONSUMPTION Is n disease Of sufnci"nty co"''N'
.,,,rs 70 call for the absolute segregation Oh SUI
- IRON, tuberculosis Originally consumption
u,s NOT supposed to be contagious, but later as
co,o,i.s have shown the disease to he contagious
Tho expectoratIon which Is one OF the lhciHehtS u
the disease IS particularly dangerous 10 o'"''''
Tho expectorated matter dries and then IN inc FORM
~ dust blows hlther and yon carrying the tata'
bacilu through the air. possibly 10 be Drawn INTO
the lungs Of some well person. For this reason 1t
has for some time been attempted to make con-
s,mntlves carry small boxes with them into which
IN exnectorate so as TO prevent as far as possible
the wholesale scattering about OF the bacill oil the
disease.
4 reporter OF The Tribune endeavored yesterday
TO get the opinions Of some Of the leading mem
hers OF the medical profession the reported
action OF the California Board OF Health Inc
opinions Of several who were seen, but VINO ala
not wish their names to be used. may be summed
Up in the statement that the action OF the call
fornia Health Board IS premature and that the
medical profession in the Hight OF It's Investigations
thus far made is not prepared to 20 so far as the
resolution does or 10 believe that the health Of the
many calls for drastic an action against the few.
since with proper precautions. there IL apparently
no reason why consumptive should communicai .
the disease 70 another person For this reason such
action IS looked on as not only sel1sh ou' 20 d
certain degree unnecessarily cruel.
Or Foster. No. p East FOrty-frst-st., said
some two three years ago ! said 10 cali
fornia friend OF miro that II ever had tuberculosis
I would go 10 California. and his reply vas that
while he would always be glad 10 see me. he hoped
that in the event Of my suffering from this dread
disease I would keep away from his state as II
was q healthy country and they didn't want con-
sumptives So am not 40 greatly surprised as !
otherwise would have been at the action OF the
California health authorities.
while this IS "a selfish view n contains natural
law that OF characterization although in this case
| do not ihink IL is wholly called FOR and the action
Of this Board IL therefore essentially selfish one.
DR. Swift No 40 East Thrtieth-st.. said:
Il don't think the action OF the California Board
OF Health portends much and II IL probably the
last we will hear of the matter. Il Is, however.
more or less line with the recommendations
that have been made and actions taken I'm other
p.aces There has long been feeling that IL Is
perhaps better 10 segregate cOnsumptiVes, and 10
that md santariums have been established I'm many
places but | don't think it has as yet gone so far
a. TO call for their absolute debarment from enter
Ing a State