The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-24
A PREVENTIVE MEASURE
The Louisiana Board Of Health Acting with
PromptneSs
AGAINST YELLOW FEVER IMPORTATION
pccns Essential the enforcement OF
Quarantine Regulations Mt Atinu-
tic rorts--An Appeal Issued.

Now Orleans, La, March ie Tho Louis
lana state board OF health is anxious TO
prevent tho introduction of yellow fever
into tho state or into other Southern
States by persons, baggage or freight COM
Ing from ports liable to yellow fever into
Northern ports Of tho United states, and
thence by land or seaooast or other water
routes into Louisiana or other Southern
states; also OF Mexican ports or towns, by
land.
The board has taken notice OF the in
structions issued by tho president of tho
United States to the officers OF the United
states marine hospital service In Cuba,
having in view the disinfoetion OF per-
sons. baggage and freight at the ports OF
departure before leaving for the United
States,
The board has also appealed 10 the
United States authorities, army, navy,
United States marine hospital service, not
to allow soldiers from Cuba or Porto Rico
to return South without proper disinrec-
ton and detention.
telegram from the surgeon general
of the United States marine hospital ser
vice assures us that "all baggage and cf-
fects OF soldiers from Havana and CIeu-
fuogos must be disinfected prior TO ves-
sells entry. This regulation takes effect
at once Soldiers baggage and effects from
all Cuban ports must be disinfccted after
March 49, by direction of the secretary of
the treasury"
Tho board has also appealed to the
United States marine hospital service and
10 the Northern State and local boards OF
health not TO allow any persons, rs well
ms soldiers or freight coming from ports
liable to yellow fever, to disombark. aud
be set free without proper disufection and
detention lest some OF these persons who
say they are to remain In Northern terri
tory Win come into Southern territory
without proper disinfection and detention.
OF course persona who declare they are
going South should be put through proper
dlsinfection and detention, or the health
officer at the point of destination should
be notified, 40 that he can disinfect and
detain them properly before admitting
them into the State.
Whether or not aud TO what extent all
this shall be done is difficult now TO esti-
mate. The authorities In the North how
ever, are inclined to think that II Is eX-
cessive TO impose the hardships of dis
infection and detention OF all persons on
hVei u va u NtANNl DttdNHt az low iuuS NC
untruthful rs TO their real destination 10
go South
Therefore, the problem Is how arc the
untruthful ones 10 be identified at the port
OF arrival or at the State lines on rail
or water routes, by inspectors, so MS TO be
put through proper disinfection and de-
tenton before being admitted into the
State.
This board would be grateful II YOU
IN fat
the benefit Of any plan you may have
thought Of, or or any suggestion that may
assist In the solution of this question Of
such moment to our city. to our State and
to the whole South,
A reply at your earliest convenience will
be much appreciated. Yours truly
Edmond Souchon. NJ. ID.