The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1899-02-11
STATE HEALTH BOARD.
NO FAITH IN THE LOUISIANA Of
FlIIALS AT ALL.
wants to Visit New Orleans at Pleas
ure and be Its Own and Sole Author
ity, Without a Third Party. The
Resolutions in Full.

The question of the attitude OF
the board toward the city of New
Orleans was discussed at length
at the executive session Saturday
night. aud the following resolu-
tions were adopted.
"Whereas, New Orleans is me-
mace to the health Of the'people of
Mississippi, on account of the lax
management of epidemic, contagious
diseases by its health authorities, as
evidenced by its management of yel-
low fever during last year; and
"Whereas, the presidents of the
boards cf health Of the State Of
Louisiana and the City of New Or
leans, Drs. Edmond Souchon and
Quitman Kohnke, favor conceaIlng
yellow fever when it appears IN New
Orleans, the former contending that
yellow fever, called by him yellow
old, is not quarantinabie disease,
ard the latter denouncing the law
of his State which requires physicians
to report cases of yellow fever, AS
charged by DR.. Mckewan, and with
out refutation so far as known TO this
board; and
Whereas, both these physicians,
executive officers of these boards have
refused to inform the country at large
when cases of yellow fever and deaths
from yellow fever have been reported
to them by physicians of their city
(see charges and specifications by DIR.
John C.. Mckewan, Baton Rouge
Advocate, weekly Jan. 2l, 1920
and
"Whereas, we believe the refusal
of these executive officers Of the
boards CT health of Louisiana and
New Orleans to give this information
was due to the influence brought
against such action by the commercial
exchanges in New Orleans; therefore
be it
~ Resolved, That yellow fever is
a quarantinable disease, being placed
first on the list of quarantlnable dls-
eases by all authorities of the past
and present.
- Resolved, That the name of
'yellowoid' given the disease by DIR.
Souchon is unscientlic, unwarranted
and misleading, and is calculated 10
entice people into an exposure to vel
low fever, thereby endangering their
lives and the lives of others.
"3 Resolved, That we condemn
the practice of concealing yellow te-
yer by health authorities, n Hfaet7Ts
not how mild the disease may be, be-
cause. the mildest cases are prodnc-
ed by the same organism that pro-
duced by the most malignant cases.
'4 Resolved, That prompt report
of all cases of yellow fever and hon
esty in the enforcement of health reg
ulations are the only means by which
to prevent the loss of life and the de-
struction of commerce. since it has
been fully established that science is
able to check the spread of the disease
and permit commerce to be carried
on without material obstruction.
rs Resolved. That yellow fever
was introduced into our States last
wear from New Orleans, La. because
of the failure of the health officials Of
that city and State to inform cur
board of the existence of the disease
in New Orleans, thus preventing US
from taking necessary steps for our
protection.
SO Resolved, That we appreciate
the commercial interests of our
State and sister States, and that we
will do all we can to further this in
terest but we will never knowingly
subordinate the health Of the people
Of Mississippi to commerce.
~ Resolved, Since cooperation
between the health authorities of the
Southern States is essential to the
successful management of yellow fe-
yer, and in order that commerce may
not, be unnecessarily obstructed, we
deem it necessary to insist upon the
following requests, made in subs
tance by representative Of this
board last September, af-er he had
reason to believe yellow fever existed
, 10 the city of New Orleans aAd was
not being reported, said requests be-
ing then denied to the representative
: of our board:
~ That a representative II the
, Mississippi State Board Of dralth
! accompanied by representative of
the Louisiana Board of Health, be
permitted to make house Inspection
of such localities in the City Of New
: Orleans and at such times as may
be indicated by said representative
of the Mississippi Board.
, ''2 That a representative Of the
Mississippi State Board of Health
be permitted to see all cases Of sick
ness which may be reported as sus-
piclous by any local physician of
New Orleans.
''3 That representative Of the
Mississippi State Board of Health be
: permitted to visit all the hospitals in
the City of New Orleans at such
times as said representative may
elect. Arrangements for these visits
must be made for the season, 80 that
the representative will not have to
secure special permission at each vi
sit.
Resolved (7, That it is the sense
of this board that case of localized
yellow fever in city, said case or
cases being in complete isolation
and in charge of the health authori-
ties, would not be sufficient cause for
alarm or q.arantining a city, but
that the health and lives of the peo.
pie of Mississippi may be protected
they must have, through their consti-
tuted health authorities, prompt and
full information relative to the health
conditions in New Orleans, and with
this information the board will be