The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1899-04-29
THE MISSISSIPPI
BOARD OF HEALTH
IS WELL PLEASED AT THE AC-
TION OF THE LOUISIANA
STATE BOARD.
The Petition from the Coast Towns
for Unrestricted intercourse With
New Orleans in case of an Outbreak
of Yellow Fever Was Granted.-An
Inspector for Each Town Appointed.

At jackson last Saturday was
held a session of the State Board
of Health, at which Bay St. Louis
was ably represented, and the
mission of the gentlemen delegat-
ed most happy success. \ spe-
cial from jackson to the New Or
leans Picayune. of Sunday, gives
the proceedings in the following
lines:
The State Board of Health held
an important meeting, adjOurning
tonight. 1t received and referred
to its executive committee for re-
ply from telegram DIR. Souchon,
president of the Louisiana State
Board, appointed inspectors for
coast towns, elected county health
officers and granted Waveland.
Bay St. LOnis and Pass Christian
free and unrestricted intercourse
with New Orleans in case of an
outbreak Of yellow fever there.
The telegram from DR.. Souchon
accedes to the request contained
in the resolutions of the MISSISSIPPI
pi Board of Feb. 9, giving the re-
preventative of the Mississippi
Board permit to make a house
toulouse inspection in such locali-
ties in New Orleans, and at such
times as may be indicated by the
Mississippi representative, and
also permitted to see all cases of
sickness, which may be reported
as suspicious by any New Orleans
physician, and such representative
be permitted to visit all the hos
pitfalls of New Orleans as such re-
representatives. may elect. DR..
Souchon states that the Louisiana
Board expects similar courtesies
from the Mississippi Board, which
will be granted. The granting of
the above request by the Louisia-
ma Board has removed all obsta-
cleS to harmonious cooperation Of
the two Boards, and is a matter
of congratulation for the people
of Louisiana and Mississippi and
of the whole South. The follow
ing resolution was adopted:
That free and unrestricted
intercourse with New Orleans be
and is hereby granted to Wave
land, Bay St. Louis and Pass
Christian, as we'll as adjacent ter
ritory thereto, described in the
petition from these towns, at all
times during infection of yellow
fever in New Orleans, provided
when this Infection appears in
either of these towns or In New
Orleans to an extent to justify
quarantine, all of those towns will
be quarantined from the balance
of the State under the supervi-
sion of this board, the said towns
agreeing to reimburse this board
for the expense incurred for main
tanning said quarantine.
DIR. j. j. Harry and W. II.
Thompson appeared before the
Board and requested that a medi-
cal Inspector be appointed for
each town on the coast, each to be
a reputable physician living in the
place of his appointment, to serve
all interests and demands of the
State Board in the matter of sani-
tation as now practiced by the
State inspectors. The request
was granted, and the following
appointments made: W. r.
Thompson, Moss Point; W. R.
KelI, Scranton and Pascagoula
O. L. Bailey, Ocean Springs; H.
NJ. Folkes, Biloxi; j. j. Harry,
Mississippi City and Handsboro:
&c. A. Shelley, Gulfport; J. j.
Washington. Pass Christiana; K.
J. Turner, Bay st. Louis.