The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1899-04-08

Iana SIaGe BOARD Oh HeaILus du
dressed to DR.. wilkinson, of the
Mississippi River Quarantine Sta.
ton, requesting that he proceed
to the Atlantic coast and confer
with the different boards of health
to impress the necessity of en-
ploying the same regulations as
used at the river station. DIR.
Wilkinson has returned and, the
following" interview, taken from
| Mondays New Orleans Times
Democrat, tells of his success:
/ DR.. c. P. Wilkinson, State
quarantine officer. who at the re-
quest of DR.. Souehon, president
of the Board of Health, visited
several of the larger Atlantic ei-
ties with view of bringing about
a more rigid and uniform system
of fumigation and disinfection,re-
turned to New Orleans Saturday
i night. DIR. Wilkinson left here
some ten days or two weeks ago,
going first to Savannah, and af-
terward visiting Charleston,
Washington, Baltimore, Philadel-
phia and New York.
The necessity, or at least advi-
stability, of the trip was due to the
increased danger from imported
infection the coming summer,
owing to the large number of per-
sons who will return from Cuba,
and the fact that quarantine sta
tions in more northerly ATTITUDES
have not heretofore found it ne
cessary to employ such strin-
gent disinfection methods as are
in use at the Mississippi Quaran-
tine Station. The quarantine
plants in the northern Atlantic
ports have been operated with q
view of meeting the exigencies of
I that climate, while at the Missis-
fsippi station, owing to the semi
tropical weather that prevails in
the summer, it has been deemed
wise to employ more thorough
methods in disinfecting ships,
goods and personal effects from
| infected countries. In view of
the return of thousands of SOL
diers and many camp followers
and others from Cuba within the
next few months, and the certain
ty that many of them will come
South and Southwest from Allan
tic ports, it was thought by the
Louisiana health authorities that
| it would be we'll to induce, if pos
sible, the health authorities of the
Atlantic States to adopt more
perfect safeguards. Hence DIR.
Wilknson's visit.
Speaking sof the result of his
mission last night, DR.. Wilkinson
said he had accomplished every
thing that could be expected. He
had not prepared his official
report to the president of the
ILonisiana Board of Health, but
will probably do so today, and this
report will go into all details bear
on the subject. Of course, official
etiquette requires that the report
should go to the President of the
Board of Health before being
given to the press. In a general
way, however, DR.. " ilkinson
said he met DIR. Doty, the
quarantine officer in charge OF
New York harbor; DIR. Benjamin
Lee, secretary of the Board OF
Health of Pennsylvania and Dr..
john ). Fulton, secretary of the
Boar d of Health of Maryland, and
they had extended every courtesy
and promised to do everythine
possible in the line endicated.
DIR. Wyman of the Merine Hos
pital Service also gave assurance:
that that service would leave moth
fng undone that lay it its power to
prevent the Introduction of infec
, ton. The work of establishin.
dlsinfeeting plants at Cuban port
is progressing rapidly, those a
, Havana, Santiago and CienfuegoS
: heaving just been completed. Dr.
Wyman has also secured the quar-
r antine disfnfecting boat Protecto
which was employed at Montaul
Point when soldiers were beln!
: landed thee from Cuba, and sen
r it to Hawai- a for the use of tn
E Marine Hospital Service at tina
t point.
Speaking of the disinfeetln
plant at Savannah, DR.. Wilkinso
said from what be saw, and wit
t promised impros ements, it wa
a hls opinion it would meet ever
$ requirement whlIe there, and th
9 work was Satisfactory.
/ DR.. Wilkinsoflkays danger fro,
the introduction of infectio
the coming sunher will /
/ greater than eve befor,
T This will be not muc
e on account of returning colder
: as from the large number 4 ne,
e sons who follow the canlFAa 80
y diers are moved in a b0 q,
Innder discipline. and cad D,
: through the llisinfecting oce
! without difficulty. But tll =,
Itrue of camp followers. tn,
: come in as individuals, al { =,
: closely watched and subj IA !,
. thorough disinfection ar ii +
s Ito introduce germs. New r.,
" is the principal port to wa ia
r. i most Of the Atlantic cd6sk