The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-03-16
THE STATE
HEALTH BOARD
Meets and Takes Action in
Regard to the
HEALTH SITUATION IN COLUMBIA.
County Health Board Instructed to
Enforce Vaccination Surrounding
Counties Authorized to Establish
Quarantines.
(SundnY's American.l

NSuhuty AuleIlcdH.l
The State Board of Health met in
called session in its office IN the
Capitol yesterday afternoon at 3
o'c,ock for the purpose of taking
some action re latlve 10 the smallpox
situation as reported 10 exist at Co
lumbia and in the country adjacent
to that city.
There Were present at the meeting
DR.. w. J. McMuIry, President; DIR.
William Krause and Hon. Thomas
ii. Paine.
Tue secretary gave an account of
his several visits to Columbia, and
made iull statement regarding the
difficulties experienced by the local
! health author tiles in the enforce.
ment of precautionary measures for
the control aud stamping out of the
disease. he reported the situation
as grave, and was OF the opinion that
unless heroic measures were adopted
at once and rigidly enforced small
poX would in short time become
epidemic also in the adjacent coun-
ties and owns. He read the follow.
ing letter from the City Board of
Health of Columbia as Iurlher evil
ANhOR VI NhO VI bliC
WHEREAS, the smallpox il now
epidemic in the city of COlGmia and
its suburbs, and extends even into
the country and
WHEREAS, the situation has be-
come 80 serious that the municipal
health authorities, With their llmi-
ted powers and the opposition met
with, are unable to contend with it
succ' ssfully and,
WHEREAS. neighboring counties
and communities are entitled to the
projection which would come from
a speeuy elimination of the disease
from our midst; therefore, be it
"Res0IUed, that 1t is the sense of
this board that the State Board of
Health tie, and the same is hereby
requested, 10 assume charge of tile
situation here aud put into force such
measures as it may deem proper
10 the early and effective riddsnce
of this community Uf said disease
and be 1T further
"ReSOlred, that the Secretary of
this Doaru be instructed to at once
communicate tile action of this
board to the Secretary of the State
b. ard of Health.
ROBERT PILLOW, President.
c. A FoRGkY, Secretary.
) The boaru discussed this matter at
some length, and was unanimously
J oI tie opluIon that the rapid aud nn.
! restricted spread Of smallpox in epi,
. demic form at Columbia and in
Maury county was most serious
menace TO the whole of Middle Teu-
= ntssee.
: DIR. Krauss offered the following
resolution looking tow irds the pro
lection of the public health of the
State, and when was adopted by
the bUar0:
"WHEREAs, the State Board oi
Healln or tennessee is in receipt of
/ ID communication from the City
Board of Columbia, Tenn, signed
by DR. Robert Pillow, President, and
4 DR.. &. A. Forgey, secretary, declar-
/ ing smallpox epidemic in that city
3 and the surrounding country; ana
] "WHEREAS, the said mnniciDal
t health authorities, with their linn.
/ LED power and local opposition, feel
una bic to succ 9sstully stamp out aud
q restrict the spread of the disease
J. therefore, be 1t
t "ResOLUed, and ordered by the
y State Board of Health of Tennessee
a that the County Board of Health oI
] Maury county is hereby Instructed
aid empowered to enforce the fol.
lowing rules and regulatiOns:
Il. VaccInate all persons who
have not been vaccinated within d
year, aud continue to do 50 until il
S 'takes, or until insusceptibIlity i:
proved.
-. When a case of smallpox or
: varloloid is diagnosed as such by
: the Health Officer, isolate it at once
: provide immune nurses and remove
:. all other persons from the house, bu
:. under no circumstances allow then
J. to scatter abroad until the period q
:, incubation has passed. An old barn
: or, in good weather, tent, can b,
y used as a hospital.
3. After recovery patients shoulC
be kept in their rooms at least tive
\ weeks after all cTusts have disap
peared, and then bathed and pro
vided with steriliZed clothing befuT,
: they are permitted to go out.
Il. In case of death there shoul'
be no puOlIe funeral. The bOC J
should be- wrapped in sheet sat-
= tate d with the suOlimate solution a.
p provided ia accompanying precis OF
i smallpox, Issued b, the STATE BOarC
. of Hesl,n. aud placed ia an air
tight coffin aud removed from tn
sick room directly to the place o
burial. This should be done Jude
the direction and supervision OF Tn,
local health authorities.
Also, all other regulations anC
{ instructions a. appear in Stale Boar,
Of Health Precis on pages AID s."
BE it further resolved, that a viO
o lation OF any Of the above meutiOne,
: rules or regulations shall be deal
= with as prescribed i'm section Of &c
o passed aud approved April 4, lsS5.
ii In this same connection DR.. Nc
,Trrray Il the following Tesoiu