The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-06-16
.MIII lIRT PROCEEDINGS.
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Health Officer made the follow
6 which was duly accepted
Police Jury rendered him the
ICE that they appreciated his
and complimented him on the
penditures made for amount
q done and success achieved !:
OFFICE Of HEALTH OFFICER, J
a0UMA, La, june 1lth, 1900.
~ PRESIDENT and Members of the
9les Jury ..of the Parish of ..Terre-
annie, La.
MGN-I have the. honor to re-
"a EbnT Honorable Body the expen-
ditares that have been incurred through
the Health Officer Of this PnrisL during
past yeas on account of the preva-
ee6 Of the infectious diseases, "Charbon
aul smen-p9x " within the limits Of our
prish The total aggregate Of expenses
li NOT exceed the amount of $500 for
tns years mn-qn cling june 21st, 1899, and
aing june 1lth. 1899,
ias llstlth Officer has visited many
the Parish aud investigated
sd az persons applying for
70 have tho operation
tsbssly IA nany 40 400 indit
Nhige androiack nave been
H
y Jet lth, 1895,
1900, were 80 couss
and Of both sexes. White tne total n1nl1
Der Of cases Of Small poz created by tbs
Health Officer outside Of 1hs Hospital
were about 20 ia number, with one cas-.
on Tho Flora Plantation Of MIR. Foley still
under treatment, Thus showing medical
treatment and material aid extended tt
some SO persons in Hospital aud outside
consisting Of 62 negroes and one white
man, Mr.. II. J. Hook.
OF the whole number treated three have
died; two a1 the Hospital and IL neal
Beattyvillei the wife of "Mose Cook
The entire outfit consisting of hunks,
mattresses, blankets, sheets, together
with 2 stoves, chairs, dishes, bath tub
lamps aud the disinfectiug lamp, and
other things of small value are all il
good order and will he available again il
Case the Hospital will have to he re
opened.
The question, whether it wore better
to dispose OF these things or to keep thou
intact is beyond my authority, aud l re
port them to your Honorable Body fol
instructions concerning the proper course
TO take in the matter, if any, / do MOI
suppose these things would sell for any,
thing near the value, so would advis,
that they Se kept for further emergencies
/ have had the inside of the Hospital
! thoroughly fumigatsd and ~disinfscted by
means of the Formaldohyde Lamp, which
/ deem quite sufficient for all practiea.
purposes, Also all the bed Eolothing and
ct cetera, likewise ~disinfected and al, ed.
90 that these things win answer again fol-
use in Hospital,
In case a more detailed report is deem.
ed necessary the Health Officer will take
pleasure in complying with such request,
but, when consideration is given to the
costs and expenses of treatment in Small,
pox cases, elsewhere, than i'll our Parish
we are forced to admit that the cost O
medical treatment and boarding of the 6S
cases, that have been treated and cared
for By the Health Officer OF this Parish al
an expense of say in the "neighborhobd o.
$500 is Lot an excessive expenditure OF
public mOney-For the experiences Of thu
public officials of the city ofNew Orleans
La, is to the point in this connection
The city bad a contract with DR.. Beard &
Son to receive and give medical Treatment
to all cases of Smallpox to be found in
the city at the rate Of % dollars per case,
and this has been found inadequate tC
the proper treatment of persons subject
to this terrible disease. What, then, car
your Honorable Body say to the Health
Officer, when he claims to have treated
all Of his cases at a less cost than twenty.
I've dollans per head, In fact the costs o
care aud treatment Of the 60 persons hal
been less than twenty dollars per head
Because out Of the $500 there are cost,
for cepairs to Hospital building, Pei
Diem Of Health omcev andstravsllingex
peuass in Charlton cases as we'll as Small
poI cases, besidesthe costs Ofvaecinatihl
400 people.