The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-12-02
Adopted By County Board of
Health and Mt. Pleasant
Health Board.
WISE SUGGESTION
BY JUDGE GORDON
No Reason Why SMALLPOX Should
Be Menace Under Present
Plans.

DIR. }. A. Albright. Secretary of the
State Board of Health and DR.. j. L.
VOORHEES,, of the County Board OF
Health, spent Friday in Mt. Pleasant
and made thorough inspection OF
health conditions in the mining region,
making special inquiry and investi-
gation.as to the number of cases of
small pox in the territory and the best
means to prevent the spread of the
disease this winter.
A consultation was held with the
Health Board of Mt. Pleasant and
the situation was laid before them by
DR.. Albright.
He stated that while there was no
epidemic of smallpox at any point in
Tennessee or in the states bordering on
Tennessee, there were scattered cases
throughout the country and City
Boards of Health were adopting pre-
cautionary measures.
Preventing. he said, is easier, less
expensive and better IN every way
than is the cure of the disease after it
has reached epidemic form, and he
thought with proper vaccination there
would be little danger from the disease
in Maury county this winter or for
several successive winters.
He advised compulsory vaccination
IN Mt. Pleasant, stating that this
measure was already being carried out
in Columbia
The Mt Pleasant Board OF Health
readily agreed to DR.. Albright s sug-
gestion and will at once institute COM
pulsoIy vaccination within thu cor
uorate limits of the Phosphate City.
Upon returning to Columbia. the
County Health Board had a consulta-
ton with DR.. Albright and the follow
ing order was drawn and will be put
into immediate effect:
Whereas smallpox having made its
appearance ut numeIo GUS points IN
MauIy county; Be it hereby declared
1y the County Board of Health OF
Maury county that all territory within
LOO yards of any case of smallpox te
Infected territory and it is hereby or
Tered that all persons living within
laid territory, who have not been suc-
;essfully vaccinated within the past
i've years, be vaccinated at once.
ANY person falling OF refusing to
comply with the above order will be
lealth with as the law directs.
The above order does not include the |
titles of Columbia OF Mt. Pleasant.
November rs, 1904.
W. o. GORDON ~ poo,d
A. l.. THOMAS ~ otHooith
j. L. VOORHEES, u l0an
THE above order is in compliance
With orders issued by the state Board
+ Health. j. A. ALBRIGHT. Sect. ;,
These precautionary measures are
wise course and will without doubt
revent trouble in Maury county this
winter.
Judge ". o. Gordon offers sugges- I
ion which Is also good one,
He says that all landlords should
efuse to rent houses to negro tenants
Mess the tenant and his family can
how certificates of successful vaccina-
ion, and that where a family already
couples house. they should be forced
y secure certificates or move out.
This suggestion II followed out would
ct only result in the eradication OF
he disease, but it Is good business
love as well.
No one, not even a negro, II ne
nows it, will move into house
here smallpox has prevailed. and IL
the duty Of landlord to tell
respective tenant il the disease has
xIstod on the premises.
Ii all landlords would act in concert
q Judge Gordon's suggestion, a hard
,ip would be worked on no one.