The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-08-16

AsuAOS 0uA ICSu1oVAOuS 0S SuOIultVcu
by convention of health officers held
August 8. 1905.
Moved by Davidson, seconded by
Perkins, that the following health
certificates be adopted as follows:
OFFICE BOARD OF HEALTH,
...... Louisiana, 1905.
To ,chOm It concerns:
This is to certify that.
has given evidence at
this Office that he has not been ex-
posed to yellow fever o been in any
locality where fever is known to exist
for the past FIVE days. Race..........,
Complexion color OF eyes
............, weight. .......... height
..........., age.............
STATE OF LOUISIANA PARISH OF
Be it known that on this day of
1906, before me the under
signed authority personally came and
appeared ...... ...... bearer of the
foregoing certificate being duly sworn
declared that the statement therein to
be true and correct and l, the said
notary do hereby certify that DR..
............ is the authorized officer
of the Board of Health of ........
to issue Health certificates and that
his above signature is true and
genuine.
Notary Public.
Moved by Davidson, seconded by
Perkins that the names of the officers
who are authorized to sign the certifi-
Gates be printed thereon. Carried.
Moved by Perkins, seconded by
Webb, that it is the sense of this
meeting that passenger traffic be
established on proper restrictions
and Health certificates as adopted
between nOn-infected districts. Car
ried.
Moved that all passengers. trans
ferred at Harrahan to Avondale un-
der the usual restrictions under the
U. S. p. II. 4 H. NJ. Service holding
transfer from same be honored by the
parishes herein represented. Carried.
Moved that passengers from the city
of New Orleans after detention of five
full days in any detention camp under
the supervision and management of
the U. S. P. H. & III. NJ. Service and
holding certificates of free pratique
signed by Surgeon J. 81. White of the
U. S. p. 81. & HI. NJ. Service shall be
admitted without detention into all
parishes and towns herein represented.
Carried.
Moved while recognizing the pres
sure under which certain localities
have quarantined against shipments
of merchandise from New Orleans we
recommend that no such restrictions
be imposed after it becomes known
that all freight ears from New Orleans
are being fumigated by the U. S. p.
HI. & H. M. Service before leaving
the city.
Moved by DR.. Young, seconded by
Webb, that all trunks and baggage
belonging to parties holding five
days detention certificates be properly
fumigated by the U. s. P. H. & H. NJ.
Service in order to destroy all mos
quitoes which may be contained there
in. Carried.
Moved by DIR. Young, seconded by
Edwards, that all members of Health
Boards be requested to report all
cases or suspicious cases in their
territory each night to the State
Board of Health and that bulletins be
published in New Orleans papers.
Carried.
Be it resolved by your committee on
resolutions that each ~par0chial and
municipal health officer of the several
parishes along the line Of the s. p.
Railway between Avondale and Echo
and Lafayette, New Iberia, Eunice
and Alexandria shall appoint as many
reputable deputy health officers rs the
convenience Of the public will require
to issue health certificates, same to
be of form - adopted by your COM
mittee.
Be IL further resolved that . list of
al such authorized deputy health
officers together with tho signatures Of
such officers shall be exchanged be-
tween each Of the said parochial and