The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-07
LITTLE CHANGE YESTERDAY
The Public Health Association Is Thor oughly Organized Now and Work Has Been ApportIoned.
 Other Fever News.
OFFICIAL RECORD AT 6 p. M.

New Orleans. October 6.-Comparatively little cange characterized the yellow fever situation in New Orleans today, both the new cases and deaths striking the daily averages for the past week. No names or prominence appeared in the list Of new cases, and they have been singularly ab- sent for some time past. The doctors believe that the immunity of so many of the best residential districts Is due to the fact that those who live in them, being people generally of education and intelli- gence, have taken the precautions which have been recommended for the public safety and have thereby rendered them- selves practically secure against the att tacks of mosquitoes. Many of the homes have been screened almost as perfectly as is the emergency hospital. The weather today was clear and there is promise that 1t will continue so, enabling the au- thorities to carry on their work with less difficulty.
 A second charge against Dr. Szabary for falling to report fever case was made today Mrs. Duffy's home, on St. Koch avenue, Is said to have had case for five days under Dr. Szabary's treatment, which had not been made known to thG authorities. The marine hospital service is no longer printing the names of the doctors who report cases, the physicians requesting that the system be discontin- ued, but the service is as insistent as at the beginning of the campaign that no case shall go unreported. Public crit icism of the reporting of cases that turned out to be other than yellow fever is be- lieved to be responsible for the objections offered by the doctors.
 Health Association Organized.
 The public health association has now been completely organized, and has out lined the character of it's work which is to be pushed by special committees The committee on legislation Is to seek to secure such laws as will place the sani- tary legislation of the city and state In line with the most recent discoveries in science and to bring about the passage of the proper quarantine laws. The com mittee on hospital is to prepare the plans for the construction, equipment and man- tenance of a permanent isolation hospital for the treatment of all contagious and infectious diseases. A committee on liter ature is to distribute literature and carry on a campaign of educational meetings and lectures throughout the city and state and the country at large for the n- struction of the public in the transmission of diseases and the abolishment of un- scientific restrictions committee on san fation is to take In hand the enforcement of all health ordinances. Finally com mittee on housing problems Is to inves- tigate the housing conditions among the people of New Orleans, and suggest such changes as would look to better hygenic and sanitary conditions. The field of the last named committee will be especially in the foreign district and in congested parts of the city. The aim of the pro- motors of the association Is announced to be to keep the organization beyond the touch of politics.
 pr. craIehead Returns.
 Dr.. Craighead, president of the Tulane university, returned today from the north and visited Dr. White.
 Dr. Craighead left before the fever ap- peared and he said that the most as- founding thing to him on his return was the almost complete absence of mosqui- toes in the city. Dr. Craighead said that wherever he had been acknowledgement was made of the magnificent fight that had been made by the federal authorities under the direction of Dr. White against the fever and he desired personally to present his congratulations to the doc tor. President Craighead announced that all the departments of Tulane would open on November 2.
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