The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-07-23

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- HARRIS PIERPONT,
Acting City Health Officer.
Or. Kennedy.
DR.. Mallory Kennedy. of the Marine
Hospital Service, was seen at his OIL
fee last evening by a Journal reporter.
In answer to a question as to whether
or not it was true that there was yel-
low fever in New Orleans, he said:
Il have made what report | have to
make to DR.. Anderson, of the State
Board Of Health, and have nothing
further to say for publication regard
ing the condition of affairs in that
city,"
In answer to a question as to wheth-
er or not he considered the yellow
fever of to-day as dangerous a disease
and as difficult to cope with as the yell
low fever of by gone years, DR.. Ken
nedy SAID:
yellow fever is yellow fever. There
are mild cases, and often we meet
cases of the nest malignant type, de-
pending upon the amount of the poison
received by the patient, and his re-
sisting power. AS far as being able
to handle a few sporadic cases or a
whole epidemic for that matter, Ona
has but to look back at the mag
rificent record of the campaign waged
against it in Cuba by DR.. GOrgas 10 oe
convinced that it can be effectually
cOped with.
Since modern research has demon
strated beyond the SHADOW of a doubt
that the mosquito alone, (and then.
only one particular breed has the
power to transmit the disease. the
physicians and the public no longer
have the dread that they once held
for this yellow peril
Given a case of yellow fever dag
nOsed at the outset the only precau-
ton necessary to prevent its spread.
Is to keep the patient thoroughly
screened from the Stegomyia fasciata
in order that this mosquito cannot be-
come infected and then infect others
The house if possible should be screen |
ed, but if this is not practical, the
room of the patient should at least re-
ceive this attention. Having once eff |
fectually screened the house the next |
step should be to get rid of all mosqui- |
toes in the house, and this is very
easily done.
'Pyrethum powder, better known as
Persian insect powder, can be procur- /
ed at any drug store. A handful of /
this powder placed upon a tin and 1
sprinkled with alcohol will. when ig-t
nited, burn for some twenty minutes. |
The mosquitoes in the room become
supplied and fall to the floor when 1
they can be swept up and burned. /
This was the method USED to a great !
extent in Cuba.
Pensacola at present is booming
and the public may rest easy that
everything in the power of man will
be done by our excellent health au-
thOrities to make sure that nothing
viii interfere with our prosperity.
The people in the meantime can and
am sure will, assist the authorities
in every way possible to clean and
keep clean our city. If they have els
terms let. them begin the good work
by pouring kerOsine oil on the top of
The water. This will keep the mos
luitoes in the water from getting out
and prevent others from getting in.
It is not difficult matter to do this.
Let them cut down the weeds in tne
yard and fill up the holes and stard
shoulder to shoulder. and they will
have nothing to fear"
No Fever at Mobile.
During yesterday there we're nu-
nerOs rumOrs in circulation to the
effect that fever existed in Mobile d;
Acting Health officer Pierpont last
light called up DR.. Rhett Goode over :
he long distance phone and appraised
lin of these rumOrs, and was told h.
he Mobile health officer that there
vas absolutely no truth in the reports
Is the city was in healthy condition
md no fever existed of that Character
lie also told Dr. Pierpont that the
governor of Alabama had ordered
quarantine of the entire state against