The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-07-27
NEW ORLEANS
HAS THE FEVER
QUARANTINES ARE PUT ON
YELLOW FEVER HAS BEEN DE.
CLARED TO EXIST.
No Tickets Will Now be Sold to points
In Alabama. Mississippi and Texas
Trying to Restrict it to Present
Locality.


Locality.
New Orleans. -"During the past
week or more a number of cases OF
fever have occurred within limited
area in section of the city occupied
almost exclusively by foreign popu:
lation.
No cases of the fever are known
to exist outside of this area save tive
or three, which are directly traceablt
to it, and the infected area, few
squares in extent, is under vigorou,
disinfection.
1t is expected that the measures
adopted and operated will be success
full in eradieating the infection, the
nature of which is suspected to be vel
low fever, though the autopsic find.
ings In one case only determined thi!
as conclusion.
A meeting of leading citizens with
the Mayor and the heads of the State
and city Healthy Departments adopt
ed measures evincing determination II
prevent further admission Of the in.
fection or spread of that which exists
and confidence that it can and viii
be stamped out entirely.
"Quitman Kohnke, M. D.,
'City Health Offcer.''
This statement of the fever situa.
ton was issued by DR.. Kohnke, fol
lowing a series Of conference with city
officials and citizens.
The following important addresse.
to the citizens of New Orleans was al.
SO given out, signed officially by the
gentlemen whose name are appended
and approved by an advisory commit.
tee Of the Orleans Parish Medical So.
ciety:
"An emergency exists in our city
which demands the attention Of ev.
cry individual, with the view to limit.
ing and preventing the spread of epi.
demic disease. 1t has been scientifi.
cally proved that the mosquito is the
only means Of the transmission of vel
low fever, and measures should be es
pecially directed against them.
"It is especially urged by the un.
dersigned that the following simple
directions be followed by the house.
holders of this city for the summer
months:
First Empty all unused recepta
cles of water. Allow no stagnant wa.
ater on the premises.
"Second-Screen cisters after plac-
ing small quantity of insurance oil
"a teacupful in each cistern) on the
surface Of the water.
"Third-Place a small quantity OF
insurance oil in cesspool or privl
vault
"Fourth Sleep under mosquito
nets.
"Fifth-Screen doors. and windows
wherever possible with fine screer
wire.
"Quitman Kohnke,
"Health Officer
~. H. White,
"Surgeon U. S. P. H., and M. H. S
"Advisory Committee,
"Orleans Parish Medical Society =
Dispatches from other towns ir
indicate the following ac
ton:
Vicksburg-Will rest on the State
Inspectors appointed fol
Valley and Vicksburg
Shreveport and Pacific trains.
Natchez Aldermen decided to en-
force strict embargo, and appointed
for trains and steamboats,.
Meridian action taken; vii
wait few days.
News from Louisiana towns is as
follows:
Shreveport - City Council and
Board Of Health declared quarantine
against New Orleans passengers and
baggage, and Council appropriated
$4,000 to enforce quarantine, by plac
ing guards to meet incoming trains
Detention camp will be established
outside of city.
Monroe-Strict quarantine against
and baggage.
Lake Charles-No action yet, but
quarantine similar to other towns
likely.
Jennings Quarantine against pas
sengers and baggage, and guards
placed on trains.
Baton Rouge Mississippi Valley
Road notified to discontinue regular
Sunday excursion.
The Texas quarntine stands until
The investigation of the situation by
Or. Tabor. He left Houston last
night, accompanied by Drs. Stuart and
Ross. Of Houston Board of Health.
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