The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-25

and If we were to have one case here 1t would do untold injury to our industries. Everyone would quarantine against Bir- mingham and all the labor in the district would stampede. l favor the quarantine.
 Dr. Thompson Berry stated that he thought the medical society, which was the most representative and strongest in the state, should uphold the governor in his action
 Dr. T. D. Parke said that the society had better find out something more anout the mosquitoes in Birmingham before II l went on record. He also mentioned the financial side of the question, stating that the physicians did not have guarantee of money with which to wage a war on the disease. He said the matter wouia be different if there was sufficient money tc carry on the fight.
 pr. Talley said that he admired Mavor Wards policy to clean the city and lhat he hoped it would be continued. He douot- ed the spread of yellow fever Tn DIT mnpham. but thought that there were too many mosquitoes in Birmingham 10 take any risks He said that one or two cases would hurt the city financially ana cause stampede.
 pr. H. s. Ward said that the po'n' 'o be considered was whether the meo'cai society could afford to go on reeoro as saving that there was no danger or the disease spreading and that the physlcahs could control it.
 pr. B. l.. Wyman was opposed to tak- ing the chances without quarantine and thought there might be some danger of importing the germ carrying mosqul- toes even if they do not already exisl here. He favored maintaining the guar antine for while at least.
 Dr. J. T. Colburne thought that the uis- ease could be easily controlled Tn DIT mingham as 1t had been stamped out or Havana He thought this was the tlihe to educate the people in the matter or yellow fever as they had been educated In regard to smallpox He said thai li'is was the time to take action against quarantine which would be renewed year after year unless action was taken, pr. Stubbs thought that sentiment had a great deal to do with the movement to | did not think the proper sanitary condi- tion could be maintained to absolutely shut off all chances of the disease spread ing were 1t to get started here.
 Jordan's Views.
 | President w. NJ. Jordan said that the first question to be considered was wheth- CT the yellow fever mosquito existed in lt.t- hat ann whether it existed here or not. He be- lieved that the medical profession could cope with the disease and prevent any spread of yellow fever should one case arise here.
 Mayor Ward was called on for state ment, and said that the city would defer at all times to the Jefferson County Med ical society in all things pertaining to the health and sanitation of the city Dr. w. s. Brown closed the argument by stating that the experts show in their reports that the mosquito travels great deal and that he did not think that the risk that would be taken in opening the doors was worth while. He said 1t would be risk and that the matter was not worth this risk.
 Dr. Howell Hefin moved that the mo- tlon be laid on the table. Several second ] ed his motion, and the vote was practi- | cally unanimous to lay the motion of Dr. Presley on the table. Only Dr. Presley and pr. Wilder voted against the motion to lay on the table.
 | A motion was then made to request the government to send an expert to 1 Birmingham to make an examination of | the mosquitoes here. This matter was referred to the board of censors with d l request to report
 A report of a special committee on the inspection of the milk in the county was also referred to the board of censors with instructions to have the report printed | and spread among the members.
 The letter of Mayor Ward to the so- l ciety is as follows.
 July 24 1905. Dr. William M. Jordan, President Jeffer-
 son County Medical Society. City. Dear Sir:-Referring to proposed quar- antine against New Orleans the city au- | thorities will, of course defer to the judg- ment and decision of the medical so- ciety.
 It occurs to me- however, that now is a great opportunity to prove to the out | side world that our peoples faith m l'IsirmIngham's exceptional climate Is well founded.
 If the medical society should decide to welcome refugees from infected districts the city will see that danger from mosqui- toes Is nninimzed by draining every pond l and pool of stagnant water in the city limits and treating same with kerosene within three days after you obtain Bir- mlngham's release from quarantine re- strietions.
 The city is filling these low places as fast as it can anyway but in order to get things in better shape we would ap- preciate if the doctors would notify us of rain barrels or tanks that may be discovered in their daily visits so that such nuisances may be abated promptly.